From loaded trucks flooding roads to hiring signs posted on Interstate 20, the massive West Texas oil boom is driving the economy out of a long depression. But the boom is bringing problems to the Permian Basin.
Photos: West Texas oil boom
Credit: Michael Richard / WFAA
A surge in drilling that created thousands of new jobs in the Permian Basin has left the region critically short of housing.
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Posted on November 13, 2012 at 2:43 AM
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