Friday, March 28, 2025
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Permission Granted:
Texas oil and gas regulators on track to allow more flaring waste than ever
A new investigative report reveals how the state oil and gas agency,
the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), is on track to authorize venting or
flaring an unprecedented 3.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas by the end of the decade — enough to fuel every residential gas customer in Texas for over 15 years. The RRC's permitting decisions enable extensive flaring activities, adversely affecting Texas's air quality, public health, and climate.
View the full report at Commission Shift.
The report was produced as part of a
joint project between Commission Shift, Texans for Public Justice,
and Rio Grande International Study Center (RGISC).
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Paxton Felony Fraud Charges to be Dismissed
Read the news at the Texas Tribune.
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Remembering Dr. Sidney Wolfe; founder of Public Citizen.
America lost a true champion for consumers and corporate accountability.
Read a tribute by Robert Weissman of Public Citizen.
Thursday, September 7, 2023
REPORT: Top Texas Officials
Pocket $6.3 Million From Blackout Profiteers
Donors tied to 36 companies that private
lawsuits allege manipulated natural gas markets to improperly profit from
2021’s deadly Winter Storm Uri contributed $6.3 million to seven top Texas
officials a new study by
Texans for Public Justice and Public Citizen’s Texas Office finds.
Thursday, August 31, 2023
REPORT: Oil Barons Backed Paxton
Impeachment Officials with $12 Million
Read the full media release.
Thursday, August 10, 2023
TPJ Seeking Data Specialist
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Two-thirds of board members overseeing Texas public universities are Abbott donors. -- Texas Tribune
Read the full story at the Texas Tribune.
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
POT OF GOLD: Did Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s
trusted, troubled strategist shake down Texas hemp growers?
In the Texas Observer TPJ's Andrew Wheat exposes a political consultant's shake down of Texas hemp growers.
Read the full story at the Texas Observer.
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Report highlights RRC progress on designating critical energy infrastructure.
A new report from Commission Shift and Texans for Public Justice finds that most facilities on the natural gas supply chain have been designated critical. Poor agency record keeping procedures leave questions about which facilities have been granted or denied exceptions to critical infrastructure designation. Confidentiality requirements leave the public in the dark about which facilities will actually be required to be weatherized, while a handful of private companies enjoy special access to regulators and the electricity supply chain map.
Access the new report at Commission Shift.