Of course that's exactly what happened. The anti views are the minority. Their complaint is actually that they're losing out to a more popular position in a Dem

Of course that's exactly what happened. The anti views are the minority. Their complaint is actually that they're losing out to a more popular position in a Democracy. The oil industry jobs pay extraordinarily well compared to (non-existent) alternatives that were there before the oil boom. There was no economy in West Texas before the fracking output soared. There's nothing out there other than Midland and Odessa, and their populations hadn't changed much in 30 years. The choice is extraction economy or no economy. And if by some unexpected effort + resources the state decided to invest vast tax revenue to build up a non-extraction economy in the area, it will take decades anyway.