The Texas State Board of Education voted on Nov. 17 on its Proclamation 2024, which determines the types of textbooks and materials students will use in the 2024-2025 school year. Following the SBOE’s actions, Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian applauded the outcome and shared the following: “Students need to learn about fossil fuels and real-world energy, where it […]

Exxon Mobil Corp. has emerged as the top company—with 28 percent share of conversations among the top 10 most mentioned oil and gas companies on social media platform “X” in 2023 (01 January 1 to October 31)–according to findings of the Social Media Analytics Platform of GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The remaining nine […]

In his new book, Leadership Is Influence, consultant and international speaker Paul Lawrence Vann shares a wealth of practical wisdom plus a three-pronged approach designed to help “move the needle” for average leaders and propel them toward becoming what he calls a “leader of influence.” “A leader of influence is someone who is able to get other […]

The Texas Railroad Commission’s award-winning well plugging program received yet another accolade—garnering the esteemed Chair’s Environmental Partnership Award from the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC). The award was for completing a complex project that ensured boater safety at the Big Thicket National Preserve earlier this year. The National Park Service (NPS) contacted the […]

Through the month of December, Grapevine, Texas, which claims for itself the title of “Christmas Capital of Texas,” will celebrate the season with more than 1,400 events. Main Street will be closed to traffic and open for guests of all ages to enjoy dazzling live performances and festive activities including photos with live reindeer, Christmas […]

The Texas Public Policy Foundation released in October a new study to analyze how regulatory credits, hidden costs, and subsidies disguise the real cost of electric vehicles (EVs). With the Biden administration’s continued push for electrification and states such as California implementing laws to ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035, Overcharged Expectations: Unmasking the […]

RAM Enterprise Inc. will soon begin the process of installing more 84 miles of conveyor belt for Atlas Energy Solutions’ “Dune Express” project after five years of engineering and planning. The Dune Express will convey sand from the Atlas Energy Solutions sand mine in Kermit, Texas, to the northern Delaware Basin in New Mexico. Once […]