A guest editorial with thoughts on the corporate takeover in Texas. by Eagle Ford Ellie with original emphasis. (Ed Ireland, BSEEC, says there just isn't any opposition in the Eagle Ford Shale. Wrong again, Ed.) Thanks to Earthworks and Sharon … [Read more...]
BREAKING: Texas Legislature tells inconvenient truth about HB 40
The Texas Legislature tells inconvenient truth! An alert about H.B. 40 came in my inbox yesterday. It told an inconvenient truth about the bill authored by the oil & gas industry and filed by Rep. Drew … [Read more...]
TEXAS FRACKING RAPE IN AUSTIN TODAY
I was told by someone that the imagery and text in this post might need a Trigger Warning. I didn't know what that was so I looked it up. Some psychologists are concerned with the use of trigger warnings as avoidance and others feel the trigger … [Read more...]
Fracking blowouts happen: will you be protected?
Right now in Austin the oil & gas industry is working through the Texas Legislature to strip away the decades old right of Texas cities to protect their citizens. These elected officials are completely out of touch with the reality of … [Read more...]
State Defines “Prudent and Reasonable” Fracking Operator
Monday, people from many areas of Texas converged in Austin to oppose H.B. 40 and H.B. 539. H.B. 40 is the Fracking Loophole Bill and H.B. 539 is the Punishment Tax Bill. H.B. 40, as written, will overturn almost a decade of my work in the … [Read more...]
Fracking Marching Orders to Save Your City
Monday Morning Fracking Marching Orders Fight back against the Texas Legislature's "nuclear" attack on Texas Cities. H.B. 40 and H.B. 539 The oil & gas industry has pulled the strings of their Austin puppets. They are using the Denton … [Read more...]
The fracking loophole in H.B. 40
There is a giant fracking loophole in H.B. 40! Representative Drew Darby's bill, H.B. 40, has a giant fracking loophole that allows industry to just say no to any restrictions on their operations in our neighborhoods. "Commercially reasonable" is … [Read more...]
ALERT: HB 40 and HB 539 bills stop city regulation of oil and gas
One Size Doesn't Fit All in Texas CLICK HERE: Tell the Energy Resources Committee to keep fracking control local HB 40 and HB 539 will stop city regulation of oil and gas. Texans who want to protect their homes and families have worked for … [Read more...]
Bills in Energy Resources Committee today
Here are the bills scheduled for a hearing today in the Energy Resources Committee. The meeting starts at 2:00 pm today so you need to weigh in before then. HB 497 Wu - Relating to the applicability of the law governing saltwater pipeline … [Read more...]
Fracking Nanny Bill H.B. 540 Tabled
Phil King's Fracking Nanny Bill Tabled The State Affairs Committee tabled Phil King's Fracking Nanny Bill, H.B. 540. Thank you to everyone who called, wrote and to the few who showed up to testify. The bill was tabled in committee. The committee did … [Read more...]
ALERT: HB 540 Nanny Bill up for hearing March 11
Update: This bill was tabled in committee. New post with all the details. The HB 540 Nanny Bill makes cities ask permission of the state. The HB 540 Nanny Bill requires home rule cities to ask for the Attorney General's permission before passing a … [Read more...]