Holiday Office Closure
In observance of the Christmas holidays, Railroad Commission of Texas offices will be closed December 23-27. The offices will re-open at 8 a.m. on Monday, December 30 for regular business. Expedited Drilling Permits will be processed within standard processing times. If assistance is needed, please email Drillingpermits-info@rrc.texas.gov.
RRC maintains a 24-hour emergency phone line to report any leaks or spills. That number is 844-773-0305
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Railroad Commissioners Past through Present
| Years of Service | Name |
|---|---|
| June 10, 1891 to January 20, 1903 | JOHN H. REAGAN |
| June 10, 1891 to April 30, 1895 | L.L. FOSTER |
| June 10, 1891 to November 20, 1894 | W.P. McLEAN |
| November 21, 1894 to March 28, 1909 | L. J. STOREY (succeeded W.P. McLean) |
| May 1, 1895 to January 4, 1897 | N.A. STEDMAN (succeeded L.L. Foster) |
| January 5, 1897 to January 23, 1923 | ALLISON MAYFIELD (succeeded N.A. Stedman) |
| January 21, 1903 to January 17, 1911 | O.B. COLQUITT (succeeded John H. Reagan) |
| April 28, 1909 to October 1, 1916 | WILLIAM D. WILLIAMS (succeeded L.J. Storey) |
| January 21, 1911 to January 1, 1913 | JOHN L. WORTHAM (succeeded O.B. Colquitt) |
| January 2, 1913 to March 1, 1923 | EARLE B. MAYFIELD (succeeded John L. Wortham) |
| October 10, 1916 to December 31, 1918 | CHARLES H. HURDLESTON (succeeded William D. Williams) |
| January 1, 1919 to January 1, 1929 | CLARENCE E. GILMORE (succeeded Charles H. Hurdleston) |
| March 1, 1923 to January 18, 1925 | W.A. NABORS (succeeded Allison Mayfield) |
| March 1, 1923 to August 1, 1924 | WILLIAM W. SPLAWN (succeeded Earle B. Mayfield) |
| August 15, 1924 to January 1, 1939 | C.V. TERRELL (succeeded William W. Splawn) |
| January 29, 1925 to January 1, 1941 | LON A. SMITH (succeeded N.A. Nabors) |
| January 1, 1929 to January 1, 1933 | PAT M. NEFF (succeeded Clarence Gilmore) |
| January 1, 1933 to January 8, 1965 | ERNEST O. THOMPSON (succeeded Pat M. Neff) |
| January 1, 1939 to January 1, 1943 | JERRY SADLER (succeeded C.V. Terrell) |
| January 1, 1941 to June 22, 1961 | OLIN CULBERSON (succeeded Lon A. Smith) |
| January 1, 1943 to January 21, 1947 | BEAUFORD JESTER (succeeded Jerry Sadler) |
| January 21, 1947 to April 10, 1963 | WILLIAM J. MURRAY, JR. (succeeded Beauford Jester) |
| September 18, 1961 to December 31, 1976 | BEN RAMSEY (succeeded Olin Culberson) |
| May 28, 1963 to December 31, 1977 | JIM C. LANGDON (succeeded William J. Murray, Jr.) |
| January 11, 1965 to September 15, 1973 | BYRON TUNNELL (succeeded Ernest O. Thompson) |
| September 18, 1973 to September 22, 1987 | MACK WALLACE (succeeded Byron Tunnell) |
| January 10, 1977 to January 3, 1979 | JON NEWTON (succeeded Ben Ramsey) |
| January 2, 1978 to January 1, 1981 | JOHN H. POERNER (succeeded Jim C. Langdon) |
| January 4, 1979 to January 2, 1995 | JAMES E. (JIM) NUGENT (succeeded Jon Newton) |
| January 2, 1981 to March 2, 1986 | BUDDY TEMPLE (succeeded John H. Poerner) |
| March 3, 1986 to January 5, 1987 | CLARK JOBE (succeeded Buddy Temple) |
| January 6, 1987 to January 22, 1991 | JOHN SHARP (succeeded Clark Jobe) |
| September 23, 1987 to January 2, 1991 | KENT HANCE (succeeded Mack Wallace) |
| January 3, 1991 to February 10, 1993 | ROBERT KRUEGER (succeeded Kent Hance) |
| January 23, 1991 to October 1, 1992 | LENA GUERRERO (succeeded John Sharp) |
| October 2, 1992 to January 4, 1993 | JIM WALLACE (succeeded Lena Guerrero) |
| January 5, 1993 to January 3, 1999 | BARRY WILLIAMSON (succeeded Jim Wallace) |
| February 10, 1993 to December 9, 1994 | MARY SCOTT NABERS (succeeded Bob Krueger) |
| December 10, 1994 to January 3, 1999 | CAROLE KEETON RYLANDER (succeeded Mary Scott Nabers) |
| January 3, 1995 to January 31, 2005 | CHARLES R. MATTHEWS (succeeded James E. Nugent) |
| January 4, 1999 to November 18, 2002 | TONY GARZA (succeeded Barry Williamson) |
| January 4, 1999 to March 31, 2011 | MICHAEL L. WILLIAMS (succeeded Carole Keeton Rylander) |
| February 19, 2003 to January 3, 2011 | VICTOR G. CARRILLO (succeeded Tony Garza) |
| February 9, 2005 to February 28, 2012 | ELIZABETH AMES JONES (succeeded Charles R. Matthews) |
| January 5, 2011 to January 3, 2017 (12:00 P.M.) | DAVID PORTER (succeeded Victor G. Carrillo) |
| July 8, 2011 to January 2, 2015 | BARRY T. SMITHERMAN (appointed by Gov. Perry to succeed Michael L. Williams) |
| April 16, 2012 to December 7, 2012 | BUDDY GARCIA (appointed by Gov. Perry to succeed Elizabeth Ames Jones) |
| December 17, 2012 to Present | CHRISTI CRADDICK (succeeded Buddy Garcia) |
| January 5, 2015 to January 4, 2021 | RYAN SITTON (succeeded Barry T. Smitherman) |
| January 3, 2017 to Present | WAYNE CHRISTIAN (succeeded David Porter) |
| January 4, 2021 to Present | JIM WRIGHT (succeeded Ryan Sitton) |