Senator César J. Blanco has filed several bills this legislative session to support communities in the Permian Basin, ...

One of Blanco's proposed bills will address critical infrastructure needs in Pecos and Reeves Counties, which are two of the ...

Reps. Tom Craddick and Brooks Landgraf want to divert 10% of taxes collected on oil and gas production to help ...

One of the biggest players in the oil and gas industry in the Permian Basin is independently owned DiamondBack Energy. After ...

Drilling activity slipped for the first time in three weeks. Meanwhile Permian Basin drilling activity fell to a three-year low. Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said Friday its U.S. rig count ...

The oil-filled hole around a plugged well on an Upton County ranch is one on a growing list of problems cropping up with old ...

Rising data center demand in Dallas-Fort Worth may shift Permian Basin natural gas pipelines eastward, impacting projects ...

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin. A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the ...

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ODESSA — The fracking boom that resuscitated the Texas oil fields has also beaten up the infrastructure in the Permian Basin, the state’s biggest oil and gas drilling region. More heavy trucks ...

Through its efforts and outreach to communities, the Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin has helped English as a Second Language classes flourish and gotten books into the hands of more children.