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Chances are, Texas won’t have the electric blackouts that caused so much misery then. 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c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/08/texas-power-grid-winter/">Texas energy regulators, gas industry try to reassure the public that the state’s power grid is ready for winter</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mitchell-ferman/">Mitchell Ferman</a> and <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 8 Dec 2021 17:47:26 -0600" title="2021-12-08 17:47 CST"> Dec. 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">As state regulators and the companies that power the grid take steps to avoid another catastrophe like February’s winter storm, climate experts say this winter will likely be milder. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/08/texas-power-grid-winter/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/08/texas-power-grid-winter/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/V8gxMEHq0qjG_vaWEgfdvibF8sA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/536ca5e3d3d157c6417e3ac092f2111b/TXOGA%20Midland%20Wells%20Tour%20MGO%20TT%2003" alt="Texas Gas and Oil Association President Todd Staples tours a gas and oil well owned by Diamondback in Midland on Dec 8, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iSA2wNHOVyDOPE4-F3jFLhXHqbQ=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/536ca5e3d3d157c6417e3ac092f2111b/TXOGA%20Midland%20Wells%20Tour%20MGO%20TT%2003 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/V8gxMEHq0qjG_vaWEgfdvibF8sA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/536ca5e3d3d157c6417e3ac092f2111b/TXOGA%20Midland%20Wells%20Tour%20MGO%20TT%2003" alt="Texas Gas and Oil Association President Todd Staples tours a gas and oil well owned by Diamondback in Midland on Dec 8, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/tribcast-winter-storm-omicron/">TribCast: Texas braces for the next winter storm and a new COVID-19 variant</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> and <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/michael-rey-de-leon/">Michael Rey de Leon</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 3 Dec 2021 12:55:45 -0600" title="2021-12-03 12:55 CST"> Dec. 3, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Mitchell, James and Karen about the status of the power grid and the pandemic heading into winter. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/tribcast-winter-storm-omicron/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/tribcast-winter-storm-omicron/" 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YSB_2nFDu7CiIoSHw1u4JDoiaSQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2ac6d4524c1a849eea88c1312e94aef4/TribCast%20Dec%203%20V2%20TT.jpg" alt="A long line wraps around an HEB Grocery Store in San Marcos where residents waited up to 3 hours for their groceries on Feb …" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/texas-democrats-power-grid-2022-election/">Texas Democrats see focusing on power grid failure as a winning campaign strategy heading into 2022</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 3 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-03 05:00 CST"> Dec. 3, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Republican leaders defend their record on the power grid, pointing to more than a dozen laws passed during this year’s legislative session to address the grid’s reliability. Gov. Greg Abbott has staked his reputation on a promise that the lights won't go out this winter. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/texas-democrats-power-grid-2022-election/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/texas-democrats-power-grid-2022-election/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FhhxWmEuhwGSHaEdYHbFLb_C0qg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3ed3f50e4b6f8086c7998e8a094145f6/ATX%20Winter%20Storm%20JV%20Feb%2016%20TT%2032.jpg" alt="The Texas Capitol during the winter storm on Feb. 16, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/01/texas-election-winter-storm/">Analysis: Betting a Texas election on a weather forecast</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 1 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-01 05:00 CST"> Dec. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Gov. Greg Abbott says he can "guarantee" there won't be blackouts this winter in Texas after one that knocked out power for some people for four days last February. That's the kind of pre-election prediction that can make a weather forecaster more useful than a political poll. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/01/texas-election-winter-storm/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/01/texas-election-winter-storm/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0MCIoacRASy1Qzqll6ohkPvbC2E=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/834887f41b4047efaf3eabbf98b0caef/ATX%20Snow%20Storm%20Day%203%20MG%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="Power lines along a row of homes in South Austin. 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Many residents experienced power outages due to the winter storm that roll…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/texas-natural-gas-winter-storm-pow/">Texas regulators pass rule aimed at preventing natural gas producers from having power cut off during future winter storms</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mitchell-ferman/">Mitchell Ferman</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:01:45 -0600" title="2021-11-30 18:01 CST"> Nov. 30, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">But Texas oil and gas regulators addressed only part of the problem that led millions of Texans to lose power for days after February’s winter storm, and gas producers likely won’t be required to weatherize until 2023. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/texas-natural-gas-winter-storm-pow/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/texas-natural-gas-winter-storm-pow/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MueClLGaimthW-0x-BZnokyLEZU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/48d5746912b561ba54b59eaf71485f35/RRC%20Hearing%20DS%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="Wayne Christian, Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, and Commissioner Jim Wright listen during an RRC hearing in the …" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lqwgwgxRyqr7VMr21XxSJKyrR7Q=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/48d5746912b561ba54b59eaf71485f35/RRC%20Hearing%20DS%20TT%2002.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_1rmtcL5ItTayeu5u5saRTY9dBc=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/48d5746912b561ba54b59eaf71485f35/RRC%20Hearing%20DS%20TT%2002.