Mitchell County gets $2.8M grant to clean up water

07/19/11 A West Texas county suffering from drought is getting $2.8 million to use wind power to make brackish groundwater drinkable.

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Heat wave hardest on poorest communities

07/19/11 HORIZON CITY, Texas (AP) -- The cinderblocks that make up Maria Teresa Escamilla's new home will do little to shield her from the triple-digit heat that has been scorching West Texas.

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Fort Davis wildfire exposed divisions as it destroyed property

07/17/11 share: digg facebook twitter Three months after the Rock House Fire charred a huge swath of West Texas land stretching north from Marfa, divisive issues remain unresolved.

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