Hardline Conservative Wins Republican Primary for Texas Oil and Gas Regulator
Bo French has won the Republican nomination to help run a little-known but influential regulatory office in Texas…
Oil Tycoon Funds Far-Right Candidate Challenging Texas Oilfield Regulator
Jim Wright ran for the Railroad Commission of Texas six years ago as a reformer. But his reforms…
Why Doesn’t Texas, the Leader of Onshore Wind Energy, Have Any Offshore?
Texas state officials have led a successful and concerted effort to prevent offshore wind developments in the Gulf.…
San Antonio-based Valero Energy hit with lawsuit over Port Arthur refinery explosion
A photo shows Valero’s Port Arthur refinery at dusk. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Library of Congress A worker…