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Aug 29, 2017
Aug 29, 2017 Updated Feb 1, 2018

Wendt Ranches cattle in flood — Wendt Ranches, Bay City, Texas, posted a video of moving cattle in floodwater. Watch the video on the Wendt Ranches Facebook page.
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The 54 Texas counties declared a disaster area due to Hurricane Harvey contain over 1.2 million beef cows, or more than one-fourth of the state's cowherd.

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