Texas lawmaker wants oil regulators to explain why they ended public comment at meetings
29-08-2026 00:23 via feeds.texastribune.org

Texas lawmaker wants oil regulators to explain why they ended public comment at meetings

The Texas Railroad Commission changed the rules over public comment earlier this month, raising eyebrows from transparency activists and the lawmaker who helped rewrite the state’s open meeting laws.
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