Westbrook News

In this Aug. 12, 2011, file photo a cow grazes in a dry field near Westbrook, Texas.

Joe Espinoza, grandson-in-law of Boyd and Edna Anderson, pours two glasses of sparkling grape juice next to a picture of the couple taken in 1943 It was a warm spring day March 20, 1942, when Boyd and Edna Anderson drove up to a pastor's home in Stanton and decided to get married.

In this Aug. 12, 2011, file photo a cow grazes in a dry field near Westbrook, Texas.

The worst drought in Texas' history has led to the largest-ever one-year decline in the leading cattle-state's cow herd, raising the likelihood of increased beef prices as the number of animals decline and demand remains strong.

Plans for a desalination plant in Mitchell County will move forward after the county received a sizable grant for the pilot project using wind power to clean groundwater.