Texas road conversion and crude transport logistics raise safety and regulatory concerns

Texas road conversion and crude transport logistics raise safety and regulatory concerns The passage outlines routine infrastructure decisions and industry statistics about oil transport by road, barge, rail, and pipeline. It mentions no specific wrongdoing, financial flows, or high‑level officials beyond generic agency spokespeople, offering little actionable investigative lead. Key insights: Texas DOT converting 83 miles of road to gravel in oil‑boom counties.; Port of Victoria moving 1.6 M barrels/month of Eagle Ford crude via barge.; North Dakota rail moves 69 % of state’s crude output.