Railroad Commission of Texas

Lignite coal production is important in the electricity generation fuel source mix. Texas is the second-largest lignite producer in the U.S. and has about 9 billion tons of recoverable reserves, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reports. That's 4% of the nation's total. #EnergyAwarenessMonth

Millions more historical RRC paper records have been digitized, and we now have more than 83 million O&G records that anyone can search online! We continuously make our vast amount of information easily available to the public. https://ow.ly/obYf50TVPVk

Natural gas kept Americans cool in the dog days of this past summer. The latest U.S. Energy Information Administration data shows that on August 2, natural gas-fired power plants produced nearly half of all electricity in the country! #EnergyAwarenessMonth

Texas really spoils us with beauty in all regions of the state. Oil and gas field inspector Landin Hardy was able to get this fantastic shot of green fall vegetation in Cass County, Northeast Texas!

RRC’s Brownfields Response Program helps local communities redevelop former oil and gas sites into viable spaces. Our Brownfields staff is at the Texas Economic Development Corporation Conference in Dallas this week to help answer questions about that great work.

As pipeline capacity running across the state grows, our inspectors work to ensure pipeline safety. Even before products are transported, the RRC conducts construction inspections. Once pipelines operate, we conduct annual safety inspections to protect Texas!

Texas oil & gas tax revenue is vital to two major state budget funds: the Rainy Day Fund and the State Highway Fund. Billions of production tax dollars get infused into those funds to help Texans…last fiscal year alone that totaled more than $5 billion! #txlege #EnergyAwarenessMonth

The RRC is hiring for positions in that help serve Texans around this great state. Check out the great benefits of working with us here https://ow.ly/a1y550TNWek and our current openings here https://ow.ly/9hBa50TNWeo

The changing of seasons and cooler mornings has brought out the rattlesnakes! CID Inspector Steven Mendez got just close enough to capture this guy down in Dimmit County.

Did you know that 25% of annual oil and gas production taxes goes to school funding? We calculated the numbers for the last 50 years to see how public education has benefited.