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As I drive around the state, I've seen mortality that in some cases is quite extensive.

Chris Edgar from the Texas Forest Service, which estimates that the drought this year killed 100 million to 500 million trees, or 2 to 10 percent of the state's forest.

Chris Edgar from the Texas Forest Service, which estimates that the drought this year killed 100 million to 500 million trees, or 2 to 10 percent of the state's forest.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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