Jan. 10, 1901 marks the historic date that signaled the beginning of the modern age of oil in the Lone Star State.

This is a notion that’s also caught the interest of Gov. Greg Abbott. According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, Gov.

Why is Houston, Texas called the energy capital of the world? The oil industry started partly because of oil gushing at ...

Within just one year of the discovery, Spindletop wells produced more than 17 million barrels of oil, attracting more than ...