Posted on · Potential spills can take days or weeks to reach after a storm like Harvey, a Texas Railroad Commission representative told lawmakers
Posted on · Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton spoke with Houston Public Media about a variety of issues that will affect the future of the state's energy industry.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We learn how Pres. Trump's infrastructure plan could affect Houston. The Texas Railroad Commissioner talks about oil and gas expanding to new parts of the state. Then, we revisit the relationship between Houston's African-American community and the police. We get answers to your pet care questions. And MK Bower discusses the latest Houston sports news.
Posted on · Settling disputes between drillers is just one of the commission's functions; it also regulates huge swaths of the Texas oil, gas and mining industries
Posted on · CenterPoint Energy says its executives will discuss the impact of the recently-passed tax cuts during an earnings call in late February
Posted on · A spill occurred at Kinder Morgan's Pasadena Terminal on Saturday due to large volumes of rain from Harvey.
Posted on · "We are at a standstill."
Posted on · There’s growing concern over thousands of “abandoned” oil & gas wells. Some are near Houston and worry homeowners who use well-water.
Posted on · A couple hundred jobs could eventually be eliminated as an industry is coming to an end in a small town north of Houston.
Posted on · In Austin, a combative hearing over whether the way Texas regulates the oil & gas industry needs some major improvement. One message: Don’t mess with the Railroad Commission.
Posted on · The Texas commission that regulates oil and gas is protecting the industry….instead of Texans. That’s what one group will tell a state panel next week that could recommend big changes.
Posted on · The price of oil will be higher next year than it is now and regulation won’t kill the industry. Those are two takeaways from one of the state’s top oil and gas officials.
Posted on · Among the many side effects of the drop in oil prices has been the issue of oil companies abandoning their drilling sites around Texas. Chris Tomlinson of the Houston Chronicle recently wrote about how taxpayers might end up paying to clean up these sites. And he tells Michael Hagerty why many of these companies are […]
Posted on · Major contests on the ballot include an open seat on the Texas Railroad Commission and the Democratic nomination in the Harris County Sheriff’s race.
Posted on · Data just released from the government show greenhouse gas emissions have ticked up a bit nationwide. In Texas, there’s concern about a growing source of one greenhouse gas in particular: methane.