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Search Warrant Highlights Debate Over Commission’s Enforcement

An environmental task force's recent push to obtain a warrant to search a Railroad Commission district office underscores the debate raging over the oil and gas agency's environmental enforcement.

By Dave Fehling, Houston Public MediaApril 3, 2013, 6:00 a.m. CentralUpdated April 3, 2013, 6:00 a.m. Central

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Search Warrant Highlights Debate Over Commission’s Enforcement

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<p><span>An environmental task force's recent push to obtain a warrant to search a Railroad Commission district office&nbsp;</span><span>underscores&nbsp;</span><span>the debate raging over the oil and gas agency's environmental enforcement.&nbsp;Read the full story at <a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2013/04/03/an-unusual-search-warrant-and-what-it-says-about-how-texas-regulates-drilling/">StateImpact Texas</a>.<a href="http://wp.me/p1ODOS-6Ck"><br /></a></span></p>
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An environmental task force's recent push to obtain a warrant to search a Railroad Commission district office underscores the debate raging over the oil and gas agency's environmental enforcement. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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