AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Texas leads the United States in oil and gas production, including producing 43% of the nation’s crude oil and 27% of its natural gas in 2023. Yet its cornerstone industry could be straining the state’s long-term health through increasing water use, waste and contamination.  

Source: Fracking makes the Texas oil and gas industry possible; it may also be harming the state | KAMR