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Body The morning after oil prices crashed into negative territory, Texas oil regulators on Tuesday decided against taking action to impose limits on oil producers, instead creating a “task force” to gather more information on oil-production cuts as the coronavirus has kept much of the...

Body WASHINGTON—Hemphill County Airport was awarded a federal grant of $20,000 as relief following the economic distress caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced this week.

Body WASHINGTON—Producers signed a record 1.77 million contracts for the USDA’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2019 crop year, which is more than 107 percent of the total contracts signed compared with a five-year average.

Body Facing a steep drop in oil demand with much of the world staying home to practice social distancing, more than 55 energy executives, analysts, and critics appeared one after another Tuesday at a video meeting of the Texas agency that regulates the oil and gas industry to weigh in...

Body Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and its impact on small-business owners, the staff at America’s SBDC at West Texas A&M University are putting in extra work to help small-business owners in the Texas Panhandle continue operations. Small Business Development Centers

Body AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems, and special-purpose taxing districts $701.8 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 0.5 percent less than in April 2019.

Body For decades in the tiny Texas Panhandle town of Perryton, John Bozeman has bought oil and gas wells from companies and says he operated them for a lower cost and with better efficiency.

Body Hemphill County’s 2020 Beef Cattle Conference show will go on—just a few months later than expected. Event organizer and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Andy Holloway announced this week that the annual event has been rescheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept.