Lana Ferguson
@TheLanaBanana
Writing about energy + natural resources for @dallasnews. New(ish) Texan by way of the East Coast + Deep South. Big fan of the Oxford comma.
Leslie Tipping broke barriers as a female landman during the boom of the Barnett Shale in North Texas. Now, she owns her own mineral management firm in Dallas. @dallasnews dallasnews.com/business/energ…
ERCOT smashed its renewable energy production record yesterday, topping the previous record by 3 gigawatts (enough electricity to power like 750k homes). The old record was two weeks old, per gridstatus.io #txlege
Widespread damaging winds are expected tonight as a complex of severe storms pushes across much of North TX. 80+mph winds, a few spin-up tornadoes, and isolated large hail will all be possible. Make sure you have multiple ways to receive warnings tonight! #dfwwx #ctxwx #txwx
North Texans take care of one another. #InDFW celebrates the changemakers across the metroplex, from nonprofits to community guides, who are making D-FW a better place to live. I'm excited to bring this initiative to life with @dallasnews! dallasnews.com/news/inspired/…
Texas’ water supply storage exceeded 80% capacity this week in the aftermath of devastating, deadly flooding, sending reservoirs to levels unseen since October 2021. @dallasnews dallasnews.com/news/natural-r…
Texas’ ‘Flash Flood Alley’ is one of the most flood-prone areas in North America dallasnews.com/news/weather/2… @TheLanaBanana
In a bid to create a high-technology “HyperGrid” in Amarillo, Fermi ― an energy company co-founded by former Texas Governor Rick Perry ― unveiled plans to generate large quantities of nuclear power and natural gas. @dallasnews dallasnews.com/business/energ…
🇺🇸 Water Board Orders Talks ▫The proposed artificial lake, which will funnel water to the booming D-FW region, has been debated for decades ▫@TheLanaBanana ▫is.gd/i8xXfy #frontpagestoday #USA @dallasnews 🇺🇸
“Texans have a God-given right to know what’s on their plate, and for millions of Texans, it better come from a pasture, not a lab,” Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller says of newly passed 2-year ban on production of lab-grown meat, @TheLanaBanana reports.dallasnews.com/news/politics/…
NEW: The Texas Water Development Board ruled the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir creates an *interregional conflict* so now representatives from Region C and Region D are heading to mediation. @dallasnews dallasnews.com/news/natural-r…
Higher electric bills may be in Oncor customers' future @dallasnews dallasnews.com/news/2025/06/2…
“Energy security is national security and Texas barrels don’t just fill demand – they build confidence,“ Todd Staples, TXOGA president, said Monday. "In times of geopolitical stress, reliability becomes a strategic asset at home and abroad." @dallasnews dallasnews.com/business/energ…
"The Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance... wrote to GOP Senator @JohnCornyn in an effort to preserve key tax credits. They argue those initiatives have aided in the success of the state’s energy industry," reports @TheLanaBanana in the @dallasnews.
More than a dozen Texas-based energy companies penned a letter pushing back on President Trump’s signature "Big Beautiful Bill,“ arguing the legislation could stunt economic development, hike consumer energy costs, and kill jobs in the state. @dallasnews dallasnews.com/news/2025/06/1…
More than a dozen Texas-based energy companies penned a letter pushing back on President Trump’s signature "Big Beautiful Bill,“ arguing the legislation could stunt economic development, hike consumer energy costs, and kill jobs in the state. @dallasnews dallasnews.com/news/2025/06/1…
More than 10,000 acres were added to Texas’ public hunting program, including at locations like Dinosaur Valley State Park and Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. @dallasnews dallasnews.com/news/natural-r…
This is actually my hyper specific journalism nightmare where someone finds my notebook after a public meeting but they see all my shorthand and ridiculous spelling errors
Intern attended his first town hall today and I found this sitting on his desk after
Big water news out of the #txlege dallasnews.com/news/politics/…
Nearly all of the 29 people who spoke during a public hearing on North Texas' water plan draft Monday called for the Marvin Nichols Reservoir to be dropped @dallasnews dallasnews.com/news/natural-r…
It's going to be unseasonably hot today with ERCOT projecting record-breaking peak demand this evening 🥵💡 @dallasnews dallasnews.com/news/2025/05/1…
Beautiful layout for that Post Malone story in @dallasnews today. dallasnews.com/arts-entertain…