Eagle Ford Shale

Oil Town Roadways Are More Dangerous Than Ever

From the Texas Standard.Improvements and enforcement aren't coming fast enough.If you live near the Eagle Ford Shale you may have heard an ad from the…

An oil & gas drilling rig is drilling a well for Pioneer Natural Resources in the Eagle Ford Shale formation in DeWitt County. The epicenter of today's earthquake was in Karnes County.

Texas

Will Mexican Drilling Bring Texas Profit?

Mose Buchele

Today, members of the state House Energy Resources Committee met in the Rio Grande Valley town of Edinburg to discuss how a partial privatization of…

Business

Lawmakers Focus on Eagle Ford Shale

Mose Buchele

In the latest report on state sales tax revenues, some towns are reporting huge increases in sales tax collections. Asherton, for example, saw its January…

Texas

Lawmakers Hunt for Cash to Fix Roads Hit by Drilling

Aman Batheja, Texas Tribune

An assortment of state lawmakers, county officials and energy industry leaders are working this session to fix the growing number of roads torn up as a…

Austin

The Lead: Historic Tax Exemptions, SXSW Takes Vegas, Oil Boom Creates Jobs Across Texas

Kelli Ainsworth

Good Morning. Once the clouds dissipate, Austin can expect warm weather with a high of 86, according to the National Weather Service. Here are some…

Energy & Environment

Eagle Ford Shale Lures Halliburton To San Antonio

Nathan Bernier

Natural gas extraction on the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas has developed to the point that the oil field services company Halliburton has decided to…