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Additional Councilors-at-Large Appointed to the Advisory Board

Henry M. Wise, P.G., C.P.G., President of the AIPG Texas Section, announced today that in a move to widen the representation of AIPG in Texas, three additional Councilors-at-Large were just appointed from a field of candidates during and confirmed after deliberations of the February AIPG Texas Section Board Teleconference. These are: G. Boyd Handley, Jr., P.G., JD., C.P.G., Houston.....in District IV Hughbert Collier, Ph.D., P.G., C.P.G., Stephenville.....in District III Kevin J. Smart, Ph.D., P.G., C.P.G., San Antonio......in District II On another matter, President Wise announced that Glen Collier, P.G., C.P.G. is retiring from the Advisory Board and will be [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T17:51:43-05:00February 27th, 2019|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report

The Texas State Legislature is now in session and bills are being filed and worked on. New information is listed in bold (four new bills listed): HB 223, by Reynolds, Relating to the funding through greenhouse gas emissions fees of energy efficiency programs administered by certain utilities; authorizing a fee. Referred to State Affairs, 2/19/2019. For more information go to: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=86R&Bill=HB223 HB 225, by Reynolds, Relating to the analysis of inspection and maintenance requirements for air quality permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain oil and gas facilities. Regulates fugitive emissions from all oil field equipment, the [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T17:52:17-05:00February 25th, 2019|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report

The Texas State Legislature is now in session and bills are being filed and worked on. New information is listed in bold (four new bills listed): Texas House Bills: HB 223, by Reynolds, Relating to the funding through greenhouse gas emissions fees of energy efficiency programs administered by certain utilities; authorizing a fee. Filed 11/12/2018. For more information go to: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/history.aspx?LegSess=86R&Bill=HB223 HB 225, by Reynolds, Relating to the analysis of inspection and maintenance requirements for air quality permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain oil and gas facilities. Regulates fugitive emissions from all oil field [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T17:52:43-05:00February 19th, 2019|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG National Executive Committee Meeting Held in San Antonio, Texas

The AIPG National Executive Committee Meeting was held on February 2nd in San Antonio, Texas. State hosts for the meeting included: Henry M. Wise, P.G., C.P.G., President, AIPG Texas Section, who reported on the status of the Sunset Commission's Review; Michael D. Campbell, P.G., P.H., C.P.G., Vice-President - Eastern Texas of the AIPG Texas Section and M. David Campbell, P.G., AIPG-TX.org Webmaster demonstrated the new Texas Section management tool; Wesley McCoy, P.G., Texas Board of Professional Geologists reported on the TBPG view of the Sunset Commission's activities to date; and Dennis Anderson, C.P.G., P.E. discussed ASBOG activities. J. L. [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T17:54:17-05:00February 13th, 2019|AIPG-TX News|

The Texas Sunset Commission’s Work has been Completed, for Now. Waiting on Possible Activities of the 86th Texas Legislature

Jennifer Jones, of the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission (TSAC), reports that with the start of the 86th Texas Legislature, the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission's review work for the current cycle has been completed, and that there will be no further activities regarding current agencies sent through the SAC email lists. Instead, you may follow the Legislature's progress on Sunset bills at the TSAC 86th Legislature page and through Texas Legislature Online. You can also follow Sunset on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for occasional updates. At the conclusion of the 86th Legislative Session, Sunset’s website will be updated with information [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T17:58:00-05:00February 9th, 2019|AIPG-TX News|

Texas Energy Profile

In case you didn't know the details: Texas leads the nation in energy production, primarily from crude oil and natural gas, providing more than one-fifth of U.S. domestically-produced energy.1 Second only to Alaska in total land area, Texas stretches about 800 miles at its widest points both east to west and north to south.2 Crude oil and natural gas fields are present across the entire state, and Coal (Lignite) is found in bands that outcrop across the eastern Texas coastal plain and in other coal-producing areas in the north-central and southwestern parts of the state.3,4 Texas also has abundant [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:04:43-05:00January 19th, 2019|AIPG-TX News|

Texas AIPG Team Produces Series of Publications over Past Two Years

Michael D. Campbell (AIPG-TX VP-Eastern Texas), Henry M. Wise (AIPG-TX President), Roger W. Lee (AIPG-TX Councilor-at-Large), Glen Collier (AIPG-TX Councilor-at-Large), M. David Campbell (AIPG-TX Webmaster), and others have produced a number of papers over the past two years. Some are chapters/sections in papers and some are stand-alone papers for the Energy Minerals Division (AAPG), while others are papers based on earlier I2M-precursor projects involving: brine contamination of rural groundwater in Ohio; uranium, thorium, and REE in Alaska; siderite in Oklahoma-Arkansas; editorials to encourage professional geologists to publish in the new open-access journals involving: media and academic bias against uranium [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:09:04-05:00January 14th, 2019|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG Field Trip to Canyon Dam Gorge & San Pedro Springs – February 3, 2019

NOTICE: FIELD TRIP IS NOW BOOKED UP (FULL) and REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. Attention all AIPG Texas Members: A field trip is to be held to examine the fascinating structural geology, as well as the sedimentology and stratigraphy of the Glen Rose formation, in the Canyon Dam Gorge near New Braunfels. This will be held in connection with the AIPG National Board Meeting to be held in San Antonio. This field trip offers an opportunity for face-time with your National and local section AIPG Board Members. We will also visit historic San Pedro Springs, the original site of the settlement of [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:10:24-05:00December 20th, 2018|AIPG-TX News|

Update on SunSet Commission Activities

New Information (November 19, 2018) from TBPG on the Sunset decision: (here). Based on information provided by Henry Wise, AIPG Texas Section President, who was present in Austin for the Sunset decision along with members representing the Texas Geoscience Council and the HGS, and others, the following are the details behind the Sunset Advisory Commission's decision, which also contains 12 recommendations to the TBPG: 1) The first vote, which failed with 8 No to 4 Yes, was to abolish the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) and transfer the regulation of geoscientists to the Texas Board of Professional Engineers [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:16:33-05:00November 8th, 2018|AIPG-TX News|

Bruce Darling has been Appointed District II AIPG Texas Section Representative

Henry M. Wise, P.G., C.P.G., President, AIPG Texas Section, and Rima Petrossian, P.G., Ph.D., Vice-President - Western Texas, AIPG Texas Section, have just announced the appointment of Bruce K. Darling, P.G., Ph.D., C.P.G. as the District II AIPG Texas Section Representative. This District covers the San Antonio and south Texas. Dr. Darling is well-known in Texas for his work over the years in industry, in teaching, and in consulting for a variety of clients. For more, see (here).

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:17:08-05:00October 7th, 2018|AIPG-TX News|

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