In a statement posted on its website recently, the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) announced that RRC Commissioner Wayne Christian has directed the Delivering Oil and Gas Efficiently (DOGE) Task Force ...

AUSTIN Statewide and county crude oil and natural gas production for April 2026 reported in the tables below came from 158,173 oil wells and 83,387 gas wells. The RRC reports that preliminary total ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas said it has issued its first permit for a deep geo-pressured, geothermal well to Sage Geosystems in Atascosa County. Image by Astrid860 via iStock In a statement ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) revealed its latest preliminary crude oil and natural gas production figures in a statement posted on its website earlier this month. The preliminary reported ...

Republican Bo French is keeping Islam, immigration and LGBTQ+ issues at the fore of his campaign for Texas’ oil regulatory agency. Democratic foe Jon Rosenthal is betting on his technical expertise.

On December 17, 2024, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) adopted new comprehensive regulations governing the handling, storage, treatment, and disposal of oil and gas waste. The rules were ...

Texas regulators have completed the first overhaul of oilfield waste rules in over 40 years. The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) last month adopted revisions for Chapters 3 and 4 of its rules that ...

Thousands of abandoned oil wells in Texas pose an environmental threat, leaking toxic chemicals and sometimes even exploding. The Texas Railroad Commission, responsible for plugging these wells, is ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas and Texas General Land Office are removing six orphan gas wells from Baffin Bay.