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The former oil field engineer becomes the first Democrat elected to the powerful state energy regulator since 1990, defeating a Republican whose controversial remarks drew national attention.
I don’t remember the details, but I learned from Well There’s Your Problem that the texas railroad commissioner is a surprisingly powerful position. So much things not really related to railroad is part of their mandate.
And thanks to the Permian Basin, the oil and gas industry in Texas is a very, very large chunk of the United States’ entire production. And the US is a big petro state exporter.
I don’t remember the details, but I learned from Well There’s Your Problem that the texas railroad commissioner is a surprisingly powerful position. So much things not really related to railroad is part of their mandate.
They regulate the energy industries in Texas. Never been a dem since it’s creation.
And thanks to the Permian Basin, the oil and gas industry in Texas is a very, very large chunk of the United States’ entire production. And the US is a big petro state exporter.