Developers start two more buildings in project near I-35. A logistics company has landed in a new Denton business park, taking space in one of two buildings. Denton-based Elite Materials & Logistics Solutions has rented 398,442 square feet of space in the Denton Crossing @ I-35 industrial park...
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The Buc-ee’s Stops Here: Why the Iconic Chain Is Facing a Backlash East of the Sabine
Turns out not everyone loves Texas-size gas stations (or 13 varieties of jerky). Buc-ee’s! Home of the interstate highway system’s most gleaming bathrooms! Buc-ee’s! The birthplace of Beaver Nuggets snacks, home to an incredible array of jerkies, land of infinite fruit snacks! Buc-ee’s! The...
Sodexo Energy CEO Stephanie Hertzog on good food, remote workplaces and learning on the fly
Stephanie Hertzog took the helm of Sodexo Energy just six months before the whole world was upended by the coronavirus pandemic. In short order, Sodexo Energy’s facilities management and cleaning services were in high demand as essential operations at offshore oil platforms, refineries and...
An invisible, odorless gas is pitting Texas against the Biden administration
(CNN) -- Deep in the heart of Texas, above an oil patch about the size of Kansas, a little team in a small plane is trying to reveal a big problem. They are methane hunters. With an infrared camera and a Picarro Cavity Ring-Down Laser Spectroscope, they fly spirals over pumps and compressor...
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Aquaculture proves strong in Texas despite virus slowdown; Hallettsville hatchery stays strong HALLETTSVILLE — If you want a solid fishing experience, some people might tell you to drive toward the coast from Victoria. Kenneth Henneke would tell you to go the other direction. At Henneke Fish...
Coronavirus forces Texas-based Luby’s restaurant chain to liquidate
The chain was founded in San Antonio in 1947 Luby’s Inc., the Texas-based parent company of Luby’s Cafeteria and Fuddruckers restaurants, is ready to throw in the towel and sell off its assets in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic's decimation of the industry. “The novel coronavirus disease...
Uranium Energy Corp. clears path to start drilling in Bee County
Uranium Energy Corp. says it plans to soon begin drilling for uranium in Bee County. Officials for the Corpus Christi-based company announced Tuesday it would restart wellfield development and resource delineation drilling at the company's 19,335-acre Burke Hollow in-situ recovery uranium project...
STAPLES: Texas oil and natural gas powering economic, environmental progress
It would be hard to overstate how much changed in 2020. The global pandemic tested our resolve, forced lightning-speed adaptation in nearly every aspect of life, and the topic of energy catapulted to the top of political conversations. However, one thing did not change in 2020 and should be more...
Caterpillar acquires Fort Worth-based Weir Oil & Gas for $405M
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) announced Feb. 2 it has completed its acquisition of the Oil & Gas Division (Weir Oil & Gas) of the Weir Group PLC, a Scotland-based global engineering business. Headquartered near Fort Worth, SPM Oil & Gas will continue to produce a full line of pumps, flow...
This Fort Worth BBQ Joint Just Made It Easier to Enjoy Its Acclaimed Food
Over the past year, Dayne’s Craft BBQ has made a name for itself as one of Fort Worth’s top barbecue spots. But to enjoy Dayne and Ashley Weaver’s smoked meats — such as their signature bacon brisket — and creative sides, you gotta jump through one hoop: They’re only open on Saturdays. That’s...
Texas Oil, Gas Steadily Recovers as Industry Jobs Return, Crude Supply Steadies
The Texas oil and natural gas industry is poised to find its “cyclical trough” early this year, according to one of the state’s leading industry groups. Texas oil and gas outlook The state’s share of total U.S. oil production had grown to roughly 42% in 2019, and by the end of 2020 its share was...
Governor in state address: Texas on ‘comeback’ from pandemic
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas is on a comeback from a pandemic that has killed more than 36,000 people here — third-most in the U.S. — and steered America's biggest red state Monday night into a thicket of battles over voting, policing and immigration that are likely...