No relief from historic drought in sight

  • Bill and Nancy Swink were awarded the Martin County Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Month for June 2022.
    Bill and Nancy Swink were awarded the Martin County Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Month for June 2022.
WEST TEXAS - An increasingly severe drought now covers more than 90% of Texas, according to the U.S. drought monitor, affecting more than 16 million Texans and stressing ecosystems in nearly every region of the state. In West Texas, a wildfire has burned at least 27 homes and forced much of Taylor County to evacuate; it’s one of nine wildfires that firefighters battled to contain last week. In…

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