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  • Data from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 63.5% of the state in drought conditions as of Dec. 31, 2024. Darker shaded areas show more intense drought. courtesy graphic |US Drought monitor
    Data from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 63.5% of the state in drought conditions as of Dec. 31, 2024. Darker shaded areas show more intense drought. courtesy graphic |US Drought monitor

    Lampasas County is one of many in Texas that registers “moderate drought.” According to U.S. Drought Monitor data, as of Dec. 31, 2024 at 7 a.m., Lampasas County was primarily considered in moderate drought, with the eastern-most corner registering “severe drought.”

    As of that date, 64% of the state was experiencing drought conditions, with 19.9% categorized as abnormally dry, 23.3% categorized wit…