Texas

Many Permian producers drill primarily for oil, not natural gas, so they simply fire off much of the gas that is alongside the oil because they feel it is not worth the hassle or cost to get and sell is. The accuracy of the flare volume…

Texas had a rough winter in 2021.In mid-February, when temperatures dropped in the single digits, demand for electricity hit a record high across Texas. The supply was running low, causing the state's utility operator to introduce rolling…

Kent Taylor, the founder and general manager of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, died of suicide Thursday after suffering from symptoms of Covid-19, the company and his family said in a statement. He was 65 years old."Kent Taylor…

A man walks past a Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Arvada, Colorado.Matthew Staver | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTexas Roadhouse's founder and CEO Kent Taylor died Thursday, the restaurant chain announced on its Facebook page. He was 65 years…

Ron Votral will receive a vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-through vaccination site in Robstown, Texas on February 9, 2021.Go Nakamura | ReutersTexas residents 50 and older can get Covid-19 vaccines starting March…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during an Operation Warp Speed ​​Vaccination Summit at the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTexas and Mississippi governors both announced…

"We need to better understand these composite effects," said Michael Craig, an expert in energy systems at the University of Michigan, who recently led a study that looked at how rising summer temperatures in Texas can place unexpected…

In California, forest fires and heat waves in recent years have forced utility companies to turn off electricity for millions of homes and businesses. Now Texas is learning that deadly winter storms and intense cold can do the same…

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) carries his luggage at Cancun International Airport before boarding his plane back to the United States in Cancun, Mexico on February 18, 2021.Stringer | ReutersWill Senator Ted Cruz be known as "Flyin 'Ted"…

When his state was hit by an electricity crisis that left millions of people without heat in freezing temperatures, the Texas governor turned to television to blame.Its main target was renewable energy, suggesting that the system-wide…