Texas TCEQ Environmental Permits & Compliance Scraper

Overview

Scrape Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) data including environmental violations, enforcement actions, compliance history, and facility permits via Texas Open Data Portal Socrata API. Supports filters (Dataset Type, City Filter, Date From, Date To).

Features

• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats
• Control output volume with configurable result limits

Use Cases

• Track - Track state and local government data and permits
• Monitor - Monitor regulatory filings and public records
• Build - Build databases for civic tech and transparency projects
• Aggregate - Aggregate local government data for community research

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
datasetType	string	Type of TCEQ data to scrape	violations
county	string	Filter by Texas county name (e.g., HARRIS, DALLAS, TRAVIS). Leave empty for a...	``
city	string	Filter by city name. Leave empty for all cities.	``
facilityName	string	Search by facility/regulated entity name (partial match supported)	``
dateFrom	string	Filter records from this date (YYYY-MM-DD format)	``
dateTo	string	Filter records to this date (YYYY-MM-DD format)	``
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of records to scrape per dataset	1000

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "title": "Sample Government - State/Local Result",
  "agency": "Department of Commerce",
  "date": "2025-01-15",
  "description": "Detailed description of the item...",
  "location": "San Francisco, CA",
  "documentUrl": "https://example.com/item/12345",
  "url": "https://example.com/item/12345"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the Texas TCEQ Environmental Permits & Compliance Scraper actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~texas-environmental-permits/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/texas-environmental-permits").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect Texas TCEQ Environmental Permits & Compliance Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration