December 22, 2022

 

Over the last year, much has changed for the Railroad Commission as it grows to accommodate new duties assigned by the Texas Legislature.

RRC’s 2022 Year in Review publication looks back on a year of numerous accomplishments and shows an agency that is constantly evolving and adjusting as it works to improve in its regulation of the oil and gas industry, pipeline safety, critical gas infrastructure, coal and uranium surface mining, natural gas utilities and alternative fuel safety (LNG, CNG, LPG).

The Year in Review is split up into five sections and includes videos from the agency’s three commissioners.

The first section of the publication, “Expanding Role,” looks at how the agency has grown and added new responsibilities over the last year. The second section, “Above and Beyond,” shows the various recognition the agency has received from outside organizations and how RRC employees help others beyond their job functions.

The third section, “Protecting Public Safety and the Environment,” shows the various achievements the agency has made in protecting public safety and the environment over the last year. The fourth section, “Around the Agency” provides updates from RRC divisions and highlights some important hires.

The final section, “Improving Efficiency,” shows the ways the agency has modernized its computing systems to improve RRC processes and introduced new online databases over the last year.

To read more, check out the 2022 Year in Review via the following link: https://www.rrc.texas.gov/resource-center/reports-and-publications/year-in-review/

About the Railroad Commission:

Our mission is to serve Texas by our stewardship of natural resources and the environment, our concern for personal and community safety, and our support of enhanced development and economic vitality for the benefit of Texans. The Commission has a long and proud history of service to both Texas and to the nation, including almost 100 years regulating the oil and gas industry. The Commission also has jurisdiction over alternative fuels safety, natural gas utilities, surface mining and intrastate pipelines. Established in 1891, the Railroad Commission of Texas is the oldest regulatory agency in the state. To learn more, please visit https://www.rrc.texas.gov/about-us/.