. >> denton residents like debbie ingram argue that they are being disenenfranchised. >> we have been home rule, where we get to decide what happens to our citizens and our towns. basically we're telling us we don't have that option. >> debbie says she voted in the favor of the ban last year after an oil rig was placed roughly 300 feet from hurry house. >> it made it so you couldn't breathe, you had a sore throat all the time. your eyes were watering all the time. i had the nose bleed my dog had a nose bleed. >> if those symptoms start again -- >> i'm leaving. >> where will you go? >> i'll go someplace where there's not shale underneath. >> it's very surprising because the texas ethos has generally been smaller government closer to the people the better. what we're saying is state government saying to local governments, look we know better. we don't want you to have zoning, we don't want you to keep fracking out. it goes against 20, 30 years of what we see here in texas. >> industry says in many cases they were there first. in denton urban sprawl drove residents closer to mineral righ

. >> but denton residents like debby ingram argue that they're being disinfranchised. >> we've always had home rule is what the city of denton and city of argyle and most of the cities i've lived in, well, we get to decide what will happen to our citizens in our towns. basically they're telling us we don't have that option. >> debby said she voted in favor of the ban last year after an oil rig was placed roughly 300 feet from her house. >> it made is so you couldn't breathe. you had a sore throat all the time. your eyes watered and were sore all the time. i had the nose bleeds. my dog had the nose bleeds. >> in many case energy advocates say they were there first. but in recent months oil and gas companies have laid off thousands of workers across texas and other states as plans for new wells are being put on the shelves. and that raises the question as to whether the low price of oil can actually do a better job of preventing fracking than any other local bank. al jazeera, denton, texas. >> artists from across the globe descend on cuba. straight ahead how the exhibition could open a

. >> denton residents like debbie ingram argue they are being disenfranchised. >> we have always had home rule where we get to decide what happens to our citizens in our towns. basically, they're telling us we don't have that option. >> debbie said she voted in favor of the ban last year after an ail rig was placed roughly 300 feet from her house. >> it made it so you couldn't breathe. you had a soar throat all the time. your eyes watered and were soar all the time. i had the nose bleeds, my dog had a nose plead. >> industry advocates say in many cases, they were there first. urban sprawl moved residents closer to existing gas and oil sites where write mineral rights for years have permitted them to drill. in recent months, oil and gas companies have laid off thousands of workers across the accident and other states, as plans for new wells are being put on the shelves. that raises the question as to whether the low price of oil can actually do a better job at preventing fracking than think local ban. al jazeera denton, the accident. >> power to the people. >> coming up on al jazeera t