AUSTIN – Railroad Commission Chairman Christi Craddick and Public Utility Commission Chairman DeAnn Walker are urging natural gas pipeline operators and electric generation plant operators to work together to ensure availability of pipeline transmission capacity to meet electric generation needs at times of peak demand during the hot Texas summer. Craddick and Walker are asking stakeholders to work with the Railroad Commission’s Oversight and Safety Division to schedule required pipeline testing outside of peak demand months. During the required tests, pipelines are unable to deliver natural gas, which fuels electric generation plants across Texas.

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Chairman Craddick on keeping Texas red to continue our economic success, the shale revolution’s beginning in Texas, happy 127th birthday to the RRC, and more.

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Chairman Craddick on receiving the 2018 Hats Off Award, furthering the efficiency and modernization of the RRC, Texas is pushing the U.S. to become world’s largest oil producer, and more.

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AUSTIN – Railroad Commission Chairman Christi Craddick today announced the second phase of the Texas Oilfield Relief Initiative as part of an ongoing effort to streamline regulation at the agency. The initiative reduces administrative requirements on the oil and gas industry while ensuring the public and environment are protected.

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Chairman Craddick on a BIG Primary Election victory, what’s to come for the November election, Texas is leading record U.S. oil production, and more.

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