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Central Texas Now Has Airtanker Base to Help Fight Wildfires

February 17, 2017 AUSTIN, Texas — Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp joined State Rep. John Cyrier and officials with the Texas A&M Forest Service on Thursday to unveil the newly established Austin Airtanker Base at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

The base is the first, state-funded portable airtanker base in Central Texas and is able to accommodate even the largest of aircraft used to drop fire retardant during wildfires. While it is based in Austin, it is portable in order to move to other parts of the state as needed.

U.S. Forest Service Warns Drone Users to Steer Away from Fire

February 17, 2017 - Flying drones is a fast-growing hobby, but Forest Service officials are warning that drones are becoming a fast-growing problem for firefighters doing their job.

While unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, may be flown in many places in the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT), there are areas where they can’t be flown by federal law and in accordance with FAA guidelines.

Covey Park Announces Acquisition of Additional Haynesville Assets from Chesapeake Energy for $465 Million

February 16, 2017 Dallas – Covey Park Energy LLC  (“Covey Park”), a Dallas, Texas-based independent oil and gas exploration and production company, announced February 15, 2017 the closing of the acquisition of additional assets located in the Haynesville shale area of North Louisiana from Chesapeake Exploration, LLC and related companies (“Chesapeake”) for $465 million.

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