Shuttered Meat Packing Plant Could Be A Sign Of Things To Come In Texas

Mose Buchele, KUT News — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:57:00 +0000

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And I'm Melissa Block. The city of Plainview, Texas has been a center of the cattle industry for decades. But a few weeks ago, after more than 40 years in operation, Plainview's beef processing plant shut its doors. Plant owners blame years of drought and the dwindling supply of cattle.