Emily Schmall

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US bars Kurdish oil from entering Texas port

US bars Kurdish oil from entering Texas port

Emily Schmall · July 29, 2014 9:30 pm

North Texas city rejects partial fracking ban

Emily Schmall · July 16, 2014 3:18 pm

$Area residents and registered speakers watch proceedings on a television screen from one of the three overflow rooms as others wait their turn to address the city council during a public hearing, Tuesday, July 15, 2014, in Denton, Texas. The North Texas city could become the first in the state to ban hydraulic fracturing if city leaders approve a citizen-led petition to outlaw the drilling method. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)$

Denton could become 1st Texas city to ban fracking

Emily Schmall · July 16, 2014 5:13 am

$Texas ex-officials warn city against fracking ban$

Texas ex-officials warn city against fracking ban

Emily Schmall · July 16, 2014 1:00 am

$Oil and gas regulator chairman makes fracking plea$

Oil and gas regulator chairman makes fracking plea

Emily Schmall · July 11, 2014 10:14 pm

Ex-Dr Pepper town seeks new image to boost tourism

Emily Schmall · July 5, 2014 3:19 pm

John Nielson-Gammon, Texas state climatologist, presents a variety of looks at the history of rainfall in the state and possible outlooks for the future of the drought during the Drought Outlook and Assessment Forum Tuesday morning, June 24, 2014, at the Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall in Wichita Falls, Texas. (AP Photo/Wichita Falls Times Record News, Torin Halsey)

Energy and Environment

Dire drought forecast for Wichita Falls region

Emily Schmall · June 25, 2014 12:02 am

$Mike Reitinger pulls weeds from a row of squash growing at the Shiloh Field community garden in Denton, Texas, Thursday, May 29, 2014. Unlike most Texas communities that have embraced the lucrative oil and natural gas booms, Denton leaders are considering a petition to ban hydraulic fracturing. Although sitting on top of the Barnett Shale, believed to hold one of the largest natural gas reserves in the U.S., Denton would rather be known for having the largest community garden in the U.S. (AP Photo/LM Otero)$ Business

Texas gas town considers banning fracking

Emily Schmall · June 19, 2014 5:55 am

Water woes force big brewers to tighten the tap

Water woes force big brewers to tighten the tap

Emily Schmall · June 11, 2014 10:37 pm

Accused Fort Hood pimp’s hearing concludes

Accused Fort Hood pimp’s hearing concludes

Emily Schmall · June 4, 2014 10:25 pm

Motorola to close Texas smartphone factory

Emily Schmall · May 30, 2014 9:45 pm

Gun rights group sues over printed material ban

Gun rights group sues over printed material ban

Emily Schmall · May 29, 2014 9:13 pm