Commentary: Texas Railroad Commission needs ethics reform
An agency that oversees the state’s oil and gas industry should not be so closely tied...
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New report released on Texas Railroad Commissioners
The Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state’s oil and gas industry, faces a call for reform in wake of February’s power grid failure.
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Abbott includes voting restrictions, critical race theory and rules for transgender student athletes on special legislative session agenda
Gov. Greg Abbott announced the agenda Wednesday for the special legislative session that begins today, asking lawmakers to prioritize 11 issues that largely appeal to conservatives who wanted more out of the regular session. The announcement of the agenda came just over 24 hours before lawmakers were set to reconvene in Austin. The agenda includes Abbottâs priority bills related to overhauling Texas elections and the bail system, as well as pushing back against social media âcensorshipâ of Texans and the teaching of critical race theory in schools. Most of those issues were ant...
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Gov. Abbott sets agenda for special session of Texas Legislature
Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the agenda for the special legislative session that begins Thursday, asking lawmakers to prioritize 11 issues that largely appeal to conservatives who wanted more out of the regular session. The announcement of the agenda came just over 24 hours before lawmakers are set to reconvene in Austin. The agenda includes Abbottâs priority bills related to overhauling Texas elections and the bail system, as well as pushing back against social media âcensorshipâ of Texans and the teaching of critical race theory in schools. Those issues were anticipated...
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Dying oil companies' parting gift: Millions in cleanup costs – People's World
Sign indicating abandoned gas and oil wells | Tomas Muscionico/Grist.org When Weatherly Oil and Gas filed for bankruptcy in February 2019, the company was walking away from several hundred Texas wells. Many hadn’t produced a drop of oil in years. Companies are legally required to “plug” wells that they’re no longer using to extract oil and gas by pouring concrete into all their openings and cracks; this prevents them from leaking fossil fuels or harmful pollutants into the air and water sources nearby. But many companies that abandon wells say they no longer have the financial means t...
Source: peoplesworld.org