Texas History Test Regulatory Frameworks & Compliance 2

Question 1

The Texas Railroad Commission was created in 1891 primarily to regulate which industry?

Accepted Answer

Railroad freight rates and operations

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

The Thirteenth Amendment ratification

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

72 hours

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Texas Railroad Commission

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Transporting oil produced in excess of state quotas across state lines

Answer

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.

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Texas History Test Regulatory Frameworks & Compliance 2