Liberty County residents still have time to make their voices heard regarding QYK Brands LLC’s proposed project in Raywood — but the deadline to submit public comments or request a hearing through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is either today, May 26, or tomorrow, May 27, depending on publication timing. Since the exact timing is in question, it is advised that residents issue their comments immediately.
QYK Brands LLC has applied for an Air Quality Standard Permit for a temporary concrete batch plant at 99 CR 182 near Raywood. The site was originally discussed as a potential MAA (methacrylic acid) plastics plant and is now being discussed for a possible data center project. The proposal has generated widespread concern among residents in Liberty County and surrounding areas.
According to TCEQ, public comments will be considered before a final decision is made on the permit. Residents may also request a public meeting or, for those who qualify, a contested case hearing. Residents who may be directly affected and live within 440 yards of the proposed plant may qualify to request a contested case hearing. Read more about it in the attached document from TCEQ.
One point drawing criticism from residents is that the required public notice was not published in a Liberty County newspaper, despite the project being planned for Liberty County. Instead, the notice was published in a limited circulation newspaper in Port Neches in neighboring Jefferson County.
TCEQ states that concerns regarding property values, traffic, noise, and zoning are outside of its jurisdiction, but comments related to air quality and emissions may be considered during the permit review process.
For more information on the project and how to submit comments to TCEQ, click the link below: https://www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/. Once you click the link, you will be required to enter in a permit registration number of 183195L001.
Read the full permit by clicking the link below:
We do not want this data center polluting our already strained and polluted water supply we don’t want the noise or light pollution I have grand children and children here. Hopefully anyone who voted for this is dragged from office and replaced.
if they do a data center apparently the plan is to dig retention ponds and have their own power plants on site.
Liberty is just abunch of illegal aliens in it, your voice dosnt count
Dosnt work they will still lower your water pressure, fact look it up
Dosnt work, they take everyone’s water, fact look it up
With the pollution in the trinity combined with data center pollution the cancer will triple.
I am forming a complaint, I don’t want this data center 5 miles from and in our community. I want this to be put to a vote. Terri Martin 281 761 4616 please reply. teejay4616@yahoo.com. Thank you for your attention to this matter
Data center in abilene texas they building selling there homes close to it for cents, get ready for 4500+ people to enter your small community for 5+ years working on data center….fact!!!
It looks like the CEO, Rakesh Tammabattula, and his wife have already been involved in scamming people during COVID, too, looks like they sold some snake oil products, as well as promising protective equipment they didnt have. Someone else please check me on this, it seems pretty worrying.
His brother, Rakesh, was also in some trouble over that as well.
Sorry, was saying the brother of Rakesh.
We dont need or want this and if its going from one company to another all permits must redone
I for certain do not want this to happen! We do not need this in our county. We should be able to vote on this.
Becky Stevenson Parker
We do not want the noise the traffic the pollution. We will have loads of cars and people playing loud boom boxes driving erratically and more accidents and crime rayes going up. It to mention fights already going with lnva and what property theubownn and claiming land that does not belong to them to supply this plant/data center. We don’t need big city problems in country living.
Look up abilene texas deaths so far from the ai plant they building, your welcome, better yet join abilene chat see what locals are saying now
This sounds more like a chemical plant than a data center. Where will their water supply come from and where will their wastewater be discharged. This is just a couple of many concerns not to mention flares and air quality if this is in fact a chemical plant than
Don’t know what happened to the rest of my post but it should have been, This is just a couple of my concerns not to mention flares and air quality, if in fact this is a chemical plant rather than a data center. Not sure what is required of a data center, but I worked in the chemical industry for over 50 years and have seen the worst of the worst and the best of the best, and it takes a lot more commitment to be better than the best.
At one time they planned to use a well and the retention ponds for their water.
My family is against this and do not want this to happen
As for the air quality the dust alone while cover residential homes in the area, a cement plant should not be close to residential homes. Bad for any person to be breathing. Bad for anyone in this area. Say no to the cement plant.
everyone was ok with this being a plant. why are we scared of the data center? I’m not sure how to feel myself, and anyway, y’all know there’s literally a quik rete facility a mile from this, right?
Do not need data centers or more concrete plants impacting families, crops gardens and livestock which includes honey bees and their beekeepers! Not to mention Baytown petrochemical facilities are already using water from the Trinity River!
They build it trinity is going to be way lower, just look up where they have build at so far, they are suppose to be water efficient….big lie
I vote no for the Data Center
I vote no to this Data Center being in our small clean community. Put it somewhere where away from the public!!
My family and I have lived in liberty county near 30 years. Yes, it is apart of life for to things change and grow. New stores and neighborhoods are one thing. Data centers that cause more problems than good is not a move towards good growth. Stop the build completely but since I know that is slim to none, perhaps put it somewhere where it won’t effect humans and our resources.
This is awful! A data center is the worst thing that could happen to any community. They are a waste of space and land that could used for agriculture.
