According to CNBC's overall rankings of 2013 based on variables including Economy, Infrastructure, Quality of Life, etc. Texas stands in 2nd place. If we take a look to each of those variables, Texas takes first place in Economy and Infrastructure, but drops down to place 41 in Quality of Life.
It doesn't surprise me. It seems that there are many other important things than health and the environment in Texas. Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington found out that levels of arsenic and other heavy metals have raised in Northern Texas. Add that to the fact that fracking is occurring closer and closer to city limits and the results are hazardous. There have been cases in Northern Dallas where laws are being broken and fracking is taking place inside city limits.
Oil is also damaging Texas oceans. Two weeks ago 168,000 gallons of oil were breached into Galveston bay spreading into the Gulf of Mexico. So now we have toxic crops from fracking and toxic seafood thanks to the oil spill.
Texas needs to reconsider if the nation's goal of energetic independence is more important than the health of its citizens. Fracking laws should be updated and enforced to benefit the quality of life of Texans.
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