A cyclist on the Great Plains Gravel Route, cycling on country road 2 north of Quitaque and Caprock Canyons State Park. Courtesy of Jerod Foster Texas Tech photography professor Jerod Foster is ...

Great Plains into the new year as La Niña patterns linger. Nearly a year and a half after its initial arrival to Texas, drought conditions persist across the High Plains and larger U.S.

The long-term discrepancy between Great Plains rainfall and its need for water is a conundrum for the entire Ogallala region, particularly for the Texas Panhandle, which sits between 200 and 400 ...