Trump’s Proposed Ban on Diesel Exports Could Hurt Texas Refineries October 2, 2026 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune The Trump Administration is pushing for a 90-day ban on diesel exports intended to rapidly lower climbing fuel prices for...
Inactive Texas Oil and Gas Wells to Go Under Review September 16, 2026 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune A legislative committee will hear from the Texas Railroad Commission on Tuesday as the agency prepares to update its rules...
Texas Homeowners, Industry Collide Over Transmission Lines August 20, 2026 By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune and Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune Flashes of yellow were all around the Texas Capitol grounds on Wednesday as legislators gathered to consider two of the...
Texas Must Rethink Massive Transmission Lines, Lawmakers Say August 6, 2026 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune and Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune A growing chorus of Texas lawmakers is calling on the state’s electric grid managers and utility regulators to halt an...
Texas Takes Over Permitting for Carbon Storage Projects March 20, 2026 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune The Texas Railroad Commission spent two years working to secure the authority to issue the permits energy companies need to...
West Texas County Struggles to Secure Funding for Flood Prevention November 26, 2025 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune When it rains here, West Texans brace for the worst. With nowhere to go, water collects across sidewalks, roads and...
West Texas Wants to Sell Natural Gas to Power AI Data Centers, But Lacks Infrastructure September 23, 2025 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune Big data centers that power the artificial intelligence industry demand an abundance of energy. West Texas — known for producing...
Texas Cities and Counties Prepare for Budget Shortfalls September 18, 2025 By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune, Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune, Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune and Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune Last year, Fort Worth gained a new distinction as Texas’ fourth city with more than 1 million people. While other...
Texas Program Aims to Reduce Car Crashes and Fatalities in Permian Basin September 3, 2025 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune Workers at the Texas Department of Transportation have begun responding to calls to remove debris and abandoned vehicles from West...
Texas to Create Task Forces to Target Oil Field Thefts June 23, 2025 By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune At least three times a week, Darin Mitchell gets the call. Oil drums have been stolen. Copper wires were yanked....