The agency has faced criticism over safety concerns linked to fracking, well blowouts and groundwater protection.

"This was an absolutely preventable event," said the attorney representing the family of the contractor who was killed in the leak. The lawsuit accuses the companies involved of multiple violations.

"This was an absolutely preventable event," said the attorney representing the family of the contractor who was killed in the ...

The three challengers seeking to unseat Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick focus on different issues, but share a ...

Incumbent Christi Craddick is touting the health of the Texas energy industry and its impact on the economy. Her top opponent says regulation on the commission is too lax.

13 of the 35 people injured were being treated at Houston-area hospitals. Deer Park was under a shelter-in-place order for three hours. The family's attorney Kurt Arnold said in a statement that ...

YOUNGSTOWN — U.S. Department of Agriculture sharpshooters removed an additional 14 deer from Mill Creek Park on Wednesday night, bringing the total removed by sharpshooters this week to 54.

HOUSTON — Local leaders are blaming ... what he said was very good communication during the pipeline explosion, which was also in in Deer Park, a few weeks ago. He said in that instance ...

Just last month, the residents of Deer Park contended with a pipeline fire that erupted when ... the evacuation of about 100 homes southeast of Houston.

The leak caused the second shelter-in-place orders in Deer Park in the span of weeks. Last month, a pipeline fire that burned for four days forced surrounding neighborhoods to evacuate.