Experts, officials to discuss 2011 Texas drought

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Climate experts and government officials are meeting in Fort Worth to discuss the severe 2011 drought afflicting Texas and the Southern Plains and what the outlook is for the future.

The daylong program will be at the Fort Worth Hilton hotel on Tuesday.

Regional experts from the National Weather Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will discuss the drought, as will Texas and Oklahoma officials, cattle and agriculture industry representatives, water supply managers and fish and wildlife stewards.

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