There seems to be a fair amount of cognitive dissonance here.

The central complaint almost seems to be that it's getting exported, rather than getting used domestically.

And as a non American I'm struggling to understand the lack of environmental opposition. Is the article biased, or does environmentalism not exist in Texas?

Finally speaking as someone from the UK. This is scary. Theres been an ongoing battle over fracking, with the first well drilled this year. Hopefully we have better standards in place.