California appears to be in a serious drought situation, perhaps to water rationing shortly. Much of the Southeast US has been in drought condition for several years now.
TX is in it's usual feast or famine mode - currently famine. Moisture situation varies from abnormally dry to extreme drought in S. TX. Cattlemen are starting to cull herds as no grazing left and what hay is available is very expensive.
Taken this morning just down the road at a neighbors house. He's already sold off most of cows.
I think the real fight overr the next few decades will be over water, not oil.