In the late 1700s what changes occurred in the british colonies

The relationship between Great Britain and its North American Colonies began to show signs of strain in the early 1700s. Until then, England's preoccupation with civil conflict and ongoing war with France allowed the Colonies to carry on domestic and foreign trade with little interference from British authorities. In addition, since their founding, the Colonies had been managing many of their own affairs. The Colonists, as a result, developed a sense of independence. When England began enforcing restrictions on Colonial trade and taking other actions that suggested Colonists did not have the same rights as British citizens in England, the Colonists began to take stock of their own identity and question Great Britain's authority over them.

The correct answer is because accessing oil and gas is a state interest.

The state’s legislature action was allowed by the Constitution of the United States because accessing oil and gas is a state interest.  

The city of Denton, Texas –north Dallas- passed a local initiative against fracking. In consequence, the legislature of the state of Texas passed a bill stating that it was the state government of Texas the only one which could regulate the oil and gas industry. The U.S. Constitution supported the state legislature of Texas in matters of deciding what to do in issues of gas and oil, as a state interest. The legislature has the faculty to decide on major issues like those mentioned.