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Texas fracking billionaires drew Covid-19 aid while investing in rivals Sen. Ted Cruz helped convince the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve to change the rules for pandemic loans to ensure oil and gas firms could participate (REUTERS) Ted Mann, , The Wall Street Journal Sen. Ted Cruz helped rework program rules, enabling Wilks brothers and others in oil industry to get relief funding Share Via Read Full Story Washington: As the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices walloped US frackers this spring, Texas billionaires Dan and Farris Wilks got a $35 million relief loan to help one of their fracking companies stay afloat. At the same time, they were on a buying spree in the country’s oil patch. ....