Texas Railroad Commision changes name and wants secret meetings

In recent news from Austin, The Texas legislators voted to change the name of the Commission to the Texas Oil and Gas Commission.  And in an amendment, they also voted to have secret meetings when it comes to rate increases and other controversial discussions.

In my humble opinion, the name change is needed, but the secrecy is not.  The taxpayers should always be allowed to be present when the Oil and gas commission discusses the raising of tax rates.  This is because it's ultimately the consumer that pays for those increases, and we should always have the ability to sit in on such discussions.

The fact that the commission wants to meet in secrecy, only sounds to me like they want to raise rates and don't want us to know about it, until it's done with.

This is not government by the people, for the people, of the people, it's government by state, for the state, of the state, and it's illegal, as per the Texas constitution.

I am sick and tired of the State and Federal Government thinking that they can disregard the will of the people who voted them into office.  This is a cancer that needs to be cut out.