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Commissioner Michael L. Williams

Updated: 9/10/09

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CleanFUEL USA Secures $12.9 Million from U.S. Departmnet of Energy (Marketwire, 9/9/09) An alternative energy advocate, Michael Williams, Texas Railroad Commission Chairman has championed the use of environmentally friendly alternative fuels such as Autogas with the "Breathe Easy" initiative. These educational campaigns coupled with incentives have helped many public and private fleets statewide, especially schools, take advantage of the inherent benefits of operating an Autogas fleet.

Energy Efficiency Summit


(MyHighPlains.com, 7/13/09) Congressman Michael Burgess and Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams met with other officials and industry experts Saturday in north Texas to promote energy efficiency and conservation. Commissioner Williams says Texans must conserve more, use less and develop energy alternatives to meet the state's growing energy needs.

(Trading Markets, 7/14/09) "Meeting our growing energy needsof tomorrow requires us to conserve more, use less and develop alternatives today. We can have a healthy economy and a healthy environment with pro-growth energy policies that encourage innovation and reward entrepreneurship," said Commissioner Williams, the longest-serving member of the state's energy regulatory commission.

(Denton Record Chronicle, 7/12/09) The Barnett Shale issue likely will set policy moving forward as other shales are discovered in residential areas of the country, Williams said. “We are the proving ground,” he said. “We know more about energy, and it’s important we get it right and export it.”

July 3, 2009 - Texas Maritime Museum 20th Anniversary

Texas' First Lady Anita Perry keynotes Museum's 20th anniversary (Rockport Pilot, 7/3/09) Williams noted he is happy to exit, “the People’s Republic of Travis County,” for the museum event. Going on the words of Alex Haley to “find something good and praise it,” he said, “I praise the good work of the board(s) of 20-plus years.” He credited the board, staff and volunteers for working to amass materials and create exhibits to capture history, and capture the value of resilience along the Texas coastline. He had special words of praise for the section in the museum dedicated to oil drilling/exploration while focusing on the issues of a healthy environment.

2008 "Breathe Easy" Texas Propane School Bus Tour

2008 Breathe Easy Texas Propane School Bus Tour

May 5, Kilgore
May 6, San Antonio
May 7, Beaumont and Houston
May 8, Austin
May 9, Richardson and Fort Worth
  • Check out pictures from the Richardson tour stop
    Photos from the Propane School Bus Tour stop in Austin

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