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Company that wants to build oilfield dump in East Texas gave $53,750 in campaign donations to regulators

McBride Operating LLC and its owner, Joseph McBride, contributed to the political campaigns of the three commissioners on the Texas Railroad Commission now considering his request.

Veterans Treatment Court judge serves last graduation docket after presiding 10+ years

Judge Wayne Christian served his last docket Wednesday after being on the bench since the court’s conception. He has helped 773 veterans through pre-trial diversion services.

Republican Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian wins reelection

Christian chairs the three-member board that oversees Texas’ oil and gas industry.

Wayne Christian retracts “only Christian on the ballot” slogan after outcry from Jewish opponent Luke Warford

Christian, who’s running for reelection to the Texas Railroad Commission, said he did not realize Warford was Jewish and would stop using the slogan, which he’s used for previous campaigns.

Luke Warford tries to break the Republican hold on the Railroad Commission by focusing on the power grid and climate change

One of three seats on the Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees the oil and gas industry, is up for grabs this election. Democrat Luke Warford is betting his campaign on the issues of electric grid reliability, regulatory enforcement and reducing emissions.

Texas Dem railroad commission candidate releases ad targeting Spanish speakers

Luke Warford, the Democratic candidate for Texas Railroad Commission, released a Spanish language ad Thursday reiterating the primary message of his campaign — that the current board members of the railroad commission did not do enough to protect Texans during the winter storm of 2021.

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Sarah Stogner, former GOP candidate for railroad commissioner, backs Democratic nominee in November’s election

Sarah Stogner endorses Luke Warford over Wayne Christian in Texas Railroad Commissioner race.

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Sarah Stogner, former GOP candidate for railroad commissioner, backs Democratic nominee in November’s election

Stogner, who lost in a Republican primary runoff to incumbent Wayne Christian, said she’s endorsing Luke Warford.

Texas gas companies face fines up to $1 million for failing to prepare for extreme weather

Critics are skeptical about whether the new rules by the Railroad Commission will prevent another catastrophe like the power grid disaster in February 2021.

Wayne Christian secures GOP nomination for another term on the commission regulating Texas’ oil and gas industry

Christian beat Sarah Stogner in the Republican primary runoff for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission after she accused him of corruption during the campaign.

End of the Bush era? Democratic men in trouble? 5 things to watch during Texas’ primary runoffs

Tuesday’s elections will solidify the major parties’ statewide tickets and have national political implications.

West Texas rancher pours $2 million into Sarah Stogner’s underdog campaign for statewide oil and gas board seat

Ashley Watt, who owns a 75,000-acre ranch in the Permian Basin, is helping bankroll a substantial TV ad buy in the final two weeks before Stogner faces the Railroad Commission’s chair, Wayne Christian, in the runoff.

Sarah Stogner Has a Lot to Say for Herself

The Texas Railroad Commission candidate stripped down in a campaign ad to get attention for her issues—and landed a spot in the May 24 Republican runoff.

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In Railroad Commission runoff, GOP candidates court North Texas voters — who want them to change agency’s confusing name

Incumbent Wayne Christian and oil and gas lawyer Sarah Stogner pitched voters in Paris, Texas, ahead of the May 24 election. Early voting runs May 16-20.

The Dead Sea of West Texas Just Got Deadlier

Dangerous gas leaking from an abandoned well has become an issue in the colorful Railroad Commission runoff election.

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Analysis: A power test for Texas voters

After last winter’s near-statewide electric blackouts, Texas lawmakers went after regulators they deemed responsible but tiptoed around the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil and gas. Now voters have a chance, if they want it, to send the state a message.

Capital Highlights — Several races headed to runoffs

A number of statewide races are headed for a May 24 runoff after the votes were tallied in the March 1 primary.Topping the ballot in the Republican races is the contest for attorney general, where inc[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

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Wayne Christian, incumbent commissioner overseeing oil and gas industry, is headed to a runoff

The chair of the Texas Railroad Commission fell short of winning at least 50% of the vote and will face oil and gas attorney Sarah Stogner in May.

A semi-nude video, corruption allegations and a fatal crash roil GOP primary for Texas Railroad Commission

The oldest state regulatory agency, in charge of how oil and gas are produced and transported, doesn’t typically attract much attention at election time. This year is different.

One Candidate Shows Her Breasts. Another Dies Tragically. A Third Is Accused of Graft.

