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Receding Drought Exposes Rural-Urban Divide

Recent rains have improved drought conditions in Central and East Texas, but rural West Texas continues to struggle. Mose Buchele of KUT News reports for StateImpact Texas on what happens when cities see rain while rural lands continue to suffer.

by Mose Buchele, KUT News

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Recent rains have improved drought conditions in Central and East Texas, but rural West Texas continues to struggle. Mose Buchele of KUT News reports for StateImpact Texas on what happens when cities see rain while rural lands continue to suffer. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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Mose Buchele

KUT NEWS