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Drought conditions aren't close to those experienced during the 2011 dry spell that gripped Texas for almost two years as seen in this photo of a livestock tank in East Texas. But soil moisture levels have been dropping, and La Nina conditions likely mean a warmer, drier winter. 

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — If you or someone you know has experienced flooding, you know even the slightest bit of rain can make you nervous. Ileene Pickett’s house off Meadows Drive in west Round Rock flooded in the 2015 Memorial Day floods and once again 20 years before she moved in. “In about two hours it started flooding the house and we got about an inch throughout the house,” describes Pickett.

From deluge to drought: Texas endures severe drought after Harvey:- Weather is known for its wild pendulum swings, but this is ridiculous: Three months after the nation’s worst urban flood disaster ever, parts of Texas are now enduring severe drought conditions. “Since Harvey, we have had 90 days of below-normal rainfall and average monthly temperatures have been 5 degrees above normal,” according to Nikki Hathaway, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Houston.

Magnolia residents, businesses and schools may see their water bills rise in 2018 as city officials continue discussions about raising water rates for the first time since 2005. The costs to provide water and wastewater services have risen while the city has kept its water rates steady, City Administrator Paul Mendes said. “They had to be increased,” he said. “We’ve been struggling to keep ahead of things because even though we haven’t raised the water rates, the cost of everything has gotten more expensive. Since 2005, nothing is the same.”

COLLEGE STATION – A public meeting is scheduled on Dec. 11 in College Station for anyone interested in improving and protecting water quality in the Navasota River and its watershed downstream of Lake Limestone.

Following in the footsteps of a legend is difficult, but it certainly helps when you have worked alongside and learned from that person, in addition to having every qualification necessary for taking over.

TRINITY, TX (KTRE) - Complaints of dirty, tap water have been popping up in Trinity, for the last few months. Those affected have taken to social media, posting pictures of filled bath tubs and clothes dirtied by the discolored water. Trinity resident, Dawnelle Perry, said that they water has her worried about her family's safety.

COPPERAS COVE — Retired Army veteran Clyde Miller knows a thing or two about software, hardware and people. The Copperas Cove resident knows the current water billing problems are not just the software ... it involves hardware and people. Miller was one of more than 60 residents at a City of Copperas Cove City Council workshop Tuesday to discuss water billing and metering problems with Fathom Water Systems President Jason Bethke and Copperas Cove City Manager Andrea Gardner.

A rapidly growing group of cities throughout Central and South Texas is going ahead with a deal worth over $225 million for the creation of a long-term water supply. Obtaining their permits and financing for commencing construction in 2018, the Alliance Regional Water Authority proposed to build a 95-mile pipeline pumping groundwater from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer. According to a report by NBC DFW, the source, located east of Lockhart, is proposed to be tapped by this coalition which formed in 2007 and includes the three largest cities in Hays County together with the Canyon Regional Water Authority.

ROSE CITY, Texas (AP) — Thousands of people are still waiting on access to safe drinking water in parts of Texas more than three months after Hurricane Harvey. The storm and the heavy rains that followed overflowed drainage districts, cut off water and prompted hundreds of boil-water notices across the Gulf Coast. More than a dozen boil-water notices remain in effect across affected areas.

San Antonio Water System customers enjoy one of the lowest average water bills among major Texas cities. But SAWS goes even further to ensure customers have affordable access to water and wastewater services. SAWS has numerous programs that assist lower-income customers, senior citizens, customers with disabilities, and those who may find themselves in an unfamiliar circumstance: being at risk of having their service disconnected.

HOUSTON - More dollars from Washington D.C. is what the City of Houston wants to help prevent future flooding. Local flood victims are even being encouraged to lobby lawmakers themselves. Retired mail carrier Frankie Atkins spent a career with the federal government.