OTC Guide to Houston’s restaurants and entertainment
Looking for ways to spend your free time during the OTC? Here are guides to some of Houston’s best restaurants, bars, clubs and sites, plus trails for running, which you’ll need to do to work off all those margaritas. Food, Drinks & Entertainment Best spots for barbecue Houston’s most memorable barbecue [...] More »
2 Florida cities suing oil giant BP
Two cities along the Gulf of Mexico are suing oil giant BP over tens of millions of dollars in lost tax revenues from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. More »
When is the price of gasoline too high?
Drivers appear to be altering their idea of “too high” when it comes to gasoline prices after years of seeing steady hikes at the pump. More »
See how much energy interns make on average
Energy companies are known for dishing out big salaries, but those high-dollar amounts aren’t limited to full-time employees, according to a Glassdoor.com survey. See which Houston company pays its interns more than $60,000 a year. More »
Texas disclosure laws give hazy view of fracking fluid
An environmental group is raising new questions about the frequency of trade secret exemptions used by natural gas drillers when disclosing chemicals used in fracking fluids in Texas. More »
Shell considered making bid for BP
Shell Chief Executive Peter Voser told a German newspaper that the company had considered trying to acquire BP in the past two years, according to a Reuters report. More »
Former UT professor heads major Gulf restoration project
A former University of Texas professor caught in an ethics scandal involving a flawed hydraulic fracturing study will be heading to the Gulf of Mexico to lead a major restoration project. More »
Texas can brag about its gas prices
Everything might be bigger in Texas, except gasoline prices. More »
Debate continues on long-term impact of E15
A renewable fuel official said E15, a higher ethanol-gasoline blend, is completely safe to use in vehicles and refuted comments made by the AAA that urged the Obama administration to halt the sale of the newly approved fuel. More »
Troubling record about gasoline for drivers
According to GasBuddy, the U.S. average is $3.63 per gallon so far this year, making this year the most expensive year for gasoline. The average is likely to fall a bit through December, but analysts say it’s unlikely to fall below record highs. More »
Texas’ richest city may come as a surprise
A Texas city can brag about being better than San Francisco, New York City and Boston in at least one area – personal income.
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