WHO's in charge?

The Cities or the Industry?  What is more important, citizens safety or making a buck?

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has an article about gas drilling in Hurst, Bedford, Southlake.  YOU can't afford to miss it.  Read what the cities have to say about the tactics used.

Grand Prairie and Southlake both took part in moratoriums.  Do YOU think they all should?

So, WHO's the next target?  We hear it's Haltom City.  Be there, tonight.

"I had people come up to me and say, 'Man, what did you all do to tick off Chesapeake?'" said Bedford Mayor Jim Story, who attended the meeting and took issue with some of Wilson's remarks.

Both Queen and Story said they are unclear about what Chesapeake wants from the city.

"To my knowledge, Chesapeake has not come to us for anything. Not to talk about the setback or the ordinance," Story said. "To my knowledge, there has been no communication at all."

"While we have fulfilled all requirements to obtain the necessary permit, delays caused by the City still prevent the permit from being approved," one version of the letter reads. It encourages mineral-rights owners to urge council members to approve the applications.

Assistant City Manager Jeff Jones said Chesapeake's applications were held up because they were incomplete.

The week before last, the Southlake City Council implemented a 180-day drilling moratorium as officials tweak the drilling ordinance, last addressed in 2008. No drilling has been approved in the city, though two requests from XTO are pending, city Planning Director Ken Baker said.

Possible changes advocated by Southlake Mayor John Terrell include requiring companies to disclose all the chemicals used in fracturing.