Odessa American: A West Texas lawmaker wants to redirect millions of tax dollars to plug abandoned wells, curb emissions
Nov. 18 — A West Texas lawmaker wants to provide a financial boost to clean up environmental damage caused by a century of oil and gas production that made Texas one of the world’s leading energy producers.
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Midland Reporter-Telegram: RRC seeks to ensure enough funds for well plugging
Nov. 8 — The agency had sent its Legislative Appropriations Request for the next biennium, which is Fiscal Years 2026-27 in August. Craddick said she, her fellow commissioners and commission staff assessed the budget and decided to request the additional funding to ensure enough funding to plug wells amid a rising number of emergency well pluggings.
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Industry Insider: Railroad Commission Submits ‘Last Big Ask for IT’
Nov. 8: The RRC commissioner told a local newspaper the commission wants more data for itself and the industry.
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KFDA: Panhandle cities introduce resolution to suspend Atmos Energy rate increase
Nov. 8 — Some Texas Panhandle cities have filed a resolution to suspend Atmos Energy’s rate increase start date. The cities that filed the resolution are part of the “Cities Served by Atmos Energy West Texas Coalition.”
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Utility Dive: Oncor System Resiliency Plan Approved by PUCT
Nov. 14 — Today, Oncor’s first System Resiliency Plan (SRP) was approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). This approval paves the way for accelerated grid upgrades and enhancements to help substantially reduce the impact and duration of severe weather outages and address other physical and cybersecurity risks to Oncor’s electric grid.
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KRPC: Audit approved to learn how CenterPoint Energy is spending ratepayers’ money
Nov. 14 — PUC approves audit after accusations of overcharging and overspending
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Reuters: Texas data center dash creates solar price uncertainty
Nov. 14 — Power demand from AI and cryptocurrency groups, opens new tab is soaring and the Dallas-Fort Worth conurbation is the second biggest data center market in the U.S. after Virginia. Data centers require large amounts of power for operations and cooling and more than 150 have been developed around Dallas-Fort Worth by companies such as Google, Facebook and Verizon.
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Houston Public Media: CenterPoint Energy’s rate review: Will customers see relief after storm outages?
Nov. 13 — After spending months of trying to avoid settlement talks on its rates, CenterPoint has agreed to negotiate with the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
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Houston Public Media: CenterPoint plan to recoup May derecho damage costs would add $1 a month to bills
Nov. 11 — According to CenterPoint, the storm resulted in approximately $450 million in repair, equipment and emergency costs.
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KPRC: CenterPoint Energy agrees to move forward with rate review amid hike proposal
Nov. 11 — CenterPoint Energy announced late Friday it would proceed with its long-disputed rate review, ongoing since August. Alongside this announcement, the energy company presented a proposal to increase rates, aiming to recover costs from its response to severe weather in May
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Texas Tribune: Republican Christi Craddick reelected to Railroad Commission, the state’s oil and gas regulatory agency
Nov. 5 — The three-member board oversees Texas’ oil and gas industry. The agency has faced criticism over safety concerns linked to fracking, well blowouts and groundwater protection.
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