The top state energy lobby in Texas has filed an injunction to stop a voter-approved ban on hydraulic fracking. Voters in Denton made their town the first in Texas to ban the drilling technique by approving a ballot measure on Tuesday. Denton is known as the birthplace of fracking, which is widely used throughout Texas. The Texas Oil & Gas Association says the ban “is inconsistent with state law.” Anti-fracking measures were also approved Tuesday in Athens, Ohio, and California’s San Benito County. In a statement, the Center for Biological Diversity said: “As voters showed, if regulators won’t protect them from fracking pollution, local communities will use the ballot box to protect themselves.”