With an abandoned ghost town and great proximity to Big Bend National Park, it should definitely be high up on your list of beautiful places to visit in Texas. Originally an old mining village ...

places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. In recent years, Schuyler Wight has noticed a growing number of abandoned oil ...

The agency then evaluates how dangerous the orphan well is — to the environment and public safety — and places ... generation West Texas rancher Schuyler Wight surveys an abandoned oil well ...

Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical ... orphan well is — to the environment and public safety — and places the well on a list to be plugged by contractors the agency ...