Will Texas Lawmakers Save the Railroad Commission?
If lawmakers don't do something quickly, the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil and gas in the state, could disappear.
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Deadly Chemicals And The Risk When Companies Are Accused of Cutting Corners
We've been reporting this week on how much Texas communities know about potentially deadly chemicals used by nearby industries. Officials tell us that the majority of companies play by the rules so that residents and workers know the risks...
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Will A Stricter Sulfur Rule Drive Up Gas Prices?
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed slashing the sulfur content of gasoline by 2017. Refiners say the rule would cost billions of dollars to implement.
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Centerpoint Energy Sending Personnel To Oklahoma To Help Restore Utilities
Some 11,000 linemen helped Houston recover from the effects of Hurricane Ike. And Centerpoint Energy is helping Oklahoma recover from the effects of that devastating tornado.
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Lessons In School Safety And Deadly Chemicals From Galena Park
Earlier this week, StateImpact's Dave Fehling reported how it's important for communities and schools to know their neighbors when deadly chemicals are next door at industrial plants...
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Knowing Your Neighbor When Deadly Chemicals Are Next Door
When chemical fertilizer stored at a farm supply depot in the town of West exploded last month, it raised all sorts of questions about safety. Homes and a school that were within a quarter mile of the facility were heavily damaged...
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What Sparked The Explosion In West Undetermined
State and federal officials investigating the explosion at West Fertilizer say the cause is undetermined. Fifteen died and much of a 37-block area was demolished.
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West Plant Blast Focus of Criminal Investigation
The Texas Rangers and the McLennan County sheriff's office are launching a criminal investigation into the fertilizer plant explosion last month in West.
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More Than Their Fair Share? Texas County Questions Frack Water Disposal Wells
It's a nice surprise: so much oil and natural gas is now being produced here in Texas and other states that our dependence on foreign sources is dropping. While what's coming out of the ground may be great for the nation, there's concern about how to put a by-product of the drilling back into the ground...
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Governors Of The Gulf Coast Want State Control Of Offshore Drilling Permits
Texas Gov. Rick Perry says the federal government can do more to help stimulate offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. At the Offshore Technology Conference here in Houston, Perry along with other Gulf state governors, says offshore drilling is still slower than it used to be before the Deepwater Horizon accident.
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