KPRC Houston | Royalty checks shrivel in Texas as oil, gas prices tumble KPRC Houston Once-lucrative royalty checks for mineral rights owners across Texas are shriveling as oil and natural gas prices tumble. U.S. crude prices ended the week falling after Goldman Sachs said a global price of oil could push prices as low as $20 a barrel. As oil, gas prices shrivel, royalties are drying up, too |