Texas Railroad Commission Says Range Not Responsible for Water Contamination

The commission, in a 3-0 vote absolving Range of wrongdoing, agreed with previous conclusions of staff hearing examiners and expert consultants hired by Range that the gas in the water wells likely came from the Strawn geological formation. See related articles: Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The Texas Tribune, Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, Weatherford Democrat and Dallas Business Journal.