The nation’s highest court will hear federal objections to a deal between Texas and New Mexico in their dispute over Rio Grande water.

Source: SCOTUS sets March 20 date to hear Texas vs New Mexico oral arguments on Rio Grande – Colorado Newsline

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The Hill Country is still in extreme drought, and so are counties in East and West Texas.

Source: The rain has helped, but several Texas regions are not out of drought conditions | Texas Standard

The outcome of a US Supreme Court case over the federal government’s involvement in a dispute over Rio Grande water allocation may discourage states from striking interstate water compacts in the future, legal experts say.

Source: Rio Grande High Court Ruling Could Discourage State Water Deals

The nation’s highest court will hear federal objections to a deal between Texas and New Mexico in their dispute over Rio Grande water in oral arguments scheduled for a midweek date on March 20.

Source: SCOTUS sets March 20 date to hear Texas vs New Mexico oral arguments on Rio Grande – Source New Mexico

Source: Importance of Irrigation Water to Lower Rio Grande Valley Agriculture Highlighted in New Report | Morning Ag Clips

The Ogallala Aquifer, which spans eight states from South Dakota to Texas, is the only reliable water source for some parts of the region. But for decades, states have allowed farmers to overpump groundwater to irrigate crops

Source: Agriculture built these High Plains towns. Now, it might run them dry. – Stateline

The Ogallala Aquifer, which spans eight states from South Dakota to Texas, is the only reliable water source for some parts of the region. But for decades, states have allowed farmers to overpump groundwater to irrigate crops

Source: Agriculture built these High Plains towns. Now, it might run them dry. – Stateline

Source: Despite recent rains, San Antonio area still locked in drought

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s top water official has authority to decide how underground supplies are allocated, the state Supreme Court said this week, in a ruling that could kill a long-stalled proposal to build a sprawling master-planned city north of Las Vegas and boost chances of survival for an endangered species of fish native only to natural springs in the area.

Source: Nevada high court ruling upholds state authority to make key groundwater decisions