Austin American-Statesman: Why Texas officials decided not to levy penalties after pipeline leak

June 15 — A buried pipeline running across a Fayette County ranch was leaking, and at least 42 barrels, or 1,700 gallons, of liquid gas containing a known carcinogen were seeping into the ground and possibly making their way into the Central Texas water table. The landowner told the company that owned the pipeline of an unusual odor and dying mesquite trees.

— Austin American-Statesman