On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Texas’s application for Class VI UIC primacy, ...

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

On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Texas’s request for primacy over Class VI underground injection ...

On November 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) primacy over ...

'This program brings clarity and understanding to the rules which helps inspectors do their job well', Dana McClendon, the division trainer with the RRC's Oil and Gas Division, said. Image by ...

Dec. 17—AUSTIN — After extensive reviews of public comments and stakeholder input, the Railroad Commission of Texas has adopted a significant overhaul of rules regulating oil and gas waste management ...

El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson is urging the Texas Railroad Commission (TRC) to reconsider and reduce the proposed rate increase by the Texas Gas Service, as it would ...

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

In a statement posted on its site recently, the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) revealed its latest preliminary crude oil and natural gas production figures. The preliminary reported total volume of ...

A growing number of GOP elected officials question the use of carbon capture and storage for oil and gas projects.

Oil is the lifeblood that keeps Texas' economic heart pumping, but with that comes massive amounts of oil waste. The Texas ...

The El Paso City Council has rejected a settlement proposal that would have capped a Texas Gas rate increase at 10%, leaving ...