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Drought Maps Show Improvement, but Dry Conditions Linger

For the first time since March 2011, no part of Texas is under the worst stage of drought, according to new U.S. Drought Monitor data. But as Laura Rice of KUT News reports, some parts of the state are drier than they've been in the last few months.

By Laura Rice, Texas Standard
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Credit: Graphic by courtesy, U.S. Drought Monitor

For the first time since March 2011, no part of Texas is under the worst stage of drought, according to new U.S. Drought Monitor data. But as Laura Rice of KUT News reports, some parts of the state are drier than they've been in the last few months.

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