Online Finding Aids
The following links enable you to explore some of the Railroad Commission holdings and other related holdings at the Texas State Library and Archives.
Railroad Commission of Texas, Records, 1836-1867, 1873-1885, 1890-2001 (bulk 1891-1996)
Railroad Commission of Texas, Minutes, 1891-1996
Railroad Commission of Texas. Commissioner's records, 1898-1901, 1906-1908, 1916, 1920-1966
Railroad Commission of Texas. Docket book, 1891-1898
Railroad Commission of Texas, Press releases, 1952-1983, 1985-1999 (bulk 1952-1983, 1985-1992)
Railroad Commission of Texas, Arkansas-White-Red River Basins Inter-Agency Committee studies, 1954-1956
Oil and Gas Division. Includes:
Correspondence and reports, 1890-1943
Original orders, 1928-1977
Special permit and Rule 37 case files, 1926-2000
State Tender Board transcripts of testimony, 1939-1943
Miscellaneous, 1932-1933, 1940, 1947
Gas Utilities/Gas Services Division. Includes:
Gas utility company annual financial reports, 1920-1996
Stockholders annual reports, 1963-1978
Director's general correspondence, 1935-1946, 1972-1979
Docket case files, 1920-1973
Special orders, 1952-1974
Audit files, 1974-1979
Permits screened, 1972-1979
Safety affidavits and reports, 1971-1978
Odorization reports, 1973-1978
Motor Transportation Division. Includes:
Correspondence, 1923-1954 <>
Enforcement and regulation records, 1929-1955
Transcripts of application hearings, 1926-1956
Rail Division/Main Division/Transportation Division. Includes:
Incoming correspondence, 1891-1942
Outgoing correspondence, 1891-1934 Correspondence and reports, 1888-1948
Annual reports of railroad companies, 1859-1867, 1873-1885, 1890-1996
Express companies annual reports, 1908-1949
Tariffs, 1890-1984
Special authority orders, 1894-1935
Application files, 1891-1971
Interstate Commerce Commission financial dockets, 1920-1952
Interstate Commerce Commission valuation reports, 1926-1927
Rate hearing # 1573 transcripts and exhibits, 1915
Doubleheader hearing, ca. 1900
Railroad history files, 1836-1996 (1850-1960)
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