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As Election Draws Near, Fracking Fight Puts Denton in Spotlight

A ballot initiative to ban fracking in Denton has put the North Texas city at the center of a nationwide debate over the safety of drilling, the money it produces and the role cities play in regulating it. As Election Day nears, the fight is growing fiercer.

By Mose Buchele, KUT News
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Pipes used for fracking are shown in front of a Fasken OIl and Ranch drilling rig outside of Midland on Oct. 8, 2013.
Credit: Jerod Foster

A ballot initiative to ban fracking in Denton has put the North Texas city at the center of a nationwide debate over the safety of drilling, the money it produces and the role cities play in regulating it. As Election Day nears, the fight is growing fiercer. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas, and read Tribune reporter Jim Malewitz's previous coverage of the issue here.

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