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Texas Oil and Natural Gas Industry Shatters Records in 2024

Source: The Texas Tribune Setting a new bar in 2024, Texas oil and natural gas is poised to jump into 2025 with the strongest positioning in the industry’s history. The Texas oil and natural gas industry has once again proven its resilience and strength, setting new...

Two Wins and a Miss for Texas Energy During the 88th Texas Session

The end of the Texas legislative session had several highlights for the state’s energy industry, with key bills poised to bring positive change – including two bills that passed, and one that failed to pass. Among the top three bills that garnered attention and...
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New Law Protects Energy Choice for Texans

This year the Texas Legislature took a crucial step to ensure families and small business owners, not politicians or activists, maintain full control of which energy sources and products they can utilize and purchase. Companion bills SB 1017 by Senator Brian Birdwell...
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House Bill 5, Which Would Create a New Economic Development Program, Clears Senate Committee, Now Heads to Senate Floor

In a significant move for the Lone Star State, on Sunday, the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce voted to send House Bill 5 to the Senate floor where it will receive a vote. HB 5 would replace the Chapter 313 economic development program with a new, modern...
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More Groups Come Out Against PUC’s Electricity Plan, Call for Legislative Reforms as the Issue Goes Down to the Wire in Texas Legislature

Attempts to reform the Texas Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) proposed Performance Credit Mechanism (PCM) are bumping up against legislative deadlines in the final days of the 88th Texas Legislative Session. Industry groups with concerns about the PCM–including the...
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Texas Oil and Gas Industry Paid Record-Setting Amount in Taxes in 2022; Money to be Used to Help Fund Schools, Government Services

The 2022 Annual Report recently released by the Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) showed that the industry paid a record-setting $24.7 billion in state and local taxes and state royalties in the fiscal year, money that will go to help fund schools and government...
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Charting Progress: The Decline of Seismic Activity in Texas

Charting Progress: The Decline of Seismic Activity in Texas

Jan 19, 2024

In recent years, concerns over the correlation between oil and gas operations, particularly wastewater disposal, and increased seismic events have prompted action by both industry and regulators.  The collaboration between oil and gas operators and regulatory...

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