Texas Drought: Has It Really Improved?

Monthly Rainfall Estimate

• SOIL MOISTURE MAP

"From an agricultural perspective, drought conditions have gotten considerably better over the past few months, especially with rain in the Panhandle, west-central Texas, and the lower Rio Grande Valley," says John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas State Climatologist and professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University.
Put another way, parts of the state have received rainfall over the summer that has helped replenish soil moisture.
Taken as a statewide average, June through August rainfall in Texas was near normal, according to the August State of the Climate report from the National Climatic Data Center.
Despite that, 54 percent of rangeland and pastures in Texas were rated in poor or very poor condition, due to the multi-year drought.

 http://www.weather.com/news/science/environment/texas-drought-update-improvement-reservoir-levels-20130927