Wayne Christian retracts โonly Christian on the ballotโ slogan after outcry from Jewish opponent Luke Warford
Christian, whoโs running for reelection to the Texas Railroad Commission, said he did not realize Warford was Jewish and would stop using the slogan, which heโs 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.
West Texas rancher pours $2 million into Sarah Stognerโs 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 Commissionโs chair, Wayne Christian, in the runoff.
Analysis: A power test for Texas voters
After last winterโs 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.
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 Februaryโs winter storm, and gas producers likely wonโt be required to weatherize until 2023.
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When the power went out, Texas oil and gas regulators rushed to defend the industryโs 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.
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ERCOT: No energy source was safe from this weekโs winter storm
SAN ANTONIO โ Top officials of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the agency that regulates the stateโs electric grid, said Friday that no energy source was safe from the massive winter storm this week. AdThat choice kept the stateโs electric grid from a possible catastrophic blackout, ERCOT officials previously said. (KSAT)The deadly storm has reignited arguments about the stateโs energy plan, including whether it over invested in renewable energy sources. Still, wind energy accounts for less than a quarter of the stateโs 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.
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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 Excoโs 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. โNatural gas flaring has long been recognized as wasteful and environmentally harmful,โ the company said in its petition.
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โSerial thiefโ who posed as cop, targeted elderly, sentenced to 4 years in jail
SAN ANTONIO โ 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.