Opinion | Oil is the ghost haunting Texas’ Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton
An opinion column argues that oil and gas and their waste haunt Texas' 2026 races, from a rancher whose 84 cattle died after PFAS-laced sludge washed onto his land to fracking-wastewater rules. It cites Greg Abbott's 2025 liability shield, Ken Paxton's suits against federal climate rules, captured regulators, and millions in industry donations.
