The state of Texas will infuse more cash into a program for plugging inactive oil and gas wells in 2026 and 2027, as the average cost of sealing each well has rapidly increased. The state is ...

AUSTIN The Texas Legislature took major action this legislative session with historic funding for the Railroad Commission of Texas, appropriating more than $593 million for the agency over the next ...

AUSTIN To further foster transparency, education and public engagement, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) on Wednesday announced the official launch of its new podcast, Texas Energy on Track.

AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 560 original drilling permits in August 2025. The total includes 482 to drill new oil or gas wells, 8 ...

The oil industry has given Texas families a good living. Those high-paying jobs and the black gold workers extracted from the earth were at the center of the region’s economy for decades. Oil has been ...

Inspectors for the Texas Railroad Commission are investigating a 5.4-magnitude earthquake that was recorded west of Pecos near the border of Reeves and Culberson counties on Wednesday, the agency said ...