The Lower Colorado River Authority, the powerful utility that controls the water in the Highland Lakes, has come under fire from Central Texans for a proposal to send water downstream to rice farmers, who were cut off earlier this year due to drought conditions. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.
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David Spratt
First time I have heard of the " Rice Cartels." Should we worry about the Violence spilling over into the rest of Texas?
Maybe Texans can evolve to graze off their lush green lawns rather than rely on greedy agribussiness to feed them?