The Texas Railroad Commission voted Tuesday to immediately suspend a permit that allowed a defiant Houston operator to inject ...

Texas lawmakers passed a suite of bills that officials said are crucial to combat losses in the state’s largest oil field.

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AUSTIN, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Railroad Commission of Texas has launched the State Tracking and Reporting, known as LoneSTAR, which is a project that is aimed at increasing efficiencies at the ...

The Texas Railroad Commission had called for an emergency suspension of Blackbuck Resources’ water disposal well operations ...

The name of the Texas oil and gas regulatory agency—unlike its peers in other states—has nothing to do with fossil fuels or natural resources. The Railroad Commission of Texas hasn’t had ...

One of the most important elections this year for Texas’ economy and environment is for the Railroad Commission, a state agency with a misleading name that serves the oil and gas industry more ...

The oddly named Texas Railroad Commission regulates the state's fossil fuel industry. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP, File)(Eli Hartman / ASSOCIATED PRESS) When the Texas Railroad Commission ...

Texas is inching closer to adopting revised oil and gas waste management rules for the first time in four decades. The Railroad Commission of Texas announced the draft rule at its Aug. 15 meeting ...

“Even the simplest well can take time,” said Nicholas Harrel, a state managed plugger with the Texas Railroad Commission. From the air, the wells look like pinpricks across the Texas landscap ...