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The Railroad Commission reports Texas produced over 2 billion barrels of oil in 2024, crossing the 2-billion-barrel threshold ...

She has served on the Railroad Commission, which regulates the state's oil and gas industry, since 2012. It has faced growing challenges in recent years as the commission contends with the ...

Wright added that the railroad commission has several pilot programs to clean that oilfield water and use it to irrigate properties.

AUSTIN, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – The Railroad Commission of Texas announced the first overhaul of its waste management rules in 40 ...

The latest Texas Railroad Commission news from The Texas Tribune. By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News March 18, 2025 The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems ...

which established a five-member enforcement board known as the Interstate Commerce Commission, largely in response to public demand that the railroads' conduct should be constrained. Railroad ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Christi Craddick, the chair of the Railroad Commission of Texas, and Don Huffines, a Texas businessman and former state Senator, both launched their campaign for Texas ...