Observer Podcast Episode 12: How a Fracking Oil Boom Transformed Cotulla, TX

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What happens to a sleepy, Texas town when technological advances in oil extraction transform it into the epicenter of an oil boom?  To find out, I sat down with freelance writer Alex Hannaford to discuss his most recent Observer article, “A ‘Black Gold’ Rush in Cotulla.” Find out what lengths Pizza Hut will go to in order to serve a hungry army of oil workers. Hear why Cotulla’s roughest natives won’t head to local watering holes after dark anymore.

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Further reading: “No Country For Young Men” is another piece by Alex Hannaford’s that describes a Canadian town similarly transformed by an oil boom.

joined the Observer in 2011. Previously, he worked for Phoenix New Times as the publication’s first web editor. Jonathan holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin where he majored in Multimedia Journalism. As a student, he spent most of his time reporting and editing feature stories, building multimedia packages and writing for the entertainment section of The Daily Texan. His work has also appeared in Spin Magazine, The Japan Times, Kansai Scene Magazine, Impose Magazine, and Houston Press.

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