The Lower Colorado River Authority, a major supplier of water for Central Texas, warned today that the drought gripping the state is likely to continue for months and urged its customers to conserve water.

"We don't see the drought letting up anytime soon," said Tom Mason, the organization's general manager, at a press conference in Austin. October to April, he said, was the "driest seven-month period in recorded Texas history," and February to April was the driest such stretch ever for Austin, which is among the cities supplied by from the LCRA's lakes. (Last month was also ...

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