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The Texas Legislature, conceived as a part-time body to meet every other year for 140 days, is now in its record fifth session (counting the regular session). When the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is included, legislators have been in Austin pretty much the entire year, as the Texas Tribune noted. While legislators are paid just $7,200 a year in
For the first time in 11 weeks, the Texas Water Development Board reported that Texas saw an overall improvement in drought conditions, though many parts of the state - including the Texas Panhandle - still continued to dry out.
Tarrant Regional Water District states that 15-20 % of the water it provides comes from Eagle Mountain Lake and Benbrook Lake.
She puts buckets in her shower to catch water to use to keep her plants alive.
Forecasters for the National Weather Service are anticipating a more active hurricane season this year because of record-warm ocean surface temperatures, the Texas Tribune reported.