The Railroad Fee of Texas (RRC) has launched a brand new collection of distant Listening Periods to broaden public participation in its regulatory work. The initiative offers residents throughout Texas a possibility to share suggestions and ask questions on to RRC specialists on matters starting from oil and fuel oversight to pipeline security and floor mining.
The inaugural session will happen Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. CST, with extra classes to observe each different month. Every digital occasion will embrace an outline of the RRC’s regulatory features, adopted by a stay Q&A interval throughout which contributors can remark or pose inquiries to subject material specialists. Advance registration is required.
“The distant Listening Periods are an necessary alternative for Texans to talk instantly with us,” mentioned Wei Wang, RRC Govt Director. “We need to higher perceive the views of these we serve, and these conversations assist us pay attention, be taught and lead with the perfect curiosity of Texans in thoughts.”
This system is a part of the RRC’s broader public-outreach technique, led by its Workplace of Public Engagement (OPE). Within the present fiscal 12 months alone, OPE workers have visited 36 cities and took part in 50 occasions, partaking with greater than 21,000 Texans. The workplace has additionally delivered 32 shows and partnered with different RRC divisions on eight public-facing initiatives. The brand new digital format goals to make this outreach extra accessible statewide whereas reinforcing the company’s mission to tell and contain the general public in Texas’ vitality future.
