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A conveyor belt more than 40 miles long runs from tiny Kermit, Texas, across state borders into Lea County, New Mexico.

Lawsuits seeking billions of dollars from Texas-based Exxon Mobil, Chevron and other large oil companies can move forward ...

Texas broke records for having the greatest number of total jobs, greatest number of Texans working, and greatest size of the state’s labor force in January.

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This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part two in a four-part series. Read part one here. President Trump and Texas lawmakers are pushing to loosen the ...

The bill would have set deadlines for the oil and gas industry to plug inactive wells, which can pose a danger to the environment. A Texas Senate panel told a fellow Republican lawmaker Wednesday ...

State Representative Tom Craddick has filed the bill to strengthen oversite and protection relating to petroleum products, ...

Texas's trade relationship with Mexico has supported hundreds of thousands of jobs and brought in billions in capital ...

We're not supposed to still be drilling for oil and putting it through pipes and sending it places. That's supposed to be phasing out. And so I'm here to raise my voice, and I'll be back,” said ...