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A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Thursday, June 11, 2026. President Donald Trump is angry at Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Valero and other Texas oil companies for booking massive profits thanks to the Iran War, but the ill-advised president only has himself to blame for starting a Middle East war he can't win, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

Chris Tomlinson

Trump blasts big oil profits. His Iran War helped create them.

If President Donald Trump wants lower gas prices, he needs to end some wars, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

The sun rises over power lines Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Houston. The state's previous all-time high power demand was 85,508 MW, set on August 10, 2023.

ERCOT breaks record for power demand as Texas temperatures soar

Somervell County percent 3 commissioner Chip Joslin and Mary Collier join advocacy groups and community members to protest laws surrounding data centers while outside the Texas Capitol in Austin Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Protestors are advocating for counties to gain legal authority to regulate data center development or enact a statewide pause until protections are in place.

How Texas leaders are responding to growing data center backlash

Chevron to sign deals with Iraq for oil as Trump pushes for partnership

Baker Hughes employs more than 1,300 employees in the Houston region.Â

Baker Hughes to lay off dozens of Houston facility workers

Texas oil CEO Josh Cohen appears on the Truth Be Told podcast.

What to know about Vision Oil CEO Josh Cohen's legal troubles

Cohen, who lives in New York but operates in West Texas, has drawn the attention of prosecutors,...

The Chevron gas pumps on 4002 Southwest Freeway shows $4.19 per gallon in May. Despite months of elevated oil prices, Texas is unlikely to experience the kind of economic boom that accompanied past energy shocks, according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Texas oil prices surge, but where's the boom?

The U.S. is seeing inflation accelerate as energy prices remain high, but Texas is not seeing the...

A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Thursday, June 11, 2026.

Houston execs skeptical as Energy Secretary touts flow through Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Secretary Chris Wright says flow of oil through Strait of Hormuz is near 7 million barrels a...

Texas oil CEO Josh Cohen appears on the Truth Be Told podcast.

Texas oil CEO's companies amassed $2M in debt before his arrest, lawsuits allege

Lawsuits in Texas and Florida allege a web of unpaid debts and broken payment promises by Josh...

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