Texas lawmakers urge Congress to block Mexico funding over failed water deliveries
McAllen Monitor
Arevalo, D.
05/16/2024
2 doc(s)
Cornyn, John; Cruz, Ted; Cuellar, Henry; De La Cruz, Monica; Federal budgets; Gonzalez, Vicente; International relations; Mexico; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water rights
Texas delegation urges Congress to withhold aid to Mexico over water treaty dispute
San Antonio Express News
Choi, M.
05/16/2024
5 doc(s)
Droughts; Federal funds; International relations; Mexico; Texas congressional delegation; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Valley’s water woes prolonged as reservoir levels continue to plummet
McAllen Monitor
Arevalo, D.
05/06/2024
6 doc(s)
Amistad Reservoir; Cornyn, John; Falcon International Reservoir; Reservoirs; Rio Grande Valley; Texas-Mexico relations; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Valley’s water scarcity concerns continue to mount
McAllen Monitor
Arevalo, D.
04/13/2024
4 doc(s)
Disaster areas; Droughts; Hidalgo County; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
As water scarcity pummels Valley agriculture, cities will begin to feel the pinch
McAllen Monitor
Arevalo, D.
03/25/2024
2 doc(s)
Agriculture; Darling, James 'Jim'; Droughts; Irrigation districts; Rio Grande (M) Regional Water Planning Group; Rio Grande Valley; Water supplies
U.S., Mexico fight over Rio Grande water adding to Texas drought woes
San Antonio Express News
Teitz, L.
03/10/2024
4 doc(s)
Amistad Reservoir; Cuellar, Henry; De La Cruz, Monica; Droughts; Environmental Quality, Texas Commission on; International Boundary and Water Commission; International relations; Irrigation; Mexico; Rio Grande Valley; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water Development Board, Texas; Water supplies
Mexico isn’t only culprit for lack of sufficient water, damage to Valley economy
McAllen Monitor
Editorial
03/08/2024
1 doc(s)
de la Garza, Eligio 'Kika,' II; Rio Grande Valley; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Valley leaders blast feds on failed Mexican water deliveries
McAllen Monitor
Arevalo, D.
03/05/2024
5 doc(s)
Cuellar, Henry; De La Cruz, Monica; Farms and farming; Mexico; Rio Grande Velley Sugar Growers Inc.; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Calls on federal officials to demand Mexico release water to Valley in crisis grow
McAllen Monitor
Del Valle, F.
03/02/2024
2 doc(s)
De La Cruz, Monica; Farms and farming; Flores, Mayra; Gonzalez, Vicente; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Mexican delays deepen water crisis, forcing agriculture casualties
McAllen Monitor
Arevalo, D.
02/24/2024
2 doc(s)
Droughts; Farms and farming; International Boundary and Water Commission; Mexico; Rio Grande Valley; Texas-Mexico relations; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Sugar mill closing amid water crisis; $100 million impact expected
McAllen Monitor
Del Valle, F.
02/23/2024
4 doc(s)
Agriculture; Droughts; Mexico; Rio Grande Velley Sugar Growers Inc.; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944
Tensions rise as Mexico lags in US water deliveries
Austin American Statesman
Pskowski, M.
10/14/2023
4 doc(s)
Buoys; Climate change; Cornyn, John; Cruz, Ted; Farms and farming; International relations; Mexico; Public demonstrations; Reservoirs; Rio Conchos River; Rio Grande River; Texas-Mexico relations; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Mexico’s top diplomat says Texas border buoys are on Mexico’s side, presses U.S. to act
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
08/11/2023
5 doc(s)
Border barriers; Buoys; Immigration lawsuits; Rio Grande River; Texas-Mexico relations
Child from Honduras is one of two people dead on or near Texas’ anti-migrant border buoys
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
08/04/2023
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border barriers; Buoys; Crockett, Jasmine; Drownings; Escobar, Veronica; Garcia, Sylvia; Illegal border crossings; Immigration enforcement; Lopez Obrador, Andres Manuel; Mexico; Operation Lone Star (Border security)
Gov. Abbott's border buoys are straining U.S. relations with Mexico, Justice Department says
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
07/28/2023
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border barriers; Buoys; Illegal border crossings; International relations; Mexico; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Rivers and Harbors Act
Mexico protested the Texas buoy barrier in Rio Grande for weeks before Biden stepped in
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
07/27/2023
3 doc(s)
Border barriers; Border Patrol, U.S.; Buoys; Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; Drownings; Immigration lawsuits; International Boundary and Water Commission; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Rio Grande River; Rivers and Harbors Act; Texas-Mexico relations
How the buoys and other parts of Operation Lone Star affect life in Eagle Pass
Austin American Statesman
Moritz, J.
