Texas History Test Regulatory Frameworks & Compliance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The Texas Railroad Commission was created in 1891 primarily to regulate which industry?
- Banking and finance
- Railroad freight rates and operations (Correct answer)
- Oil and gas extraction
- Agricultural exports
Correct answer: Railroad freight rates and operations
The Texas Railroad Commission was established in 1891 to regulate railroad freight rates and prevent price gouging by rail carriers.
Question 2: Which Texas constitutional amendment, ratified in 1866, abolished slavery in compliance with federal Reconstruction requirements?
- The Ironclad Oath Provision
- The Ordinance of Secession Repeal
- The Thirteenth Amendment ratification (Correct answer)
- The Freedmen's Bureau Compliance Act
Correct answer: The Thirteenth Amendment ratification
Texas ratified the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery in 1866 as one of the conditions required by Congress for readmission to the Union.
Question 3: The Texas Open Meetings Act requires governmental bodies to provide how much advance public notice of meetings?
- 24 hours
- 48 hours
- 72 hours (Correct answer)
- 7 days
Correct answer: 72 hours
The Texas Open Meetings Act generally requires at least 72 hours advance notice before most governmental body meetings.
Question 4: Which agency was given regulatory authority over Texas oil and gas production following the East Texas Oil Field discoveries of 1930?
- Texas General Land Office
- Texas Railroad Commission (Correct answer)
- Texas Energy Regulatory Board
- Texas Department of Natural Resources
Correct answer: Texas Railroad Commission
The Texas Railroad Commission's jurisdiction was expanded to regulate oil and gas production after the massive East Texas Field was discovered in 1930.
Question 5: The 'Hot Oil' Act of 1935 was a federal law that helped enforce Texas's oil production limits by prohibiting what?
- Importing foreign crude into Texas
- Transporting oil produced in excess of state quotas across state lines (Correct answer)
- Drilling new wells without federal permits
- Exporting Texas crude to European markets
Correct answer: Transporting oil produced in excess of state quotas across state lines
The Connally Hot Oil Act of 1935 banned interstate transportation of oil produced in violation of state conservation orders, giving teeth to Texas Railroad Commission prorationing rules.
Question 6: Under the Texas Public Information Act, a governmental body generally must respond to a public records request within how many business days?
- 5 business days
- 10 business days (Correct answer)
- 15 business days
- 30 business days
Correct answer: 10 business days
The Texas Public Information Act requires governmental bodies to promptly respond to requests, typically within 10 business days.
Question 7: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) was created in 1993 to replace which predecessor agency?
- Texas Air Control Board and Texas Water Commission (Correct answer)
- Texas Department of Health and Texas Parks and Wildlife
- Texas Energy Board and Texas Land Office
- Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Correct answer: Texas Air Control Board and Texas Water Commission
The TCEQ was created in 1993 by merging the Texas Air Control Board and the Texas Water Commission into a single environmental regulatory agency.
Texas History Test Regulatory Frameworks & Compliance 2
The Texas Railroad Commission was created in 1891 primarily to regulate which industry?