The Rio Grande in Big Bend is drier than it has been in almost forever. The Rio is even drier than in 2003 when some portions of the river dried up. It did rain in early June and the river level came up but a month later it’s dry again. Check out this article from Texas Observer here: https://www.texasobserver.org/big-bend-rio-grande-dry-water

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Texas House passes bill to deregulate CAFOs in North Bosque River watershed
The Texas House last week passed House Bill 2827 (DeWayne Burns, R-Cleburne), which would eliminate the requirement for individual permits for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the Bosque River watershed