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- Local News
- November
27, 1997 ... with loans retired, 1997 cars in
driveways and a new cottonseed oil mill up and running -- is
a bumper cotton crop and the end of three years of drought.
That kind of good fortune gives all 600-odd residents a reason
to give thanks, they say. "Nearly the whole community is
in cotton," says ...
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early freeze the culprits
- November
5, 1997 By JERRY DANIEL REED Senior Staff Writer Reacting to
a spate of grass fires early this week, County Judge Lee Hamilton
has declared Taylor County's third burn ban of 1997. Hamilton
signed an emergency order Tuesday, and will ask ...
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- Forest Service warns
of autumn fires
- October
8, 1997 By BOB BRUCE and BETH HALLMARK Abilene Reporter-News
West Texas' autumn drought has Texas Forest
Service officials worried that freezing weather may arrive before
it rains, creating an even worse range fire threat. "Certainly
it's ...
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- Local News
- September
11, 1997 ... Abilene's West Texas Fair &
Rodeo may be a lot of fun, but it also brings bounty -- and a
bit of drought -- for local retailers. Although
some businesses log a decrease in customers during fair time,
others find their coffers enriched by visitors to the
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- Local News
- August
8, 1997 ... dose of it Thursday as the thermometer
flirted with a record-low temperature and some Big Country cities
received up to 6 inches of rain, breaking a drought
of several weeks. In an unusual twist, Abilene recorded its high
temperature for the day with 72 degrees just after midnight.
The mercury then ...
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- Local News
- July 26,
1997 ... said of the plan which takes effect
Sept. 1. "It's doubtful we could have survived without the
water bill," Haywood said. "One more drought
could eat us alive." Haywood and Hunter were two of five
lawmakers who spoke at the "75th Legislative Wrap-Up,"
a membership luncheon ...
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- Area firefighters
concerned about fires
- July 4,
1997 ... By JERRY DANIEL REED / Abilene Reporter-News Drought
conditions don't officially afflict Taylor County, but some rural
residents and firefighters say there's plenty of tinder out there
just waiting for a careless spark - like from an exploded
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- Local News
- July 2,
1997... and towns again this year. The law giving
county commissioners courts the authority to ban or restrict
fireworks applied last year because of a drought,
but definitely not this year. Many counties, including Taylor,
had bans or modified bans in effect in 1996 to minimize the risk
of accidental wild ...
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- Local News
- March 26,
1997 ... Bush meant to push his own plan in Abilene
last month, but his plane was grounded by inclement weather -
part of his "drought-relief plan,"
he told voters. By the time he arrived, it was his proposals
that were grounded. While the governor recommended raising the
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- Local News
- February
16, 1997 ... want to sell than when they have
to," Carson said. "That's good for everyone."
Liquidation brought price recovery sooner The 1996 drought
- especially in South Texas - resulted in an overwhelmingliquidation
of cattle. Because so many of these were females that went to
market, the cow ...
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- Local News
- February
7, 1997 ... was a $2 million rainfall in Taylor
County alone. Wheat farmers, whose crops likely would have started
shriveling after a few more weeks of drought,
were especially blessed, he said. "Oh, man, it's great!"
Bomar exclaimed Thursday morning. He said the scarcity of moisture
that followed last ...
Local News
- January
2, 1997 ... For months, the rain did not fall.
Dubbed by some state ag officials as the "worst natural
disaster to hit Texas this century," the drought
created hazardous conditions and economic worries that lasted
well into the summer months. Folks got together and prayed for
rain. Drought management ...
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above
1996. "Harvested acreage is estimated at 5.3 million acres,
some 29 percent more than last year when significant acreage
was lost to drought and poor stands," said
Dennis Findley, state statistician for the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service. Right now, the overall cotton crop in the
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- Valley cotton harvest
under way
- Saturday,
August 2, 1997 LYFORD, Texas (AP) - After coping with drought
and pests the past several years, Rio Grande Valley cotton growers
were counting on this year's crop to make up for the pains of
years past. But as harvesting got under way this week, the situation
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- Cattle ranchers
restocking effort could lower beef prices
- July 24,
1997 HOUSTON (AP) - Now that meadows are lush again after wet
weather broke the 1996 drought, cattle ranchers
are restocking their herds, the Texas Journal of the Wall Street
Journal reported Wednesday. As a result, beef prices are skyrocketing
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from
$5,000 to $15,000 - a savings to most property owners, Counts
noted. The legislature also passed the state's first water conservation
and drought management plan. Water conservation,
including brush control, and weather modification can be promoted
under legislation that passed during the 140-day ...
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Edwards Herefords back to their country. Pablo said northwest
Mexico is only at about 40 percent of its cow capacity after
four straight years of drought. The drought
has now been broken there, but they must start rebuilding their
diminished cattle herds. They felt the dispersal offered an opportunity
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employer
within the sector, merchant bankers and venture capitalists will
fuel job creation. The agriculture industry was slowed in 1996
by severe drought conditions and the recent
Farm-to-Market Transition Act. The law supports the gradual restoration
of marketplace incentives by replacing price supports
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convention
of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association in Fort
Worth. Ranchers are struggling to recover from an extended period
of drought, low cattle prices, and high feed
costs, said Chaunce Thompson, Jr., a Breckenridge cattleman and
TSCRA president. TSCRA is a livestock organization ...
