Alejandra Martinez

Texas regulators are taking public comment about how they should implement an EPA rule to reduce methane leaks from the oil and gas industry.

The bill would require companies to test fertilizer made from sewage sludge for PFAS and meet limits before selling them to Texas farmers and ranchers.

Fertilizers that contain treated sewage tainted with toxic PFAS chemicals can be spread on farmland and pose a health risk to people who consume milk, eggs and beef, the agency says.

Critics say TCEQ is erroneously using a federal rule to exclude counties that are failing federal soot rules.

The rule fines certain oil and gas facilities that exceed federal limits for methane emissions.

Texas’ population is booming and there is not enough water for everyone. State Sen. Charles Perry hopes to fix that.

Only seven native populations remain in Texas, all in the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas.

Two years after lawmakers created a $10 million program to address leaking wells in rural counties, none of the money has been distributed.

State researchers found above normal levels of four types of cancer in communities near a toxic waste site.

The topic was a budget request from a state agency. The exchange grew emotional when a lawmaker pressed for answers about a strategic plan that praises diversity.