After driest fall on record, Texas farmers desperate for ‘liquid gold’

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As drought conditions worsen throughout the Lone Star State, farmers worry about their bottom line. Conditions in West Texas and the Panhandle have cotton growers like Steven Brosch doing their best versions of a “rain dance.”
“We need another good year around here,” Brosch said, explaining that the key to preventing a nightmare scenario requires more of that liquid gold: rain.
Data from the United States Drought Monitor indicates approximately half