Los Angeles TimesFederal regulators push for improved oil train safety measuresLos Angeles TimesFacing a surge of oil train crashes caused by track defects over the last three years, the Federal Railroad Administration said Friday it was taking steps to im …

House Backs Repeal of Crude Oil Export BanTexas TribuneJoe Barton, R-Ennis, and Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, rounded up an overwhelming majority of House votes on Friday to back a bill repealing the nation's long-standing ban on exporting domestic crude oi …