LIST: Potential coalition partners to restore local control.

With HB40, the oil and gas industry, through the Texas Legislature, used a big government power grab to strip local control of drilling activities from Texas cities.

This is a list of cities known to have drilling ordinances. But there could be others. Some cities have no ordinance and some cities’ information was not available.

This is a list of potential coalition partners to restore local control. Local control is important to most Texas cities. HB40 stripped away many of the provisions in local drilling ordinances. Cities with a more protective setback, such as Dallas and Flower Mound, were said in the Texas Legislature to be unreasonable.

The “safe harbor” is not a real “safe harbor.” It only applies if there has been drilling since the ordinance was passed and if the existing ordinance is found “commercially reasonable” and does not prohibit activity by a reasonable and prudent operator.

Abilene
Alamo
Aledo
Allen
Alvarado
Alvin
Alvord
Angleton
Annetta
Annetta North
Annetta South
Annona
Anthony
Aransas Pass
Archer City
Argyle
Arlington
Azle
Balmorhea – drilling is prohibited
Bartonville
Bastrop – drilling is prohibited
Baycity
Baytown
Beaumont
Bedford
Benbrook
Blue Mound
Booker
Borger
Bowie
Boyd
Brady – It is unlawful to drill an oil or gas well in Brady Aquatic Center Park.
Brazoria
Brazos Country
Breckenridge
Brenham
Bridgeport
Bronte
Brownwood
Bryan
Buckholts
Buffalo
Bullard
Burkburnett
Burleson
Callisburg
Canadian – drilling is prohibited
Canton – drilling is prohibited
Canyon – drilling is prohibited
Carrollton
Carthage
Cedar Hill – Prohibited in areas zoned for residential use; 500 feet in any other zone.
Cedar Park – drilling is prohibited
Celina – drilling is prohibited
Chandler
Chico
Childress
Cleburne
Cleveland
Clute
Coahoma
College Station
Colleyville
Colorado City
Columbus
Conroe
Converse
Cooper
Coppell
Copper Canyon
Copperas Cove
Corinth
Corpus Christi
Cotulla
Crane
Cross Roads
Cross Timber
Crowley
Cuero
Daisetta
Dallas
Dalworthington Gardens
Danbury
Decatur
Denison
Denton – fracking is prohibited
Devine
Diboll
Dickinson
DISH
Double Oak
Dripping Springs
Dumas
Eagle Lake
Eagle Pass
Eastland
Edcouch
Edgecliff Village
Edinburg
El Campo
Elgin
Euless
Everman
Fairfield
Falls City
Farmers Branch
Fate – The ordinance states, “No person shall engage in drilling or production of an oil or gas well within the corporate limits in any residential area of a planned development zoning district.”
Ferris
Flatonia
Flower Mound
Floydada
Forest Hill
Fort Stockton – Drilling is prohibited within city limits
Fort Worth
Franklin
Frankston
Freeport
Friendswood
Fritch
Galveston
Garrison
George West
Giddings
Gilmer
Gladewater
Glen Rose
Glenn Heights
Godley
Gonzales
Graham
Grand Prairie
Grand Saline
Grapevine
Greenville – Drilling is prohibited.
Gregory
Groves
Haltom City
Haslet
Hempstead
Henderson
Henrietta
Hickory Creek
Hidalgo
Highland Village
Hillcrest Village – Drilling is prohibited
Hitchcock
Houston
Hudson Oaks
Humble
Huntsville
Hurst
Ingleside
Irving
Jacksboro
Jacksonville
Jasper
Jersey Village
Jones Creek – Drilling is prohibited
Joshua
Jourdanton – Drilling is prohibited
Justin
Karnes City – The city prohibits surface drill sites on city owned property and parks. Operators must get a permit from the city.
Katy
Keene
Keller
Kemah
Kenedy
Kennedale
Kermit
Kilgore
Krum
Kyle
La Grange
La Joya
La Marque
La Porte
Lake Bridgeport
Lake Jackson
Lake Worth
Lakeport
Lakeside
Lakeside
Lakeside City
League City
Leander – Drilling is prohibited.
Levelland
Lewisville
Liberty
Little Elm – Drilling is prohibited.
Livingston
Lockhart
Longview
Los Fresnos
Lubbock
Lufkin
Luling
Lumberton
Lytle – Drilling is prohibited.
Magnolia
Mansfield
Manvel – 2000′ setback
Marshall
McAllen
McGregor
McKinney
Midland
Midlothian
Mineral Wells
Mission
Missouri City
Monahans
Mont Belvieu
Montgomery
Morgan’s Point
Morton
Mount Vernon – Drilling is prohibited.
Muenster
Nacogdoches
Naples – Drilling is prohibited.
Navasota
Nederland
Needville
New Fairview
Newark
North Richland Hills
Northlake
Odessa
Olney
Orange
Overton
Ovilla
Palmhurst
Pantego
Pasadena
Payne Springs
Pearland
Pearsall
Pecos City
Pelican Bay
Penitas
Pflugerville
Pharr
Plains – Drilling is prohibited.
Pleasanton
Point Comfort – Drilling is prohibited.
Ponder
Port Arthur
Port Lavaca
Port Neches
Portland
Pottsboro
Princeton
Quanah
Quinlan – Drilling is possible only in certain zoning areas with a special use permit.
Quitman
Ralls
Rankin
Ransom Canyon
Reno
Retreat
Richland Hills
Richmond
Rio Grande City
Rio Hondo
Rio Vista
River Oaks
Roanoke
Rockdale
Rockport
Roma
Rosenberg
Round Rock – Drilling is prohibited.
Round Top – Drilling is prohibited.
Royse City – Drilling is prohibited.
Runaway Bay
Runge
Sachse
Saginaw
San Angelo
San Antonio
San Juan
Sanger
Sansom Park
Santa Fe
Schulenburg
Seabrook
Sealy
Seven Points
Shady Shores
Shavano Park
Shenandoah
Sherman
Silsbee
Sinton
Smithville
Snook
Somerville
Sonora
Southlake
Splendora
Springtown
Stafford
Stamford
Stephenville
Sundown
Sweetwater
Taylor Lake Village
Taylor Lake Village
Texas City
Thompsons
Throckmorton – Drilling is prohibited.
Tomball
Tool
Trinidad
Trophy Club
Tyler
Universal City
Venus
Vernon
Victoria
Vidor
Waskom
Watauga
Weatherford
Westbrook
Westlake
Westworth Village
Wharton
White Oak
White Settlement
Whiteface
Whitewright
Willis
Willow Park
Woodville
Wylie – Drilling is prohibited.
Yoakum

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Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.

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