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Vindy shale reporter Karl Henkel and student journalists from Youngstown, who comprise TheNewsOutlet.org, embark on a 5-day look at life in Texas as a result of the natural gas boom, and offer traces of what this life might hold for Ohio and its citizens.
Deborah Rogers, a Westworth Village resident, walks toward a nearby gas well with two of her baby goats, George, left, and Blossom.

Deborah Rogers, a Westworth Village resident, walks toward a nearby gas well with two of her baby goats, George, left, and Blossom.


The sign for Westworth Village in North Central Texas bears the logo of Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp., the second-largest producer of natural gas in America.

The sign for Westworth Village in North Central Texas bears the logo of Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corp., the second-largest producer of natural gas in America.


Jack Edmondson, left and Ken Morgan, right, of Fort Worth, along with a handful of friends, enjoyed dinner Wednesday night at Cattlemen's Steakhouse in the city's Historic Stockyards District. The group gets together weekly to discuss the area's hot topics, which often consist of the Barnett Shale, a major natural-gas geologic formation. Wednesday's topic focused on natural-gas vehicles.

Jack Edmondson, left and Ken Morgan, right, of Fort Worth, along with a handful of friends, enjoyed dinner Wednesday night at Cattlemen's Steakhouse in the city's Historic Stockyards District. The group gets together weekly to discuss the area's hot topics, which often consist of the Barnett Shale, a major natural-gas …


NewsOutlet Student Editor Doug Livingston, left, interviews Sean Nagel Mueller, 27, of Victoria, Texas. Mueller was flying home after working his regular two-week stint with an oil company in Pennsylvania.

NewsOutlet Student Editor Doug Livingston, left, interviews Sean Nagel Mueller, 27, of Victoria, Texas. Mueller was flying home after working his regular two-week stint with an oil company in Pennsylvania.