BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Bryan City Council voted to join an interlocal agreement with the City of College Station and Brazos County by hiring a lawyer to help protect local natural resources.
Source: Applications to export Brazos Valley groundwater mobilizes interlocal agreement (KBTX)
A Supreme Court ruling forced Texas and New Mexico back to the table to renegotiate Rio Grande water rights, with mediation just weeks away.
Source: Texas and New Mexico’s Decade-Long Water Fight Reaches Crucial Juncture – Newsweek
“We want to see year-round protection of the aquifer, which ultimately means a healthy aquifer.”
Source: West Texas Water Wars: Pecan farm is looking to defend its precious resource – RFD-TV
The amendment to a 1944 treaty will help Mexico catch up with its water deliveries to the U.S. and might help Rio Grande Valley farmers devastated by low rainfall.
Source: U.S.-Mexico water agreement may bring relief to South Texas | The Texas Tribune
LOST HILLS, Calif. (AP) — In a sprawling plant in the heart of California’s farmland, millions of shells rush down a metallic chute and onto a conveyor belt where they are inspected, roasted, packaged and shipped off to groceries around the world.
Source: California farmers enjoy pistachio boom, with much of it headed to China (Houston Chronicle)
After the Supreme Court sided with the federal government in the Texas v. New Mexico water case, the parties are going back to the drawing board.
Source: NM, Texas and federal government seek to resolve water disagreements
The lake averages 200,000 visitors each year.
Source: Lake Travis sits below half full despite recent Texas rain
Seminole, Texas, producers find water in the Chihuahuan Desert, where they are producing cotton with yields as high as 7 and 8 bales in some spots. They discuss successes, challenges, and the learning curve that accompanies farming in a remote location.