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The Railroad Commission of Texas, which regulates oil and gas drilling and disposal wells, agreed in June to give Midland standing to challenge the permits. The case will go before a Railroad ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas, the governmental agency tasked ... a magnitude 5.1 quake that originated 28 miles north of Midland and shook cities and towns across the western part of the ...

An array of pumpjacks operate near the site of a new oil and gas well being drilled Friday, April 8, 2022 in Midland. The oddly named Texas Railroad Commission regulates the state's fossil fuel ...

MIDLAND, Texas – Two veterans and their wives are suing the railroad company whose train hit a truck carrying wounded veterans and their spouses during a parade in Texas. The lawsuit filed ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas -- of course ... Tom Craddick, a Republican who represents oil-rich Midland in West Texas, opposed the moves in the past and wonders now what the cost of changing ...

MIDLAND An East Texas holding company’s ... Styled Kelton et al vs. the Texas Railroad Commission, the suit has been combined with one filed by Mabee Ranch Royalty Partnership President John ...

MIDLAND, Texas — The railroad crossing at Garfield St. and Business 20 in Midland is back open after it was damaged Thursday, according to NewsWest 9 on scene. A low-boy trailer damaged the ...

The city of Midland reached a settlement this week ... know Pilot was planning to submit applications with the Railroad Commission of Texas to drill 18 disposal wells in the vicinity of the ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Two Army veterans and their wives on Wednesday sued the railroad company whose train ... It was filed in Midland, where the crash happened. The veterans have not asked ...