Overview
- Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the civil lawsuit Monday, citing state investigators who documented repeated unauthorized releases from the Blue Cube site.
- Paxton asked a court to levy fines and to order fixes that include operational upgrades, independent auditors, and a stronger compliance program to prevent future leaks.
- TCEQ records referenced in the suit describe at least 11 incidents from 2022 to 2025 that released more than 70,000 pounds of chemicals and pointed to systemic operational failures.
- One event in May 2025 pushed more than 8,000 pounds of chlorine, a gas that can burn the lungs and eyes, into the air and led to injuries and shelter-in-place orders for Clute, Lake Jackson, and all Brazosport ISD schools.
- Blue Cube, a subsidiary of Olin, had not provided a comment as Houston Public Media and FOX 26 published their reports.