Rise in Texas Crop Insurance Payouts Driven by Drought June 6, 2024 By Dylan Baddour and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune The financial costs of drought in Texas have risen rapidly over recent decades, according to a new analysis of federal...
Lingering Drought and Wildfires Plague Texas, Threatening Water Supplies and Agriculture October 3, 2023 By Kevin Vu A lingering drought affecting more than 80% of Texas is causing wildfires, hurting agriculture and drying up water supplies throughout...
Texas Drought Decimates Cotton Production September 2, 2022 By Jayme Lozano Cotton production has been decimated by drought and extreme heat this year, costing Texas High Plains farmers and other agricultural...
Lingering Texas Drought Has Ranchers Reducing Herds August 16, 2018 A growing number of Texas ranchers and farmers are trimming their livestock, or selling them altogether, as the persistent drought...
New Website Updates Texas Drought, Conditions October 25, 2013 People concerned about the lingering Texas drought have another tool to track water resources. The Texas Water Development Board has...
No Relief In Sight for Drought-Stricken Plains States January 18, 2013 By Sam Nelson Dry weather should continue through at least the end of January in the drought-stricken U.S. Plains and a blast of...
Drought-Ridden Wheat Belt Declared Disaster; Record Crop Insurance Claims Seen January 10, 2013 By Charles Abbott The government declared much of the central and southern U.S. Wheat Belt a natural disaster area on Wednesday due to...