Drought situation in Texas becoming dire

The new U.S. Drought Monitor maps released Thursday morning show a worsening situation for most of the state with 62% of Texas now classified as being in extreme or exceptional drought (the two highest levels).

As Texas drought worsens, is there any relief in sight?

New numbers are out and the drought in Texas is getting worse. How much rain would we need to break out of this situation? Most likely these areas would need at least 12-15" of rain to get back to normal.