Texans split over plan to reopen an old pipeline
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17/01/2000
Beneath the limestone soil of Sunset Valley's quiet suburban neighborhoods runs another line, a 50-year-old, 700-mile-long oil pipeline that some say represents a grave environmental threat and others contend holds environmental and economic benefits just waiting to be tapped. The differing views say much about how Texas has changed since the pipeline was built, and about the oil industry's declining influence.