AUSTIN The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 756 original drilling permits in October 2025. The total includes 654 to drill new oil or gas wells, 6 to re-enter plugged wellbores, 22 field ...

Austin tiptoed through the Civil War. The major battlefields lay hundreds of miles away. Much of the Texas capital's business was put on hold. Union and Confederate sympathizers skirmished in the Hill ...

Large electrical transmission lines are pictured in a new housing development in South Arlington, Wednesday, February 17, 2021. The Texas Railroad Commission is set to vote on weatherization standards ...

One race that is drawing unusual attention is the state's Railroad Commission. Despite the name, the three members on the commission have nothing to do with railroads and everything to do with ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas has been called one of the most consequential climate-related offices in the country. Democrat Luke Warford is challenging incumbent Wayne Christian for his seat. If ...

Texans will vote this fall on who should regulate the state’s oil and gas industry, one of the biggest fossil fuel industries in the world. (Gabriel C. Pérez | KUT News) This election season Texans ...

(TNS) — As seismic activity continues to shake up West Texans, the Railroad Commission is turning to increasingly powerful technology to address the issue. The agency is turning to artificial ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Former Austin mayor, Texas railroad commissioner and Texas comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn died on Wednesday at the age of 85. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson confirmed the news of Keeton ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Former Austin mayor, Texas railroad commissioner and Texas comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn died on Wednesday at the age of 85. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson confirmed the news of Keeton ...