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Oil companies leaked less methane in West Texas, a new report says. Environmentalists are skeptical. Subscribe to The Y’all — ...

In this edition of East Texas In Focus, KETK’s Nolan Hoffman sat down with Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller and spoke about critical issues affecting the agriculture business in Texas.

Members of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality last week voted unanimously to grant a motion by Fort Bend County to ...

TDEM said the readiness level of the Texas State Emergency Operations Center (SOC) will be raised to Level II (Escalated ...

Today, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) announced that it along with its state partners have began mobilizing state emergency response resources for winter weather expected to ...

Fort Bend County officials and residents have won a small victory in their battle against an incoming concrete crushing plant ...

The air in 12 Texas counties exceeded federal soot standards, but Texas regulators say only four should face consequences.

This week the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is accepting final comments on pending rulemaking (Rule Project Number 2024-027-113-AI) to establish new methane requirements for oil and ...

For months, the city has been fighting to halt construction on the West Austin Business Park near the Madrone Canyon neighborhood.