By: LeeAnn Saavedra

The discovery of oil in Texas in 1901 electrified the entire nation and changed Texas forever.

Lucas hits the jackpot with the oil rig in 1901 when it spewed about 70,000 barrels a day.

The oil often overflowed their tanks, polluting streams and creeks and fouling the air.

Large strikes in 1918 and 1925 caused a huge boom, making 20,000 people move to Burkburnett.

In 1919, 22 million barrels of oil flowed from wells in Eastland County.

States began to look for a way to share the property and be able to share amongst as a community.

Vast amounts of oil was being wasted, and prices of $3 a barrel became mere pennies.

The Railroad Commission issued a new order limiting production to 400,000 barrels a day.

Senator Connally asked if they could make a new bill that would pass constitutional muster.

The Act gave the federal government power over the Texas Railroad Commerce.