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Texas Railroad Commissioner

RAILROAD COMMISSIONER: Six-year term. The Railroad Commissioner is one of the three-member Texas Railroad Commission. The commission regulates the oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline safety, safety in the liquified petroleum gas industry and surface coal and uranium mining. It has no regulatory authority concerning railroads. Current salary: $140,937 COMISIONADO DE FERROCARRILES: Término de seis años. El Comisionado de Ferrocarriles es uno de los tres miembros de la Comisión de Ferrocarriles de Texas. La comisión regula la industria del petróleo y el gas, los servicios públicos de gas, la seguridad de los oleoductos, la seguridad en la industria del gas licuado de petróleo y la minería de uranio y carbón de superficie. No tiene autoridad reguladora sobre ferrocarriles. Salario actual: $ 140,937 ỦY VIÊN, ỦY HỘI HỎA XA: Nhiệm kỳ sáu năm. Ủy Viên Hoả Xa là một trong ba thành viên của Ủy Hội Hỏa Xa Texas. Uỷ hội này giám sát kỹ nghệ dầu hỏa và khí đốt, công ty cung cấp khí đốt, an toàn của đường dẫn dầu, an toàn trong kỹ nghệ khí xăng ngưng tụ và việc đào quặng than và chất uranium. Uỷ hội này không có quyền hạn về giám sát đường rầy xe lửa. Mức lương hiện hành $140.937 铁路专员: 任期六年。铁路专员是德州铁路委员会Texas Railroad Commission三名成员之一。委员会负责监管油气行业、天然气公共事业、管道安全、液化气行业以及露天煤矿与铀矿的开采安全。该职位不享有涉及铁路的监管权限。 目前年薪:$140,937

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    Jon Rosenthal
    (Dem)

Biographical Information

Qualifications: What training, experience, and characteristics qualify you for this position?

Environmental and public safety: What steps would you take to eliminate the backlog of uncapped abandoned oil, gas, and injection wells across the state?

Public Participation: How would you improve transparency and public participation in the Commission’s rulemaking and permitting process?

Monitoring and Enforcement: How would you ensure that the Commission is able to provide adequate monitoring and enforcement to the oil, gas, and mining sectors?

Challenges: What do you see as the two greatest challenges to the office, and how would you address them?

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