UPDATE: The hearing has been pushed back until late tonight so there is still time to call. The public hearing for HB 1496 happens Monday in the Energy Resources Committee Land & Resource Management Committee. Please call committee members … [Read more...]
Notice to Denton, Texas residents
A resolution opposing HB 1496 will be considered at the Denton Council meeting Tuesday, March 19th at 6:30PM. HB 1496 strips cities of the authority to regulate oil & gas activity and gives it to the Texas Railroad Commission. From a Denton … [Read more...]
TAKE ACTION: Protect Local Rights: Oppose HB 1496
Help stop a state power grab of local oversight of the oil & gas industry Do you want an oil or gas well next to schools, playgrounds, or in your backyard? Rep. Van Taylor, who lives where drilling or fracking isn't, has authored a bill to … [Read more...]
Rep. Van Taylor’s HB 1496 bill to take away local control of drilling
The bill is HB 1496 and it will strip municipalities of the right to control drilling and fracking. After hearing about Taylor's response to a phone call today about this bill, the only conclusions I can draw are: Industry handed him a bill … [Read more...]
HB 1496 a bill to take away local control of fracking in Texas
We've been expecting this bill, or something like it. HB 1496 HB 1496 was authored by Rep. Van Taylor (R) Plano, Collin County. There is no drilling in Collin County but Taylor inherited between 1000 and 5000 shares of Exxon stock and his main … [Read more...]