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 ...

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

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

Glenn Hegar is stepping down from the job this month after being named chancellor of the Texas A&M University System. Abbott ...

At least four companies say they are prepared to treat the water well enough to be released into rivers in West Texas.

Senate Bill 1150, which is on its way to Gov. Greg Abbott, is a rare example of the Texas Legislature regulating the state’s ...