New guidelines on permitting for wastewater disposal wells in Texas are threatening to drive oil producers' costs higher as ...

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Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from fracking in the biggest US oil basin is causing a “widespread” increase in ...

The Texas economy hung in the balance during trade talks with China in London, as the Trump administration sought a way ...

The EPA has scheduled a July 24 hearing on Texas' efforts to receive primacy over Class VI CO2 injection wells ...

So, they passed and Abbott signed Senate Bill 1806 on Thursday, which increases penalties and enforcement measures to crack ...

“We had a great session,” said Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick, who was in Midland on Thursday for Gov. Greg ...

Stricter saltwater disposal well guidelines in Texas are set to increase costs for Permian Basin oil producers, potentially ...

The legislative package was inspired by the state’s largest wildfire in history. The Smokehouse Creek fire scorched more than ...

Abbott also signed Senate Bill 529, referred to as the “Economic Development Magnet,” which supports large-scale hotel and ...