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Audio: For Texas Rice Farmers, Livelihoods At Stake in Water Talks

Rice farmers in Southeast Texas are braced to receive less water in the future, amid growing demand from cities.

by Erika Aguilar, KUT News
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Jose Avila, left, and Hilario Luna on June 13, 2011, repair an overflow damaged by crawdads on a levee of Mike Burnside's rice fields, flooded with water from the Colorado River, near Bay City.
Credit: Michael Stravato

Rice farmers in Southeast Texas are braced to receive less water in the future, amid growing demand from cities.

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