Now, especially since HB40 took away local control, Texans need the Railroad Commission to reign in the oil and gas industry and protect our basic rights. Are you fed up with the our state regulators turning their backs while the oil and gas industry … [Read more...]
Frackquakes new Texas normal
Frackquakes new Texas normal. Thank you fracking: frackquakes new Texas normal. What's undisputable, however, is a new reality for Texans. They need to understand that "some parts of Texas are in earthquake country now," Mark Peterson, chief of the … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Texas Railroad Commission to start naming DFW earthquakes
The Texas Railroad Commission has just announced they will start naming DFW earthquakes. The Commission will follow the A to Z system used by the National Hurricane Center to name tropical storms. This morning Irving residents experienced … [Read more...]
Today in irony from the Railroad Commission of Texas
Brace yourself. This irony will burn. On the same day it was revealed that Texas Railroad Commission inspectors who try to enforce the rules get fired, Christi Craddick issued a press release declaring the commission will "explore" the need to … [Read more...]
Citizens meet in response to RRC inaction on fracking earthquakes
The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) needs to stop delaying and take swift action to protect North Texans from fracking earthquakes. At a recent town hall meeting in Azle Texas, residents called for fracking to stop while the RRC dodged answering … [Read more...]
At earthquake town hall meeting, Texans call for fracking to stop
Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Texas anymore. More than 800 rural Texans filled the high school auditorium in Azle last night. They came to a town hall held by the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) hoping to get answers about the recent … [Read more...]
Railroad Commission whistleblower sues agency for wrongful firing
An engineer who worked for the Texas Railroad Commission and was actually trying to do his job, claims he was fired because he filed a whistleblower complaint against his supervisor. Frederick Wright was promoted several times during his … [Read more...]
Railroad Commission updates well-integrity rule
The Texas Railroad Commission has updated Statewide Rule 13. Since this rule has had no major updates in the last 30 years--way before the 2002 wedding of horizontal drilling and fracking in my backyard--these are much needed improvements, they … [Read more...]
Irony at TX Lege as RRC bill passes Senate
Irony Alert: Senator Craig Estes tried to amend SB 212 to strip out one of the ethics provisions. Estes was highlighted in the Texas Observer article "Lifestyles of the Corrupt and Elected." The bill will change the RRC name to Texas Energy … [Read more...]
Attention Texas Railroad Commission: Size matters!
It's a proven fact that everything is bigger in Texas. Texas-sized is an expression that can be used in two ways: to describe something that is approximately the size of the U.S. state of Texas, or to describe something (usually but not always … [Read more...]
UPDATED: Hangmans Noose Photo Tweeted by Texas Railroad Commissioner Smitherman
He has gone too far. Update 2: Today I spoke with Smitherman's assistant and she confirmed that he was in the office yesterday afternoon so he retweeted this from a state computer. Maybe Smitherman should pay more attention to his … [Read more...]
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