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Kilgore, Texas, rose from a small rail town to oil boom fame as the Oil Capital of Texas and the World’s Richest Acre, with stars on downtown oil derricks still lighting the skyline.

An oil geyser erupted near El Paso, Texas, shooting oily water hundreds of feet in the air for days, poisoning the air nearby, and nobody knows why.

There's more to Kilgore than just oil!

“There is no question in my mind we are entering a multiyear boom. Boom will follow bust like night follows day. It is only a matter of when.”

I have loved coconut oil--cooking with it, using it as a lotion, even the smell.However, it may not be the "perfect food" we've all been told it is.

I have loved coconut oil--cooking with it, using it as a lotion, even the smell.However, it may not be the "perfect food" we've all been told it is.

Incomes in this Texas county average around $300,000.

We've got lots of home builders, truck drivers, barbecue chefs, and CEOs in Texas, but there's one job that's overly popular compared to all the others.

A Texas-based oil and gas exploration company is giving all of its employees a Texas-sized bonus for Christmas.

The energy industry continues to grow, and Texas may be benefiting from the oil and natural gas boom. But as USA Today points out, all of the growth and success doesn't come without a few headaches.