FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2011 file photo, Lake Travis levels approach record lows as the heat and record drought are taking its toll on the Highland Lakes, near Austin, Texas. The impacts of record-breaking heat and years of low or no rainfall can be felt years after the dry spell passes, and Texas is now struggling with some of the worst impacts of a historic one-year drought that crippled the state’s lakes, agriculture and water supplies. More than 50 percent of Texas remains in drought despite more consistent rainfall in the past two years, climatologists said. (AP Photo/Austin American Statesman, Ralph Barrera, File) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, MAGS OUT; NO SALES; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM
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