A growing number of North Texas mineral owners — including the cities of Arlington and Fort Worth — are suing oil and gas companies, alleging that they have been shortchanged millions of dollars in royalty payments.
Jim Malewitz
Jim Malewitz was a reporter at the Tribune from 2013 to 2017, covering energy and environment and then working on investigations. Previously, he covered those issues for Stateline, a nonprofit news service in Washington, D.C. The Michigan native majored in political science at Grinnell College in Iowa and holds a master’s from the University of Iowa. There, he helped launch the nonprofit Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, where he currently serves on the board of directors. Jim also coaches the Texas Tribune Runoffs, which, sources say, is the scrappiest coed newsroom softball team west of the Mississippi.
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Report: Electricity Prices Fall in Deregulated Areas, but Problems Continue
A report analyzing Texas electricity prices finds that there are lingering problems in the state’s decade-old competitive electricity market.
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About Those Filings… It Was More Than Just Stockman
You could be forgiven for thinking Steve Stockman was the only story coming out of the final day to file in the party primaries.
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Energy
After Long Debate, Dallas Tightens Drilling Rules
Dallas has significantly tightened its drilling rules, following years of debate about what natural gas production should look like inside its city limits — if it comes at all.
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Energy
Texas Seeing Growth in Natural Gas Vehicles
Natural gas is gaining a toehold in Texas’ transportation sector, as state policy and simple economics incentivize large organizations to buy vehicles that run on it.
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Energy
Wastewater Case Stirs Questions About Underground Trespassing
The Texas Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in a dispute that pits two interests that are dear to many Texans against each other: oil and gas resources versus private property rights.
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Energy
Davis Expresses Concerns on Energy Market Proposal
State Sen. Wendy Davis has joined a chorus of lawmakers who are urging the Public Utility Commission of Texas to put the brakes on efforts to transform the state’s wholesale electricity market.
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Maxey Scherr Announces Run for U.S. Senate
Democrat Maxey Scherr, an El Paso attorney, announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate in a video released Thursday. She is on a growing list of candidates vying for the seat held by Republican John Cornyn, painting him as a proxy for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Railroad Commission Hopeful Explains Name in New Ad
In a new campaign video, Malachi Boyuls, a Republican candidate for Texas railroad commissioner, discusses his first name, which he says people often mispronounce.
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Energy
After Missing Deadline, Perry Assembles Red River Boundary Commission
UPDATED: Gov. Rick Perry, who had missed a legislative deadline for making his appointments to the Red River Boundary Commission, announced his picks for the five-person panel on Friday.