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The Santa Teresa Industrial Arsenic Treatment Facility (STIATF) has passed its most recent arsenic test, the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) said in a press ...

AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 557 original drilling permits in May 2025. The total includes 504 ...

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – An employee of Mexico’s ... works for Ferromex and uses his position in the Mexican-owned railroad to facilitate migrant smuggling to the United States.

Railroad Commission inspectors are called on to investigate ... division trainer with the agency’s Oil and Gas Division. “This program brings clarity and understanding to the rules which ...

Project Roadrunner, a sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) facility, has reached final investment ... and logistics locally and across Texas. Commercial agreements for the project—including ...

Reversing from job losses in March, the Texas oil and natural gas industry posted job gains in April ... According to a recent U.S. Energy Information Administration Short-Term Energy Outlook report, ...

If the lease or mineral rights owners don't plug the wells, the only party left to deal with them is the Texas Railroad Commission, the state agency that oversees the oil and gas industry. Last year, ...

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Senate Bill 3070 would allow the Texas Lottery’s games to continue ...

AUSTIN New data from the Texas Workforce Commission indicate that upstream oil and natural gas employment climbed by 1,700 in April compared to March. This follows strong hiring growth that took ...

If the measure passes the Senate, the state legislature or federal government would need to set aside money to ensure air conditioning in all prisons by 2032. US general details China military ...

The Railroad Commission announced Friday it is issuing new guidelines regarding permitting disposal wells in the Permian Basin. In order to further enhance the integrity of the underground ...