Colorado lawmakers are expected to once again take up revising oil and gas rules in the state, the latest such effort in a long...
This past Jan. 10-11, the Future of the Region Conference took place at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) in Laredo. The conference has been...
History matters. On Dec. 19, 1890 Art. X, §2 of the Texas Constitution was amended to include a provision forming the Railroad Commission of...
Future of the Region South Texas, a non-profit organization encompassing a 47-county in South Texas with a mission of promoting a robust economy with...
Film is a powerful medium. From a policy perspective, few other forms of communication can so rapidly change public sentiment. This is particularly true...
As the dust settled on election night 2018, we now begin to evaluate the consequences that the election’s results may carry with them. Specifically,...
First, they came for the coal industry, and I did not speak out — Because I was not in the coal industry.
The battle over...
The National Climate Assessment is the latest in a series of reports that has thrust climate change into the public spotlight — and added...
This January, as many Texans recover from the holidays and gaze into what some folks call winter here, members of the Texas Legislature will...
Recent months brought a wave of changes to oil and gas related policy and legislation. From the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Department...


















