McCamey is one of countless Texas towns formed in an oil boom. Wildcatter George McCamey struck oil in 1925 and soon several companies were drilling in the area. The town, named for him, grew quickly.

Volatile oil prices are setting ... the Permian Basin straddling Texas and New Mexico. Those two states are already responsible for cleaning up about 7,000 such abandoned wells, a task that ...

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CARROLLTON, Texas — Southbound Interstate 35E was shut ... an 18-wheeler that appeared to have spun out and was then left abandoned, Carrollton police said. Diesel fuel spilled across the ...