A lifelong conservative businessman, Wayne Christian was elected as the 50th Texas Railroad Commissioner in November 2016. In 1996, Christian was elected to the House of Representatives as the first Republican elected from Deep East Texas since Reconstruction after the Civil War. During his time in the House, Christian was a leader for the conservative renaissance in the state of Texas and successfully assisted in the fight to elect a Republican majority in the Texas Legislature.
Texas made headlines this weekend after the State Board of Education (SBOE) rejected efforts to villainize oil and gas in textbooks used by our public schools. In the Lone Star State, education and fossil fuels have a symbiotic relationship. Nearly all—99%—of the state’s oil and gas royalties are deposited in the Permanent School Fund and...
Since taking office, my overarching goal has been to utilize the natural resources we have been blessed with to ensure energy is cheap, plentiful, and reliable for Texans. Under President Biden’s tenure, the cost of energy for American families has soared (the energy inflation index has risen 7.3 percent over the past 12 months alone)...
School’s out for summer and everyone is ready for a vacation. And who can blame them? The world’s been through a lot, so it makes sense that travel demand is up 86%. But with skyrocketing inflation on everything from the pump to plane tickets to groceries and more, who can afford to go anywhere besides...