Formula One’s opening weekend is fast approaching and many transportation logistics are being worked out in preparation for the three-day event. KUT’s Joy Diaz spoke with Ben Wear of the Austin-American Statesman about the planning process for getting tens of thousands of fans in and out effectively....
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Texas has partly recovered from extreme drought conditions thanks to heavy rains, but the Midwest is going through one its worst droughts in decades. What does that mean for Texas? The nation is going through the worst agricultural drought since 1988, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It’s been especially harmful for corn and soybean crops. More than three-quarters of those crops are considered to be in an area affected by the drought, but that could actually be beneficial for Texas. Bob Rose is the chief meteorologist with the Lower Colorado River Authority. “With the Midwest suffering from drought, that’s driving prices up,” Rose says. “That means the market price for the corn, for many of the farmers in Texas and our area, is going to be very...
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