Rule 37

Great Letter to the Editor in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Rule 37

People fighting Rule 37 harassment by the oil and gas players should contact their state representatives and senators. Please tell them your stories of underhanded dealings by these operators and your concern for the unfairness of the process.

This issue is one greater than the drilling issue. Mineral rights go to the basic fact of personal private property rights. We will have a stronger fight by making legislators understand and defend that issue vs. the energy industry's issue of gas is an economic boon to the state. Property rights are an easier concept for them to wrap their hands around.

Theft is theft, and even they will have a hard time defending themselves for doing little or nothing to address that aspect of it.

-- Gary Hogan, Fort Worth