Author: Shiloh

May 16, 2019

Legislation allowing more personnel at the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality to be used for expedited permits has now passed and will be on its way to the governor….
 

May 15, 2019

Chemical recycling of plastics into biomass and synthetic fuel will get a boost from legislation ready to be signed by Governor Greg Abbott.….
 

May 15 2019
 

Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill aimed at increasing consumer protection and notice on advanced electric meters outside of ERCOT.…
 

May 14, 2019

Texas state Sen. Robert Nichols‘ plan to involve electricity co-ops in the future distribution of Internet connectivity has moved through the state Legislature with its Tuesday passing by the House…..
 

May 14, 2019

The Railroad Commission of Texas will be able to make direct purchases in connection with abandoned mines rather than wait for the state comptroller’s permission under legislation signed by Governor Greg Abbott.….
 

April 29, 2019

March 28, 2019
 
Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill allowing for suspension of severance tax payments for inactive oil and gas wells that are returned to active status if they have not produced oil or gas for more than one month in the previous two years or more….
 

May 14, 2019

The Texas Legislature has passed a bill (134 for, 7 against, 2 present not voting) that would allow the state to take over the relocation of some utility lines in cases where any delay would also delay Department of Transportation projects…..
 

April 3, 2019
 

“There is concern that the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) may be unable to meet a deadline to identify and designate brackish groundwater production zones for certain areas of Texas,” so a bill passed by the state legislature moves that deadline down by a decade….
 

May 13, 2019

The Railroad Commission of Texas is receiving more funding for plugging wells and paying inspectors…..
 

May 13, 2019

The Senate Committee on Water and Rural Affairs on Monday sent to the full Senate a bill to allow the Texas extra-water fund to make deals for water desalination, aquifer storage and recovery and interregional projects not in the State Water Plan…..
 

May 13, 2019

A House bill to set up a council for helping to coordinate water resource management and “best practices” across Texas passed from the Senate Water and Rural Affairs committee to the full Senate on Monday….
 

May 13, 2019

Texas state Sen. Robert Nichols‘ plan to involve electricity co-ops in the future distribution of Internet connectivity has moved close to its final step before passing the Legislature….
 

May 12, 2019

The Texas House of Representatives on Friday adopted House Resolution 1160….
 

May 11, 2019

A point of order shut down Rep. Brooks Landraf‘s and Rep. Tom Craddick‘s HB 2154 on Friday, a bill that was aimed at returning to oil & gas producing counties in Texas some oil and gas money that would otherwise go into the “Rainy Day Fund” — money that would go to the Generate Recurring Oil Wealth for Texas Fund, the GROW Fund…..
 

May 11, 2019

Rep. Drew Darby‘s bill to clarify who owns the water produced from oil and gas wells when that water is picked up for recycling or other good use has passed the Texas Legislature…
 

May 10, 2019

A move to streamline existing Railroad Commission regulations on compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas occupational licenses is on its way to the governor for his signature…
 

May 10, 2019

Legislation to remove Victoria County from the state list of counties on the “non-attainment” list for air quality is ready for the governor’s signature….
 

May 9, 2019

A bill to bring some oil and gas money back home to oil producing areas moved through the Texas House on Thursday, a week after Rep. Tom Craddick‘s HJR 82 was passed….
 

May 9, 2019

Rep. Drew Darby‘s bill to revamp portions of the laws regarding consumer fuel pumps made it out of the Texas House on a 139-1 vote and moved on to the Senate on Thursday….