Economy

The proposal comes after the state’s oil and gas regulatory agency said it needs more money to plug wells that are in some instances erupting.

The three challengers seeking to unseat Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick focus on different issues, but share a common critique of the state's oil and gas regulator.

A three-year-long legal battle led by CirclesX, a Houston-based pipeline analytics firm, had its first hearing in Harris County.

Millions of Texans would lose food subsidies and farm insurance if Congress doesn’t act before the end of the year.

Texas Tech Public Media helped organize a Public Education Panel on September 9 about the current state and potential future of public education in Texas, covering topics such as teacher retention, religion, vouchers and funding, and more. We have provided a recording of the event and a transcript of the panelists’ responses.

Federal officials say a small device that coverts firearms to machine guns is rapidly spreading across Texas. And they warn anyone making, selling, or using the device faces prison time. KTEP’s Angela Kocherga reports. And the U.S. Economic Development Administration announced a grant for the South Plains Association of Governments this week.

More than half of families with school-aged children faced food insecurity over the last year. Parents also said concerns over whether they can afford nutritious food for their households is taking a toll on their mental health.

Our reporter Samantha Larned reports that the U.S. Department of Labor found three restaurants in Lamesa and Lubbock illegally withholding employee tips. And the City of Lubbock announced Richard Stewart, the current assistant chief of special services for the City of Irving Fire Department, as the finalist for Chief of Lubbock Fire Rescue.

Many Lubbock County residents came to Monday’s commissioner’s court meeting to express their opposition to a proposed tax increase. Two commissioners were not among them, skipping the meeting to deny the quorum needed for a tax increase vote. Commissioners must vote on the tax rate before September 30.

Despite an August of brutal heat, Texans have not been asked to conserve electricity like they were last year.