Business Explains the World visited the Permian Basin, a massive oil-producing region in Texas and New Mexico, to investigate why energy companies burn hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fuel every single year.
Watch here: https://t.co/ebt5kcLiH2
🛢️⚖️🚨The next open meeting of the Railroad Commission, our state oil and gas agency, is Tuesday, May 12th.
Check out key agenda items and highlights on our blog: https://t.co/vI6z7dTm4y
NEW: More than 4 in 10 Americans live in areas with dangerous levels of ozone or particulate pollution, according to @LungAssociation report. Americans deserve strong federal standards to #CutMethane & other dangerous pollutants. https://t.co/suTLJfl2RO #StateOfTheAir
@vepalacios@txrrc Meeting adjourned ~10:06AM.
Follow us for a live virtual debrief of the open meeting today at 3pm central. https://t.co/sb3SHs9YvX
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Public Input: Commission Shift’s @vepalacios says “@TXRRC is allowing operators to release volumes of gas that far exceed what the operators actually need to vent or #flare.”
The Railroad Commission Open Meeting Agenda for Wednesday, Mar 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM is available. Follow this thread for hot topics. #OrphanedWells#Flaring https://t.co/boiisCe4gM
People who want to speak on an item that is NOT on the agenda, must register to do so in the Public Input section. Note: you may not speak about an agenda item in the Public Input section.
RRC Open Meetings typically last around half an hour.