The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

The Texas Railroad Commission voted Tuesday to immediately suspend a permit that allowed a defiant Houston operator to inject oil field wastewater deep underground in an area of West Texas plagued ...

Texas Railroad Commission chair running for Texas Comptroller Christi Craddick made the announcement Friday on her Facebook page. To stream NewsWest9 on your phone, you need the NewsWest9 app.

Dec. 17—AUSTIN — After extensive reviews of public comments and stakeholder input, the Railroad Commission of Texas has adopted a significant overhaul of rules regulating oil and gas waste ...

Based in Odessa, Texas, the Odessa American was founded in 1940. Odessa American 700 N. Grant Ave., Suite 800 Odessa, TX 79761-4590 (432) 337-4661 ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas hasn’t had anything to do with railroads for almost two decades and, for advocates of government transparency, the agency’s name is not just a harmless ...

The Texas Railroad Commission needs $100 million to fix leaks and erupting wells. Well control specialist Hawk Dunlap returns from the base of a geyser of produced water, in Toyah, Texas.

The Railroad Commission of Texas, founded in 1891, is the oldest regulatory agency in the state. Oil industry regulation was added to its mandate in the early 20th century.

Christi Craddick, chair of the Texas Railroad Commission, speaks to delegates at the 2024 Texas GOP Convention in San Antonio on May 25, 2024. Craddick is up for reelection this year.

Commission Shift’s executive director, Virginia Palacios, moderates a Texas Railroad Commission candidate forum with Libertarian Hawk Dunlap, Democrat Katherine Culbert and Green Party candidate ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas is investigating the 5.1-magnitude earthquake that rattled much of West Texas Monday night.

The Railroad Commission of Texas, the governmental agency tasked with overseeing oil and gas production in the state, is investigating the 5.1-magnitude earthquake that rattled much of West Texas ...