Business

Body AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he was sending cities, counties, transit systems, and special-purpose taxing districts $925.1 million in local sales tax allocations for September, 20.9 percent more than in September 2020.

Body AUSTIN—Data from the Texas Workforce Commission suggests that Texas upstream oil and natural gas employment expanded by 2,800 jobs in August. Also, July’s estimated job gain in the upstream sector was raised to 2,100 from the original 1,500.

Body ‘Business of Water’ is theme of Water for Texas 2021 conference Register now for the Water for Texas 2021 conference, which will be held Monday-Wednesday, Sept. 27-29, at Austin’s AT&T Hotel and Conference Center.

Body TEMPLE—The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas will hold a meeting of the State Technical Committee next Tuesday, Sept. 14, from 8:30-11:30 am via Microsoft Teams/Teleconference. To participate via teleconference, audio only, dial 1.469.294.

Body CANYON—After raising more than $1 million in 20 years, the West Texas A&M University Ag Development Association will continue its annual Ag Day festivities Sept. 11.

Body AUSTIN—The Texas Railroad Commission issued a total of 687 original drilling permits in August 2021 compared to 451 in August 2020.

Body AMARILLO—The Amarillo-area beef community presented a check for $105,500 to the Snack Pak 4 Kids (SP4K) Beef Stik program. The money will provide beef sticks to hungry students through the Snack Pak weekend hunger program.

Body AUSTIN—The Texas Railroad Commission received reports of crude oil and natural gas production from 166,923 oil wells and 85,439 gas wells in June. From July 2020 to June 2021, total Texas reported production was 1.4 billion barrels of crude oil and 10.

Body A mini-ag conference, How to Enhance Profit from Ranch to Rail, will be conducted on Tuesday, Sept. 14 by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Hemphill County on the West Texas A&M University campus in Canyon.

Body Agricultural land values in the U.S. are increasing at a rate not seen in nearly a decade.