Natalie Weber | Houston Public Media
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The former oil field engineer becomes the first Democrat elected to the powerful state energy regulator since 1990, defeating a Republican whose controversial remarks drew national attention. -
Recent analysis from research nonprofit Climate Central found that on average, fall temperatures have warmed by 2.9 degrees Fahrenheit in the U.S. and the summer heat is lasting longer.
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Isaias is expected to make landfall as the season's first Atlantic hurricane. Oil rigs and refineries on the Gulf Coast are evacuating, but experts don't anticipate much of an impact on gas prices.
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Energy experts say they don't expect the storm to have a long-term impact on gas prices, because the hurricane isn't projected to hit most of the refining facilities off the Gulf coast. -
ERCOT released the questions included in its community impact survey on Friday. It's also working to verify that large data centers looking to connect to the grid are ready to build. -
A Texas Republican's complaint that too many people of color were in a video of the crowd at a University of Texas football game set off condemnations.
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The Texas General Land Office (GLO) leases state land for oil and gas development, farming, solar and wind farms and other commercial uses, allocating the money to fund state schools. -
About 300 large data centers could face delays. But many other projects aren't covered by the governor's directive. -
The state agency said it could collect information from more than 400 large and medium-sized energy consumers. -
Venezuela's oil minister and a top state-owned oil company executive visited Houston this week, signing some of their first contracts with U.S. companies since the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro.
