An abandoned oil well in a remote Texas town has created a massive sinkhole on a family owned ranch. The Kelton Ranch is also ...

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ODESSA, Texas — As President Donald Trump enters the first 100 days of his second term, he is once again making his stance on ...

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 ...

West Texas Lawmakers Push Bills to Divert Some Oil and Gas Taxes to Oil Patch Infrastructure Needs ODESSA, Texas (AP) — The fracking boom that resuscitated the Texas oil fields has also beaten ...

Reps. Tom Craddick and Brooks Landgraf want to divert 10% of taxes collected on oil and gas production to help budget-strapped counties keep up with growth. Truckers line up to receive a load of ...

Once-moribund Permian oil ... drilling that turned oil extraction into “a cookbook, almost a manufacturing process,” Edwards said. He gestured out the window of his office in Odessa, Texas ...