News agencies across Texas and around the country have reported on Hawk’s trailblazing work, and top newspapers have published his op-eds. Here are some highlights.
Here’s a roundup of the many papers that endorsed Hawk in his campaign for Texas Railroad Commissioner.
In the Media
Houston Chronicle
I ran as a Republican for railroad commissioner. Here’s why I’m voting for the Democrat
Hawk's OpEd in the Chronicle
June 25, 2026
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Bloomberg
Texas Oil Boom Spawns a Toxic Crisis of the Industry’s Own Making
“Hawk Dunlap fought fires and blowouts in oil fields around the world over a 30-year career, but nothing prepared him for what he found when he finally came home to Texas.”
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Mother Jones
The Well Watchers | Meet the TikTok stars demanding oil companies clean up their mess
“He is determined to hold an industry that has provided four generations of his family with employment to account.”
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Houston Chronicle
Hawk Dunlap loves the oil industry. That’s why he’s fighting Chevron. | Opinion
Meet Hawk Dunlap: The Texas roughneck fighting Big Oil
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Texas Tribune
Level of oil and gas regulation at heart of Texas Railroad Commission race
“An abandoned West Texas oil well has created a 200-foot-wide sinkhole”
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San Antonio Express-News