Author: TexasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
General and Special Laws of the State of Texas
Author: TexasSpecial Laws Passed by the ... Legislature of the State of Texas
Author: TexasLaws Passed by the ... Legislature of the State of Texas
Author: TexasThe Laws of Texas 1822-1897
Author: Texas1879-1889
Author: TexasGeneral Laws of the State of Texas
Author: TexasGeneral Laws of the State of Texas
Author: TexasThe Texas Railroad Commission
Author: William R. ChildsPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 9781585444526
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Before OPEC took center stage, one state agency in Texas was widely believed to set oil prices for the world. The Texas Railroad Commission (TRC) evolved from its founding in 1891 to a multi-divisional regulatory commission that oversaw not only railroads but also a number of other industries central to the modern American economy: petroleum production, natural gas utilities, and motor carriers (buses and trucks). William R. Childs's unprecedented study of the TRC from its founding until the mid-twentieth century extends our knowledge of commission-style regulation. It focuses on the interplay between business and regulators, between state and national regulatory commissions, and among the three branches of government through a process of "pragmatic federalism." Drawing on extensive primary research, Childs demonstrates that the alleged power of regulatory commissions has been more constrained than most observers have recognized. As he shows, the myth of power was devised by the agency itself as part of building a civil religion of Texas oil. Together, the myth and the civil religion enabled the TRC to convince Texas oil operators to follow production controls and thus stabilized the American oil industry by the 1940s. The result of this fascinating study is a more nuanced understanding of federalism and of regulation, the forces shaping it, and its outcomes.
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Author: Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description