Texas prepares to weather potential consequences on its coastline even as more Americans view climate change an imminent threat A growing percentage of Americans see climate change as an "imminent" threat driven mainly by human activity, and more … [Read more...]
Oil and gas flow to Texas coast spawns building and tension
Exxon Mobil Corp. is moving forward with plans to build the world’s largest ethane steam cracker plant on a 1,400-acre plot of bucolic farmland just north of Corpus Christi following a six-month battle that left the 20,000 residents of Portland … [Read more...]
The revamped North American Free Trade Agreement threatened by Democrats
The revamped North American Free Trade Agreement could be upended by the midterm elections, as Democrats who will soon control the House threaten to withhold their support to extract greater protections for American workers. Following the … [Read more...]
Texas Coast real property market value is expected to reach $880 billion
The Texas Gulf Coast shoreline is ecologically diverse and biologically productive, while also playing a major role in the country’s energy security, with Texas leading the nation in energy production, mainly from crude oil and natural gas. Other … [Read more...]
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush plans to meet with President Donald Trump
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush plans to meet with President Donald Trump’s administration to advocate for federal funding to build a protective hurricane barrier along the Texas Coast.“This is Texas’ most important … [Read more...]
President-elect Donald Trump Names Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy
President-elect Donald Trump said today that he intends to name Rick Perry, who served as Texas governor from 2000 to 2015, as his Secretary of Energy. “As the governor of Texas, Rick Perry created a business climate that produced millions of … [Read more...]
Mapping The Texas Gulf Coast’s Islands – A Treasure
Mapping Texas's Coastal Islands The Texas General Land Office presents Mapping Texas: The Gulf Coast display at the Bob Bullock Museum in Austin Texas covering 252 years of Texas history.With a collection of over 36 million documents, the GLO was … [Read more...]
Eagle Ford Shale Heads to Mexico in $3.6 Billion Pipeline Deal
TransCanada and Spectra Energy are among producers who will receive $3.6 billion in contracts from Mexico’s state-owned Federal Electricity Commission to build 665 miles of pipelines to carry natural gas.TransCanada was the first private … [Read more...]
What the oil boom gave, the bust takes away
Wall Street flags fiscal health as concern There’s a visible reminder of the twists and turns of the oil business in South Texas — a new $22 million swim center just south of the Eagle Ford Shale oil patch that sits unopened.But things … [Read more...]
Economists say Houston can weather oil downturn
The Texas local economy is showing strains entering the second year of the worst oil downturn in decades but it's not collapsing the same way as previous oil busts and most economists don't think it will happen.A healthy national economy, continued … [Read more...]