Tag Archives: oil
Can Texas Oil Money Stop a Blue Gusher?
The PACs responsible for defending GOP majorities in the U.S. House and Senate are already gushing with money from Lone Star energy giants.
In June 2017, Tesoro Corp., a major oil refiner based in San Antonio, bought El Paso-based Western Refining for $5.8 billion and rebranded itself as Andeavor, b...Read More
On Giant’s Shoulders: New Cinema History Dissects Texas Tropes
"Giant" was meant to confront certain ugly implications about Texas, chiefly that it is perpetually big, bigoted and booming.
In 1956, America was ascendant, and Texas was America. Eleven years after the end of World War II, the greasy machinery of capitalism had conquered the country ...Read More
Big Spring Vs. Big Oil
In the heart of the West Texas oil patch, a new fracking frenzy is putting a strain on groundwater.
In the heart of the West Texas oil patch, a new fracking frenzy is putting a strain on groundwater. – by Christopher Collins @collins_reports December 11, 201...Read More
State of Texas: Bottom of the Barrel
A by-the-numbers look at a struggling Texas oil market. Oil and gas operators have begun pulling back, and boomtowns are busting. Many are losing jobs....Read More
Top TPPF Analyst: Coal Ended Slavery
The Texas Public Policy Foundation's top energy analyst thinks coal helped end slavery. It didn't, but the argument says a lot about the state's discourse....Read More
The Oil Boom Is Back, but at What Cost?
In the past two years, Texas’ oil production has gone up 71 percent....Read More
Fracking Industry Explains How Oil and Water Do Mix
A parade of oil and gas industry representatives told legislators today that they are hard at work on reducing the amount of freshwater used in fracking. This i...Read More