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Despite unanimously rejecting a petition to strengthen standards in the state, regulators with the Public Utility Commission said they weren't rejecting the idea outright. Instead, they said they needed more time to explore the issue.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs says it's no longer accepting applications to the federally backed program to help struggling Texans amid stifling summer heat.

The Railroad Commission of Texas has approved a new rule to designate natural gas suppliers as "critical infrastructure." The rule does not create weatherization standards, however, and will not protect the grid this coming winter.

Today’s Growing on the High Plains will line up some facts about the energy and environmental benefits of planting a windbreak on your landscape. If…

The holidays are just around the corner, and for many of us that means it’s time to put up our Christmas and Hanukkah lights. XCel energy put out a press…

Texas job growth will likely rebound by 3 percent this year, according to new prognostications from the Dallas Fed.As The Austin American-Statesman…

A California-based energy conglomerate made a surprising dark horse maneuver this week to purchase a major Texas energy company.As The Texas Tribune…

The number of new oil rigs has soared recently in Oklahoma, as well as nationwide, The Tulsa World reports.The rise of the rigs can be attributed to…

If Donald Trump is elected president, how will it affect the energy industry? The presumptive Republican nominee has said he wants to relax the rules on…

The largest electric utility in the state of Kansas has been sold, reports USA TODAY. In a deal worth almost $9 billion, Westar Energy will be acquired by…