TEXAS NEWS SPOTLIGHT

State senators meet August 11 to review how Texas is carrying out a law that lets treated oilfield wastewater be spread on the ground. The rules that would govern it are written but not final, and they would let that water be applied within 150 feet of a private water well.

Senate Bill 1145, filed by Sen. Brian Birdwell and effective September 1, 2025, moved the authority to permit land application…