The three-member board oversees Texas’ oil and gas industry. It has faced criticism over concerns linked to fracking, well ...

It’s also tasked with inspecting wells, enforcing pipeline safety rules, deciding who gets permits, fines, setting natural ...

Republican Christi Craddick declared victory late Tuesday, defeating three challengers to keep her seat on the state agency ...

Read more on our AI policy here. La Porte Fire initially started today at 2:27 p.m. in Plumas County. It has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the ...

Read more on our AI policy here. It has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

LA PORTE CITY — A La Porte City man has been sentenced to a halfway house and probation for allegedly touching a girl in 2023. District Associate Judge Patricia Eichman sentenced Mickey Alan ...

Espinoza is the sole candidate to oppose oil and gas fracking altogether. Improve pipeline safety Last month, a massive pipeline fire burned for days in the La Porte and Deer Park area, near Houston.

Last month, a massive pipeline fire burned for days in the La Porte and Deer Park area, near Houston. The pipeline fire led to hundreds of evacuations and shelter-in-place advisories in the cities.

Incumbent Christi Craddick is touting the health of the Texas energy industry and its impact on the economy. Her top opponent says regulation on the commission is too lax.

A helicopter crashed into a radio tower in the city's east on Sunday evening, the fire department says. Firefighters are battling the blaze in La Porte, near Houston, as residents near the area ...