The newest WEN chapter joins those in Houston and five other regions. Goals of the group include fostering women’s careers in the field and developing women leaders.  More »

Geologists hunt the Eagle Ford Shale miles below the surface in South Texas, looking for valuable oil and gas deposits. But in West Texas, the formation can be seen a lot more easily.  More »

Pastors in South Texas are brainstorming ways to appeal to new arrivals in once-quiet towns who have come to work the Eagle Ford Shale.  More »

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros, once worried that South Texas was a region lost to poverty, said he’s stunned by the economic opportunity coming from the Eagle Ford Shale, a massive oil and gas field that arcs across some of the traditionally poorest counties in the state.  More »

During 2012, Eagle Ford Shale activity generated $61 billion in economic impact and supported 116,000 jobs across a 20-county swath of South Texas, according to a study by the University of Texas at San Antonio.  More »

Thousands of workers and major oil companies are flooding into South Texas. But some are reluctant to invest in houses and other permanent infrastructure. A “When will it bust?” mentality hangs over the region.  More »

The South Dakota Office of School and Public Lands has auctioned off a tranche of oil and gas leases worth more than $500,000.  More »

Oil-field services giant Halliburton Co. is considering building a “super site” in San Antonio that would employ hundreds to serve its clients that are drilling in the Eagle Ford shale, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said.  More »