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

Texas lawmakers approved a series of bills this year that aim to better prepare Texas for wildfires and to mitigate their damage.

The City of Crockett city administrator John Angerstein, State Rep. Cody Harris and State Rep. Trent Ashby have all expressed ...

Meghan McElvy, who joined O'Melveny & Myers on Tuesday as a partner in Houston, was co-chair of the energy team at Bradley ...

AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response ...

But they may decide to undertake this outlay of tens of thousands of dollars to plug a well that they don't own and have ... the only party left to deal with them is the Texas Railroad Commission, the ...

(The Hill) — A pair of Texas Democrats are putting forth a resolution aimed at barring “well-known curse” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) from attending college playoff sporting events in the Lone Star State.

(The Hill) — A pair of Texas Democrats are putting forth a resolution aimed at barring “well-known curse” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) from attending college playoff sporting events in the Lone ...

Friday is going to be a tough day for House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington, R-Texas. For the past few weeks, his fellow committee chairs have been passing along the various components that ...