During an event The Texas Tribune hosted Tuesday as part of our “Road From Rita” series, audience members at Lamar University shared stories about the difficulties of evacuating ahead of Rita in 2005. Hear them describe what they went through.
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In-depth reporting on oil, gas, renewable power, and policies shaping the future of energy in Texas from The Texas Tribune.
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Analysis: When “We” Doesn’t Include You
When you read a letter from Texas Railroad Commission Chairman David Porter, there is a chance he wrote it. And there is a chance it was written by someone in the oil and gas industry he’s supposed to be regulating.
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New in Trib+Water: Statewide Water Grid Draws Critic
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: A proposed statewide water grid is opposed by the Sierra Club, a report finds fracking activity in wetlands preserves and an interview with Navid Saleh of the University of Texas at Austin.
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Pipeline Company Ghost-Wrote Texas Regulator’s Letter
Weighing in on a case before the FCC, Texas Railroad Commission Chairman David Porter signed a letter authored by a pipeline company. Critics say the move illustrates a coziness with the industries he regulates.
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Criminal Justice
Halliburton to Pay $18.3 Million in Back Oilfield Wages
Halliburton, the Houston-based oilfield service giant, has agreed to pay nearly $18.3 million in back overtime wages to more than 1,000 U.S. employees, following a federal investigation.
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Energy
Texas Drops Suit Over Dead Denton Fracking Ban
The Texas General Land Office has dropped its lawsuit against the city’s obliterated ban on hydraulic fracturing and moratorium on new gas drilling, officially resolving all litigation over the North Texas city’s vote, which made international headlines.
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For Those Fleeing, a Plan to Keep Them Fueled
Many Texans trying to flee Hurricane Rita ran out of gas. The next time a hurricane forces Gulf Coast residents to flee, state officials say such a nightmarish scenario is less likely to occur. This is part of our “Road From Rita” series, a collaboration with the Beaumont Enterprise.
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Tiny Nordheim Proclaims Small Victory in Oilfield Waste Vote
With the eyes of Nordheim cast upon them, state regulators have granted new life — if just a breath — to the tiny South Texas town’s effort to thwart an oil and gas waste site that locals argue threatens their way of life.
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Energy
Texas, Petroleum Industry Agree to Dismiss Lawsuits Against Denton
Now that Denton has repealed its ban on hydraulic fracturing and its ban on gas drilling has expired, lawyers for the oil and gas industry have agreed to drop their lawsuit against the city.
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Economy
Examiners: Company Not To Blame For Quakes
The Texas Railroad Commission looks poised to clear a second oilfield company of responsibility for a series of earthquakes that rattled two North Texas towns — despite research suggesting otherwise.