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Railroad Commission

Signs point to the entrance of the San Miguel Electric Cooperative power plant and the San Miguel Lignite Mine on April 29, 2019.

Ignoring Water Worries, Texas Permits Lignite Mine Expansion

The state has issued only two new coal mining permits in 10 years to a company with a controversial environmental legacy.

by Dylan Baddour

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The Texas Railroad Commission Is A ‘Captive Agency’

by Amal Ahmed

The Environmental Protection Agency Wants to Repeal its Methane Emissions Limits

by Amal Ahmed

After Eight-Year Battle Over Reforming the Railroad Commission, Oil and Gas Industry Wins

by Naveena Sadasivam

A fracking operation in the Eagle Ford Shale region. Nov 10, 2016

Will the Railroad Commission Ever Be Accurately Named?

by Naveena Sadasivam

Hospitals, nursing homes and schools in Texas in close proximity to fracking operations put children at particular risk, say environmental groups. Oct 14, 2016

Enviros to Texas Lawmakers: What About the Fracking Kids?

by John Wright

Louis XIV Sep 12, 2014

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by Christopher Hooks

Inside this month's print issue

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June 2025 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

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The Magazine

An oil field south of Odessa, TX. May 13, 2014

House Committee Pledges to do Very Little About ‘Frackquakes’

by Christopher Hooks

Anti-Federal Sentiment Dominates Discussion of Texas Oil and Gas Industry

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

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