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Though the Railroad Commission was created in 1891 in the Jim Hogg gubernatorial administration to check abuses by railroads, it no longer has such functions. Instead it regulates the energy industries in Texas. In most states, the Railroad Commission is known as the Public Service Commission.

Though the Railroad Commission was created in 1891 in the Jim Hogg gubernatorial administration to check abuses by railroads, it no longer has such functions. Instead it regulates the energy industries in Texas. In most states, the Railroad Commission is known as the Public Service Commission.

In the primary election held on March 6, 2018, Craddick handily defeated her lone opponent, Weston Charles Martinez (born 1975), a [[San Antonio]] businessman and a conservative grass-roots activist in the party who also ran for the commission in the 2016 primary won by [[Wayne Christian]]. Craddick polled 1,038,722 votes (75.8 percent; Martinez, 331,309 (24.2 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> Craddick now faces the Democrat Roman McAllen in the November 6 general election.

In the primary election held on March 6, 2018, Craddick handily defeated her lone opponent, Weston Charles Martinez (born 1975), a [[San Antonio]] businessman and a conservative grass-roots activist in the party who also ran for the commission in the 2016 primary won by [[Wayne Christian]]. Craddick polled 1,038,722 votes (75.8 percent); Martinez, 331,309 (24.2 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> Craddick now faces the Democrat Roman McAllen in the November 6 general election.

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