2011 Texas Drought

In The Aftermath Of Drought, 'Mother Nature Won Once Again'

AP | RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI | Posted 05.25.2012

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ELKHART, Texas (AP) — Linda Galayda hauled water and flagged down truck drivers to ask about their hay. She sold calves and young cows and made her ...

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Texas Drought Cost $2 Billion More Than Previously Thought

AP | Posted 03.22.2012

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HOUSTON -- Agriculture officials say losses from Texas' historic drought are more than $2 billion more than previously thought. The Texas AgriLife Ex...

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Texas Drought 2011: Conditions Are Improving

AP | Posted 12.08.2011

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LUBBOCK, Texas -- Recent rains in parts of Texas have led to less than half of the state being in the worst category of drought for the first time sin...

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Drought Exposes Ghost Towns, Graves In Texas

AP | By MICHAEL GRACZYK and ANGELA K. BROWN | Posted 11.21.2011

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BLUFFTON, Texas -- Johnny C. Parks died two days before his first birthday more than a century ago. His grave slipped from sight along with the rest o...

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Texas Drought: 'We Can't Catch A Break'

AP | By PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 10.18.2011

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ROBERT LEE, Texas (AP) -- Ranchers in pickup trucks here stop to ladle up puddles of street water after underground pipes crack, and wilting trees are...

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Record Drought Grips Texas

AP | By BETSY BLANEY | Posted 07.10.2011

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LUBBOCK, Texas -- With much of the nation focused on a spring marked by historic floods and deadly tornadoes, Texas and parts of several surrounding s...

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