Austin tiptoed through the Civil War. The major battlefields lay hundreds of miles away. Much of the Texas capital's business was put on hold. Union and Confederate sympathizers skirmished in the Hill ...

When the Texas Railroad Commission was created in 1891, regulating trains was part of its mission. The state agency’s duties have changed but the name has not, which can be confusing, particularly for ...

The Railroad Commission of Texas has been called one of the most consequential climate-related offices in the country. Democrat Luke Warford is challenging incumbent Wayne Christian for his seat. If ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Former Austin mayor, Texas railroad commissioner and Texas comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn died on Wednesday at the age of 85. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson confirmed the news of Keeton ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Christi Craddick, the chair of the Railroad Commission of Texas, and Don Huffines, a Texas businessman and former state Senator, both launched their campaign for Texas Comptroller ...

The Railroad Commission will determine whether the project meets state regulatory requirements following the prehearing.

Did not respond to questions. Yes, in my college years I was driving student athletes around and one of them left a bag of weed in their team backpack. Charges were dropped. Working intimately within ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Former Austin mayor, Texas railroad commissioner and Texas comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn died on Wednesday at the age of 85. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson confirmed the news of Keeton ...

Editor’s note: The above video is KXAN coverage of the Bergstrom Spur Trail from Jan. 10, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Council will vote this week on funding for a new trail that will transform ...

Texans will vote this fall on who should regulate the state’s oil and gas industry, one of the biggest fossil fuel industries in the world. (Gabriel C. Pérez | KUT News) This election season Texans ...

A materials company has plans to develop a nearly 27-mile railroad that would be used by trains to transport raw materials, but more than 1,000 residents in this quieter swath of Central Texas are ...