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An increasingly arid climate and growing population along the Southern border has raised concerns about the severity, regularity, and duration of naturally occurring droughts in the region.', 'url': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/GettyImages1468917915-b78378ab-6bff-4da2-9ab6-98652985f3b1.jpg', 'width': 5280, 'credit': 'Brandon Bell/Getty Images', 'height': 3520, 'caption': 'In an aerial view, a field waiting to be irrigated is seen on Feb. 22, 2023, in Quemado, Texas. Agriculture and livelihood along the Rio Grande are being threatened by severe drought conditions as record-high dry spells continue straining the region. 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At the same time, the state\'s population could eclipse 50 million people.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clrifne2u000x01o9t70wqqks@published'}, {'data': {'clipSrc': 'https://omny.fm/shows/north-texas-wants-to-know/texas-population-is-projected-to-surpass-50m-by-20', 'clipURL': 'https://omny.fm/shows/north-texas-wants-to-know/texas-population-is-projected-to-surpass-50m-by-20', 'embedSize': 'default', 'componentVariation': 'omny'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/omny/instances/clrifug9h0028357had5so0se@published'}, {'data': {'text': '&quot;As the population increases, what\'s a different way to make use of the same quantity of water that we have?&quot; asked <a href="https://www.texaswater.org/staff">Sarah Schlessinger</a>, CEO of the <a href="https://www.texaswater.org/">Texas\xa0Water Foundation</a>. &quot;The quantity of water is not going to increase. In fact, it\'s going to decrease. There\'s no such thing as new water, right? But there are better ways to use it. There are more efficient ways to use it.&quot;', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clrifnin7000h357hfpasod20@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'One of the ways Texas homeowners use water is to ensure they have a lush, green yard each spring and summer.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clrifnipm000i357hpn7yz3lp@published'}, {'data': {'text': '&quot;The greener it is is a question right there. Like, why do you want it that green and that lush which results in more mowing? But at the same time, when they put that much water, they don\'t realize that some of that water goes as runoff and is wasted,&quot; <a href="https://www.tamu.edu/index.html">Texas A&amp;M</a> professor and extension specialist <a href="https://baen.tamu.edu/people/jaber-fouad/">Fouad Jaber</a> said. &quot;So there\'s a lot of potential in improving the amount of irrigation that\'s being done.&quot;', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clrifniqh000j357h5613qf3f@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<em>For more, listen to this week\'s episode of <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/north-texas-wants-to-know">Texas Wants to Know</a>. 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