Texas Governor Signs Law Prohibiting Local Bans on Fracking

‘The governor of the US State of Texas signed into law legislation that prevents local ordinances banning or regulating fracking within city limits, the Governor Greg Abbott’s office announced in a statement.

“Governor Greg Abbott today signed House Bill 40 which preempts regulation of oil and gas activity at the city level and resides that duty with the state, and ensures that any local regulation of surface activity is commercially reasonable and does not effectively prohibit an oil and gas operation,” the statement said on Monday.’

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