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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 ...

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office is seeking to increase executions in the United States. Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune Audio recording ...

In 1984, while Ronald Reagan was securing a landslide reelection and Apple introduced the Macintosh, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) last updated the state’s primary oil and gas waste ...

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

The DOT has previously given Austin tens of millions of dollars for things like pedestrian safety, city lighting and ...

In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real danger lies underground — where oil, salt, and toxic ...

said in his statement that Abbott’s order is disrespectful to Black and other Texans of color. “In a state as diverse as Texas, it is a massive disservice to our workforce to exclude DEI ...

With an executive order, Gov. Greg Abbott again took aim at diversity, equity and inclusion programs in an apparent echo of federal policies instituted by Republican President Donald Trump in ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is sending hundreds of soldiers in the Texas Military Department to work with the U.S. Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley. The governor's office said Monday that ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed ... said DPS tactical strike teams will work with the Homeland Security Task Force to utilize personnel and resources in order to identify and arrest the nearly ...