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Life By the Drop: A Special Report on Drought, Water and the Future of Texas

Background

Life By the Drop is a special reporting series by StateImpact Texas, KUT News and Texas Monthly that takes a close look at the state of water and drought in Texas, looking both to the past and the future for answers on how the state can manage a growing population amid a shrinking water supply.

Life By the Drop includes reports from NPR’s John Burnett, Texas state photographer Wyman Meinzer, and audio and online reports from StateImpact Texas and KUT News.

You can listen to (and download) a one-hour documentary on the drought below, hosted by Texas Monthly editor Jake Silverstein and produced by KUT News and StateImpact Texas:

Latest Posts

Life By the Drop: Dry, the Beloved Country

Jake Silverstein of Texas Monthly contributed to this article.  It’s a disaster unlike any other. Floods, hurricanes and earthquakes enter swiftly and destroy efficiently. But a drought doesn’t herald it’s arrival. And people usually don’t pay attention to drought until the damage is already done. For most Texans, especially those living in big cities, a […]

Life By the Drop: Running Dry in Robert Lee

The story of Robert Lee is one that played out in other small towns across Texas last year. Rivers and reservoirs dried up. Wells failed. With little cash, they rushed to finance lifelines.

Coming Friday: A Special Report on the Drought

This Friday we’ll be bringing you a special report, Life By the Drop: Drought, Water and the Future of Texas, a collaboration of StateImpact Texas, KUT News, and Texas Monthly. Life By the Drop is a close look at the state of water and drought in Texas, looking both to the past and the future for answers […]

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