Why health care is still hard to access in rural towns near Texasโ bigger citiesBigger cities like Lubbock can unintentionally suck health care resources and professionals from smaller towns, creating what one local expert calls the โdoughnut effect.โ
West Texas farmers and ranchers fear the worst as drought, heat near 2011 records2011 was the driest year on record for Texas, causing an estimated cost of $7.62 billion in crop and livestock losses. A dry and hot June has many sounding alarm bells about 2022.