Texas leads the United States in oil and gas production, including producing 43% of the nation’s crude oil and 27% of its ...

“The number of earthquakes in Texas a couple of years ago ... We call it induced seismicity from injection, from fracking,” UTEP professor and seismologist Aaron Velasco said.

Texas’ strongest earthquake in history struck around 5: ... The region has the most fault zones in the state and is also known for fracking, a process in which liquid is injected into the ground ...

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

The commission asked oil and gas companies to stop injecting wastewater underground, but Blackbuck Resources claims that its ...

scientists and industry experts reached a consensus — the practice was causing earthquakes. But Houston-based disposal company Blackbuck Resources pressed on, even after the Texas Railroad ...

In general, Texas is not very seismically active ... Experts have not confirmed whether the magnitude 4.5 Falls City earthquake was linked to fracking, but this city is located in the Eagle ...