Could this be the end for the Texas Railroad Commission?
AUSTIN — The Texas Railroad Commission’s days could be numbered.
The commission, which regulates the oil and gas industry, appeared late Friday to be in danger of shutting down unless its supporters are able to stage a last-minute maneuver to save the 122-year-old agency in the remaining three days of the legislative session.
As lawmakers entered their last 72 hours before adjournment, the Senate on Friday sent Gov Rick Perry legislation by Sen. Jane Nelson that would overhaul the state’s scandal-plagued cancer-fighting agency.
New problems also dogged a budget agreement still awaiting approval as Perry’s office revealed the governor’s concerns about a supplemental spending bill that calls for a drawdown of nearly $4 billion from the state’s rainy day fund. But an apparent budget deal was struck late Friday night.
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