Houston Chronicle | Oil slump weighing on housing markets in Texas, North Dakota Houston Chronicle FILE - In this Monday, May 18, 2015, file photo, more than 30 oil drilling rigs are idle in a Helmerich & Payne, Inc. yard along Groening Street in Odessa, Texas, as rig counts drop in the Permian Basin. The drilling boom, driven by high oil prices and ... Oil Slump Weighing On North Dakota Housing Market |