By Shelby ShankField EditorCrops in the Rio Grande Valley are facing a tough growing season due to ongoing dry conditions and lack of irrigation water that is supposed to be supplied from Mexico.Despite these challenges, recent rainfall has given farmers a glimmer of hope.“It just depends on where you go,” Brady

Source: Rio Grande Valley farmers remain hopeful amidst dry conditions – Texas Farm Bureau

By Shelby ShankField EditorTexas lawmakers introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate to ensure future water deliveries by Mexico are predictable and reliable.The bill, authored by U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, aims to enhance support for U.S. diplomats and officials seeking to secure Mexican compliance with the 1944 Water Treaty on the utilization of

Source: Legislation introduced to ensure water deliveries from Mexico – Texas Farm Bureau

Town across the border have imposed restrictions to deal with the situation, which is not showing signs of improvement

Source: Texas towns across the Rio Grande impose emergency measures due to lack of water from Mexico and droughts

Rocks and debris that normally would be beneath the Rio Grande jut from what are now new wide, green banks on both sides of this international river connecting Mexico with this rural part of South …

Source: Drought, lack of water payments from Mexico shrinking Rio Grande in Zapata, Texas | Border Report

SAWS will take ownership from the state for the billions of gallons of wastewater the utility releases into the San Antonio River every year.

Source: Ruling makes it official: SAWS will take ownership of its wastewater

Laredo approved an engineering contract for over $300,000 this week for conducting a study identifying aquifer storage options to address water reserve concerns.

Source: Laredo awards $300K contract for water aquifer study

OPINION: New Mexico should avoid rushing to approve industrial uses for produced water because once water is contaminated, full cleanup is very expensive if it’s even possible, as they pertain

Source: OPINION: We need to be cautious allowing produced water use outside the oilpatch | Opinion | abqjournal.com

The Mirasol Springs luxury resort and housing tract will sit on 1,400 acres, threatening Roy Creek Canyon.

Source: Fight ensues over pristine Texas land purchased by billionaire for luxury resort: ‘The alarms went off when people in this area first heard’

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Our city’s water sources continue to drop every week as we shave percentage points from our combined lake level. Right now, city officials are actively seeking long-term water solutions. One of those efforts getting the most attention is a seawater desalination plant. However, even if it gets all its permits the earliest it could help would be 2028.

Source: Water Woes: Solutions years away as lake levels fall

The Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association has filed a formal complaint with the Public Utility Commission of Texas documenting what they call “years of reckless practices by Aqua Texas.”

Source: TESPA files complaint against Aqua Texas | Wimberley View