Star-Telegram: A majority of Texans believe cities should be able to ban hydraulic fracturing even if state law otherwise permits it, according to a recent poll conducted by the University of Texas at Austin.
In Texas, 57 percent of those surveyed agree that cities should be able to block hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and nationally 58 percent support giving cities that authority, according to the UT Energy Poll released Tuesday.
Continued support for local control comes after Gov. Greg Abbott signed...