The smell of oil wells has long permeated Caldwell County, near Austin and San Antonio. Now researchers have documented wells ...

This year's most important election for Texas’ economy and environment is for a seat on the Railroad Commission.

The smell of oil wells has long permeated Caldwell County, within 50 miles of Austin and San Antonio. Now researchers have ...

Texas is home to nearly 485,000 miles of pipes, which fall under the Texas Railroad Commission to regulate and inspect.

The Railroad Commission of Texas is investigating the 5.1-magnitude earthquake that rattled much of West Texas Monday night.

Investigates partnered with ABC News, which tested 10 abandoned wells in Trinity Bay. We found seven of those wells were leaking combustible gas during our visit.

Several neighbors evacuated their homes in La Porte because of the pipeline that exploded at a valve station they didn't know ...

The Railroad Commission is investigating if a 5.1 earthquake in West Texas was caused by produced water disposal wells.

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

The final numbers have been tallied, and the Railroad Commission plugged 1,012 orphan wells in Fiscal Year 2024 using state ...

Statewide and county crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas for June 2024 came from 160,230 oil wells and 84,738 gas wells, a press release detailed. The ...

A gas drilling rig across the street from McKenna Park in Denton, photographed in 2010. The Texas Railroad Commission is responsible for regulating gas and oil drilling statewide, as well as pipelines ...