The murder of a Southeast Texas man gained national attention last week after being featured on an episode of the TV One true crime show “Fatal Attraction.” Melvin Joseph Maxwell, Jr. was featured in ...

The two related problems — uncapped orphan wells and plugged wells failing, known as “zombie wells” — threaten Texas groundwater. Oil, fluids and the industry’s salty wastewater can flow up the well ...

Jim Wright stepped out of the room this month while his fellow Railroad Commissioners voted to renew the permit for Eagleford Recycling LLC, an oil field waste company to which he has financial ties.

For most of its history, the Railroad Commission of Texas has famously been a misnomer. Created in 1891, it was the state’s first regulatory body, overseeing the sprawling railroads, terminals, and ...

The Texas Funeral Service Commission (or, TFSC) is a state agency charged with regulating deathcare. The agency licenses funeral providers, embalmers and establishments (like funeral homes and ...

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