Second of four bills on Texas broadband gets the Governor’s okay
June 10, 2019
Texas electric co-operatives will bring broadband service to neglected areas of the state under new legislation….
Resolution recognizes Gulf’s essential place in the Texas energy industrry
June 10, 2019
The year 2020 will be “The Year of the Gulf” of Mexico, under a 2019 Texas Legislature resolution signed by Governor Greg Abbott…..
June 10, 2019
The Port of Beaumont will have more specific powers and responsibilities — including some limitations on eminent domain actions — under a new law to take effect on September 1st….
June 10, 2019
By Alex Mills
School is out. Before long families will load up the SUV and begin heading down the highways. They will find a decline in gasoline prices in recent weeks that are an average of 13 cents lower than last year.
The Energy Information Administration reports gasoline prices averaged $2.69 per gallon in the U.S. last week down from $2.82 in 2018. Texas had the lowest price of $2.42, and California had the highest at $3.928.
Gasoline prices peaked in July 2007 at $4.05 per gallon. The most recent low price occurred in February 2016 at $1.63.
The major reason for the decline has been a decrease in crude oil prices, which have dropped almost $20 per barrel from a high of $70 a few months ago. Oil closed on the New York Mercantile Exchange at $51.64 on Wednesday, declining $1.75 during the week….
Fallen trees being removed, outside crews called in as Dallas-Ft. Worth area cleans up following storms
June 10, 2019
About 200,000 Oncor customers in North Texas are still without power Monday evening after high winds destroyed power lines and distribution equipment during Sunday storms……
June 10, 2019
The regulatory burden on the Public Utility Commission of Texas will be a little bit lighter with some minor changes to the state Utilities Code….
June 9, 2019
The Joint Interim Committee to Study a Coastal Barrier System will continue public hearings and identify details for the “Ike Dike.”….
June 9, 2019
There have been paperwork changes to the Texas Water Code as it relates to state loans for pollution control….
June 8, 2019
The U.S. commercial rig count dropped eleven oil rigs for the week ending June 7th, and added two gas rigs for a loss of nine rigs, according to data from Baker Hughes GE….
June 4, 2019
By Christopher Gardner, US Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed the safe removal of more than 1.5 million pounds of radioactive material from STURGIS — a WWII Liberty Ship turned into the first floating nuclear power plant in the 1960s.
The Corps’ Baltimore District was tasked with the unique mission to decommission and dismantle the STURGIS, and its nuclear reactor, known as MH-1A, which was used to generate electricity for military and civilian use in the Panama Canal for several years before being shut down in 1976….
June 4, 2019
Production tax income from Texas oil and natural gas continued an impressive rise during May, according to Comptroller Glenn Hegar….
June 3, 2019
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed legislation allowing more personnel to be used for expedited permits at the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality ….
June 3, 2019
A bill redefining the term “bulk transfer” in connection with the movement of motor fuel from one location to another in Texas has been signed by Governor Greg Abbott.…
June 3, 2019
Control over the proposed Allen’s Creek Reservoir project goes from the City of Houston to the Brazos River Authority under a bill signed on Saturday by Governor Greg Abbott.…
June 3, 2019
Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill aimed at reducing the number of bridge and overpass hits from too-tall trucks….
June 3, 2019
Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill calling for quick notification of local areas where a radioactive substance has been released into the environment….
Broadband Development Council bill already signed but electric co-op and state-affiliated broadband bills still on Governor’s desk
May 29, 2019
A bill establishing a council to oversee the development of broadband services in rural areas of Texas has been signed by the governor and is effective immediately, but more are on the way….
May 27, 2019
The 86th Texas Legislature has ajourned “with no appointed date of resumption,” no special session planned.
The House gaveled out at about 1 pm, the Senate at about 4.
Forget partisanship, now the real parties begin.
May 27, 2019
Bill never makes it out of conference committee, TXOGA says it remains committed to move forward on the issue
A Texas Senate bill aimed at increasing protections for landowners in the eminent domain process is dead…..
May 23, 2019
A controversial bill to protect critical infrastructure such as pipelines, electrical lines and telecommunications is now ready for Governor Greg Abbott to sign….