Water crisis

Editor:

There are indications that Texas may be entering a severe, prolonged drought pattern similar to the 1950s drought. This was one of the most severe natural disasters in our state history, lasting seven years and scarring the memories of residents who lived through it.

Once thriving rural communities became ghost towns as the agricultural industry disappeared. Numerous springs and rivers went completely dry, including the Guadalupe. Many residents still describe it as one of the most frightening times they have experienced.