The Railroad Commission needs to be more proactive on pipeline safety. We need to utilize data and risk analysis to help ...

As with many things, Texas was slow to the railroad boom for reasons similar to political positions today - fears of capitalistic overpowering and federal oversight created large waves of pushback.

State Rep. Jon Rosenthal, D-Houston, walks to the Texas Capitol as he and other Democratic lawmakers prepare to return to the Texas House following a two-week quorum break in protest of a new ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Railroad Commission has scheduled a public prehearing conference next month to consider ExxonMobil’s proposed Rose Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Jefferson County, a ...

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A Texas Railroad Commissioner candidate is in hot water after flipping her candidacy from Democrat to Republican—just days after fundraising from Democratic donors. Katherine Culbert, a process safety ...

Winter has arrived, and inspectors with the Railroad Commission are making sure energy facilities are prepared for the season. As mandated by legislation passed in the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri in ...