Two years after lawmakers created a $10 million program to address leaking wells in rural counties, none of the money has ...

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In 1984, while Ronald Reagan was securing a landslide reelection and Apple introduced the Macintosh, the Railroad Commission ...

As the 89th Texas legislative session kicks off ... often dissolve or go bankrupt before they do, leaving the Railroad Commission to pick up the tab. And that tab is growing.

ERCOT says Texas needs $30 billion-plus in transmission investments, largely to support more data centers, oil and gas ...

The new rule modernizes some aspects of commercial oilfield waste disposal and recycling. But rules for burying oilfield waste on private property remain limited. Audio recording is automated for ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 666 original drilling permits in January 2025. The total includes 607 to drill new oil or gas wells, 6 to re-enter plugged wellbores, and 53 for ...

ELYSIAN FIELDS, Tx. - Three East Texas communities are fighting to protect their water from possible contamination from an oil and gas waste disposal site. The Texas Railroad Commission approved ...

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AUSTIN The Railroad Commission of Texas assessed $1,524,265 in enforcement docket fines against operators and businesses at the Commissioners’ open meeting on Wednesday. The Commission has ...