The Railroad Commission’s program for sealing orphan oil and gas wells will get an additional $100 million over the next two ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas hasn’t had anything to do with railroads for almost ... A bill passed the state Senate in 2011 that would have changed the agency’s name to the Texas Oil ...

Most of the state’s oil comes from the Permian Basin, ... Texas Railroad Commission candidates Katherine Culbert, Hawk Dunlap and Eddie Espinoza at the Oct. 16 candidates' forum.

Sarah Stogner announced Saturday at The Texas Tribune Festival that she is mounting her second campaign for the Texas Railroad Commission — this time, leaving the Republican Party to run as a ...

The Texas Oil and Gas Association said the oil and gas industry does plenty for Texas taxpayers. It said in a report last week that the industry paid $27.3 billion in state taxes and royalties in ...

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 Comptroller after the ...

Starting Monday when early voting kicks off, Texans will choose who they want as the state's next railroad commissioner — a race that typically doesn't garner much attention for an office that ...

One of the most important elections this year for Texas’ economy and environment is for the Railroad Commission, a state agency with a misleading name that serves the oil and gas industry more ...

PALESTINE -- The City Council has agreed to loan $500,000 to the Texas State Railroad Authority to help keep the historic East Texas tourist train running.

Most of the state’s oil comes from the Permian Basin, a 75,000-square-mile region that stretches from eastern New Mexico and covers most of West Texas. Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick ...