Any argument that the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) should not even consider proration is simply misinformed. That’s what RRC commissioner Ryan Sitton believes, according to a statement posted on the RRC’s website prior to the group’s virtual hearing concerning proration, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday. “The fact is we are charged with this duty in Texas’ state laws,” Sitton said in the statement published Monday. “Some say that this duty doesn’t make sense, that the Railroad Commission should never do this, and just let the market play out. That is a point worth considering, but not on Tuesday,” he added. “If someone believes that this statutory framework is wrong, then they should take that up with the Texas legislature, and amend our state laws,” Sitton continued. In the statement, Sitton said he has not advocated for Texas to prorate, but rather “that we consider it”. “I […]