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State agriculture officials say the relentless drought is causing a major economic disaster for Texas farmers. It's the worst drought in the state's history, and the most costly. Texas agriculture losses could exceed $5.2 billion statewide if the drought doesn't end soon.

With almost 200 public reservoirs and thousands of miles of  rivers and streams, there's no shortage of public places where you can go fishing for free.  Even so, experts say the best fishing holes are on private property, but fishing in them will cost you.