The three-member board oversees Texas’ oil and gas industry. The agency has faced criticism over safety concerns linked to ...

The name of the Texas oil and gas regulatory agency — unlike its peers in other states — has nothing to do with fossil fuels or natural resources. The Railroad Commission of Texas hasn’t had anything ...

The Texas Railroad Commission has urgently requested an additional $100 million in emergency funding from state lawmakers as it faces an escalating crisis of leaking and erupting oil wells.

When the Texas oil industry took off in the early 1900s, state lawmakers saw a lot of similarities between the regulation of railroad and of pipelines. After all, they are both fixed pieces of ...

When the Texas Railroad Commission was created in 1891, regulating trains was part of its mission. The state agency’s duties ...

On July 15, Texas ... of complex state and federal pipeline safety regulations. For a time, she worked for Commission Shift, a nonprofit watchdog organization that monitors the Railroad Commission.

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - This week’s Mark in Texas History takes a look at the power of transportation, especially by train. The Angelina and Neches River Railroad was a key part of developing the ...

Abandoned wells in the Permian Basin are increasingly erupting with briney, polluted water. The Texas Railroad Commission says it needs emergency money to respond. Audio recording is automated for ...

an oil well control specialist in West Texas and Eddie Espinoza, a retired school teacher and veteran of the Green Party. The Railroad Commission is the oldest state regulatory agency, formed in ...