The campaign for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, usually a low-profile affair, is getting more attention—and that’s a good thing.

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How Texas’ power grid failed in 2021 — and who’s responsible for preventing a repeat

In the state’s power grid, electricity and natural gas are co-dependent. Here’s how the winter storm last year broke the system.

Analysis: March primaries in Texas lead to November — some with a stop in May

Early voting starts on Monday, and the primaries are on March 1. But some recent polling foreshadows May runoffs for some offices high on the Texas ballot.

Texas energy company threatens to cut off plants powering 400,000 homes

One of Texas’ largest power providers asked state regulators to force the Dallas-based pipeline company Energy Transfer to continue natural gas service to its power plants.Luminant Corp. says that Energy Transfer has threatened to stop providing natural gas to its plants as soon as Monday because of $21.6 million in fees related to last February's winter storm, according to a report from WFAA.Why it matters: Luminant power plants provide energy to 400,000 Texas homes, businesses, schools and hos

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Texas pipeline company walks back threat to cut off gas to power plants

After threatening to cut off fuel to power plants, a Texas pipeline company said it will continue selling natural gas to the plants through March.

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400,000 Texas homes and businesses could lose power over financial dispute between energy companies

Vistra Corp. asked the Railroad Commission of Texas to prevent Energy Transfer LP from cutting off fuel to five of its power plants on Monday. Vistra said the power supply to at least 400,000 homes and businesses could be impacted.

Texas regulators pass rule aimed at preventing natural gas producers from having power cut off during future winter storms

But Texas oil and gas regulators addressed only part of the problem that led millions of Texans to lose power for days after February’s winter storm, and gas producers likely won’t be required to weatherize until 2023.

Democrat running for Texas agency that regulates the energy industry focusing his campaign on furor over power grid failure

Luke Warford, a 32-year-old former Texas Democratic Party staffer, is challenging Republican incumbent Wayne Christian for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission.

Forum: Texas' carbon capture technology should be expanded

This is an opportunity for the U.S. to set the bar for carbon capture technologies and standards through free enterprise and innovation.

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When the power went out, Texas oil and gas regulators rushed to defend the industry’s image

When the power went out for Marsha Hendler on February 15, she rushed to her downtown San Antonio office to ride out the winter storm....

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When the power went out, Texas oil and gas regulators rushed to defend the industry’s image

When the power went out for Marsha Hendler on Feb. 15, she rushed to her downtown San Antonio office to ride out the winter storm. Thankful to find the electricity and heat still on, she typed out an email to the elected officials who regulate her small, independent oil and gas company.

ERCOT: No energy source was safe from this week’s winter storm

SAN ANTONIO – Top officials of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the agency that regulates the state’s electric grid, said Friday that no energy source was safe from the massive winter storm this week. AdThat choice kept the state’s electric grid from a possible catastrophic blackout, ERCOT officials previously said. (KSAT)The deadly storm has reignited arguments about the state’s energy plan, including whether it over invested in renewable energy sources. Still, wind energy accounts for less than a quarter of the state’s electricity, a figure that is lower in winter months, ERCOT officials said. AdThat supply, according to ERCOT officials, would have been just as vulnerable to the elements.

Pipeline giant sues Railroad Commission, alleging lax oversight of natural gas flaring

A natural gas flare burns in Pecos County in West Texas. State regulations allow producers to flare gas for up to 10 days after they're done drilling an oil or gas well. But the commission ultimately approved Exco’s flaring extension request 2-to-1 on Aug. 6 with Commission Chairman Wayne Christian casting the lone dissenting vote. He added that it didn't make sense economically for the commission to force Exco to go through the motions to sell natural gas when it brings such a low price. “Natural gas flaring has long been recognized as wasteful and environmentally harmful,” the company said in its petition.

‘Serial thief’ who posed as cop, targeted elderly, sentenced to 4 years in jail

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man who repeatedly posed as a law enforcement officer to solicit clients for his lawn care and fencing company has been sentenced to four years in jail. Judge Wayne Christian referred to 45-year-old Carlos Elizondo as a "serial thief" while sentencing him late last month. An SAPD report filed in early November indicates that Elizondo and his wife, Kara, have a "fixation" with the detective assigned to Elizondo's theft cases. Elizondo told officers that he now knows the name of the detective's son from searching Facebook and that he attends the same church as them. San Antonio residents who believe they have been victimized by Elizondo may call SAPD North Property Crimes at 210-207-7658.

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