07/22/2023
3 doc(s)
Border barriers; Border security; Buoys; Eagle Pass, Texas; Illegal border crossings; Immigrants; Immigration lawsuits; International relations; Mexico; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Rio Grande River
Abbott defiant at Justice Dept threat to remove razor wire Texas placed at the border
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
07/22/2023
7 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border barriers; Border security; Buoys; Castro, Joaquin; Escobar, Veronica; Federal government; Illegal border crossings; Immigration lawsuits; International relations; Mexico; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Rio Grande River
DOJ says it will sue Texas over buoy wall barrier in Rio Grande
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
07/22/2023
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border barriers; Border environment; Buoys; Eagle Pass, Texas; Immigration lawsuits; Justice, U.S. Department of
Cornyn defends Texas’ use of razor wire to deter migrants from crossing Rio Grande
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
07/21/2023
2 doc(s)
Border barriers; Buoys; Castro, Joaquin; Cornyn, John; Illegal border crossings; Lopez Obrador, Andres Manuel; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Public Safety, Texas Department of; Rio Grande River
Justice Dept. assessing Texas razor wire at border that Mexico blasts as ‘inhumane’
Dallas Morning News
Gillman, T.
07/20/2023
2 doc(s)
Border barriers; Human rights; Illegal border crossings; Immigration enforcement; Justice, U.S. Department of; Lopez Obrador, Andres Manuel; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Public Safety, Texas Department of; Texas-Mexico relations; Undocumented immigrants
Texas said to be ignoring federal inquiries about its floating buoy barrier in the Rio Grande
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
07/20/2023
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border barriers; Buoys; Cuellar, Henry; Eagle Pass, Texas; Illegal border crossings; Immigration lawsuits; International Boundary and Water Commission; International relations; Mexico; Rio Grande River
Texas’ razor wire, buoys at border violate international law, Mexican officials say
Dallas Morning News
Torres, A.
07/19/2023
2 doc(s)
Border barriers; Border security; Buoys; Human rights; International law; McCraw, Steve; Mexico; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Public Safety, Texas Department of; Rio Grande River; West, Royce
What to know about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's floating buoy barrier along Rio Grande
El Paso Times
Powell, A.
07/18/2023
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border barriers; Buoys; Castro, Joaquin; Eagle Pass, Texas; Escobar, Veronica; Immigration enforcement; O'Rourke, Beto; Rio Grande River; Texas-Mexico relations
Mexico files border boundaries complaint
Austin American Statesman
A.P. Wire
07/16/2023
2 doc(s)
Border barriers; Border security; Buoys; International law; International relations; Mexico
Buoys may violate two treaties
Dallas Morning News
A.P. Wire
07/15/2023
2 doc(s)
Border barriers; Border security; Buoys; International law; Mexico; Rio Grande River
Texas water officials describe ‘dire’ crisis as reservoirs plummet
McAllen Monitor
Arevalo, D.
07/28/2022
2 doc(s)
Amistad Reservoir; Droughts; Environmental Quality, Texas Commission on; Falcon International Reservoir; Giner, Maria-Elena; International Boundary and Water Commission; Janecka, Bobby; Rio Grande River; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Goodbye to a river? The Rio Grande needs our help.
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
06/20/2022
2 doc(s)
Droughts; Interior, U.S. Department of the; Population growth; Real estate development; Rio Grande River; Rivers; Water supplies
The next border dispute: Water
Dallas Morning News
Gurley, P.
04/24/2022
3 doc(s)
Agriculture; Droughts; Farms and farming; Texas-Mexico relations; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Going dry
McAllen Monitor
Editorial
02/27/2022
1 doc(s)
Droughts; Environmental Quality, Texas Commission on; International Boundary and Water Commission; Rio Grande River; Texas-Mexico relations; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Abbott announces Mexico water deal
McAllen Monitor
Kelley, R.
