On November 30, 2021, the Arlington, Texas city council voted 5-4 to approve a permit to frack behind a preschool reversing the previous council’s decision to deny the same permit in 2020 on health and racial justice grounds.
Liveable Arlington decided to file a lawsuit with Wanda Vincent, the director of the preschool, arguing that the November 30th vote violated the city’s gas well ordinance. Additionally, Liveable Arlington mobilized residents to pressure their council members to think about the impact of their vote on the children of Arlington, Texas. On January 4, 2022, the city council voted 5-4 against the drilling permit due to a change of heart from one council member who cited the concerns she heard from her constituents leading to the most recent vote.