Courtney Sacco|Odessa American
Fasken employees attach a hose
Oil workers hydraulically fracture a well in Ector County owned by Fasken Oil and Ranch.
Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 9:10 am
Lobbyist: Denton fracking ban a threat
BY COREY PAUL
cpaul@oaoa.com
Odessa American
A Houston-based energy lobbyist warned local Republicans Monday that a Denton referendum on whether to ban fracking could set a harmful precedent by restricting access to minerals, limiting economic development and targeting a specific industry.
Such initiative would be unlikely to succeed in Odessa, but Judy Calloway of the Ector County Republican Women said the group wondered about the potential impact here if the Denton ban passes.
A yes-vote on the referendum would almost certainly face legal challenges but mere passage would be negative, argued the lobbyist, Marty Allday, who is executive director of the Consumer Energy Alliance.
“I know you don’t live there,” Allday said. “I know it’s not your community, but I don’t think Texas can afford to tolerate a ban on hydraulic fracturing.”
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