Recent rains have helped fill lakes, but the drought is far from over. Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples talked with StateImpact Texas about the very real possibility that the drought could linger for several years — and what’s being done to help farmers and ranchers deal with that possibility.

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TERRECE HENRY reports for StateImpact Texas. This story originally aired on KUT News and is being rebroadcast here through a news partnership between KUT News and the San Marcos Mercury.