The 1930s was the boom decade of East Texas. On Oct. 3, 1930, the Daisy Bradford 3 oil well near Kilgore came in as a gusher and marked the discovery of the largest oilfield in the United States. Oil wells were drilled as fast as possible and many landowners went ... Read More »
Most indoor tanning salons in Texas comply with a law banning customers younger than 18, a new study found. Females posing as 17-year-olds called 829 tanning businesses statewide. Workers at 81 percent of the salons told the caller they could not use indoor tanning if they were 17, even with ... Read More »
Oil output from Texas, the No. 1 producer in the country, for August, the last full month for which data are available, was higher than last year, data show. The Railroad Commission of Texas, the state energy regulator, reported preliminary production of crude oil averaged 2.4 million barrels per day, ... Read More »
When Rosley Espinoza’s daughter was very young, in preschool, she started acting differently. She seemed distracted and would get in trouble at school. “Lack of interest, teachers’ notes coming home with behavior notes,” Espinoza says, speaking in Spanish. She says she asked school officials to evaluate her daughter, Citlali, for ... Read More »
A Texas man said “it was a little nerve-wracking” when he opened his garage door and was confronted by a 9-foot-long alligator. Doug Gallmer said he opened the garage at his Fulshear home Thursday evening and came face-to-face with the 300-pound reptile. “I took two steps in and his head ... Read More »
Pax & Parker is a new boutique fashion retailer. This is their first store located in Fort Worth, Texas; designed and decorated by Bart Shaw Architect. The design approach to the 1,340 SF space was to keep the majority of space minimal and focus on one signature element that influences ... Read More »
Total crude oil production in Texas recorded nearly a 3 percent decline year-on-year for May, a state energy regulator reported. The Railroad Commission of Texas, the state’s energy regulator, said that overall crude oil production was lower than last year. “Texas preliminary May 2016 crude oil production averaged 2,359,072 barrels ... Read More »
The variety of oil and herbal gas drilling permits issued with the aid of Texas regulators in April changed into lower 12 months-on-12 months by using 20 percentage, kingdom statistics display. The Railroad fee of Texas stated it issued 683 authentic drilling permits in April, in comparison with 848 from ... Read More »
DALLAS, March 29 —Construction tied to the natural gas and renewable energy sectors helped add to contract values in Texas, a report from the Dallas Federal Reserve found. A report last week from the bank suggested the oil-rich economy in Texas was facing headwinds because of pressure from lower crude ... Read More »
