Officials working to solve New Mexico-Texas water fight
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico and Texas are trying to come up with a new way to settle the ongoing fight over water from the Rio Grande.
New Mexico must give Texas so much water every year as part of a long-standing agreement.
However, in dry years New Mexico farmers have been forced to pump groundwater for their crops.
Texas didn’t like that and sued back in 2013. The case is currently pending before the United States Supreme Court.
New Mexico officials say fa
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