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Energy & Environment

Texans Can Expect To See Higher Gas Bills After Last Week’s Extreme Weather

Claire Mcinerny, KUT

Posted on February 24, 2021 · Demand for natural gas soared as residents with power used natural gas to keep homes warm and water heated.

Tags bills gas heat natural gas Texas Railroad Commission Winter Storm

Energy & Environment

Grid Managers Say Texans May Get ‘Rotating’ Blackouts Once Their Power Returns

Mose Buchele, KUT

Posted on February 18, 2021 · Some power plants and infrastructure that were knocked offline due to the freezing weather are up and running again, but the grid's condition remains critical.

Tags blackouts Electric Reliability Council of Texas electricity ercot gas natural gas outages turbines why are there blackouts in texas

Energy & Environment

Independent Upstream Companies Among Hardest Hit In Oil And Gas

Kyra Buckley, KUT

Posted on July 30, 2020 · “There's a saying in the oil and gas industry that the closer you are to the drill bit,” says Patrick Jankowski of the Greater Houston Partnership, “the more your job is at risk during a downturn.”

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Energy & Environment

Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Must Be Emptied For Now

Laurel Wamsley, NPR

Posted on July 6, 2020 · A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to produce a full environmental review. Until then, oil must stop flowing through the controversial pipeline.

Tags dakota access pipeline gas oil

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Houston Matters

Houston’s Economy Is Diversified Enough To Handle The Latest Oil Bust…Right?

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on May 14, 2020 · Texas Monthly writer Evan Mintz says Houston still isn't prepared for another prolonged oil and gas industry bust.

Tags 1980s oil bust diversity economy Evan Mintz gas oil oil and gas oil bust peter rodriguez rice university Texas Monthly

Energy & Environment

State Regulators Decline To Cap Oil Production

Kyra Buckley, KUT

Posted on May 5, 2020 · In an expected outcome heading into Tuesday’s Railroad Commission meeting, commissioners voted 2-1 to dismiss the initial motion from exploration and production companies Pioneer Natural Resources and Parsley Energy.

Tags Christi Craddick gas oil oil and gas Ryan Sitton Texas Railroad Commission Wayne Christian

Houston

Gas Prices Are Still Falling In Houston And Around Texas

Gail Delaughter

Posted on January 3, 2019 · The average price in Houston is $1.92 a gallon. AAA expects prices to stay low for the rest of January, but it’s hard to predict what happens next.

Tags gas houston oil texas

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Analyst: Plummet In Oil Prices Should Be No Cause For Worry — Yet

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on November 20, 2018 · Experts say the steep drop in oil prices is neither worrying nor surprising. 

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HFD Receives Multiple Calls about Gas Odor in Houston

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on October 24, 2018 · CenterPoint Energy says its investigation concluded there wasn’t a natural gas leak, although crews were responding to calls received about the incident

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News

AAA Estimates Over 3 Million Travelers Over Memorial Day Weekend

HPM News Staff

Posted on May 25, 2018 · Memorial day is always a busy weekend for Texas travel

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Local

WATCH: The Offshore Technology Conference Celebrates 50 Years In Houston

HPM Digital Team

Posted on April 30, 2018 · OTC organizers expect around 70,000 attendees

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News

Texas Oil And Gas Is Facing A Worker Shortage

HPM News Staff

Posted on April 19, 2018 · Texas oil and gas industry is facing an uphill battle with its public image

Tags gas oil texas workers

Texas

Texas Is Making Billions From Oil And Gas Drilling, But Counties Say Rural Roads Are Being Destroyed

Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 12, 2018 · Damage from heavy trucks has battered local roads in and around the state's oil fields, and many counties want the state to help pay for repairs and maintenance. Will lawmakers take action?

Tags gas oil texas

Energy & Environment

Energy Supplies And Prices Have Grown More Unpredictable

Christopher Joyce, NPR

Posted on March 27, 2018 · Energy analysts are getting worse at predicting how much oil and gas will come out of the ground in the future, a new study finds.

Tags energy environment gas oil price

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Mexico Signs Gas Fracking Contract With Texas Based Energy Company

Associated Press

Posted on March 26, 2018 · The fracking contract involves about $617 million in investments

Tags energy fracking gas mexico oil texas

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Houston plumbers say these simple tips will keep your pipes from freezing

Jack Williams

Posted on December 21, 2022 · Local plumbing experts say although residents should be aware of the potential risk that comes with freezing temperatures, most homes across Houston should fare much better this time around.

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Health & Science

Texas dialysis patients hope new state law keeps dialysis centers open during major weather events

Sara Willa Ernst

Posted on November 16, 2022 · Dialysis centers closed. Hospitals overwhelmed. When a historic winter storm walloped Texas in 2021, tens of thousands of dialysis patients were trapped at home with no treatment options.

Tags 2021 Texas Legislature Dialysis texas winter storm Winter Storm

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2351: Another Kind of Perpetual Motion

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on October 10, 2022 · Episode: 2351 A kind of perpetual motion machine that conserves energy. Today, another kind of perpetual motion.

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Houston could see record-setting September heat later this week

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on September 19, 2022 · A high-pressure system is expected to linger above the region this week, bringing sunny skies, dry air and hotter-than-usual temperatures.

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