Texas, New Mexico tangle over water
Friday, January 25, 2013 - 23:00
in Earth & Climate
Texas asks the Supreme Court to hear its complaint that New Mexico is diverting water from the Rio Grande it is obligated to send downstream.ALBUQUERQUE — The muddy Rio Grande isn't much to look at as it meanders through southern New Mexico to the Texas border, but its waters are a high-stakes prize in a new legal row unfolding between the neighboring states.