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TERP Program Goes to Trust Fund, TCEQ Control

June 17, 2019

 

Money for the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) will go from the state General Fund account to a new trust fund outside the state treasury to be administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

TERP is intended to provide financial incentives to “eligible individuals, businesses, or local governments” to reduce emissions from polluting vehicles and equipment by providing monetary grants under nine programs for the purchase of newer equipment, cars along rail relocation and seaport revamping in order to reduce air pollution (see TERP Diesel Program to Expand, The Texas Energy Report)….
 

TXOGA Statement on Governor Abbott’s Signing of Legislation Related to County Road Funding, Critical Infrastructure, Chapter 312, and Water Regulation

June 17, 2019

 

New legislation aimed at ensuring that wind power facility operators properly handle the disposal of turbines when they’re no longer useful will go into effect on September 1st…..
 

Helium “Shortage” Likely To Get Worse Before Better, New Overseas Suppliers — and Balloon Bans — On the Way

Helium distribution problems could cut supplies by one-third this year…critical uses such as MRI machines take precedence…and cities have begun banning helium balloon releases, which can cause power line disruptions and wildlife deaths

 

June 13, 2019

 

Texas may be one of the main worldwide sources of helium gas, but demand is now outstripping supply, while many don’t realize there are critical uses for the gas — and a possible state-by-state ban of helium balloons on the horizon.

Party City is the retailer where many buy their birthday balloons, but the chain is closing a number of its 870 stores, not because of the helium undersupply but because of falling sales — still managers acknowledge the shortage as a problem…..
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100-Year Celebration of KMA Oilfield slated

By Alex Mills

 

June 13, 2019

 

The oil and gas industry has been the driving force behind commerce, culture and community throughout Texas for more than a century.

The early days were marked by individuals who had driving ambition to drill deep into the earth in hope of discovering oil. The risks were high, and the rewards could be high, too.

Four such men were Joseph Kemp of Wichita Falls, S.I. and H.M. Munger of Dallas, and Reece Allen of Electra, who joined together in 1919 to form the Kemp-Munger-Allen Oil Company, and drill a wildcat well a few mile west of Wichita Falls. The #1Munger began flowing oil on Oct. 29, 1919 and the KMA Oilfield was born.

A century later a group of community leaders of the area will gather to celebrate the 100th anniversary with the placement of a Historical Marker. The dedication ceremony will begin at noon on Wednesday at the Kamay Volunteer Fire Department, and everyone is invited to attend….