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Om7AZvDbcGzq26f2ik1JdphTVlg=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/48d5746912b561ba54b59eaf71485f35/RRC%20Hearing%20DS%20TT%2002.jpg 1550w, 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1ulshKtHvuxFNeRK2-b8kizLvvI=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/48d5746912b561ba54b59eaf71485f35/RRC%20Hearing%20DS%20TT%2002.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MueClLGaimthW-0x-BZnokyLEZU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/48d5746912b561ba54b59eaf71485f35/RRC%20Hearing%20DS%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="Wayne Christian, Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, and Commissioner Jim Wright listen during an RRC hearing in the …" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Dimitri Staszewski for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/29/texas-winter-storm-callout/">We’re approaching the anniversary of the 2021 winter storm. Share your story with us.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/admin-user/">Texas Tribune Staff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 29 Nov 2021 06:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-29 06:00 CST"> Nov. 29, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">We want to hear from Texans about how this catastrophic event is still affecting their lives. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/29/texas-winter-storm-callout/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/29/texas-winter-storm-callout/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0onSIeudcVufgQiSnxowi3yBmho=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a4177d8efb3f6be842c54460aae40d9a/Winter%20Storm%20Day%20Five%20JV%20TT%2018.jpg" alt="A mobile home park is covered with snow as a massive winter storm continues to engulf Texas, causing widespread power and w…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/29/texas-power-grid-winter-storm/">“People should probably be worried”: Texas hasn’t done enough to prevent another winter blackout, experts say</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mitchell-ferman/">Mitchell Ferman</a>, The Texas Tribune, and Jon Schuppe, NBC News </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 29 Nov 2021 04:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-29 04:00 CST"> Nov. 29, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Natural gas powers the majority of electricity in Texas, especially during winter. Some power companies say the state’s gas system is not ready for another deep freeze. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/29/texas-power-grid-winter-storm/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/29/texas-power-grid-winter-storm/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0Wd3mmwAA3-ihsr2pVgNUkFu690=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6cd96b166a6095096825fe0080fabdf7/Vistra%20Midlothian%20Power%20ST%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Vistra Corp.’s Midlothian Power Plant opened its doors to media on October 15, 2021 to show the plant’s weatherization proce…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FDrk8RzezLS5N3qfrYcBuwkHBsM=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6cd96b166a6095096825fe0080fabdf7/Vistra%20Midlothian%20Power%20ST%20TT%2006.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8amBAknv5Kv8a8OvJo2gW0Twk4o=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6cd96b166a6095096825fe0080fabdf7/Vistra%20Midlothian%20Power%20ST%20TT%2006.jpg 2500w, 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js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/20/texas-grid-ercot-winter-estimates/">Texas grid vulnerable to blackouts during severe winter weather, even with new preparations, ERCOT estimates show</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sat, 20 Nov 2021 15:02:48 -0600" title="2021-11-20 15:02 CST"> Nov. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The most severe scenario considered by ERCOT for this winter — very high demand for power, extensive fossil fuel outages, and low renewable power production — does not capture the amount of power lost during February. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/20/texas-grid-ercot-winter-estimates/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/20/texas-grid-ercot-winter-estimates/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VRmCLGe1mTxx8CgxUXQyKW4QhAk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c73061658e60a0b9e21d40135ce397aa/ATX%20Winter%20Storm%20SF%20TT%2039.jpg" alt="Snow surrounds an Austin Energy station in Austin on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-railroad-commission-race-2022/">Democrat running for Texas agency that regulates the energy industry focusing his campaign on furor over power grid failure</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 10:00 CST"> Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Luke Warford, a 32-year-old former Texas Democratic Party staffer, is challenging Republican incumbent Wayne Christian for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-railroad-commission-race-2022/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-railroad-commission-race-2022/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> 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href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 05:00 CST"> Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">They didn't make a majority of Texas voters happy on a single issue, but the Republican majority in the Legislature made most of their own voters happy — and then drew maps that minimize political threats to them in the November general election. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-election-polling-issues/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Hupc0QXSbKGsyhVyPJo0R-mRAYs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c491349a5b5ba3b394ef25ded4426906/Archer%20Co%20Early%20Voting%20ST%20TT%2011.jpg" alt="Voters at the Alvord City Hall, an early voting site in Alvord on Oct. 28, 2020." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/biden-infrastructure-bill-texas/">Biden’s infrastructure plan will set aside about $35 billion for Texas projects</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reese-oxner/">Reese Oxner</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 17:18:51 -0600" title="2021-11-09 17:18 CST"> Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The funds will help advance existing plans, pay for much-needed repairs and launch other projects for roads, bridges, broadband access, electric vehicle charging stations and more. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/biden-infrastructure-bill-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/biden-infrastructure-bill-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/grvd31W1ZA-FDTtLDhuWOn2ZMhw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fa8ea305e644ebcd1ece77abe2c8ed56/Houston%20COVID%20File%20MS%20TT%2055.jpg" alt="An aerial view of Houston. 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" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/epa-methane-emissions-oil-gas/">As world leaders seek to rein in methane, Texas' oil and gas industry pressured to cut emissions</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 2 Nov 2021 10:44:20 -0500" title="2021-11-02 10:44 CDT"> Nov. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule could require oil and gas producers to monitor and reduce emissions of methane in the field. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/epa-methane-emissions-oil-gas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/epa-methane-emissions-oil-gas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Rx6-JwS_zjhZ1y3ludEqo7EEaA0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/615b6d1d10199ae0585409089e71eb92/Eagle%20Ford%20Oil%20Patch%20JV%20TT%2032.jpg" alt="A gas flare in the Eagle Ford oil patch south of San Antonio, TX." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/KVeprfsS2TWc2ARRWHAcY68go1A=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/615b6d1d10199ae0585409089e71eb92/Eagle%20Ford%20Oil%20Patch%20JV%20TT%2032.jpg 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Rx6-JwS_zjhZ1y3ludEqo7EEaA0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/615b6d1d10199ae0585409089e71eb92/Eagle%20Ford%20Oil%20Patch%20JV%20TT%2032.jpg" alt="A gas flare in the Eagle Ford oil patch south of San Antonio, TX." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for the Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-power-companies-winter-weather-rule/">Power companies required to better prepare plants for winter in first phase of rule approved by Texas regulators</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:15:23 -0500" title="2021-10-21 13:15 CDT"> Oct. 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The state Public Utility Commission adopted a rule — which experts first recommended a decade ago following a winter storm — requiring power companies to use “best efforts” to ensure plants can operate in the winter. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-power-companies-winter-weather-rule/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-power-companies-winter-weather-rule/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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appointment to a council formed in response to the February power crisis. 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byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-20 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The controversial issues you’ve heard Texas lawmakers debate for most of the year aren’t going away; many of them will be argued all over again during the 2022 elections. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/texas-legislature-2022-election/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UFht2Kr9Nz63U4JHRPRVgxHB1vE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f6f365ee20e88ea0c5a6e47ef907e4dc/House%20Floor%20Oct%2012%20MGO%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="State Representatives on the House floor debate over amendments to HB 1 on Oct. 12, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/">The Karankawa were said to be extinct. Now they’re reviving their culture — and fighting to protect their ancestors’ land.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 4 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-04 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 4, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Historians long thought the Karankawa people had disappeared. But now a group of descendants is fighting to protect a coastal area — where thousands of Karankawa artifacts were found — from an encroaching oil export facility. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211210163210/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6pnr6mWINCo-44e5vCTMF4XOLEQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5d13b1524a73a19815ac5267308a8dc5/Indigenous%20People%20of%20the%20Coastal%20Bend%20Protest%20CS%20TT%2008.jpg" alt="Love Sanchez, of the Indigenous People of the Coastal Bend, participates in a prayer ceremony at McGee Beach in Corpus Chris…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Chris Stokes for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-power-grid-loophole/">Texas senators blast regulator for power grid winterization loophole lawmakers wrote into law</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mitchell-ferman/">Mitchell Ferman</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:39:34 -0500" title="2021-09-28 18:39 CDT"> Sept. 28, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The law says the state's natural gas system won't be required to prepare for extreme weather until 2022 at the earliest and allows companies to opt out of weatherization requirements. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-power-grid-loophole/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-power-grid-loophole/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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The storm brought snow, ice, and freezing temperatu…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/22/shell-permian-basin-texas/">Shell’s decision to leave Permian Basin unlikely to impact Texas 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xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Getty Images/iStockphoto </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/20/shell-oil-gas-texas-permian-basin/">Shell sells off its oil and gas business in Texas’ Permian Basin, seeking to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mitchell-ferman/">Mitchell Ferman</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 20 Sep 2021 17:29:04 -0500" title="2021-09-20 17:29 CDT"> Sept. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas-based ConocoPhillips bought Shell’s Permian Basin assets for $9.5 billion, its second major purchase in the oil-rich area over the last year. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/20/shell-oil-gas-texas-permian-basin/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211210163210im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/energy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211210163210/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/20/shell-oil-gas-texas-permian-basin/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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