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Hartman/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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/03/18/texas-orphan-oil-well-sinkhole-upton-county/">An abandoned West Texas oil well has created a 200-foot-wide sinkhole</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 Martha Pskowski, <a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/">Inside Climate News</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500" title="2025-03-18 05:00 CDT"> March 18, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/18/texas-orphan-oil-well-sinkhole-upton-county/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/03/18/texas-orphan-oil-well-sinkhole-upton-county/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QQbQZwSmR-l2E17yFhRHL5dSLCY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/39648eac06eec7bd3698308f02c9e49a/0313%20Kelton%20Sinkhole%20MP%2002%20TT%20straight.jpg" alt="A sinkhole formed by an old oil well on the Kelton Ranch in Upton County, Texas, has grown rapidly in the past year." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block 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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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News </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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/03/13/texas-water-language-glossary/">Want to understand Texas’ water crisis? Start with the guide to water terms.</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="/about/staff/jayme-lozano-carver/">Jayme Lozano Carver</a> and <a href="/about/staff/alejandra-martinez/">Alejandra Martinez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:01:24 -0500" title="2025-03-13 13:01 CDT"> March 13, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Water is complex. So are the terms used to describe it. Get to know the language as Texas debates how to save its water supply. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/13/texas-water-language-glossary/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/03/13/texas-water-language-glossary/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iwkR1z140blM-Dh_3oLfKjLvXaU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a99d6186739854f62c1d53f2c652149b/250305_EP-Water_373.jpg" alt="The secondary clarifier at the Bustamante Waste Water Treatment Plant expansion in El Paso on March 5, 2025." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iwkR1z140blM-Dh_3oLfKjLvXaU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a99d6186739854f62c1d53f2c652149b/250305_EP-Water_373.jpg" alt="The secondary clarifier at the Bustamante Waste Water Treatment Plant expansion in El Paso on March 5, 2025." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Justin Hamel 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 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Here’s why and what state leaders plan to do about it.</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="/about/staff/alejandra-martinez/">Alejandra Martinez</a> and <a href="/about/staff/jayme-lozano-carver/">Jayme Lozano Carver</a>, Graphics by <a href="/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a> and <a href="/about/staff/yuriko-schumacher/">Yuriko Schumacher</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:01:12 -0500" title="2025-03-13 13:01 CDT"> March 13, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The state’s water supply faces numerous threats. And by one estimate, the state’s municipal supply will not meet demand by 2030 if there’s a severe drought and no water solutions are implemented. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/13/texas-water-explained-supply-demand/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/03/13/texas-water-explained-supply-demand/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-4Nud93XcZqMNJ3Y9wnzk6DIoa8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab3e2517a54267d27d6230c383d5b587/0316%20Terlingua%20Water%20EH%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="Water gushes from Rick Bradbury’s truck to Shannon Montague’s reservoir as the Bradbury’s make a delivery Saturday, March 16, 2024 in Terlingua." 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Hartman/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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/03/12/texas-oil-gas-abandon-wells-legislation/">A Republican effort to set deadlines to plug orphan wells in Texas hits resistance</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="/about/staff/carlos-nogueras-ramos/">Carlos Nogueras Ramos</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:53:47 -0500" title="2025-03-12 16:53 CDT"> March 12, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The bill would have set deadlines for the oil and gas industry to plug inactive wells, which can pose a danger to the environment. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/12/texas-oil-gas-abandon-wells-legislation/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/03/12/texas-oil-gas-abandon-wells-legislation/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/syD8QkgYx1DD8L81AH2iDh1bX1g=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1af692d7bc4d45a4bf03ee3905c90532/Eagle%20Ford%20Oil%20Patch%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg" alt="A pump jack and a gas flare in the Eagle Ford oil patch south of San Antonio." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/syD8QkgYx1DD8L81AH2iDh1bX1g=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1af692d7bc4d45a4bf03ee3905c90532/Eagle%20Ford%20Oil%20Patch%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg" alt="A pump jack and a gas flare in the Eagle Ford oil patch south of San Antonio." 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="#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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/03/06/texas-power-grid-future-demand/">Join us May 8 in Dallas or online for a conversation about preparing the power grid for the future economy</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="https://www.texastribune.org/events/">Texas Tribune Events Staff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:47:49 -0600" title="2025-03-07 15:47 CST"> March 7, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">We’ll look at what’s needed for a dramatic increase in demand on the grid and the state’s power infrastructure. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/06/texas-power-grid-future-demand/">Full Story <span class="c-icon 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resources in the past, but many lawmakers are recognizing the need to support all types of generation to meet record demand growth. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/06/texas-legislature-energy-renewables-power-grid/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/03/06/texas-legislature-energy-renewables-power-grid/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="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 process. 