Recommended Videos The chair of the powerful and deceptively named Texas Railroad Commission is defending her seat this November at a time when the state’s oil and gas industry is booming but ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - The City of Longview has always been connected to railways and, at one time, had three depots. Now there is one, and today it is one of the busiest stations in the state. The ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Police are investigating after a Union Pacific train crashed into a car in Round Rock Sunday morning. According to police, the crash happened at 7 a.m. at the intersection of ...

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 ...

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 ...

From Longview City Hall to her church and attorneys' office, the galleries' placement in the Longview community are ones the mayor hopes to reach residents. If you’ve thought of adopting older, ...

This election season Texans will, yet again, have an opportunity most people in the U.S. do not have: They will vote on who should regulate the state ... Texas. The three members of the Texas ...

Incumbent Christi Craddick is touting the health of the Texas energy industry and its impact on the economy. Her top opponent says regulation on the commission is too lax. Commission Shift’s ...