Rep. Brooks Landgraf in dispute with the Texas GOP Brooks Landgraf co-authored House Bill 2692 which would ban high levels of radioactive waste in Texas but faces stiff resistance from his own party. Author: Jonathan Polasek (News West9) Published: 3:34 AM CDT May 5, 2021 Updated: 3:34 AM CDT May 5, 2021 ODESSA, Texas — A bad bill. That's what the Texas GOP is calling House Bill 2692. The bill was co-authored by Texas Representative Brooks Landgraf and is designed to ban high levels of radioactive waste from being dumped or stored anywhere in Texas. However, the Texas GOP official Twitter account put out a series of tweets saying that the bill removes safety guidelines to dump nuclear waste in Texas while also stating that dumped waste no longer has to be buried in canisters but rather spread freely.