Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter on Monday became the second of the state’s three oil and gas regulators to raise concerns that Russia is waging a misinformation campaign against hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.
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Tainted Well Prompts Free Speech Dispute
A tainted water well in North Texas has already stirred national debate about the impacts of oil and gas production. Now it stars in a free speech dispute that has landed in the Texas Supreme Court.
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On Climate Rules, Texas Regulators Look Beyond Litigation
Texas should not bank on legal action to free itself from the Obama administration’s proposal to tackle climate change, two state regulators said Friday at a Public Utility Commission workshop.
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Christi Craddick: The TT Interview
The Railroad Commission’s new chairman on the agency’s dual role as an industry watchdog and champion, the push to ban fracking in Denton and the commission’s efforts on earthquakes and disposal wells.
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Disposal Well Plan Seen as First Step in Addressing Earthquakes
Two candidates for the Railroad Commission welcomed the agency’s newly proposed requirements for disposal well applications, saying they were a good first step in addressing the spate of earthquakes that have shaken up parts of North Texas.
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Pipeline Proposal Prompts Eminent Domain Debate
Landowners and pipeline companies are closely scrutinizing proposed rules aimed at clearing up confusion over a status that gives pipeline companies the right to claim private property using eminent domain.
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Denton Fracking Ban Could Spur Legal Clash
A North Texas town’s effort to ban hydraulic fracturing may prompt an unprecedented showdown between two powerful rights: a city’s authority to shape development and mineral owners’ right to tap their resources.
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Race for Railroad Commissioner Revives Overhaul Talk
Several thwarted legislative proposals to overhaul the Texas Railroad Commission — the state’s curiously named oil and gas regulator — have resurfaced in the race for an open seat on the commission.
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Denton Council Punts Fracking Ban Proposal to Voters
Voters will decide whether Denton will become the state’s first city to ban hydraulic fracturing after the city council rejected a proposal to ban the method of oil and gas extraction.
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Methane Inquiry Closes, but Questions Linger
Last month, the Railroad Commission of Texas rejected an argument that drilling activity was to blame for methane migrating into a North Texas neighborhood’s water supply. But independent geoscientists remain divided on the issue.
