Lissie News

When Susan Combs was growing up on her family's West Texas ranch, conserving water was part of everyday life: If the windmill wasn't turning and the storage tank at least half full, the household plumbing was turned off - even the toilets.

In this Feb. 8, 2012 file photo, Ron Gertson, right, and Billy Hefner talk about the affects of the drought and lack of water on the rice farming industry at Gertson's farm in Lissie, Texas.