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.
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
