West Texas

By Travis Bubenik, Houston Public MediaA new study reveals more evidence that oil and gas companies are significantly under-reporting how much natural gas…

By Mitch BordenThe oil field waste disposal industry in the Permian Basin is growing fast, as the oil and gas industry continues to see an upswing in…

By Sally BeauvaisIt’s been over two years since the Trans-Pecos Pipeline went into service in remote West Texas, amid eminent domain lawsuits and backlash…

By Mitch BordenThe United States has been in a trade war with China for almost a year now. Many thought a resolution was on its way until the Trump…

By Mose Buchele, KUTNatural gas is a valuable commodity in most of the world – but not in parts of Texas. Now, in West Texas, oil well operators will pay…

One of the state's historic swimming holes has re-opened after nearly a year of being closed.

Recently, people in Midland have been discussing water and how its used in West Texas’ growing oil industry at the Permian Basin Water and Energy…

By Laura Rice and Morgan Kuehler, Texas StandardRepresentatives from Texas food banks will gather at the Capitol on Tuesday to talk with legislators about…

By Mitch Borden The federal government's energy outlook for 2019 looks to be pretty positive for oil producers in West Texas. It is predicting the country…

By Natalie KrebsForty years ago, nearly all of the state’s rural hospitals delivered babies, but today, that only happens in about 40 percent of those…