A Mexican Ghost Town Emerges From the Banks of the Drying Rio Grande

After 13 years, Texas and New Mexico settle Rio Grande case, and well users face cuts

After nearly 13 years, Texas and New Mexico have reached a settlement in a Supreme Court fight over Rio Grande water and groundwater pumping. For farmers, towns, and other users in southern New Mexico, however, this may only be the beginning. In communities already stretched thin, that delay adds another burden as a hotter, drier Southwest forces a wider reckoning with drought. What happened? The case stemmed from the 1938 Rio Grande Compact, wh…

A Mexican Ghost Town Emerges From the Banks of the Drying Rio Grande