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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.
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Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton Releases First Report on Natural Gas Flaring in Texas

February 18, 2020

AUSTIN - Today Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton will publicly release his first report on flaring in the state of Texas. Commissioner Sitton's 2020 Texas Natural Gas Flaring Report is the result of extensive data compiling and analysis, and presents the first comprehensive, fact-based contextual picture of flaring in the nation's largest energy-producing state.

Commissioner Sitton will discuss his report via online video webinar at 3:30 p.m. Central time today and will take questions from media who log on. Please use the following link to access the webinar:

Click to access and download the report and underlying data.

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