LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — West Texas cotton producers finally got the rain they needed last weekend. It provided a short-term reprieve for the most drought-ravaged portion of the state and attracted the attention of international markets.

Most of the region from the top of the panhandle to south of San Angelo saw some measure of precipitation over five days, ranging from an inch to more than a foot.

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