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Water Tankers Called to Drought-Stricken Texas Town

HeadlineJan 31, 2012

In Texas, tanker trucks laden with water arrived in the town of Spicewood, Texas, Monday after the town nearly ran out of water during a historic drought. An official said it may be necessary to truck water into the town at a cost of $200 per truckload for the the next several weeks or even months. Nearly the entire state of Texas has been suffering from drought conditions for more than a year.

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