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2023 Beef Conference scheduled for April 25-26 in Canadian

3 years ago By News Staff

“It’s All About the Numbers” for the 15 speakers on the slate of the annual Capital Farm Credit Hemphill County Texas A&M AgriLife Beef Conference scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, April 25-26. These authorities on ag issues will bring their experience and know-how to this year’s theme. The program for the event features ranchers, cattlemen, ag industry businessmen, processors, and lenders, as well as experts in natural resources and animal science.

Fish and Wildlife Service extends effective date for lesser prairie-chicken listing

3 years ago By News Staff

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is delaying the effective date of the final rule to list two distinct population segments (DPS) of the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The service is extending the effective date by 60 days, from Jan. 24 to March 27.

Comptroller distributes nearly $1.1B in monthly sales tax revenue

3 years ago By News Staff

AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he would send cities, counties, transit systems, and special-purpose districts $1.07 billion in local sales tax allocations for January 2023, 7.6 percent more than in January 2022.

Ogallala Commons hosts ‘Stewarding Our Aquifer’ field day on Feb. 8

3 years ago By News Staff

City managers, public works directors, county judges, regional water planners, regional flood planners, groundwater conservation districts, educators and students at universities and community colleges, farmers, ranchers, agency personnel, and the interested public are invited to attend a “Stewarding Our Aquifer” field day presented by Ogallala Commons (www.ogallalacommons. org) and cosponsored by Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC), the city of Amarillo, and the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District.

Business Briefs

3 years ago By News Staff

RRC reports oil and gas production stats AUSTIN—Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Texas Railroad Commission for October 2022 came from 161,356 oil wells and 80,281 gas wells. The RRC reports that from November 2021 to October 2022, total Texas reported production was 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil and 11.2 trillion cubic feet of total gas.

TFS awards grants to offset costs of prescribed burns

3 years ago By News Staff

COLLEGE STATION—Texas A&M Forest Service has awarded $522,162 in grants to Texas landowners for the treatment of more than 18,000 acres with prescribed burning. Prescribed burning is an effective land management tool to reduce wildfire risk, improve wildlife habitat, and promote a healthy forest ecosystem.

Texas begins plugging orphan wells with the help of federal funds

3 years ago By News Staff

AUSTIN—In yet another move to improve transparency, the Railroad Commission has launched an interactive map of ongoing orphan well plugging with the use of federal infrastructure funding. The data visualization allows users to choose what they see on the map, including which county to view, the fiscal year, and whether the wells have been plugged or have had a work order issued to be plugged.

State sales tax revenue totaled $3.93 billion in December

3 years ago By News Staff

AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Tuesday said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.93 billion in December, 10.5 percent more than in December 2021. “Business spending continued to be the principal driver of growth in sales tax revenue, with rapid growth in receipts from non-retail sectors,” Hegar said.

RRC responding to 5.4 magnitude earthquake near Midland

3 years ago By News Staff

AUSTIN—The Railroad Commission activated personnel Friday evening in response to a 5.4 magnitude earthquake about a dozen miles north of Midland in Martin County and will take any necessary actions to protect public safety and the environment.

Today, RRC inspectors will be examining disposal activity at injection well sites near the earthquake, which took place within the Gardendale Seismic Response Area (SRA).

Business Briefs

3 years ago By News Staff

Craddick elected Texas Railroad Commission chairman AUSTIN—Commissioner Christi Craddick was unanimously elected chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas during today’s RRC open meeting. Following her election, Craddick thanked Commissioner Wayne Christian for his leadership as chairman for the past year.

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