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LeftInTX

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4. The oil companies should pay for this.

Reply to white cloud (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 02:43 PM

Feb 2013

Waste of state money. These roads aren't widely used, except for fracking. Once the boom is over, you'll have a bunch of roads going to nowhere.

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State Taxpayer money needed for fracking roads [View all] white cloud Feb 2013 OP

100 years of energy independence they said... Champion Jack Feb 2013 #1

Make the user and benefitter of th roads white cloud Feb 2013 #2

I can tell you feel like it is a losing battle. Energy companies get all the benefits and taxpayer DhhD Feb 2013 #3

The oil companies should pay for this. LeftInTX Feb 2013 #4

Lawmakers Propose Fixes For Roads Damaged By Drilling white cloud Feb 2013 #5

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