Craddick told The Texas Tribune in a live interview that a global price war and the coronavirus pandemic will continue hampering the state’s economy and budget.
Christi Craddick
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas agency won’t cut oil production despite cratering prices
Two global crises have brought unusual attention to Texas oil regulators, who decided against taking action some producers wanted. One regulator said, “Politics win, Texans lose.”
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Texas Legislature 2019
Analysis: A rumor of a game of succession in the Texas Senate
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has done his best to knock down rumors he might take a job with the Trump administration. That hasn’t stopped talk about what might happen if he leaves his current job.
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Energy
Railroad commissioners voice doubts that Permian Basin flaring is more prevalent than reported
The Environmental Defense Fund concluded that oil producers burned off more natural gas than they reported to the state. But Texas officials expressed skepticism of those findings during a state Senate hearing Wednesday.
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Energy
Report: Permian Basin oil producers flaring more natural gas than they told the state
An analysis of government satellite data by the Environmental Defense Fund shows that the amount of natural gas that energy companies burned off in 2017 is twice as high as what they reported to state regulators.
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State Government
Did Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick break the law by pushing out the agency director? The attorney general can’t say.
Whether Christi Craddick violated the law last year in pushing the Texas Railroad Commission’s executive director out of her post is “not a question we can resolve,” Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote in an opinion released Thursday.
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Guides
Hey, Texplainer: Did the Railroad Commission chairwoman fire its executive director?
After two members of the Railroad Commission’s board sparred over the fate of the agency’s executive director, questions arose about decision-making and transparency within the state agency.
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State Government
Texas railroad commissioner wants AG to weigh in on board chair’s actions
Two days after Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton and the board’s chair, Christi Craddick, clashed publicly at a state meeting, Sitton is asking Attorney General Ken Paxton to weigh in on his colleague’s actions.
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Energy
Craddick seeking another term on Railroad Commission
Craddick’s announcement means that every non-judicial statewide official in Texas — all of them Republicans — has plans to seek re-election next year.
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Politics
Reports: Most statewide officials in strong financial shape
Most of Texas’ top state leaders tallied some formidable numbers in their latest campaign finance reports.
