Railroad Commission /tags/railroad-commission Railroad Commission en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:03:45 GMT Meet the candidates running to oversee Texas' oil and gas industry /energy-environment/2024-10-30/meet-candidates-running-oversee-texas-oil-and-gas-industry-railroad-commission The three challengers seeking to unseat Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick focus on different issues, but share a common critique of the state's oil and gas regulator. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:03:45 GMT /energy-environment/2024-10-30/meet-candidates-running-oversee-texas-oil-and-gas-industry-railroad-commission Mose Buchele Texas oil and gas regulator Wayne Christian wins GOP nomination to seek re-election /politics/2022-05-25/texas-oil-and-gas-regulator-wayne-christian-wins-gop-nomination-to-seek-re-election In winning the GOP primary runoff election, Christian fended off a surprise challenge from West Texas-based attorney Sarah Stogner. Wed, 25 May 2022 13:08:28 GMT /politics/2022-05-25/texas-oil-and-gas-regulator-wayne-christian-wins-gop-nomination-to-seek-re-election Mose Buchele Incumbents Ken Paxton, Wayne Christian win Republican primaries /politics/2022-05-25/incumbents-ken-paxton-wayne-christian-win-republican-primaries The Republican nominees will seek re-election against their Democratic opponents in November. Wed, 25 May 2022 12:53:22 GMT /politics/2022-05-25/incumbents-ken-paxton-wayne-christian-win-republican-primaries Julián Aguilar One In 10 Permian Basin Flares Are Spewing Methane Into The Air, Environmental Defense Fund Says /energy-environment/2020-07-27/one-in-10-permian-basin-flares-are-spewing-methane-into-the-air-environmental-defense-fund-says The amount of methane that fossil fuel companies burn off in Texas as a waste product could power every home in the state, according to some estimates.� Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2020-07-27/one-in-10-permian-basin-flares-are-spewing-methane-into-the-air-environmental-defense-fund-says Mose Buchele 'It's A Joke': Flaring Expert Finds Big Problems In Report From Texas Oil And Gas Regulator /energy-environment/2020-02-24/its-a-joke-flaring-expert-finds-big-problems-in-report-from-texas-oil-and-gas-regulator The amount of natural gas that oil companies burn off in Texas as a waste product could power every home in the state. It’s an industry practice known as� Mon, 24 Feb 2020 17:52:20 GMT /energy-environment/2020-02-24/its-a-joke-flaring-expert-finds-big-problems-in-report-from-texas-oil-and-gas-regulator Mose Buchele