The Landscape Legacies of Gas Drilling in North Texas (open access)

The Landscape Legacies of Gas Drilling in North Texas

In North Texas, the Barnett Shale underlies large areas of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW), which magnifies debates about the externalities of shale gas development (SGD). Continued demand for natural gas and expansive urbanization in DFW will cause more people to come in contact with drilling rigs, gas transport, and other urban shale gas landscapes. Thousands of gas wells within the DFW region occupy a large, yet scattered land surface area. DFW city planners, elected officials, and other stakeholders must deal with current and future urban growth and the surface impacts that are associated with gas development. This research examines how shale gas landscapes affect urban land uses, landscapes, and patterns of development in DFW. The study focuses on multiple fast growing DFW municipalities that also have high numbers of gas well pad sites. This study asks what are the spatial characteristics of gas well production sites in DFW and how do these sites vary across the region; how do gas well production sites affect urban growth and development; and how are city governments and surface developers responding to gas well production sites, and what are the dominant themes of contestation arising around gas well production sites and suburban growth?
Date: May 2016
Creator: Sakinejad, Michael Cyrus
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas State Park Guide, 2016 (open access)

Texas State Park Guide, 2016

Guide to Texas State Parks providing information about the various parks, camping tips, and the available activities in each park.
Date: May 2016
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inmate Monthly Report: April 2016 (open access)

Inmate Monthly Report: April 2016

Report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about inmates received and departed in April 2016 and inmate numbers in each prison.
Date: May 2016
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 182, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 14, 2016 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 182, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 14, 2016

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 14, 2016
Creator: Trigg, Delania
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Highways, Volume 63, Number 5, May 2016 (open access)

Texas Highways, Volume 63, Number 5, May 2016

Monthly travel magazine discussing locations and events in Texas to encourage travel within the state.
Date: May 2016
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 175, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 2016 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 175, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 2016

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 2016
Creator: Trigg, Delania
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 38, Ed. 1 Monday, May 2, 2016 (open access)

Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 38, Ed. 1 Monday, May 2, 2016

Daily newspaper from Henderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 2, 2016
Creator: Linebarger, Les
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 11, 2016 (open access)

Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 11, 2016
Creator: Lucio, Rachel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 180, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 2016 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 180, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 2016

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 12, 2016
Creator: Trigg, Delania
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 176, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 2016 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 176, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 2016

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 6, 2016
Creator: Trigg, Delania
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, May 11, 2016] (open access)

[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, May 11, 2016]

News release documenting Texas monthly sales tax revenue for May 2016 with a general summary and table of local sales tax allocations.
Date: May 11, 2016
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Chronicle & DV (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 4, 2016 (open access)

Coleman Chronicle & DV (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 18, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 4, 2016
Creator: Conn, Brittany
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's Five-Year Program for Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing: History and Proposed Program for 2017-2022 (open access)

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's Five-Year Program for Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing: History and Proposed Program for 2017-2022

The first two sections of this report discuss the history and legal framework for Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) five-year offshore oil and gas leasing programs. Subsequent sections outline BOEM's development process, briefly summarize previous years' programs, and analyze the proposal for 2017-2022. The final section of the report discusses the role of Congress, with a focus on congressional oversight and legislation related to the 2017-2022 program.
Date: May 23, 2016
Creator: Comay, Laura B.; Humphries, Marc & Vann, Adam
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
“Just Tell Me the Truth”: Understanding Health Risks and Community Perspectives in Karnes County, Texas, an Oil and Gas Community (open access)

“Just Tell Me the Truth”: Understanding Health Risks and Community Perspectives in Karnes County, Texas, an Oil and Gas Community

Using ethnographic research methods, I collaborated with the organization Earthworks to conduct a community assessment on the health issues related to the air quality in Karnes County, Texas, an oil and gas community. The research consisted of in-depth interviews with residents on their experiences and knowledge on the health issues associated to air quality. This research is going to be used to inform the community and develop strategies to empower community members in improving their environmental conditions.
Date: May 2016
Creator: Villa, Priscilla
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 2016 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 2016

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 19, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 2016 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 2016

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Poststructuralist Critical Rhetorical Analysis as a Problem Analysis Tool: A Case Study of Information Impact in Denton’s Hydraulic Fracturing Debate (open access)

Poststructuralist Critical Rhetorical Analysis as a Problem Analysis Tool: A Case Study of Information Impact in Denton’s Hydraulic Fracturing Debate

Energy and the natural environment are central concerns among stakeholders across the globe. Decisions on this scale often require interaction among a myriad of institutions and individuals who navigate a complex variety of challenges. In Denton, Texas in 2014, voters were asked to make such a decision when tasked with a referendum to determine whether the city would continue to allow hydraulic fracturing activity within its borders. For social scientists, this situation requires further analysis in an effort to better understand how and why individuals make the decisions they do. One possible approach for exploring this process is a method of poststructuralist critical rhetorical analysis, which is concerned with how individuals’ identities change through interaction with institutions. This study reflects upon the texts themselves through a poststructuralist critical rhetorical analysis of images employed by those in favor of and those against Denton’s ban on hydraulic fracturing in an attempt to identify images that alter the grid of intelligibility for the audience. The paper includes deliberation about the relative merits, subsequent disadvantages, and possible questions for further study as they relate to the theoretical implications of critical rhetorical analysis as information science. Ultimately, the study identifies poststructuralist critical rhetorical analysis as …
Date: May 2016
Creator: Sykes, Jason
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 2016 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 2016

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 26, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, May 28, 2016 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, May 28, 2016

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 28, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, May 14, 2016 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, May 14, 2016

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 14, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 20, Pages 3351-3562, May 13, 2016 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 20, Pages 3351-3562, May 13, 2016

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 13, 2016
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crosby County News (Ralls, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, May 20, 2016 (open access)

Crosby County News (Ralls, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, May 20, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Ralls, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 20, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 19, Pages 3205-3350, May 6, 2016 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 19, Pages 3205-3350, May 6, 2016

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 6, 2016
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Light and Champion (Center, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 3, 2016 (open access)

The Light and Champion (Center, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Semiweekly newspaper from Center, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 3, 2016
Creator: Snyder, Steve
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History