Bastrop's school district is still figuring out how to cope with the nearly 1,400 students and teachers who either lost their homes or have been displaced by the recent wildfires that consumed more than 34,000 acres in the county.

While other districts have not struggled with similar devastation, the drought and extreme heat are taking a toll in other ways, causing cracks in building foundations, higher maintenance costs and loss of vegetation.

The drought across Texas has lasted nearly 12 months, and it doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon. In fact, La Ni ...

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