Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas -
Most Texans know the Railroad Commission has absolutely nothing to do with railroads anymore and everything to do with oil & gas said Christi Craddick Republican Candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission.
When you to talk to people & leaders in the industry today frankly what they want is for the Railroad Commission to not be the EPA or the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. They want to make sure Texas allows them to continue to be able to create jobs.
Five respected conservative & Republican Party leaders in Houston recently endorsed Craddick; State Sen. Dan Patrick Paul Bettencourt former Republican Party Chair George Strake Jared Woodfill & Gary Polland all announced their endorsement of Craddicks Railroad Commissioner Campaign last month.
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They join a list of 100s of conservative energy & business leaders from across Texas to voice their support of Craddicks candidacy. I am honored to have the support of these conservative Republican leaders. We agree that in order to grow our economy we must reduce the unnecessary government regulation to give businesses the freedom to create jobs" said Craddick. The oil & gas industry in Texas alone represents approximately 20 of all industry in the state. What sets me apart from the other candidates is Im part of the Oil & Gas Industry & have an understanding of every aspect ... oil & gas tax water and regulations. Ive represented people from all parts of the industry ... pipelines big & small operators property owners both mineral & surface owners" said Craddick of her race for Place 1 against 6 other Republican candidates. Small businesses are the backbone of our states economy and the Texas energy industry is the states leading economic driver. We need demonstrated conservative leadership Craddick said.
