HOUSTON – The Texas Legislature has formally passed House Bill 1284, authored by Representative Chris Paddie (R-Marshal) and sponsored by Senator Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills), to transfer the regulatory authority of geologic storage of carbon dioxide from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to the Railroad Commission (RRC). This was a priority for

HOUSTON – The Carbon Neutral Coalition (CNC) today announced that former Comptroller of Public Accounts and US Department of Interior Chief Financial Officer Susan Combs has been named the group’s Advisory Board Chairperson as it seeks to put Texas on a path to carbon neutrality by 2050. Susan will work on policy and research with

Bill Establishes Texas Primacy Over Energy Regulation HOUSTON – The Carbon Neutral Coalition (CNC) today praised Representative Brooks Landgraf and the Texas House of Representatives for passing House Bill 1683, known as the Texas Energy Independence Act. The bill will prohibit state agencies and officials from enforcing a federal statute or regulation regulating oil and

HOUSTON – The Carbon Neutral Coalition (CNC) today applauded Representative Chris Paddie (R-Marshall) and the Texas House of Representatives for passing HB 1284 which transfers the regulatory authority of geologic storage of carbon dioxide from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to the Railroad Commission (RRC). The passage of the bill is a key

Organization Seeks to Put Texas on a Path to Carbon Neutrality by 2050 HOUSTON – Corbin Robertson Jr. today launched the Carbon Neutral Coalition (CNC) to put Texas on a path to becoming carbon neutral by the year 2050. The coalition is seeking to establish the infrastructure that will incentivize the energy industry to cut