]> http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/taxonomy/term/1 2/0 en http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/lamar-commencement <p>Texas Railroad Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones will be the keynote speaker for Lamar University’s spring commencement at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 10, in the Montagne Center.</p> <p>Lamar is scheduled to confer 730 degrees, including 22 doctorates, to graduates from 12 countries, 14 states outside Texas and 106 cities in Texas. The degree candidates also include 73 receiving master’s degrees and 635 receiving bachelor’s degrees. This will be the largest spring commencement in many years, said Kevin Smith, senior associate provost.</p> Press Releases Wed, 7 May 2008 10:46:59 -0500 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/node/106 <p>Americans burn 490 million gallons of gasoline and diesel every day and import 65 percent of the oil used to make those products. Worldwide energy consumption is expected to increase 40 percent in the next 25 years, and widespread adoption of alternative energy sources is decades away. Because America will need to rely on energy that comes from natural gas and oil for the foreseeable future, the energy legislation pending in Congress could be disastrous for our country. </p> News Articles Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:52:06 -0500 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/dbj-op-ed <p>Texas is booming. With 23.5 million Texans within our borders, it takes a lot of energy to keep the lights on in our bustling state. With the Texas population poised grow to more than 33 million in the next 25 years, we'll need every power tool in the energy toolbox to meet our future energy needs and to keep our economy churning.</p> Press Releases Thu, 6 Sep 2007 08:41:28 -0500 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/node/101 <p>AUSTIN, Texas — Elizabeth Ames Jones, Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas, was appointed to the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA). The RPSEA is a non-profit corporation established to help meet the nation's growing need for hydrocarbon resources produced from reservoirs in America. It is a consortium of premier energy research universities, independent research organizations, national laboratories, energy companies, and federal or state governmental agencies. </p> Press Releases Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:30:18 -0600 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/node/100 <p>AUSTIN — Elizabeth Ames Jones, Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas, took the oath of office for her new term as Commissioner on Tuesday, January 23. Governor Rick Perry administered the oath in the Railroad Commission Chambers. Jones, the incumbent, won election to a six-year term last November.</p> News Articles Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:50:37 -0600 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/node/94 <p>Elizabeth Ames Jones, appointed to the commission last year and now serving as chairwoman, says she belongs on the board that regulates the oil industry because she grew up in the oil patch. Her childhood as the daughter of a successful oil man in San Antonio may be a few hundred miles from the heart of the oil industry, but her experience as former chairman of the House Energy Resources Committee does give her a leg up on the issues.</p> Endorsements News Articles Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:34:37 -0500 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/node/88 <p>Railroad Commissioner: Elizabeth Ames Jones, Republican. She has performed well for the past year as an appointee and has earned election to a new term.</p> Endorsements News Articles Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:57:02 -0500 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/node/87 <p>Elizabeth Ames Jones deserves your vote for railroad commissioner. (The Railroad Commission is that strangely named state agency that has nothing to do with railroads, but has everything to do with al</p> Endorsements News Articles Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:39:55 -0500 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/node/86 <p>Texas Railroad Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones, who was appointed to the job in early 2005, deserves a full term.</p> <p>The former San Antonio state representative understands the energy business and the commission's role in regulating the state's oil and gas sector.</p> Endorsements News Articles Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:13:08 -0500 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/node/91 <p>Mella McEwen - Oil Editor<br /> Midland Reporter-Telegram</p> <p>Appointed more than 18 months ago to complete an unexpired term on the Railroad Commission, Republican Elizabeth Ames Jones is working hard to retain her seat.</p> News Articles Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:31:33 -0500 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/node/84 <p>The Railroad Commission regulates the state's oil and gas industry, but got its name from its origins as a regulator of railroads. With oil and natural gas drilling on the rise as a result of high energy prices and the Barnett Shale boom in North Central Texas, Railroad Commission Chairman Elizabeth Ames Jones, 49, wisely foresees the need for more commission field personnel to better inspect and monitor the activity.</p> Endorsements News Articles Mon, 9 Oct 2006 10:59:56 -0500 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/node/85 <p>Despite its name, the three-member Texas Railroad Commission has no connection to regulating railroads. The agency, however, has a powerful role in regulating oil and gas production and pipelines.</p> <p>Elizabeth A. Jones, the Republican candidate, is the Editorial Board's choice. Jones, a former San Antonio legislator, was appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to the commission last year, and she is now chairman. She is only the fourth woman on the commission, and, if elected, would be only the second woman to be voted onto it. As former chairman of the House Energy Resources Committee, she is well acquainted with energy issues and energy public policy. Her focus, she says, is to put "boots on the ground" in the agency's field offices, where inspection and oversight is enforced, rather than in Austin administrative offices.</p> Endorsements News Articles Sat, 7 Oct 2006 18:00:43 -0500 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/node/82 <p>September 20, 2006<br /> By: Colin Guy</p> <p>"The United States would benefit as a whole if federal policymakers looked toward Texas when determining energy policy rather than allowing issues such as drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to turn into a political debate," Railroad Commission Chairman Elizabeth Ames Jones said at the annual Midland Chamber of Commerce banquet. </p> News Articles Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:01:34 -0500 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/node/81 <p>September 16, 2006<br /> By: Melle McEwen, Oil Editor</p> <p>Railroad Commission Chairman Elizabeth Ames Jones visits what she calls the new frontier Tuesday when she serves as keynote speaker at the Midland Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. </p> News Articles Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:06:40 -0500 http://www.elizabethamesjones.com/node/80 <p>September 14, 2005<br /> Greg Junek, Business Editor </p> <p>Elizabeth Ames Jones, Texas Railroad Commission chairwoman, said she hopes the East Texas Oil Field will help the United States win another war. </p> News Articles Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:04:14 -0500