$13.9 billion in state and local tax revenue paid from oil and natural gas production, pipelines, refineries and LNG facilities equals $38 million each day to fund Texas schools, universities, roads, first responders and essential services.

Over $162 billion has been paid by the Texas oil and natural gas industry in taxes and state royalties since 2007, a staggering figure that doesn’t even include industry payroll or its economic ripple effect on other sectors of the Texas economy.

In FY 2020, the Texas oil and natural gas industry:   Paid $13.9 billion in taxes and state royalties   Paid $2.035 billion to Texas ISDs in property taxes Paid $688.4 million to Texas counties in property taxes   Deposited $771 million into the PUF and $942 million into the PSF

The #KXL pipeline is important to U.S. energy security, supporting a highly skilled and trained workforce, and providing Americans with affordable, reliable energy. bit.ly/32lRfYa

Issuing an Executive Order to help ensure that the federal government cannot take away the livelihoods of Texans who work hard to provide our state & our nation with the energy we need. bit.ly/2MvJN7Q

Today I introduced legislation to construct the Keystone XL Pipeline. Pipelines are safe and Keystone XL has earned all necessary permits. Let’s build it.

E&C Republican Leader @CathyMcMorris on the Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act: “Thanks to @RepArmstrongND’s leadership our bill saves jobs, protects U.S. national security, keeps energy costs low, and promotes American-led energy innovation.”

Congressmen ⁦@GOPLeader⁩ , ⁦Rep. August Pfluger⁩, and ⁦Rep. Bruce Westerman⁩ tour Diamondback Energy oil rig. Congressman Rep. August Pfluger said that without the work being done in the Permian Basin, our country would be cold, dark, and hungry. #txenergy. cbs7.com/2021/02/11/con…

Electric is red, water is blue, 811 before digging will protect you! Always contact Texas811 two-business days before projects involving digging. #ValentinesDay

Demand for natural gas continues to be at unprecedented levels. We appreciate your conservation efforts during this historic winter storm, which will continue with record low temperatures & additional snowfall overnight. Please continue to conserve energy atmosenergy.com/wintertips

The natural gas and oil industry is supporting jobs, strengthening small businesses and helping U.S. companies across a variety of sectors compete in the global marketplace. bit.ly/3ib0AIW

Again, this is only true if your knowledge of energy policy is just 72 hours old. lifepowered.org/heres-what-hap…

We don't have to choose between affordable, reliable energy and protecting the environment. We can do both. Our industry is investing billions of dollars in emissions mitigation strategies, including end-use technologies like #CCUS. api.org/climate

"Texas isn’t going to sit back and allow Wall Street and big business to destroy the American energy industry and millions of jobs across Texas and the nation with it." Ted Cruz is on🔥🔥🔥 promoting our top legislative priority: hubs.ly/H0MFBlP0 #txlege

Do not fill plastic bags with gasoline.

Gas shortages are a feature, not a bug, of a #GreenNewDeal future that bullies us into consuming less based on faulty climate science. And this is just the beginning. Chuck DeVore explained on Tucker Carlson last night: hubs.la/H0NbQG50

The world needs energy solutions that advance human and economic development, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving environmental progress.

Texas' largest corporate welfare program, which mostly benefits unreliable renewable energy, will expire next year. This is a huge victory for taxpayers — and for the state's energy future: hubs.la/H0P9HyX0 #txlege

Joe Blount, our CEO, sat down with Mary Louise Kelly and All Things Considered to talk about Colonial being the victim of a ransomware attack and the decision to proactively shut down the pipeline: "If [our employees] identify a risk, their job is to contain it immediately." npr.org/2021/06/03/100…