AUSTIN — Last year, the Eagle Ford Shale had a $61 billion impact and
supported 116,000 jobs across a 20-county swath of South Texas – a once
sleepy region increasingly defined by an oil and gas boom.
The latest numbers from an ongoing University of Texas at San Antonio
study continue to show a ballooning financial effect as the industry
races to drill oil wells in the region.
The results of the study were released Tuesday at a meeting of the
Eagle Ford Shale Caucus at the Texas Legislature, a group of South Texas
lawmakers hoping to bring attention to the road, water, health and
other infrastructure needs brought on by the influx of workers and truck
traffic into the region.
READ MORE: http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/03/26/eagle-ford-shale-provided-61-billion-economic-boost-to-south-texas/
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