When the Texas Legislature meets in January 2017, it will, for the third time in four sessions, take up the Sunset review process for the…
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Category: Policy
Anti-Fracing Lessons From Colorado
Anyone with an interest in oil and natural gas development has been watching the state of Colorado very closely for the past several years. Starting…
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Big Data, Better Government
“Big data” is the sort of buzzword thrown around so frequently that it sometimes seems devoid of real meaning. We’ve heard, for example, that data…
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A Time for Choosing
News flash — we are in the throes of a presidential election like no other. The Republican Party has nominated Donald Trump. Not since Wendell…
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Policymakers Must Be Dynamic
The quickening pace of technological change has kept the energy industry in a state of unending revolution — and it seems our very understanding of…
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Detrimental Government Overreach
When I made the decision to run for Railroad Commissioner in 2010, I committed to combatting federal regulatory overreach, and I have proudly continued fighting…
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Texas Tough on Bad Operators
We have a saying in our state that we hear time and time again: “Don’t Mess with Texas.” It’s not just a slogan; it’s a…
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Texas Property Tax System Challenges
Texas is one of a handful of states where individuals do not pay income tax. Instead, the largest source of government revenue is the property…
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Oil of Olé: Mexico’s Energy Reforms
Is it possible that there will come a time when schoolchildren in Mexico will study December 20, 2013, as the day that their country started…
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TxRRC New Executive Director, Kimberly Corley
In December 2015, the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) announced the appointment of its new Executive Director, Kimberly Corley. As the Chairman of the Commission,…
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