Check out our Month in Review for September below to see how TXOGA was busy advocating for the Texas oil and natural gas industry
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July 2025: TXOGA Month in Review
By Ethan Riojas
Author: Ethan Riojas
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EPA Hearing on Texas Class VI Primacy Highlights Broad Support for Economic Growth and Job Creation
By Ethan Riojas
AUSTIN – Newly-released data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) indicates that upstream oil and natural gas employment rose by an additional 1,700 jobs in September. These new numbers extend the strength of 2023’s job growth to date, with 14,300 jobs added so far this year.
Despite June Dip, 4,500 Upstream Oil & Gas Jobs Added This Year
By Ethan Riojas
AUSTIN – Newly-released data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) indicates that upstream oil and natural gas employment rose by an additional 1,700 jobs in September. These new numbers extend the strength of 2023’s job growth to date, with 14,300 jobs added so far this year.
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Op-Ed: Texas Energy Is a Global Stabilizer in an Unsteady World
By Ethan Riojas
The Texas natural gas industry is a powerhouse, producing more natural gas than any other state in the nation—and the world is literally knocking at our door in energy need. In addition to cementing America’s energy security, Texas’ natural gas producers, pipelines, refiners, and exporters are playing an essential role in delivering stability in the form of affordable, reliable energy to our trade partners, even in times of continued global unrest.
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June 2025: TXOGA Month in Review
By Ethan Riojas
Check out our Month in Review for September below to see how TXOGA was busy advocating for the Texas oil and natural gas industry
Texas Oil and Gas Upstream Jobs Grow by 2,200 in May
By Ethan Riojas
AUSTIN – Newly-released data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) indicates that upstream oil and natural gas employment rose by an additional 1,700 jobs in September. These new numbers extend the strength of 2023’s job growth to date, with 14,300 jobs added so far this year.
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Energy Security is National Security, Delivered by Texas Oil and Natural Gas
By Ethan Riojas
AUSTIN – Texas’ production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) achieved new record highs for the month of September after achieving record highs just one month earlier in August, according to the Texas Oil & Gas Association’s (TXOGA) monthly energy economic analysis prepared by TXOGA Chief Economist Dean Foreman, Ph.D. Further, as crude and NGL production has climbed, in-state refiners have processed record amounts.
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TXOGA Statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed Approval for Texas for Class VI Permitting
By Ethan Riojas
AUSTIN – Texas’ production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) achieved new record highs for the month of September after achieving record highs just one month earlier in August, according to the Texas Oil & Gas Association’s (TXOGA) monthly energy economic analysis prepared by TXOGA Chief Economist Dean Foreman, Ph.D. Further, as crude and NGL production has climbed, in-state refiners have processed record amounts.
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2024 Annual Energy & Economic Impact Report
By Ethan Riojas
Texas Oil & Natural Gas Industry Makes History Again–New Record $27.3 Billion Paid in State and Local Taxes, State Royalties Oil & Natural Gas Records Shattered: Highest-Ever Totals in Production, Pipelines, Storage, Processing, Refining, Exports, Tax Revenue TXOGA President Todd Staples: “Texas oil and natural gas makes an outsized and unmatched contribution to the financial
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TXOGA President Todd Staples on Court’s Ruling to End LNG Export Permit Approval Halt
By Ethan Riojas
AUSTIN – Texas’ production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) achieved new record highs for the month of September after achieving record highs just one month earlier in August, according to the Texas Oil & Gas Association’s (TXOGA) monthly energy economic analysis prepared by TXOGA Chief Economist Dean Foreman, Ph.D. Further, as crude and NGL production has climbed, in-state refiners have processed record amounts.
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2023 Annual Energy & Economic Impact Report
By Ethan Riojas
Texas Oil and Natural Gas Industry Pays History-Making $26.3 Billion in State and Local Taxes, State Royalties Texas Rewrites its Oil & Natural Gas Record Book: Highest-Ever Totals in Production, Exports, Refining Outcomes, Crude Oil Supply, Tax Revenue TXOGA President Staples: “American Energy Leadership Starts in Texas” TXOGA Annual Energy & Economic Impact Report Shows:
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TXOGA’s 2022 Annual Energy & Economic Impact Report
By Ethan Riojas
Texas Oil and Natural Gas Industry Paid Record $24.7 Billion in Taxes and State Royalties in Fiscal Year 2022, Shattering Previous High by 54% Texas Independent School Districts received $1.65 billion, Counties received $608.6 million in property taxes from oil and natural gas production, pipelines and gas utilities AUSTIN – According to just-released data from
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November: TXOGA Monthly Digest
By Ethan Riojas
Check out our Monthly Digest for November below to see how TXOGA was busy advocating for the Texas oil and natural gas industry
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10th Annual STEER Eagle Ford Excellence Award Winners Announced
By Ethan Riojas
The South Texas Energy and Economic Roundtable (STEER), announced today that the Bee County Sheriff’s Department, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, ConocoPhillips, Transect Inc., the Port of Corpus Christi and DeepWell Energy Services are the recipients of the 2022 Eagle Ford Excellence Awards.
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September: TXOGA Monthly Digest
By Ethan Riojas
Check out our Monthly Digest for September below to see how TXOGA was busy advocating for the Texas oil and natural gas industry
Job Growth Continued in Texas Upstream Oil and Natural Gas Sector in August
By Ethan Riojas
Data released by the Texas Workforce Commission indicates that upstream oil and natural gas employment grew in August by 2,600 jobs from July. July’s gains were revised down to a still-solid 3,100 jobs added.
Production Taxes Paid by Oil and Gas Industry Top $10 Billion in FY 2022 for First Time in History
By Ethan Riojas
AUSTIN — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s recently released tax collections data indicates production taxes paid by the oil and natural gas industry to the State of Texas broke $10 billion for the first time in history — an incredible $10.83 billion for FY 2022.
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TXOGA Statement on State Energy Plan Report
By Ethan Riojas
“We appreciate the work and effort of the State Energy Plan Advisory Committee but the 7-5 vote demonstrates more deliberation and research are needed. The report failed to look at the energy needs for Texas broadly and seemed to be more narrowly focused on the failures of Winter Storm Uri.
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TXOGA Statement on Railroad Commission Weatherization Rules
By Ethan Riojas
“Senate Bill 3, passed by the 87th Legislature, strengthened the electricity grid and the natural gas supply chain.
ICYMI: Texas oil and natural gas is “actively implementing measures to identify and lower emissions”
By Ethan Riojas
In a recent The Center Square article, TXOGA president Todd Staples emphasized the importance of recognizing the progress the Texas oil and natural gas industry is making in reducing emissions and improving environmental performance, especially in light of the federal government’s recent actions to aggressively develop new and burdensome regulations that would negatively impact the oil and natural gas that is produced in the Permian.
Job Growth Continued in Texas Upstream Oil and Natural Gas Sector in July
By Ethan Riojas
AUSTIN – Data released by the Texas Workforce Commission indicates that upstream oil and natural gas employment grew in July by 6,800 jobs from June, the second highest monthly increase in data history.* Last month’s record-breaking job growth has been revised upward to 7,200 jobs gained.