After years of resident opposition and public meetings, the case for an environmental permit for a proposed concrete batch plant in Burleson will come to a close next week.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality officials will formally vote on whether to approve J7 Ready Mix LLC’s application requesting an air quality permit to operate a concrete batch plant at a meeting Oct. 21. However, the company withdrew its application for the permit earlier this year, according to email communications from April 2026. By law, state officials have to proceed with a recommended vote on an environmental permit even when a company informally pulls its application.
A March 2025 state commission notice sent to residents indicated J7 received preliminary approval for the environmental permit, stating the company met legal requirements…