The agency has faced criticism over safety concerns linked to fracking, well blowouts and groundwater protection.

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 ...

Colonial Pipeline Co., operator of the largest US fuel pipeline system, is weighing options including a sale that could value the company at more than $10 billion, people familiar with the matter ...

The Pipeline Protection Project is a product of Tom Pyle’s American Energy Alliance. A group led by a member of former President Donald Trump’s 2016 transition team launched an initiative ...

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.

THE NATIONAL GUARD TOLD US THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A TRAINING EXERCISE LAST NIGHT. THE COLONEL SAYS THEY'RE STILL ASSESSING THE SIZE OF THE FIRE. AND HE CAN'T TELL US THE EXACT NATURE OF THE ...

Sheep Fire'? 'Pipeline Fire'? 'Haywire Fire'? How Wildfires Get Their Names As fire personnel worked to prevent the flames from advancing, some people living in the area were told to evacuate.

Perhaps one of the most pivotal steps is a waiver and approvals from the Office of the State Fire Marshal, which oversees pipeline safety. Thirteen California lawmakers, including state Sen.