Posted on 05/20/2015 1:39:35 PM PDT by ThethoughtsofGreg
Last November, citizens of Denton, TX voted via referendum to ban the oil and gas well stimulation technique commonly known as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” The outcome was significant since the city sits on top of the Barnett shale play, the third largest onshore natural gas producing field in the U.S. Although a handful of municipalities and counties across the country have banned fracking or related activities, Denton is the first city with significant oil or natural gas deposits to do so.
Last year, ALEC briefly wrote about the lawsuits filed in Texas challenging the legality of the ban and suggested that the Texas Legislature may decide to act in 2015 in response to the ban. That possibility became a reality earlier this week when Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law legislation that would preempt local efforts to regulate a wide variety of drilling-related activities.
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Good!
Had to read that headline twice.
He he, one of the libs in my office is mad about this. She is one of the goobers that blame earthquakes on fracking.
Yes and no. Preempts new bans, but does not affect Denton.
TX=Oil and gas, chemicals. If you don’t like it MOVE.
A bunch of FRIGGEN WIMPS running our legislature. Hopefully Mr. Patrick is TAKING NAMES and will PUT AN END to this left-wing garbage.
There are 6 states in the country, SIX STATES, that DO NOT allow Open-Carry. Texas is one of them and even THE REPUBLICANS in Texas have a problem with changing that, and have to be DRAGGED INTO acting like conservatives...and then they revert to their true selves.
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