Guess you missed where is says it means the EPA gets to step in and take charge #tcot #uniteblue @BryanJFischer - 100% dumbass

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 8, 2014

If Texas ignores the rules and refuses to write a plan to implement them, the EPA would have to step in and write a plan for the state.

Texas also ignored a 2010 federal rule requiring new industrial plants to obtain greenhouse gas permits. The EPA took over, leading to years-long delays for permits, which caused industrial interests to blame the state for its decision.

The state has not won any of its lawsuits against the EPA rules, though they have cost taxpayers about $350,000, the Tribune said.

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