Facts About Legislation
Tax “subsidies” and the natural gas and oil industry
Manufactured issues relating to the natural gas and oil industry are unending. The industry is constantly defending itself against improper information that is either out of context or inaccurate.
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The Budget Bounty from Texas Natural Gas and Oil
By Ed Ireland, Ph.D.
The state budget prospects laid out recently by Texas Comptroller Susan Combs in the Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) were rosy, thanks to the natural gas and crude oil industries. Taxes from natural gas and oil increased 41 percent in fiscal 2012, triple the increases for total collections statewide.
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The truth about natural gas well regulations
There are many myths circulating that natural gas wells are not regulated. It is also believed that they have some how been made exempt from various regulations.
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Texas Bill Requires Disclosure of Fracture Fluid Contents
A bill under consideration in Texas will help Barnett Shale residents better understand the system, and fluids, used to retrieve natural gas.
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