Texas citrus industry sees at least $230 million in losses due to February's winter storm
Nina Rangel Millions in dollars' worth of grapefruit litter grove floors following last month's cold snap. Waller told the Reporter that agency economists expect more losses as a long-term effect of the cold snap that swept the state — Texas’ second-worst freeze since 1899. The South Texas citrus industry suffered severe losses from the combination of excessively low temperatures and wind during the storm. If temperatures drop below 28 degrees Fahrenhe...