Robert Rivera, District 3, Arlington, TX City Councilman at Gas Drilling Town Hall 4/21/15
...a little dab'll do ya
...a little dab'll do ya
On April 11th when dozens of families in West Arlington were evacuating their homes due to a gas well emergency, District 3 City Councilman, Robert Rivera was enjoying a fun-fest raising money for his re-election campaign. So, if you love fracking, vote for Robert Rivera because fracking seems to be his issue. His robo calls even said so.
Texas State Senator Konni Burton came to the party. According to a report by Lobby Watch, Konni Burton received a ton of money from Oil & Gas ~ a whopping $261,667! In fact, she received more oil and gas money than any senator in our State, and it looks like Mr. Rivera has aligned himself with her. The average contribution for Texas Senators was $56,207.
See how much oil and gas money your representative received by scrolling through this Lobby Watch document:
Tony Tinderholt, (R) HD94 and Bill Zedler (R) HD96 also came to the party. Both voted in FAVOR of HB40. It is disappointing, to say the least. These men are from Arlington and ought to know better. They sold us out.
The Texas House of Representatives voted on HB40 last Friday, April 17th:
"Relating to the exclusive jurisdiction of this state to regulate oil and gas operations in this state and the express preemption of local regulation of those operations."
Next, it goes to the Senate Floor, so call and write your Senator now and urge them to vote "NO" on SB1165 or you may get a drill site ~ or even worse ~ an injection well near your property line. The oil and gas industry is ruthless. They don't care who or what they frack. If we lose local control, run for the hills!
It is puzzling why Rafael Anchia and Justin Rodriquez ~ two representatives who voted to preserve local control ~ are not included on this fundraising announcement. During our town hall the other night Mr. Rivera gave our community the impression that he is aligned with both of these men.
During the candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters earlier this week, Robert Rivera made a statement which seems to present an ethical dilemma. He stated that a child doesn't care who paid for the equipment on a playground. So if we are interpreting this correctly, it is acceptable to poison our communities with fracking pollution in order to purchase cool things for kids with royalties. Is this the message to teach our children ~ that the end justifies the means?
Earthworks dropped by the Fish Creek Neighborhood last weekend, and this is what the FLIR camera captured this time:
Fulson Drill Site, Arlington, TX, Operated by Chesapeake Energy
Video by Earthworks
It takes its toll. It ages people. When you've lived here as long as some of us have, it might just take a little more than a dab to do ya.
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