Oct 9, 2026 · 4 hr · 15 segments
With the midterms approaching, we have brought together our candidate interviews in one place to help voters hear directly from the people asking for their vote.This nearly four-hour special features…
Josh SmeadGuestMackenzie MillerGuest
John RosenthalGuestKevin ReedHostKevin PriceHostJacky HernandezGuest
John DureskyGuest
Chris ReichardGuestNick MillerGuestArmandoHostHe graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and spent 25 years working in the oil and gas industry.
He's currently serving in the Texas legislature, representing House District 135, where he serves as vice chair of the Congressional Redistricting Committee, and he also sits on the Energy Resources Committee and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.
And just to kick things off, you know, a lot of people when they hear railroad commissioner, they probably think locomotives.
And I, when I tell people, oh, I'm leaving the legislature to run for the Railroad Commission.
And half the time folks will say, oh, you know, there's a train that goes outside my neighborhood.
So the tagline is it's got nothing to do with choo-choo trains, but it does regulate the oil and gas industry, oil and natural gas.
So this is actually the most important commission most people have never even heard of.
It regulates an industry that is responsible for roughly 30% of the Texas economy.
And 25 years in industry and four years in the Texas legislature, I'm ready to go on this job day one.
He graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and spent 25 years working in the oil and gas industry.
He's currently serving in the Texas legislature, representing House District 135, where he serves as vice chair of the Congressional Redistricting Committee, and he also sits on the Energy Resources Committee and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.
And just to kick things off, you know, a lot of people when they hear railroad commissioner, they probably think locomotives.
And I, when I tell people, oh, I'm leaving the legislature to run for the Railroad Commission.
And half the time folks will say, oh, you know, there's a train that goes outside my neighborhood.
So the tagline is it's got nothing to do with choo-choo trains, but it does regulate the oil and gas industry, oil and natural gas.
So this is actually the most important commission most people have never even heard of.
It regulates an industry that is responsible for roughly 30% of the Texas economy.
And 25 years in industry and four years in the Texas legislature, I'm ready to go on this job day one.
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