Texas lawmakers passed a suite of bills that officials said are crucial to combat losses in the state’s largest oil field.

These thefts are not common in other parts of the state, but because of the large oil and gas industry in West Texas, oil field equipment and cheap places to live are in high demand.

Christian Wallace is proud to make Landman in his home state.

Not so long ago, the East Texas oilfield was the largest and most plentiful oil patch in the continental U.S. It sprang to ...

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Alejandro Galindo, left, and Sarah Ibarra exercise their horses near an oil pumpjack pulling oil from the Permian Basin oil field on March 13, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. West Texas oil executives, who ...

Republican State Sen Kelly Hancock resigned from the Texas Senate and was hired to be the Chief Clerk at the Texas ...

The Texas oil industry has struggled since last summer amid a decline in crude prices, with the number of drilling rigs operating in West Texas's Permian Basin down 12% from a year ago, according ...

Senate Republicans have added tax breaks and other subsidies for oil drillers to the GOP tax bill making its way through Congress, including a provision that would reward companies for using an ...