James (Jim) Matlock is from Texas. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix. 

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James "Jim" Matlock is from Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Jim currently lives in Nacogdoches.

Jim has 18 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has worked in various roles, including title work, truck supervisor, small business owner, and consultant. He also served as a member of an anti-terrorist unit of the United States Marine Corps.

Jim currently works as the executive director of Clean Act Remediation and Environmental Solutions of Texas and as an oilfield business consultant. He previously worked as a technical consultant for One Shot Solutions, a business development specialist for JM2 Financial Services, a manager for Nabors Industries and Pinnergy, and an oil and gas consultant with Matlock Group. Jim served as a security specialist in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Jim previously ran for Texas Railroad Commissioner in 2024 but did not win.

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James is running for the Texas Railroad Commission and is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026. Matlock previously ran for Texas Railroad Commission in 2024, but did not win. 

We endorse James Matlock in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commissioner. (Editorial)

Supports recycling wastewater in the oil and gas industry for future fracking jobs and promoting technology to clean water to irrigation quality, benefiting farmers and ranchers during droughts.

Supports recycling oilfield wastewater to reduce environmental risk and support agriculture.

For Candidate James (Jim) Matlock on Issue energy-and-environment: Supports the use of new technology to capture flare gas and create products without waste.

Supports capturing flared natural gas and using technology to reduce energy waste.

For Candidate James (Jim) Matlock on Issue energy-and-environment: Supports cleaning up solids waste from the oil and gas industry to meet EPA and TCEQ regulations instead of placing it in landfills, which creates environmental hazards for future generations.

Supports reducing oil field waste and increasing use of environmental technologies.

Supports addressing orphaned and abandoned wells that are aging without maintenance or oversight.

Supports addressing orphaned and abandoned wells through continued production or repurposing rather than relying solely on state-funded plugging.

Supports responsible water management to help prevent earthquakes linked to wastewater injection.

Supports protecting groundwater, aquifers, and property from environmental hazards related to oil operations.

Supports stronger oversight and inspection of oil and gas producers to ensure environmental compliance.

Supports using waste materials from the oil industry in infrastructure rather than landfills.

Expressed concern about foreign ownership of U.S. energy assets in relation to national security.

- Supports recycling oilfield wastewater to reduce environmental risk and support agriculture.
- Supports capturing flared natural gas and using technology to reduce energy waste.
- Supports reducing oil field waste and increasing use of environmental technologies.
- Supports addressing orphaned and abandoned wells through continued production or repurposing rather than relying solely on state-funded plugging.
- Supports responsible water management to help prevent earthquakes linked to wastewater injection.
- Supports protecting groundwater, aquifers, and property from environmental hazards related to oil operations.
- Supports stronger oversight and inspection of oil and gas producers to ensure environmental compliance.
- Supports using waste materials from the oil industry in infrastructure rather than landfills.
- Expressed concern about foreign ownership of U.S. energy assets in relation to national security.

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James (Jim) Matlock

James "Jim" Matlock is from Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Jim currently lives in Nacogdoches, Texas

James "Jim" Matlock is from Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. Matlock currently lives in Nacogdoches, Texas

James currently works as the executive director of Clean Act Remediation and Environmental Solutions of Texas and as an oilfield business consultant. He previously worked as a technical consultant for One Shot Solutions, a business development specialist for JM2 Financial Services, a manager for Nabors Industries and Pinnergy, and an oil and gas consultant with Matlock Group. Matlock served as a security specialist in the U.S. Marine Corps.

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James Matlock currently works as the executive director of Clean Act Remediation and Environmental Solutions of Texas and as an oilfield business consultant. He previously worked as a technical consultant for One Shot Solutions, a business development specialist for JM2 Financial Services, a manager for Nabors Industries and Pinnergy, and an oil and gas consultant with Matlock Group. Matlock served as a security specialist in the U.S. Marine Corps.

James is an oil and gas consultant and small business owner. He works at his own consulting firm in the oil and gas industry, where he has been for eighteen years. He previously worked in oil and gas title examination, worked as a drilling truck supervisor, and served in an anti-terrorist unit of the U.S. Marine Corps.

James “Jim” Matlock previously ran for Texas Railroad Commissioner in 2024 but did not win.

Supports recycling wastewater for fracking, reducing freshwater use, and providing irrigation-quality water to benefit agriculture and the environment.

Supports using new technology that could capture all flare gas and create products without any waste.

Supports recycling oil and gas industry waste for use in road base, rather than disposing it in landfills, to prevent future environmental hazards.

Supports addressing orphaned and abandoned oil wells that are aging without maintenance or oversight.

- The railroad commissioner is one of three members of the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the oil and natural gas industry, pipeline transporters, liquified petroleum gas, coal and uranium mining, and oversees clean drinking water. Despite its name, the commission no longer regulates railroads.
- Railroad commissioners are elected in statewide partisan elections for six-year, staggered terms, with one seat up for election every two years. The commissioners elect the chairman, and the Governor appoints replacements if a vacancy arises.

One of three commissioners who oversee the oil and gas industry, coal and uranium mining, and clean drinking water. 