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Maverick County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Maverick County is 138.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 139 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (72), Rail grade crossing (21), Gas station (mapped facility) (20). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 28.6416, -100.2805.

How this county ranks in Texas

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Maverick County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	19.8	8.7	2.28xSignificant	14.9 to 25.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	12.3	6.6	1.86xSignificant	8.4 to 17.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.3	3.4	1.85xSignificant	3.6 to 10.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.3	17.9	1.41xSignificant	19.7 to 32	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	138.9	143.2	0.97x	124.8 to 154.1	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.3	6.6	0.95x	3.7 to 10.2	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.8	6.2	0.94x	3.3 to 9.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	403.5	453.4	0.89x	379.6 to 428.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.1	13.9	0.87x	8.2 to 17.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.5	18.5	0.84x	11.1 to 21.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	11.5	14.5	0.79x	7.8 to 16.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	20.6	30.2	0.68x	15.5 to 26.9	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	8.4	13	0.65x	5.2 to 12.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	7.2	11.3	0.64x	4.3 to 11.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	27.3	51.8	0.53x	21.3 to 34.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	7.3	18.7	0.39x	4.2 to 11.6	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Maverick County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,667.3	9,842.6	+8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.7	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	55.3	59.8	-7%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.8	6.2	+10%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	42.5	96.9	-56%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	7.5	28.6	-74%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde19.69 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
Benzene1.17 per million
Acetaldehyde1.1 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 351 days: 221 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 42, peak 90.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

139 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit72
Rail grade crossing21
Gas station (mapped facility)20
Public airport5
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Heliport3
Major air pollution source2
Small hazardous waste generator2
EPA air quality monitor1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Hydroelectric plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Eagle Pass, Eagle Pass
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 483230004 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.8
Maverick Arms Inc, Eagle Pass
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 24 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78853MVRCKINDUS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Maverick Arms, Eagle Pass
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000607059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Eagle Pass Mine, Eagle Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006617964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Alkek Treating Plant, Spofford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033181269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Maverick County Msw, Eagle Pass
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034905823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eagle Pass Stp, Eagle Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039882071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Rosita Valley Wwtp, Eagle Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055045552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Maverick Arms, Eagle Pass
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000607059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Maverick County Msw, Eagle Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034905823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Select Quality Materials And Concrete, Quemado
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071437788 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Lowes Of Eagle Pass 2798, Eagle Pass
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $141,730.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070225296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
J & J Excavating & Materials - Faith Ranch Quarry, El Indio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071709215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Maverick County Meml Intl, Eagle Pass
Public airport. O.
Record ID 5T9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Maverick County Landfill, Eagle Pass
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1185379804 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Eagle Pass Hydro-Electric Power Station, Eagle Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009771336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Maverick Arms, Eagle Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000607059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Alamo Concrete Products Eagle Pass Plant 74, Eagle Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009707344 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Radar Base Wwtf, Eagle Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009747934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wal-Mart Supercenter 0461, Eagle Pass
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013360754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Runnells Peters Feedyard, Quemado
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020846888 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Flores Auto Wrecking, Eagle Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033805871 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Eagle Pass, Eagle Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034306374 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Union Pacific Railroad - Eagle Pass Yard, Eagle Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035163809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Concrete Batch Plant 2, Eagle Pass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067187868 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Maverick County

Texas state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Maverick County, and their findings.
Texas vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Texas health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Texas environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Texas drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

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