No state agency is taking responsibility for making sure the privately built lines that power many oil and gas sites are safe. Such lines have been blamed for sparking two recent Panhandle fires.
But surely the oil companies will regulate themselves, right?
The Free Market will just prefer responsible companies, right?
And anyone who doesn’t like the lack of regulation is always free to just leave Texas, right?
But surely the oil companies will regulate themselves, right? The Free Market will just prefer responsible companies, right? And anyone who doesn’t like the lack of regulation is always free to just leave Texas, right?