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Water shortage threatens Lower Rio Grande valley agriculture, industry, municipalities....More

Irrigation water resources in the Texas Southern Plains are diminishing at the same time the number of irrigation systems and wells are increasing, putting even greater pressure on the aquifer....More

A Roswell, New Mexico, meat company has filed suit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) over a lack of action on a request for inspections that would clear the way for the company to resume domestic horse slaughterhouse operations in an effort to revitalize horse meat food services to foreign buyers...More

Drought's impact on Texas water supplies continues to be felt by state's right farmers, regulatory authorities....More

Experts at a conference addressing water and energy in Texas collectively agreed the state’s water needs will grow exponentially over the next decade, fueled by a “business-friendly” environment attracting more people to the Lone Star state....More

As drought conditions in New Mexico continue to plague agricultural production statewide, lawmakers are reviewing a 2008 water settlement agreement between Doña Ana County and El Paso County irrigation districts in hopes of reducing the flow of water in the Rio Grande River that allows the release of water downstream into Texas, resulting in what New Mexico State Attorney General Gary King calls a $183 million loss to New Mexico’s agriculture industry....More

Though cool by comparison to some parts of the country, much of Texas was frying going into the July 4 holiday, according to reports from Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. While parts of the Midwest and Eastern U.S. were hotter, the triple-digit temperatures throughout the state complicated chances of recovery from last year’s drought....More

Ducks Unlimited's Texas operations manager ask Lower Colorado River Authority committee to take another look at effect of water conservation policies on conservation impact....More

It wasn’t so many years ago that weather forecasters were feeling confident about technology advancements that armed them with better ways of accurately predicting the weather. But in the words of one National Weather Service meteorologist, “the more we discover about the weather the more we realize how little we know.”...More