Big Oil on Life Support, but It Is Not Time to Pull the Plug
The events of the last week are leading to questions about the future of big oil and whether it will be able to survive....
Thanks To Abbott: Rural Texans Are At Risk Of Losing Satellite Connection
Texas Universal Service Fund left nearly 3,200 rural Texans without cell service, according to a letter issued by Dialtone, a satellite phone service provider,...
Abbott And Patrick Double Down On Natural Gas: $10 Billion Expansion Announced
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced they would double the funding for a taxpayer-backed program that provides low-interest loans to build...
Texas Oil and Gas Outlook Turns Pessimistic Amid Rising Costs
Despite a recent uptick in oil prices, Texas oil and gas firms are expressing a pessimistic outlook...
ERCOT CEO And Other Power Officials Warn About Power Outages This Winter
The CEO of ERCOT and other energy officials and executives said Texas and the U.S. power grid is becoming more vulnerable to extreme weather...
Texas Legislature Prepares for Long Nights as 2023 Budget Surplus Bidding Set to Begin
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is preparing for some long nights in Austin come January, as the state budget is bulging with cash, which...
Texas Border Wall Projects Turns out to Be Expensive… and Possibly Illegal
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced his commitment to continuing where former President Donald Trump left off on building a border wall between the...
Texas to Benefit Substantially from New Free Trade Agreement
The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact, a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement, could have a positive economic impact for Texas, provided that...
Texas COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Hit New Records but No Slowing of Reopening
Texas broke two COVID-19 tracking records this week. On Thursday, the state saw its largest single-day increase in positive cases, 2,504, breaking the previous...
Texas Broadband Expansion Needed, But Uncertain
If there’s anything the last year has taught Texans, it’s that our broadband internet infrastructure is woefully inadequate when it comes to connecting everyone....
