Tag: Rio Grande
Watershed moment: Future of Valley’s water supply caught in interstate, international limbo
McALLEN — How Rio Grande Valley residents will get their water now and in the future is a question with no easy answer. It’s a question of competing interests between cities and farmers, Texas and other states, and the United States and Mexico.
Border Patrol: Drug filled truck smuggled across Rio Grande
U.S. Border Patrol agents say suspected drug smugglers managed to float a pickup filled with cocaine and marijuana across the Rio Grande, but they...
U.S. leaders announce deal with Mexico over water
HARLINGEN — State and federal officials announced Thursday a deal has been reached with Mexico to ensure it fulfills its treaty obligations to supply...
U.S. leaders announce deal with Mexico over water
HARLINGEN — State and federal officials announced Thursday a deal has been reached with Mexico to ensure it fulfills its treaty obligations to supply...
Reports: Migrant drowned trying to rescue pregnant woman
New information on the body of a young man from Guatemala found in the Rio Grande on Tuesday suggests that he may have drowned...
Asylum seeker drowns in Rio Grande
A man from Guatemala seeking asylum in the United States was found dead in the Rio Grande in Matamoros on Tuesday evening.
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IBWC demands Mexico make up Rio Grande water flow
HARLINGEN — The head of the International Boundary and Water Commission has requested Mexico’s government take immediate action to restore its treaty-bound share of...
Man shot and killed while jogging along Rio Grande
A Brownsville man jogging along a levee of the Rio Grande was shot to death and investigators believe the bullet may have come from...