10/23/2020
2 doc(s)
Mexico; Rio Grande River; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Gov. Abbott: Mexico owes Texas a year's worth of Rio Grande water
El Paso Times
Villagran, L.
09/19/2020
2 doc(s)
Mexico; Rio Grande River; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Mexico pays Rio Grande water debt
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
03/10/2016
1 doc(s)
Mexico; Rio Grande River; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Mexico pays off water debt to Texas
Houston Chronicle
Ward, M.
03/08/2016
1 doc(s)
Rio Grande River; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Abbott hails new era of cooperation with Mexico
Houston Chronicle
Nelsen, A.
09/17/2015
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Texas-Mexico relations
Amid tensions, Abbott seeks stronger economic ties on trip to Mexico
San Antonio Express News
Tilove, J.
09/06/2015
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Texas-Mexico relations
Water funding available for RGV
McAllen Monitor
Rubenstein, C.
12/09/2014
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Rio Grande (M) Regional Water Planning Group; Rubinstein, Carlos; Water finance; Water supplies
Officials stress water conservation
Valley Morning Star
Mosbrucker, K.
08/26/2014
1 doc(s)
Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Staples, Todd; Water conservation; Water Smart
Texas comptroller: Water report offers ways to better manage current resources
McAllen Monitor
Santella, D.
01/15/2014
2 doc(s)
Combs, Susan; Droughts; Duncan, Robert; Economic impact; Water finance; Water supplies
RGV, state water woes -- Local lawmakers push Proposition 6 on ballot
McAllen Monitor
Editorial
10/16/2013
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Constitutional amendments; Guerra, R.D. 'Bobby'; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Water finance
Fields go barren for farmers in the Valley
San Antonio Express News
Oliver, R.
09/30/2013
4 doc(s)
Agriculture; Droughts; Farm produce; Rio Grande Valley; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944
Hold Mexico accountable on water
San Antonio Express News
Barrera, J.
06/23/2013
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Mexico; Rio Grande Valley; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Mexico blamed for Valley’s drought woes
Valley Morning Star
Essex, A.
06/21/2013
2 doc(s)
Agriculture; Economic impact; Irrigation; Rio Grande Valley; Staples, Todd; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Valley needs federal help getting water it is owed
San Antonio Express News
Staples, T.
05/30/2013
1 doc(s)
Rio Grande Valley; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Mexico must pay its water debt
Austin American Statesman
Barrera, J.
04/30/2013
1 doc(s)
Rio Grande River; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Valley demands more water
McAllen Monitor
Martinez, L.
04/10/2013
1 doc(s)
Lucio, Eddie, III; Texas-Mexico relations; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Water shortage in Valley again fuels tensions with Mexico
San Antonio Express News
Brezosky, L.
03/10/2013
1 doc(s)
Droughts; Irrigation; Lucio, Eddie, III; Mexico; Rio Grande Valley; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Vela, Filemon B., Jr.; Water supplies
Bill promotes methods to protect water supply
Valley Morning Star
Essex, A.
03/01/2013
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Irrigation; Water supplies
Staples may join Lucio, Rubinstein, in State Department meeting
Rio Grande Guardian
Taylor, S.
02/26/2013
1 doc(s)
Droughts; Irrigation districts; Lucio, Eddie, III; Rio Grande Valley; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
IBWC: It does not help that TCEQ officials will not visit Mexico
Rio Grande Guardian
de la Cruz, R.
04/11/2012
1 doc(s)
International Boundary and Water Commission; Rio Grande River; Staples, Todd; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water quality management
Change of venue
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
07/11/2010
4 doc(s)
Arizona; Conferences; Governors; Immigration enforcement; Mexico
Rio Grande dispute
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
02/25/2008
3 doc(s)
Combs, Susan; Droughts; Farms and farming; Lawsuits; Mexico; North American Free Trade Agreement; Rio Grande River; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water supplies
Fight with Mexico goes to Canada
Dallas Morning News
Michaels, D.
02/19/2008
4 doc(s)
Combs, Susan; Cuellar, Henry; Mexico; North American Free Trade Agreement; U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty of 1944; Water rights; Water supplies