Online ExclusivesIs the Texas Drought Finally Over? Is the Texas Drought Finally Over? Municipalities cautiously move forward as heavy rainfall throughout the Lone Star State slowly replenishes depleted water reserves By MaryBeth Matzek May 26, 2015 Filed Under Drought Texas Rain Event Flooding Aquifer Water Usage Sign Me Up! Join your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox. Sign up Digital! If you don't want to bring your iPad into the bathroom, we can send you a magazine subscription for free! Subscribe to Print! While North Texas appears to be in the clear, some areas in the southern part of the state are still experiencing drought-like conditions. Medina Lake, pictured here, is still at 4 percent capacity. (Photo credit: William Luther, San Antonio Express-News) While California is in the midst of one of its worst droughts ever, the State of Texas is finally emerging from its own water crisis. On May 12, the U.S. Drought Monitor removed Texas from its “exceptional drought” category for the first time since 2012 after heavy rains... Please login or register to view MSW articles. It's free, fast and easy! Popular Stories November 21, 2024 From Classroom to Control Room: How VR is Shaping Operator Training November 21, 2024 News Briefs: Federal Probe Finds 'Critical' Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Nearly 100 Water Systems November 19, 2024 Eyes in the Sky: How Drones Revolutionize Hard-to-Reach Inspections November 19, 2024 Grand Prairie, Texas, Wins 2024 Tank of the Year November 18, 2024 NASTT Midwest Chapter to Hold Trenchless Technology Workshop in Indianapolis November 14, 2024 PFAS and Beyond: What’s on the Regulatory Horizon for 2024? Discussion Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.