Oil and gas wells are leaking in such spectacular fashion that on several occasions fixing a single well has become a multi-million-dollar operation for the Texas Railroad Commission. Onshore wells ...

The latest Texas Railroad Commission news from The Texas Tribune. By Ayden Runnels March 26, 2025 She served on the Texas Railroad Commission, and was the first woman elected Austin mayor.

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 ...

But Houston-based disposal company Blackbuck Resources pressed on, even after the Texas Railroad Commission banned the practice in places with more frequent seismic activity. More than a year ...

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

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Railroad Commission Chair, Christi Craddick, has announced she is running for Texas Comptroller, according to a news release Friday. Craddick said serving more than a ...

Keeton Strayhorn served as Austin's mayor from 1977 until 1993. She served on the Texas Railroad Commission in the 1990s before being elected as Texas Comptroller in 1998. She was the first woman ...