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2026 Texas Railroad Commissioner — General Election
Railroad Commissioner
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What a Texas railroad commissioner does
The three-member Railroad Commission regulates major parts of Texas's oil and gas, pipeline, natural-gas utility, alternative-fuel, critical-infrastructure, and surface-mining industries; it no longer regulates railroads.
Shared authority: One commissioner does not control the commission or Texas energy policy alone. The other commissioners, Legislature, agencies, courts, federal regulators, local governments, and private operators have distinct roles.
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