Texas energy

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.

For the first time ever, wind has surpassed coal as an energy source in Texas. Data released this month by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas...

From 2008 through 2017, 1,566 workers perished trying to extract oil and gas in America. About as many U.S. troops died fighting in Afghanistan during…

An unprecedented drilling boom in the Permian Basin is great for business. But it’s polluting the air, overwhelming communities and threatening the…

America’s largest oil company is seeking proposals to expand renewable energy operations in the Lone Star State.As Bloomberg reports, Exxon Mobil Corp.…

The state of Texas has now truly become a global oil superpower.As CNN Money reports, the Lone Star State has now passed Iran and Iraq to become the third…

Oil drillers in West Texas continue to face a quandary: How much of the natural gas they produce should be burned off?As The Los Angeles Times noted this…

Renewable wind and solar energy, along with a booming natural gas industry, continue to win the battle over coal in Texas.As The Huntsville Tribune…

The Texas oil and gas workforce has reached a seven-year low, according to The Houston Chronicle. The news comes even as oil prices have stabilized.When…

Fracking operations in Texas have awakened sleeping fault lines, leading to a spate of unprecedented earthquakes across the northern part of the state,…