Published on Apr 17, 2015
The Texas state House of Representatives has passed a bill that would block cities in Texas from banning the controversial oil and gas exploration method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
After an overwhelming vote of 122-18, the
proposal – House Bill 40 – advanced to the state Senate, where lawmakers
have not taken up the bill just yet. The bill featured 70 co-sponsors
and had the support of the oil and gas industry.
The House vote comes just a few months after voters in a small Texas town called Denton approved a measure that banned fracking
in the area. Denton was the first Texas city or county to ban the
practice, the oil industry has already filed a lawsuit seeking to
reverse the prohibition.
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