Industry Bets Big on Texas Regulator Race

摘要

An engineer and longtime energy attorney who represented legendary oilman T. Boone Pickens is running for election to the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil and gas in the state. But most of the industry wants little to do with Chrysta Castaneda, a Democrat. Instead, the industry establishment has put its money on a little-known candidate with no political experience. Padding Republican Jim Wright’s campaign war chest for a Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) race would have been a safe bet in almost any election during the last 40-plus years (OD Nov.2’20).