Fracking ban divides Denton
As Election Day nears in this small city 30 miles north of Dallas, a wary unease has settled over the early voting on a local referendum of national significance. If passed, the proposition would be...
View ArticleDenton voters pass fracking ban
The vote made Denton, which sits atop a large natural gas reserve, the first city in Texas to pass such a ban. It sets up a legal showdown between the city and industry groups that have warned the ban...
View ArticleAfter fracking ban, a long fight ahead
The Texas Oil and Gas Association filed its challenge in federal court on Wednesday morning, arguing that the city has no right to override state policy favoring subterranean mineral extraction.
View ArticleTexas Railroad Commission to continue drill permits in Denton
The chairwoman of a state agency that regulates oil and gas in Texas says she's disappointed that Denton residents passed a measure to ban further hydraulic fracturing.
View ArticleIn Denton fracking ban, scenes from the campus campaign
In the post-campaign campaign, opponents of the Denton hydraulic fracturing ban say the results were tilted by college students who have no permanent stake in the city. Here are scenes from the...
View ArticleLocal communities standing against and for fracking
While some local communities have been fighting to keep fracking outside their borders, a group of towns in New York have been debating whether to ditch the state for frack friendly Pennsylvania.
View ArticleTexas House set to vote on bill banning local fracking bans
San Angelo Republican Rep. Drew Darby's bill is poised for House debate and approval Tuesday.
View ArticleVideo: Lightning strike sparks huge natural gas blaze in Denton
Denton city spokeswoman Lindsey Baker says firefighters extinguished the blaze early Friday. Nobody was hurt.
View ArticleGovernor Abbott signs Texas fracking bill
The bill, inspired by the local fracking ban voters passed in the city of Denton last November, will take effect immediately after winning more than two-thirds majorities in the Texas House and Senate.
View ArticleTexas governor signs bill restricting local fracking regulations
Abbott's signature is the culmination of a marker he set down in January, when he took aim at local regulations affecting not only fracking but tree cutting and plastic bags.
View ArticleDenton city council repeals voter-approved ban on fracking
Voters in Denton approved the ban last November amid concerns that the process could damage the environment and causes earthquakes. The Texas General Land Office and the Texas Oil and Gas Association...
View ArticleIndustry group lawsuit against Denton is dismissed
A North Texas district judge has agreed to dismiss the lawsuit filed against Denton by the Texas Oil & Gas Association at the request of both parties.
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