Railroad Commissioner
Source: electionresults.sos.state.tx.us
What does this office do?
- Issuing drilling permits and enforcing pipeline safety
- Setting environmental rules for oil and gas
- Setting natural gas utility rates, where state law assigns it
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Cost of Living Reduction, Corporate Accountability,
Candidates:
Arthur DiBianca
LostLibertarian
DiBianca is a retired computer programmer in Austin and a long-time Libertarian activist. He would put landowners' property rights ahead of industry interests and simplify the state's century-old oil and gas rules.
Bo French
LostRepublican
French is a Fort Worth businessman who began trading energy in 1994, founded security firms serving energy companies overseas, and owns ranch and mineral interests. He wants less regulation of Texas oil and gas and enforcement of the state ban on foreign land ownership.
Democratic
Rosenthal is a mechanical engineer who spent 25 years in the oil and gas industry and has represented part of Harris County in the Texas House since 2019. He works on utility gas rates, data center power use, and energy industry jobs.
Records: Environment and Public Health 2 for, Corporate Accountability 1 for
Sources: sos.state.tx.us2