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West Texas gas operators released tons of excess emissions during June heat wave

When sizzling temperatures in June affected the air pressure in pipelines in West Texas, companies in five counties vented millions of pounds of natural gas and other toxins into the air.

The Texas Tribune

Tegna Appoints Valerie Guyton President, GM at KWES, KIDY and KXVA in West Texas

Guyton will oversee operations across platforms and lead community service efforts

TV Tech

A ‘mirrored space pod’ in Texas is named best ‘glamping’ spot in the US

A mirrored dome set in the vast West Texas desert was named the No. 1 “glamping” spot in the U.S. by a national camping website.

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Rare lizard found in major US oil patch proposed as endangered species

U.S. wildlife managers are proposing federal protections for a rare lizard found only in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas

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Meet the Texas House impeachment managers who are taking aim at Ken Paxton

Led by Andrew Murr, a West Texas rancher and lawyer, and Ann Johnson, a former prosecutor, the team of 12 includes 11 with law degrees.

The Texas Tribune

Texas power struggle: How the nation’s top wind power state turned against renewable energy.

State lawmakers have pushed bills to support fossil fuel-burning power plants and restrict renewable energy development this legislative session.

The Texas Tribune

The killing of a migrant on the border looms over this West Texas town

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — The shooting looms over this West Texas town like a storm cloud in the spring.

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West Texas school district under federal investigation for punishing Black student

There are more than 60 open federal civil rights investigations into Texas schools.

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Fighting light pollution, West Texas effort preserves one of the largest dark sky reserves

FORT DAVIS, Texas — To sit under the vast expanse of stars is to imagine swimming across shining, stellar rivers, creeks and tributaries. But to sit here also is to feel that lump in your throat and skip in your heart, realizing everything you know is far smaller than the…

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Watch: While lawmakers consider legalizing fentanyl test strips, this volunteer isn’t waiting to distribute them to his West Texas community

Michael Prado, with the grassroots organization West Texas Harm Reduction, is on a mission to distribute fentanyl test strips, syringes and overdose-reversing drugs like naloxone to his community.

The Texas Tribune

West Texas A&M University students file free speech lawsuit after president cancels campus drag show

The lawsuit comes after protests each day this week, calling for university president Walter Wendler to reinstate the drag show and step down.

The Texas Tribune

West Texas A&M University president cancels student drag show, saying it degrades women

Students and First Amendment lawyers say President Walter Wendler’s portrayal of drag shows is off base and the cancellation violates free-speech rights.

The Texas Tribune

DOJ won't seek death penalty for El Paso Walmart shooter

Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a West Texas Walmart in 2019

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$To ease looming West Texas water shortage, oil companies have begun recycling fracking wastewater$

To ease looming West Texas water shortage, oil companies have begun recycling fracking wastewater

Oil and gas companies are increasingly reusing “produced water” as West Texas aquifers are being depleted and the practice of injecting wastewater into disposal wells triggers more earthquakes.

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Texas oil and gas agency investigating 5.4 magnitude earthquake in West Texas, the largest in three decades

The quake was the third largest in Texas history, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. An increase in seismic activity in Texas has been linked to injecting fracking wastewater underground.

Texas Observer

WhoDunnIt?: West Texas Billionaire Funds “Pink Slime” Journalism

Notorious right wing mega-donor Tim Dunn is directly involved with an extensive network of sites that launder advocacy of groups he funds.

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How Wilco's Jeff Tweedy tweaked Trampled by Turtles' overdue album

MINNEAPOLIS — Sure, Trampled by Turtles could have made a record during its COVID-forced long break from touring. In fact, the guys booked studio time in the fall of 2020 at a famously isolated facility in West Texas.

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Texas natural gas drops toward zero as output swamps pipelines

Natural gas prices in the Permian Basin of West Texas are plunging toward zero as booming production overwhelms pipeline networks, creating a regional glut of the fuel.

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Family of Mexican migrant slain in West Texas seek answers

A family is demanding answers in the death of a migrant who authorities say was shot to death in rural west Texas by a man who was formerly a warden of a detention facility accused of abuse and his brother

The Texas Tribune

Warden of West Texas immigration detention center arrested in migrant’s death was previously accused of abusing detainees

The brothers reportedly told law enforcement they were looking for animals to shoot. One man was killed and a woman was injured.

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Texas mayor says there is a humanitarian way to bus migrants

El Paso’s mayor defended using charter buses to transport migrants out of the West Texas city, saying that the trips were voluntary and coordinated with officials at the destination.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Prices Ease on OPEC+ Output Cut

Oil prices inched lower on Tuesday, paring gains from the previous session, as an OPEC+ deal to cut output by 100,000 barrels per day in October was seen as a largely symbolic move to bolster prices after the market's recent slide. Brent crude futures had fallen 81 cents, or 0.9%,…

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Texas’ oil and gas industry will produce “massive amount” of toxic wastewater with few reuse options, study finds

Oil and gas companies produce 3.8 billion barrels of wastewater per year in the arid Permian Basin. A state consortium is trying to figure out whether it can be reused.

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A West Texas coffee shop owner is giving away Plan B for free as fight over contraception access takes hold

Last May, Lubbock became the biggest city in Texas to ban abortion within city limits. Now, with abortion outlawed throughout the Lone Star State, the fight over reproductive rights is taking a new turn.

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Rural hospital rescue program is met with skepticism from administrators

In West Texas, the tiny hospital in Crosbyton has only two beds, and they’re not always occupied.

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