Gov. Greg Abbott signed all three this month in Midland, saying in a statement that Texas is “bringing the full weight of the law to crack down on oil theft in the Permian Basin to protect the ...

The West Texas county’s ten deputies are overextended, policing 841 square miles, a combination of neighborhoods, a downtown area and the oil and gas facilities surrounding them.

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - West Texas counties are reporting an increase in a specific type of thefts in the area. Recently, there has been an increase in oil field and R.V. trailer thefts. “Due to ...

Texas creating task forces to target Permian Basin oil field thefts Texas lawmakers passed a suite of bills that officials said are crucial to combat losses in the state’s largest oil field.

Written by state Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, and Sen. Kevin Sparks, R-Midland, the bills instruct the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state’s oil ...

Texas lawmakers hope a series of new laws will help end oil field thefts in West Texas. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune ODESSA At least three ...

"Texas creating task forces to target Permian Basin oil field thefts" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with ...

Texas lawmakers hope a series of new laws will help end oil field thefts in West Texas. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune ODESSA — At least three times a week, Darin Mitchell gets the call ...

The Texas Legislature has stepped in, passing a suite of bills that lawmakers, the sheriff, and oil and gas industry leaders said are crucial to combat oil field thefts that they say amounts to a ...

ODESSA — At least three times a week, Darin Mitchell gets the call. Oil drums have been stolen. Copper wires were yanked. Other field equipment at an oil and gas facility was pilfered.