West Texas Oil Fields

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

The state task force would analyze petroleum theft and recommend policy improvements to curb rising oilfield theft. The bill now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk for approval.

This is Leslie VonHolten with another HPPR Radio Readers Book Byte.Jeanine and her sisters Mayme and Bea, and their mother Elizabeth, are forced to forge…