What’s it really like to live in the least populated county in America? Join us as we explore Loving County, Texas — home to just 64 people and miles of wide-open West Texas land. It’s tiny-town life ...

Eight Texas counties within the Permian Basin helped account for 93% of the country's oil output over the last four years, according to a new report from the Energy Information Administration. The ...

Pumpjacks extract oil in the Inglewood Oil Field in Los Angeles., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Eric Thayer/AP) President Trump says the oil and gas industry in the U.S. is cleaner than in other ...

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, ...

President Trump says the oil and gas industry in the U.S. is cleaner than in other countries, but new data from Texas finds massive emissions coming from oil wells. Martha Pskowski, who covers climate ...

An Oklahoma-based oil company was ordered Tuesday to plug four wells by mid-November or face fines. The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission gave RAM Energy LLC of Tulsa until Nov. 15 to plug the wells in ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California's new redistricting plan that could slash five Republican-held House seats to counter Texas' mid-decade redraw of its congressional map. Lawmakers in the state ...

The map’s passage was a major victory in President Trump’s push to get Republican state leaders to help his party keep control of the U.S. House. By J. David Goodman Reporting from Houston The Texas ...

Multiple people are seriously hurt after an oil rig explosion in Washington County, Ohio.Washington County is located in eastern Ohio, near West Virginia. According to the fire chief, at least six ...

(Reuters) -Texas lawmakers on Wednesday passed a new congressional district map intended to flip five Democratic-held U.S. House seats to Republican control in next year's midterm elections, a key ...

The Texas House on Wednesday approved redrawn congressional maps that would give Republicans a bigger edge in 2026, muscling through a partisan gerrymander that launched weeks of protests by Democrats ...