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LUBBOCK — Two years ago, Texas voters overwhelmingly approved the creation of the Texas Water Fund with an initial $1 billion allotment to help the state get its water systems back on track. Since then, the state’s leading water agency has allocated nearly a quarter of that money to rural towns, according to state data reviewed by The Texas Tribune.

More than 40 projects totaling nearly $223 million have been approved for fixing water storage tanks and water service lines, building ne

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