Who’s Behind Denton’s Fracking Ban? Head Texas Regulator Thinks It Could Be Russia
![Barry Smitherman is the chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas, now running for Attorney General. He is skeptical of the science behind climate change.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/dentonfracking/20141031104206im_/http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/files/2011/09/CommSmitherman-bio-100x100.jpg)
Doualy Xaykaothao KERA News The Denton City Council listened to seven hours of public testimonies from more than 100 people. After collecting thousands of signatures from local residents, a proposal to ban the oil and gas production technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in the city of Denton will end up before voters this [...]