Texas Natural Resources Code - NAT RES § 133.042. Construction Standards

(a) A barrier constructed under Section 133.041 of this code must:

(b) The commission may not adopt construction standards for barriers under Subsection (a) that are more stringent than the Texas Department of Transportation standards.

(c) In the event the commission determines that the pit location as detailed in the quarry safety plan or other application will contain substantial soil types of such density and other factors that will have a high probability of holding or impounding water, when the pit is operating, inactive, or abandoned, wherein the impoundment of water poses a definite and determinable unreasonable risk to human health and safety as set out in this code, the commission may require the responsible party operating soil, dirt, clay, gravel, sand, caliche and clay pits to slope the sidewalls as an additional requirement to obtain a safety certificate or to alter the berm or barrier.