| | TROPICAL STORM FAY HELPED, BUT VALLEY NEEDS MUCH MORE RAIN |
 | | WESLACO -- Scattered heavy rains in extreme South Texas from remnants of Tropical Storm Fay are providing some relief to the parched Lower Rio Grande Valley, but much more rain is needed to provide significant drought relief, water experts say. |
 | | Ruben Quintanilla, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality river operations manager in Harlingen, said thanks to recent beneficial rains and heavy inflows to the Rio Grande, his office was temporarily releasing water on a no-charge basis to water account holders in Reach 2, an area roughly between Rio Grande City and Anzalduas Dam, near Mission. |
 | | Upstream rainwater from heavy tropical rains in Laredo making its way to the Falcon Dam reservoir can be stored instead of being released. |
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