Zapata County getting $2M to dredge Rio Grande as drought drags on

ZAPATA, Texas (Border Report) -- Remote Zapata County on the South Texas border is getting $2 million in federal aid and equipment shipped from elsewhere on the border to help with dredging the dwindling Rio Grande as local leaders try to siphon drinking water for area residents.‘Dire situation’: Drought threatens Texas border county’s lone water supply
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat from Laredo, which is an hour west, on Monday announced that the U.S. Department of Agricu