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t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/24/texas-nuclear-power-advanced-reactor-abilene/">Texas wants to lead development of new type of nuclear power</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 Dylan Baddour, <a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/">Inside Climate News</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0600" title="2025-02-24 05:00 CST"> Feb. 24, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The state is aggressively pushing to deploy the next generation of atomic energy that would power big industrial operations. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/24/texas-nuclear-power-advanced-reactor-abilene/">Full Story <span class="c-icon 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9VFWmQVWLGF8Grdkg9JQdq8SmiE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e5ffcfe6c388e324d2f31f63a86909b5/Abilene%20Nuke%20ARN%20RE%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Rusty Towell, the founding director of Abilene Christian University's Nuclear Energy Experimental Testing, describes the workings of a molten salt testing device installed in the NEXT lab in Bennett Gymnasium at Abilene Christian University on April 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Courtesy of Ronald W. Erdrich/Reporter-News </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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/20/west-texas-immigrants-citizenship/">In Odessa, multiple efforts are underway to help immigrants stay and work</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="/about/staff/carlos-nogueras-ramos/">Carlos Nogueras Ramos</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0600" title="2025-02-20 13:00 CST"> Feb. 20, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A naturalized citizen, along with other business leaders, are working to create new resources for undocumented people living in the Permian Basin. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/20/west-texas-immigrants-citizenship/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/20/west-texas-immigrants-citizenship/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nDOPlqJVuItqiqW4cFLnK7mJcro=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a30817659d6b8dfc9e3bce6add2f808a/0214%20Permian%20Immigration%20EH%2020.JPG" alt="Miriam Guzmán, left, and Theresa Servin pose for a photo on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Odessa." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nDOPlqJVuItqiqW4cFLnK7mJcro=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a30817659d6b8dfc9e3bce6add2f808a/0214%20Permian%20Immigration%20EH%2020.JPG" alt="Miriam Guzmán, left, and Theresa Servin pose for a photo on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Odessa." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Eli Hartman 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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/20/texas-gulf-coast-oil-loading-terminal-trump/">Feds OK another deepwater oil export terminal off Texas</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 Dylan Baddour, <a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/">Inside Climate News</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 20 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0600" title="2025-02-20 05:00 CST"> Feb. 20, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The terminal continues an oil export infrastructure buildout that pushes growth in U.S. oil production as momentum fades on a phase-out of fossil fuels. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/20/texas-gulf-coast-oil-loading-terminal-trump/">Full Story <span class="c-icon 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loaded with crude oil on Sept. 11, 2023 in Corpus Christi." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Blaine Young 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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/18/texas-electricity-grid-virtual-power-plants-bandera-coop/">As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants” fueled by people’s homes</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="/about/staff/kayla-guo/">Kayla Guo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 18 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0600" title="2025-02-18 05:00 CST"> Feb. 18, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Some Texans who install residential batteries, solar panels and smart thermostats can now send power back to the grid and get a credit on their bill. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/18/texas-electricity-grid-virtual-power-plants-bandera-coop/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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Texas on January 30, 2025." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Lorianne Willett/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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/15/texas-west-earthquake-magnitude/">Large earthquake strikes West Texas, among strongest ever in state</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="/about/staff/pavan-acharya/">Pavan Acharya</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:58:36 -0600" title="2025-02-15 13:58 CST"> Feb. 15, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The 5.0 magnitude earthquake is tied for the sixth strongest in state history. Scientists have warned for years that increased fracking in West Texas is causing higher earthquake activity. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/15/texas-west-earthquake-magnitude/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/15/texas-west-earthquake-magnitude/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5js-DeTZPFGwrvj9a_fjfd9BL9I=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8079026cb700947a4ffbd1afad99e8bf/2023-02-04_Pecos_Oilfield_Scenes_Pu.Ying.Huang225.jpg" alt="A drilling rig in Pecos County on Feb. 4, 2023." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/13/texas-power-grid-ercot-energy-forecast/">Texas’ energy demand may exceed supply in 2026, but experts caution against panic</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="/about/staff/kayla-guo/">Kayla Guo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:15:00 -0600" title="2025-02-13 16:15 CST"> Feb. 13, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Some experts are skeptical the grid would see as much demand growth as ERCOT predicts, and other ERCOT models showed things getting tight but not tipping into a deficit. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/13/texas-power-grid-ercot-energy-forecast/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/13/texas-power-grid-ercot-energy-forecast/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/EgGf1NSbWv8Y-5nprY3YFQRNyBE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ca90f02ca5d9fafdc2ed9396474c646b/0907%20Lower%20Demand%20EL%20TT%2026.jpg" alt="Air conditioning units at the Oak Timbers apartment complex in Fort Worth on Sept. 9, 2023." