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Anglers flock to contaminated Texas reservoir
Signs bearing a skull and crossbones dot the banks of a reservoir and canal near this town on the U.S.-Mexico border, but the fishermen standing in the reeds nearby ignore them, casually reeling in fish that are contaminated with toxic chemicals and banned for human consumption.Some do it to quell their hunger, others to make some cash by selling the carp, catfish and gar in nearby neighborhoods."It's