San Antonio to Get a Third of Volkswagen Money in Texas Plan

San Antonio, recently added to the EPA list of regions violating federal ozone pollution standards, stands to be the biggest winner under Texas’ plan to divvy up the $209 million it will receive from Volkswagen over the diesel emissions cheating scandal.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality released a draft plan for public review Aug. 8 that would allocate most of the Volkswagen funds to the state’s largest cities and counties for pollution-reduction efforts, through a competitive first-come, first-served grant process managed by the commission. The money would go to cleaner buses, heavy duty vehicles, airport cargo ...