Drought drops to one percent in Texas, water board says
Above-average rain and spring storms brought relief to drought conditions throughout the state last week, the Texas Water Development Board said in its latest weekly water report. The board found that only 1 percent of the state is currently experiencing a drought; however, many areas across the state remain abnormally dry. “Last week brought us a slight decrease in drought and dry conditions as weekly waves of rain continue to dampen the state,” Robert Mace, TWDB deputy executive water science and conservation administrator, said in Monday’s report. “Looking forward, several indicators suggest a wetter-than-normal, and thus a cooler-than-normal, summer.” Locally, portions of Fannin County remain in a state of “moderate drought” in the latest report. In late 2016 and early 2017 Fannin was the center of a…