Republican Wayne Christian cruised to reelection on Tuesday, defeating his Democratic challenger, Luke Warford, to keep his seat on the state agency that regulates Texas’ massive oil and gas industry.
Christian, who has served on the Texas Railroad Commission since 2016 and is the chair of the three-member board, said his top three priorities during this term are to increase domestic production of oil and natural gas, fight back against what he calls “the Biden administration’s overreach” and secure U.S. energy independence.