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- Texas drought certainly
cut cattle numbers
- Thursday,
February 6, 1997 By J.T. SMITH / Farm Editor The '96 drought
was kind of a two-edged sword. By liquidating cattle numbers,
it was at least one factor that brought about the current strong
recovery in cattle prices a bit earlier than projected. Of
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- Cattle Raisers convention
will be beefed up with information
- Wednesday,
February 5, 1997 By J.T. SMITH / Farm Editor Recovering from
a devastating drought, producers looking to
rebuild their numbers and make positive changes in their herds
should attend the 1997 Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers
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- Texas News
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sea
level June 20 to 676.9 feet Friday. That compares with the June
historical average of 662.7 and a six-year low of 627.5 feet
in the midst of a drought a year ago. The aquifer's
all-time high of 703.3 feet was recorded in June 1992, and its
low was 612.5 feet in 1956. Also showing an improvement
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- Texas News
- June 24,
1997... are along the swollen Colorado River.
Water levels in the Llano River were the highest since 1952.
The floods left little question that last year's drought,
which cost the state $5 billion, had been broken. Robert Cullick,
an LCRA spokesman, said, "If you look back in history, droughts
are always ...
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- Safety experts urge
caution
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a
major fire," said Ernie Smith, a state forester who leads
the Texas Task Force for the National Fire Prevention Team. Because
of extreme drought conditions, more than 100
counties have issued burn bans that prohibit open burning. Fireworks
bans also are in effect in many cities and counties. ...
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message
is especially significant as Rio Grande Valley farmers struggle
to cope with their latest blow from Mother Nature. This time
downpours, not drought, did the damage, destroying
thousands of acres of melons and vegetables and dealing a $66
million economic blow to one of the state's most impoverished
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may
be remembered more for what it didn't do than for what it did.
Make no mistake, there were substantive reforms passed. The state
will have a drought management plan for the
first time; uninsured children should have greater access to
health insurance; nursing home operators face increased penalties
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- Texas News
- May 30,
1997 ... first water conservation plan was thrown
a life preserver Thursday. The bill, the top priority of Lt.
Gov. Bob Bullock in the wake of last year's drought,
appeared in jeopardy early Thursday after a conference committee
of House and Senate members butted heads over a provision regulating
interbasin ...
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- Rebounding Reservoirs:
Many Texas lakes fuller, but drought not over everywhere
- Tuesday,
May 27, 1997 By KELLEY SHANNON Associated Press DEL RIO - The
bright, white limestone banks of Lake Amistad aren't quite as
bare as they were heading into last summer. Like other reservoirs
that suffered amid the ...
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- River outfitters,
tubers expect better summer after last year's drought
- Saturday,
May 24, 1997 By KELLEY SHANNON / Associated Press Writer NEW
BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) - Along the Guadalupe River, shop owners
who supply rafts and inner tubes are happy - downright delighted
- and summer hasn't even officially ...
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- Rain pummels state
one year following drought
- Sunday,
May 18, 1997 By PAM EASTON / Associated Press Writer DALLAS (AP)
- One year ago, Agriculture Commissioner Rick Perry predicted
that the drought would burn up $6.5 billion
from the Texas economy. "What a difference a year makes,"
Perry ...
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- Many Texas lakes
fuller, but drought not over everywhere
- Friday,
May 9, 1997 By KELLEY SHANNON / Associated Press Writer DEL RIO,
Texas (AP) - The bright, white limestone banks of Lake Amistad
aren't quite as bare as they were heading into last summer. Like
other reservoirs that suffered amid the severe ...
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Southwest Texas producers also welcomed the 1.2 inches of rain
they received last week. Jose Pena, extension economist in Uvalde,
said last year's drought left the area behind
on total precipitation going into the summer. This year, they
are slightly ahead. "The recent rainfall was welcomed and
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skies
earlier this year will soon mean miles of brilliant blue roadsides
when bluebonnets explode into bloom. After a pathetic showing
during the drought of 1996, the Texas state
flower is expected to burst into bloom along Texas roads in a
week or two. "It'll look great," said Doug Andrews
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- Texas News
- March 14,
1997 ... work than be like they were last year
when they had everything done way ahead of time but they didn't
have any moisture in the ground because of the drought,"
said Jerry Multer, manager of the Wall Co-Op. A moist fall was
followed by more than six inches of rain this winter, better
than the 2-1 ...
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- Texas News
- Sunday,
April 20, 1997 Last year, all drought; this
year crops are all wet HOUSTON (AP) - Last year, Texas farmers
watched drought shrivel up their crops. This
year, too much rain has made it too wet to plow. In Southeast
Texas, frequent rains have tortured farmers, turning their corn,
milo, rice and ...
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hearing for the water conservation bill authored by Sen. J.E.
"Buster" Brown, R-Lake Jackson. The legislation would
create a statewide drought management plan created
by the coordination of existing city and county plans. Brown
introduced a revised version of his bill Thursday. Changes included
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- Texas News
- March 6,
1997 ... all three if you venture to Old Guerrero,
the Mexican town abandoned and submerged when Falcon Dam was
built in the 1950s. Thanks to the current drought,
the town has resurfaced in eerie glory. The lake has receded
so far, in fact, that it's not even within an easy hike of the
parched land where the ...
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Winter returned to northern Texas on Wednesday, wreaking havoc
on roadways but giving farmers and ranchers a reason to believe
three years of drought might be letting up.
"I woke up around 4:30 and heard thunder," said Sundown
rancher B.R. Carter, who explains he hasn't heard that sound
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- Molly Ivins
- April 13,
1997 ... and make a state plan. All major holders
of water rights will have to develop conservation measures, and
all public water suppliers must develop drought
contingency plans. Should the House and the voters concur (what's
a Texas election without several impenetrable constitutional
amendments on the ballot ...
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- Drought caused total
number of deer killed to drop last season
- July 13,
1997 By JERRY O'BRYANT The drought of 1995-1996
is well behind us - and good riddance - but the impact of that
lengthy dry spell is well documented in the hunter-harvest survey
results for the 1996-97 white-tailed deer ...
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