Texas Ranchers Face Extraordinary Challenges

Cattleman Kyle Foster points to the low water level in one of many watering holes on his 5,000-acre ranch in Cross Plains, Texas, on Aug. 10, 2022. Small ranch owners across the state face losing their livelihoods during the worst drought in over a decade. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

CROSS PLAINS, Texas—Sheila Payne Blackburn always believed that cowgirls were a special breed who never quit when things got tough.

Now, she knows even the sturdiest of them have their limits.