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The Texas Railroad Commission sent Elaine Williams a letter alerting her that the state was permitting an oil and gas corporation to extract her minerals without compensating her. Williams had been approached by several businesses about signing a gas drilling lease over the years, but she was concerned about the noise, pollution, and other issues that often accompany urban drilling.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/dallas-fort-worth/news/2021/07/02/rule-37-allows-texas-oil-and-gas-companies-to-take-minerals-without-payment-

As the appeal process unfolds, Biden plans to resume selling drilling rights.

Even as it vows to resume auctions, the Biden administration is appealing a federal judge's verdict against its oil leasing restriction, strengthening government monitoring of the activity it blames for causing climate change.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-16/biden-to-resume-oil-gas-drilling-rights-sales-as-appeal-unfolds