The primary purpose of a data center is to house, process, and store massive amounts of digital information. These facilities act as the centralized backbone of the internet, keeping modern networks, cloud computing, communications, and global economies functioning smoothly.Modern data centers serve several critical functions to achieve this:Data Storage: They securely store everything from enterprise databases and e-commerce transactions to personal photos and streaming media.Data Processing: They contain massive banks of high-performance servers and GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) that execute computational tasks, complex algorithms, and AI workloads.Application Hosting: They host the backend infrastructure for the websites, apps, and software you use daily.Communication: They manage global network traffic to ensure emails, text messages, and video calls are routed instantly.Backup & Disaster Recovery: They maintain redundant copies of data so that hardware failures or cyberattacks don’t result in permanent loss.
Dude do more research before you copy and paste pls
Dude then get off your phone, laptop, free TV from internet, online banking, Amazon, ebay, gaming….etc.
Some Republicans fixing to get paid.
We don’t need nor want this here. It quickly went from plastic plant to data center, when in my opinion, they already knew that they had no intention of a plastics plant. Something sounds fishy about the entire thing. Go back to California and build it there. This is an agriculture and farm land community. Has always been.
So, go away, take your data center somewhere else.
Company Overview & Scope: Headquarters: Liberty, Texas. Key Brands: Dr J’s, TOWL, QYK, QykSonic, Glowy, and 1MEDOperations: Manufactures cleaning products, wellness items, and sanitary goods. It is also a significant federal contract recipient.Major Texas Expansion. The Project: The company is developing a large-scale biochemical manufacturing and plastics/data center campus (spanning hundreds of acres) near Highway 90 and FM 2830 in Raywood, TX.Impact: The initiative is backed in part by federal reshoring efforts and represents a major multi-million dollar capital expenditure, promising to bring hundreds of jobs to the region.
This company is owned by a fellow named owned by entrepreneur and inventor Rakesh Tammabattula. And has received 48 million in federal contract funds
I vote NO Data center here .
Looks like this is a group of individuals investing into Liberty County and trying to build something long term, not some giant faceless corporation. First question everyone should ask is, is this a plastics plant or a data center? Ask the company directly instead of assuming the worst.
See my comment.
I was told a few things about that place by the ones in charge:
– They are supposed to be building a dry chemical mixing plant with a rail spur for shipping. They said it’s because the government wanted a local place to get the chemicals instead of having to get them from over seas. Supposedly government funded. I do know government inspectors come out occasionally.
– They plan to install and run several turbines to generate electricity. How loud with that be?
-They plan to tap into a natural gas line that belongs to Kinder Morgan, to run the turbines?
– They plan to place small modular reactors (SMR’s, yes, nuclear) every 4 acres over a certain tract of that property.
– Supposedly the warehouse being built will manufacture drones for the Ukraine and other places.
– 100% of everything on that job site comes from China. From a factory that the brothers own.
As far as the “cement plant”, its not for mass production. It’s just a mixing station on site so they don’t have to truck it in from other locations. Lot’s of companies do that all over Texas you just don’t know it when you see them. That is about the only legit thing going on out there.
We do not want this in our town , the health reasons alone are bad.. stop this while we can ! Please we have animals and children, we need clean water and Land
I don’t understand why this small temporary concrete mixing plant is being treated like the biggest concern in the area when there is already a much larger Quikrete plant on Hwy 90. If the larger existing operation has not created the same level of concern, then this permit should be reviewed fairly and based on actual air quality standards, not fear.
I care about children, animals, and the community too, but the discussion should be based on facts. TCEQ should look at the actual emissions, dust controls, compliance requirements, and permit conditions before making a decision.
I support a fair review of Permit Registration No. 183195L001 and ask TCEQ to apply the same standards used for other concrete operations in the area.
I understand why residents want transparency, but I also think Liberty County should consider the bigger picture too. Large infrastructure projects can bring long-term jobs, suppliers, construction activity, and future industrial investment into areas that normally get overlooked.
The important thing is making sure projects are held accountable through the permitting process, environmental review, and public feedback. That’s literally what Permit #183195L001 is there for.
Thank you!!
Resident here. Definitely concerned with this situation and what it would mean for us
i can’t seem to understand why people just think of this as a bad thing for our county. guys, if this is planned responsibly, a data center or infrastructure campus could bring more than just construction activity. it can support local businesses here, increase the tax base, encourage better roads and other improvements that can bring more investment in the area. I think our county should at least be open to the idea of growing with it instead of rejecting it before all the facts are even out there
There is plenty of open land out here and surrounding areas. Why must you put this data center or any company in a residential area. Literally in people’s back yard.
why y’all being so secretive about this project….i worked in the refinery business for over 38 years, moving here i thought i had gotten away from this kind of polluted breathing air…my gut feeling is this isn’t good for the people that lives withing this area…just because Liberty County sold us down the river for profit, but yet far enough from them to not really matter of what air they breathe….we are bout to get reamed….
Its funny everyone everyone screams and cries about Data centers yet do so on computers and cell phones and use the data centers EVERYDAY. Nobody is willing to stop using their computers or cell phones seems hypocritical. As for WATER goes flushing toilets in TEXAS uses 5x as much water as all the data centers in TEXAS and nobody seems to be upset about toilets. This data center is going to use ponds for water and the electricity is from natural gas generators its not even hooked to the liberty county grid. IF you are so worried about data centers stop using your computer and cell phone and go build a out house and stop flushing your toilets . JUST SAYING
Liberty county needs the taxes generated from this project. Data centers are the future. It will be required to comply with all clean air & clean water regulations. Liberty County needs any industry and taxes it can get.