Eagle Ford Shale

Environmental Groups Support & Oppose Fracking Water Recycling Bill

Ryan Poppe — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:34:35 +0000

A bill to ensuring that oil companies using fracking techniques are being held to environmental standards has passed out of the Natural Resources Committee and now heads to the House floor for a vote.

The Source: Measuring The Economic Impact Of The Eagle Ford Shale

Paul Flahive — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:18:02 +0000

In The First Segment:

Thomas Tunstall is the director of the UTSA Center for Community & Business Research and the lead researcher and economist on a recent study about the economic impact of the Eagle Ford Shale.

The study found that the total economic impact of the boom is $46 billion dollars and 86,000 jobs.

SARA Helping South Texas Counties Manage Water Needs Within Eagle Ford Shale

Eileen Pace — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:55:41 +0000

The San Antonio River Authority has been conducting workshops throughout the San Antonio River Watershed area and is working on a holistic watershed master plan for Wilson, Karnes and Goliad counties.

SARA officials said its new best practices handbook is another element in providing residents and community leaders with ideas that have worked for other communities going through sudden and rapid growth associated with oil and gas exploration.

The Face Of The Eagle Ford Shale In San Antonio

Joey Palacios — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:19:23 +0000

San Antonio is now the hub for providing resources to the Eagle Ford Shale Project. The South Texas Energy and Economic Roundtable opened its doors at the Pearl Brewery this week.

It’s been in existence for about five months, created by the 11 major oil and gas operators working on the shale project including Conoco Phillips and Lewis Energy.

Frio County Plans For More Growth As Eagle Ford Booms

Eileen Pace — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:03:21 +0000

The Eagle Ford Shale project is expected to be the world’s largest natural gas exploration project in the next three years, so Frio County Commissioners are working toward a master plan for economic development needed by the community.

Report: Entrepeneur Opportunities Limitless For Eagle Ford Shale

Ryan Loyd — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:31:28 +0000

Although San Antonio isn't directly a part of drilling and extraction activities of the Eagle Ford Shale, it is one of the many communities benefiting from the injection of economic power.

According to a new report by the San Antonio Economic Foundation, road damage caused by trucks traveling to and from the Eagle Ford Shale drilling sites is a big challenge for Bexar County and the City of San Antonio. The report recommends infrastructure planning during the next legislative session.

Grant Awarded to Community Colleges Will Train Students for Eagle Ford Shale Work

Ryan Loyd — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:51:37 +0000

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has awarded $1.3 million to the Alamo, Coastal Bend, Laredo, South Texas Junior and Victoria Colleges to train and educate workers for the Eagle Ford Shale oil and natural gas boom.

"It's going to train up to 800 individuals to go to work very quickly and be able to make a living wage and be able to make a living wage and support their families and help improve the Texas economy,” said THECB Commissioner Raymund Paredes.

UTSA President delivers 2012 State of the University Address

Eileen Pace — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:20:09 +0000

UTSA president Ricardo Romo re-capped the school's progress toward Tier One status in his state of the university address Wednesday.

Dr. Romo outlined some of the new initiatives to help incoming students - such as the new Graduation Rate Improvement Plan, or 'GRIP.' GRIP will proactively work with 250 high-school students in San Antonio to make sure they are prepared for college-level courses, with the goal of helping them avoid remedial classes when they get to college.

Growing Pains Of The Eagle Ford Shale Oil and Natural Gas Boom

Ryan Loyd — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:23:57 +0000

Halfway between San Antonio and Laredo on I-35 is the town of Cotulla. In the middle of the harsh South Texas brush country, the county seat of La Salle County has been struggling for decades – but not these days.

Cotulla is a thriving. Big trucks are everywhere hauling miles of pile, gravel and fracking sand for oil rigs that have popped up to cash in on the Eagle Ford Shale oil and natural gas boom.