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AUSTIN—The Texas Railroad Commission issued a total of 768 original drilling permits in October 2021, compared to 395 in October 2020, including 689 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, 10 to re-enter plugged wellbores, and 60 for recompletions of existing wellbores.

The Hemphill County NRCS has hired southern New Mexico native Hailey Frost to serve as the new biologist for the Canadian field office.

Livestock Producers: Monitor forage for hazardous conditions In an email sent early this week, Hemphill County Extension Agent Andy Holloway warned area ag producers that, with the potential this week for a killing freeze, they should be particularly aware that any sorghum plant—like Johnsongrass,...

The Texas Railroad Commissioner is reporting August 2021 crude oil and natural gas production, which came from 163,332 oil wells and 86,329 gas wells.

Wheat acres are expected to increase in Texas, but dry, warm conditions are delaying many plantings for now, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

AUSTIN—The Texas Railroad Commission issued a total of 801 original drilling permits in September 2021 compared to 437 in September 2020. The total includes 714 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, four to re-enter plugged wellbores, and 77 for recompletions of existing wellbores.

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently seeking applicants for collegiate student internships across Texas. Student trainee positions include soil conservationists, rangeland management specialists, and engineers.

USDA expands local, electronic communication options TEMPLE—Agricultural producers in Texas can now sign up to receive free email and text messages directly from their local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) service center for information related to loans, farm disaster assistance, conservation...

AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems, and specialpurpose taxing districts $906.6 million in local sales tax allocations for October, 20.6 percent more than in October 2020.

DALLAS—Five subsidiaries of West Texas Gas Inc. will spend up to $5 million on compliance measures in a settlement that resolves allegations in the United States’ complaint, last week, that they violated federal Clean Air Act chemical accident prevention requirements at several of their natural gas...