EDITOR’S NOTE: As publicly traded oil and gas companies begin reporting their second quarter financials, the Energy Information Administration released this week its financial analysis of first quarter 2023 of 40 exploration and production companies, which produced 31% (4 million barrels per day) of the oil in the U.S. It does not include the smaller, privately held companies. Below is EIA’s analysis.
The risk for wildfires across the state has risen along with the hot and dry conditions, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. “With the recent uptick in wildfire activity, Texas A&M Forest Service has mobilized additional personnel and equipment to assist with response,” said Wes Moorehead, Texas A&M Forest Service fire chief.
Woodson News It’s over. I cannot believe summer is over.
America’s Newspapers It’s no secret that recent years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers. A bipartisan bill, the Community News & Small Business Support Act, that has been introduced in Congress would offer relief to both newspapers and local businesses.
The Idle American When one enjoys a musical comedy as much as we did recently on a trip to our hometown of Brownwood, mass laughter was a tonic. There’d been an almost sold-out crowd of some 300 at the Lyric Theatre, and the experience made the 140mile drive commencing at 11 p.m.
Capital Highlights Lt. Gov.
The Idle American As productivity lessens in later life, one is sometimes guilty of over-analysis, probing the depths of understanding too far. Been there lately? If not, maybe you’re not old enough, or perhaps you’ve learned to downplay interest in the “I-wonder-whys” of life.
Woodson News Well, a record setting 16,000 FFA members showed up in Dallas for the State FFA Convention held all week last week. Ahhhhh, dark blue corduroy in July, FANTASTIC! It has always been a part of my summer plans since 1976 when I attended my first state convention.
Oil and Gas Yes, if you think retail gasoline prices have been somewhat stable this year, you would be correct. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) at the U.S.
Capital Highlights Proponents are calling it the “biggest property tax cut in Texas history.” Both chambers of the Texas Legislature passed an $18 billion package during the second special session, the Austin American- Statesman reported. If signed as expected by Gov.
