The Railroad Commission of Texas is the Lone Star State’s oldest government agency. What started out as a body tasked with preventing discrimination in railroad charges, now oversees regulations ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas is the Lone Star State’s oldest government agency. What started out as a body tasked with preventing discrimination in railroad charges, now oversees regulations ...

Railroad Commission candidates Christi Craddick, clockwise from top left, Katherine Culbert, Eddie Espinoza and Hawk Dunlap. Melissa Phillip, Handout, Staff Photographer ...

Texas Railroad Commission candidates Katherine Culbert, Hawk Dunlap and Eddie Espinoza at the Oct. 16 candidates' forum. Republican incumbent Christi Craddick did not attend.

Texas Railroad Commission candidates Katherine Culbert, Hawk Dunlap and Eddie Espinoza at the Oct. 16 candidates' forum. Republican incumbent Christi Craddick did not attend.

EXPLAINER: What is the Texas Railroad Commission?. On Nov. 5, Commission Chairman Christi Craddick must defend her seat in the upcoming general election. Craddick, the Republican incumbent, is ...

When the commission was first created, Prindle said, Texas Gov. James Hogg wanted it to be an appointed agency because he was worried industry could flood Railroad Commission candidates with money ...

When the Texas Railroad Commission was created in 1891, regulating trains was part of its mission. The state agency’s duties have changed but the name has not, which can be confusing ...

Christi Craddick, the incumbent chair of the Texas Railroad Commission, announced her candidacy, touting her experience on the commission as an asset. "Throughout my tenure at the Commission, we ...

Left to right, Virginia Palacios moderates a Texas Railroad Commission candidate forum panel with Hawk Dunlap, Katherine Culbert and Eddie Espinoza in Austin on October. 16, 2024.

The Railroad Commission of Texas is the Lone Star State’s oldest government agency. What started out as a body tasked with preventing discrimination in railroad charges, now oversees regulations ...