Texas Oil, Gas Association Agrees to Drop Lawsuit Against Denton on Drilling, Fracking

摘要

A lawsuit by the Texas Oil and Gas Association against Denton, Texas, related to a local hydraulic fracturing ban and a drilling moratorium was dismissed by a state district court after the two parties agreed that the matters before the court were moot (Tex. Oil & Gas Ass'n v. City of Denton, Tex. Dist. Ct, No. 14-08933-431, agreement filed 9/14/15). In the agreed order of dismissal signed by the judge Sept. 4, the parties stated that after Texas H.B. 40 was passed and granted the state exclusive jurisdiction over oil and gas operations, the city of Denton passed another ordinance repealing the hydraulic fracturing ban. Additionally, the moratorium on gas activity expired Aug. 18, and it was not extended. Therefore, the suit should be dismissed, and each party will be responsible for its own legal costs .