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A 'Drought Survival Kit' For Suffering Texas Homeowners

AP | By BETSY BLANEY | Posted 01.31.2012

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LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texans watched disaster unfold slowly last year as a historic drought took a withering toll across the region. Trees died by the mi...

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Texas Drought Lowers Wildlife Birth Rate

AP | RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI | Posted 12.13.2011

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HOUSTON — In a 30-mile area of the Texas Panhandle, biologists found 76 white-tailed deer – but zero babies. Not far away, they located on...

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Bighorn Sheep Get A New Home In Texas

AP | BETSY BLANEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK, Texas — Dozens of majestic bighorn sheep have moved into a Texas state park as part of wildlife restoration efforts a...

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