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The Texas Supreme Court ruled that produced water is oil and gas waste and therefore part of the mineral rights estate, not the surface estate.

Energy

Oil companies want to sell their wastewater. The Texas Supreme Court decided who gets the profits.

By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate NewsJuly 1, 2025

The ruling comes as more companies are seeking to turn a profit on what has long been considered a vexing waste stream.

TribCast

TribCast: A very unusual Supreme Court term

By Eleanor KlibanoffJuly 1, 2025

The TribCast gang is finally reunited, just in time to dive into the big cases and unresolved questions from the term.

The U.S. Capitol in Washington in January 2022.

Energy

Senate passes GOP’s tax and spending bill with Cornyn, Cruz priorities included

By Owen DahlkampJuly 1, 2025

The package includes $13.5 billion to reimburse states for border spending. It is expected to meet resistance in the House from some Texas Republicans.

As the West Texas measles outbreak spread, Thang Nguyen of Galveston worried about his 4-year-old son, Anh Hoang, who had received only the first of the measles vaccine’s two doses. Nguyen took his family to a primary care clinic, where his son got his second shot. He was surprised when his insurer did not cover the vaccine — and its $1,400 price tag.

Health care

A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.

By Julie Appleby, KFF Health NewsJuly 1, 2025

Because their insurance did not cover the cost of vaccinations, the family qualified for a variety of options to help lower the cost, but they were not offered assistance.