-Originally aired on 07/18/2015-

Episode 24 of "In The Oil Patch"

This week on "In The Oil Patch": host Kym Bolado and her co-hosts Alvin Bailey and Roy Holley bring back an old friend with a brand new title! David Porter was recently promoted from Commissioner of the Texas Railroad Commission to Chairman of the organization. Being the humble, yet proud Texan he is, Porter explains the real reasons why he believes he was privileged enough to receive such a distinguished role in the regulation of the oil and gas industry in Texas. You'll have to stream this episode to get all the details!

From the Texas Railroad Commission's website:

"Chairman David Porter was elected statewide by the people of Texas in November 2010 to serve a six-year term as Railroad Commissioner and was unanimously elected by his fellow commissioners to serve as Chairman in June 2015. Chairman Porter has a strong and proven record of principle-driven free market, conservative leadership for Texas.

"Since taking office, Chairman Porter has been appointed to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission as the Official Representative of Texas and currently serves as Second Vice-President of the organization. He is an advisory board member for the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law. He also served as the Official Representative on the Interstate Mining Compact Commission from 2011 to 2014."

You can read more about Chairman David Porter at:

http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/about-us/commissioners/porter/

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