Report: Eagle Ford Shale supporting 116,000 jobs

Published March 26, 2013 10:32pm ET



McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The oil and gas rush in South Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale region is supporting 116,000 jobs, many in counties that just five years ago were fighting population loss, according to a university study released Tuesday.

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