{"id":450521,"date":"2026-09-28T22:54:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T22:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/450521\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T22:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T22:54:27","slug":"drought-expanding-in-texas-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/450521\/","title":{"rendered":"Drought expanding in Texas | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Drought<\/p>\n

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Crossroads Today<\/p>\n

AUSTIN – Texas had its ninth consecutive week of drought expansion.<\/p>\n

The Texas Water Development Board reports drought covered 22% of the state in mid July, but has expanded to its largest amount since early April.<\/p>\n

One-fifth of the state is in extreme or exceptional drought.<\/p>\n

Drought conditions are now at 84% in Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As of September 28, 218 of 254 counties in Texas are under burn bans, including all counties in the Crossroads.<\/p>\n

Got a news tip or story idea? Email us at staff@crossroadstoday.com<\/a> and include the best way to reach you. See breaking news call the 25 News Now newsroom 361-576-0026.<\/p>\n

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