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Abbott: three new oil-theft laws will give Texas 'the full weight of the law' in the Permian Basin
Summary
At a Permian Basin event, Gov. Greg Abbott credited local lawmakers and signed measures he said establish a DPS oil-field theft unit, a petroleum-theft task force and tools to authorize confiscation and inspection of suspect loads, increasing penalties for theft.
Speaking in Midland, Governor Greg Abbott credited local lawmakers for passing three measures he said will crack down on rising oilfield theft in the Permian Basin. He listed the measures as House Bill 48, which he said "establishes an oil field theft prevention unit" in the Texas Department of Public Safety; Senate Bill 498, which establishes a theft-of-petroleum-products task…
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