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Believes in prioritizing lower energy costs for Texans.

- Believes in prioritizing lower energy costs for Texans.

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As of September 7, 2024, Eddie Espinoza’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Eddie was born in Dallas. He earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

Eddie works as a transportation engineer. He taught in Texas Public Schools for 26 years. He also served in the U.S. Army.

Eddie Espinoza previously ran for the U.S. Senate.

Supports capping and cleaning up abandoned gas wells, pipeline leaks, and other sources of fossil fuel pollution.

Opposes fracking and new fossil fuel projects.

Promises to prioritize protecting freshwater resources.

Supports a timely transition from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy.

Supports expanding fresh water storage capacity by protecting low-lying areas to create natural lakes and ponds.

Opposes subsidies, handouts, or bailouts for the oil and gas industry.

Supports ensuring Texas complies with federal environmental regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Believes the Railroad Commission needs more inspectors, saying "only 65 inspectors who each cover an average of 7,300 miles of pipeline all over the state."

- Supports capping and cleaning up abandoned gas wells, pipeline leaks, and other sources of fossil fuel pollution.
- Opposes fracking and new fossil fuel projects.
- Promises to prioritize protecting freshwater resources.
- Supports a timely transition from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy.
- Supports expanding fresh water storage capacity by protecting low-lying areas to create natural lakes and ponds.
- Opposes subsidies, handouts, or bailouts for the oil and gas industry.
- Supports ensuring Texas complies with federal environmental regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Believes the Railroad Commission needs more inspectors, saying "only 65 inspectors who each cover an average of 7,300 miles of pipeline all over the state."

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Supports phasing out fossil fuel energy plants.

Wants to expand the commission’s work to provide affordable, sustainable, 100% renewable energy to Texans.

Supports improving oversight for orphaned and inactive wells, flaring, and oil and gas waste pits.

Supports banning fracking and transitioning fossil fuel jobs from drilling to obstruction and cleaning.

Supports closing inactive oil and gas wells.

Supports holding fossil fuel corporations accountable for damaging Texas ecosystems and public health.

Prioritizes reducing energy costs for Texans over oil and gas "rescues."

Believes in maintaining high ethical standards and addressing conflicts of interest to ensure public safety and trust.

Opposes US intervention in global conflicts.

Supports an arms embargo and ceasefire in Palestine.

Believes the "ongoing genocide in Palestine is the moral test for American political candidates and parties in 2024."

Supports restricting who can donate to candidates for Railroad Commissioner and limiting campaign contributions to $5,000, similar to state judicial races.

Believes in being a "problem solver" rather than a politician, emphasizing his military service and combat experience in ensuring public safety.

Supports restricting donors and limiting campaign contributions to $5,000 for Railroad Commissioner candidates.

Supports eliminating economic and political ties of the commission with the oil and gas industry with strict conflict of interest policies.

Supports eliminating the commission’s economic and political ties to the oil and gas industry with strict conflict of interest policies.

Opposes military intervention for oil and supports ending violence in Palestine.

Supports an arms embargo on Israel and calls for an immediate permanent ceasefire in Palestine.

Supports Palestine and stands with "anti-genocide and anti-colonial activists fighting atrocities anywhere."

As of September 12, 2024, Eddie Espinoza’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Eddie Espinoza taught in Texas Public Schools for 26 years. He also served in the US Army, where he was responsible for driving a Bradley fighting vehicle into battle during Desert Storm.

- The railroad commissioner is one of three members of the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the oil and natural gas industry, pipeline transporters, liquified petroleum gas, coal and uranium mining, and oversees clean drinking water. Despite its name, the commission no longer regulates railroads.
- Railroad commissioners are elected in statewide partisan elections for six-year, staggered terms, with one seat up for election every two years. The commissioners elect the chairman, and the Governor appoints replacements if a vacancy arises.

One of three commissioners who oversee the oil and gas industry, coal and uranium mining, and clean drinking water. 