Texas and New Mexico's Decade-Long Water Fight Reaches …
The fight began in 2013 when Texas filed a lawsuit against New Mexico, alleging that groundwater pumping in New Mexico was depleting the flow of the Rio Grande and diverting water allocated to ...
Texas, New Mexico must start over in Rio Grande water dispute
Nov 4, 2024 · When the Bureau of Reclamation releases water from Elephant Butte and Caballo Lake in New Mexico, it must travel roughly 100 river miles to the Texas-New Mexico state line.
Texas sued New Mexico over Rio Grande water. Now the states …
Nov 4, 2024 · The former chief judge of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals left a land of rushing rivers and ample rainfall in western Pennsylvania to gather facts in a case called Texas v. New Mexico...
How A Bad Survey And Powerful Connections Added 1,000 ... - Texas Standard
Apr 18, 2018 · You can never underestimate the value of a good friendship forged early in life. If not for such a friendship, Texas would be nearly 1,000 square miles smaller. Before I get to the friendship, come with me up to the northwest corner of the panhandle where Texas meets Oklahoma and New Mexico.
Texas sued New Mexico over Rio Grande Water. Now states are …
6 days ago · Texas brought the current lawsuit against New Mexico in 2013, alleging that farmers pumping from groundwater wells in southern New Mexico were diverting water that the compact allocates to Texas ...
Texas sued New Mexico over Rio Grande water. Now the states …
Nov 4, 2024 · The former chief judge of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals left a land of rushing rivers and ample rainfall in western Pennsylvania to gather facts in a case called Texas v. New Mexico...
Texas sued New Mexico over Rio Grande. Then the feds intervened.
Nov 4, 2024 · In 2022, Texas, New Mexico and Colorado proposed a consent decree to settle the case. The states wanted to install a new water gauge at the Texas-New Mexico border on the Rio Grande, which...
U.S Supreme Court rejects Texas-New Mexico water deal - The Texas Tribune
Jun 21, 2024 · The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a deal struck between Texas and New Mexico on Friday over the management of water in the Rio Grande, ruling the federal government should have a say in any...
The history behind the New Mexico-Texas Rio Grande settlement
Nov 10, 2022 · For nearly a decade, Texas has battled New Mexico over its share of the waters of the Rio Grande. On October 25, the two states announced that they reached a long-awaited settlement in the...
What you should know about the Texas-New Mexico fight over …
Oct 12, 2021 · It escalated when Texas filed a new lawsuit against New Mexico in the U.S. Supreme Court three years later. Below is El Paso Matters’ guide to the people, agencies and arguments in the case, officially called Original 141: Texas versus New Mexico and Colorado.