The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is the environmental agency for the state. The TCEQ has approximately 2,900 employees, 16 regional offices, and a $566.0 million operating budget for the 2008 fiscal year (including both baseline and contingency appropriations). Most of the budget is funded by program fees ($500.4 million, or 88 percent). Federal funds provide $43.1 million, or 8 percent; state general revenue provides $11.0 million, or 2 percent; and other sources provide the remaining $11.5 million, or 2 percent.

• TCEQ Expenditures