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Travelers don’t normally associate southeast Texas with museums. Oil refineries, certainly. But museums?

AUSTIN, Texas — It may be hard to believe that it all began in a tiny place called Gladys City, a few miles from Beaumont in southeast Texas. It was there that a man named Anthony Lucas had a hunch.

AUSTIN According to just-released data from the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA), the Texas oil and natural gas industry paid $27 billion in state and local taxes and state royalties in fiscal year ...

The Texas oil and gas industry had a record-setting year in 2025, both in production numbers and financial impact, according to data released Wednesday by the Texas Oil and Gas Association. Spencer ...