Texas lawmakers passed a suite of bills that officials said are crucial to combat losses in the state’s largest oil field.

The Texas Legislature has passed a suite of bills that lawmakers, a sheriff, and oil and gas industry leaders say are crucial to combat what they call a billion-dollar loss in oil field thefts in ...

SAN ANTONIO — The Eagle Ford Shale oil field had an $87 billion effect across South Texas last year — nearly equal to the San Antonio area's entire gross domestic product, according to the ...

Texas creating task forces to target Permian Basin oil field thefts The Texas Legislature has passed a suite of bills that lawmakers, a sheriff, and oil and gas industry leaders say are crucial to ...

Jennifer Hiller covers the Eagle Ford Shale, the massive oil and gas field in South Texas. She previously covered real estate, development and architecture for the Express-News.