This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...

Upstream oil companies ramped up hiring in February, the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) ...

And an early attempt by a Republican lawmaker hit ... It is common in West Texas for oil and gas producers to operate on privately owned ranches. Wight said the Railroad Commission should make ...