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/EgGf1NSbWv8Y-5nprY3YFQRNyBE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ca90f02ca5d9fafdc2ed9396474c646b/0907%20Lower%20Demand%20EL%20TT%2026.jpg" alt="Air conditioning units at the Oak Timbers apartment complex in Fort Worth on Sept. 9, 2023." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Evan L'Roy 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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/10/texas-epa-region-6-administrator-environmental-protection-agency/">Project 2025 adviser takes the reins at EPA region including Texas</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 Martha Pskowski, <a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/">Inside Climate News</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:42:20 -0600" title="2025-02-10 12:42 CST"> Feb. 10, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Scott Mason IV, a former deputy energy secretary for Oklahoma and member of the Cherokee nation, is the new administrator for the region that covers Texas and four neighboring states. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/10/texas-epa-region-6-administrator-environmental-protection-agency/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/10/texas-epa-region-6-administrator-environmental-protection-agency/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6i_bkMYIve3h1jcgBayyeWy62vQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1a738609e3651e43925a4bef6b1ceb27/Gardendale%20Permian%20Basin%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="An operational pumpjack neighbors a trailer home in Gardendale on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6i_bkMYIve3h1jcgBayyeWy62vQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1a738609e3651e43925a4bef6b1ceb27/Gardendale%20Permian%20Basin%20EH%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="An operational pumpjack neighbors a trailer home in Gardendale on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Eli Hartman 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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/06/texas-primacy-carbon-capture-oil-gas/">Why oil and gas companies want state oversight for carbon dioxide injection</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="/about/staff/carlos-nogueras-ramos/">Carlos Nogueras Ramos</a> and <a href="/about/staff/alejandra-martinez/">Alejandra Martinez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:45:00 -0600" title="2025-02-07 15:45 CST"> Updated: Feb. 7, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Environmentalists are worried the state — known for a lax approach to regulation — is not prepared for the added responsibility of regulating certain carbon capture projects. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/06/texas-primacy-carbon-capture-oil-gas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/06/texas-primacy-carbon-capture-oil-gas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/R9bXEx4xIWR-ddoTJCHstUX6AsQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Story caption: Once the carbon dioxide is captured, the gas is compressed and transported, usually through pipelines, to a storage location, which is later injected into deep underground rock formations where it can be permanently stored. Original alt-text: Petra Nova CCS Facility at NRG Power Plant in Richmond on May 18, 2018." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gcRzf7rsbCVPMu4mtgxBbIgnnA4=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/z635q7qp55xTHqiYIZhyDUhanNM=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_RYo76m62ps6eMo7rF4H41bwCQQ=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IK9ycL_82CRA4gUyPL9W-Og1tDg=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/wj-YjovX-3Jyrta-BHnrKLGHmGc=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_VJGOrRSv6gurkvFOPp1WEUyU9A=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iUJ3Xcnkydg0OXX9BA68JwQ-KOw=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/synYSP82alWQ84hPkcaOi4TG8Sw=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/voVAaIq67SjXUrMaR7gauRIZGkc=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/F9RoWQVF1_HfwJGzfdpfRZ1yBoE=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Js-Iqpb3a43sa-K6MoTiwz3FeKI=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/L6ckSXaT-mmC4EOihwIAtmGcWhY=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xmK-K155hIpRhqqF6jMrthqDf6s=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/R9bXEx4xIWR-ddoTJCHstUX6AsQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VHG4HWNpY6tFitGSyNp1pbCeCJU=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RH2UiMv-025dGRlcwCGzebf8gdY=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/R9bXEx4xIWR-ddoTJCHstUX6AsQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c60559c90bfb3eb276748b1dfd2a471f/051818%20REUTERS%20Carbon%20Dioxide%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Story caption: Once the carbon dioxide is captured, the gas is compressed and transported, usually through pipelines, to a storage location, which is later injected into deep underground rock formations where it can be permanently stored. Original alt-text: Petra Nova CCS Facility at NRG Power Plant in Richmond on May 18, 2018." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Trish Badger </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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/04/texas-leaking-abandoned-oil-water-wells-tceq-railroad-commission/">Texas regulators grapple with a growing problem: old oil wells leaking polluted water</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="/about/staff/alejandra-martinez/">Alejandra Martinez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0600" title="2025-02-04 05:00 CST"> Feb. 4, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Two years after lawmakers created a $10 million program to address leaking wells in rural counties, none of the money has been distributed. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/04/texas-leaking-abandoned-oil-water-wells-tceq-railroad-commission/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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Here’s how they may do it.</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="/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0600" title="2025-02-04 05:00 CST"> Feb. 4, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Gov. Greg Abbott said cutting taxes is a top priority, however, state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax cuts as they did two years ago. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/04/texas-property-taxes-republicans/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/02/04/texas-property-taxes-republicans/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9EVbl6V47jxy3ftfUbptrwQUoZE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/249479d974ab0293c3a924788d172e93/0810%20Midland%20Oil-Housing%20EH%2006.jpg" alt="A residential neighborhood seen Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Midland." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> 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