Ryan Sitton of the Railroad Commission of Texas said there’s a basic frustration with his job: People keep asking him about railroads. [The Texas Railroad Commission] certainly failed the Duck Test.”The current chairman of the commission, Christi Craddick, above, doesn’t want to change the name, while Commissioner Ryan Sitton, below, is in favor. Photo: Railroad Commission of TexasPhoto: Railroad Commission of TexasThe Lone Star chapter of the Sierra Club, an environmental organization, fears people with environmental issues, such as land-use concerns with gas wells, might not know where to turn. “People wouldn’t think to call the Railroad Commission,” said Cyrus Reed, conservation director for the club. Mr. Sitton, tired of explaining the name on a nearly daily basis, said money shouldn’t be the issue.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 03, 2018 15:36 UTC