Those recommendations will then be passed onto the House Committee on Energy Resources and the Senate Natural Resources Committee. In addition to this hearing, the Commission plans to hold a more extensive conference looking at all aspects of the gas industry from production to consumption. That conference will be held later this year. Commodity cost of natural gas is not regulated on any level of government, but is strictly market driven. The Railroad Commission does have jurisdiction over the cost of transporting, storing, and delivering gas to consumers outside city limits.
Cities have jurisdiction on the cost of delivery within their boundaries.
Cost of delivery is generally not impacted by gas cost changes. Established in 1891, the Railroad Commission of Texas is the state's chief energy agency. Through its Gas Services Division, the Commission works to ensure a continuous safe supply of natural gas is available to Texas consumers at the lowest, reasonable price.