The sinkhole, which is so wide and deep that it could comfortably contain a four-story building, is feared to still be ...

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

The oil-filled hole around a plugged well on an Upton County ranch is one on a growing list of problems cropping up with old ...

Fire conditions continue across Texas as a cold front moved in, bringing with it dry air and strong winds. A dust storm in ...

Texas is full of holes, and lots ot them. With limestone underground, it is estimated that 13,000 caves, sinkholes and ...

A sinkhole around an old oil well is growing at an alarming rate on the Kelton Ranch in West Texas. Radford Grocery #17 was ...

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A month after a sinkhole shut down the eastbound section of Interstate 80 in Wharton, there remains no timeframe for it to ...

Austin, Dallas, Houston and others face shortfalls. An analysis of the nation’s 75 biggest cities found that 54 are short of ...

In May 2023, a long-dormant sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, first formed in 2008, suddenly expanded overnight by 150 feet, raising concerns for nearby homes and infrastructure. From Europe to the US ...

“The Texas Railroad Commission needs to do an assessment ... confer in a remote area of the Kelton Ranch near McCamey at the site of a giant sinkhole that dates to 1973. (Bob Campbell|Odessa ...