It’s a staggering fact, especially after our region has experienced a multi-year drought. But nearly every major river basin ...

A group of leading ecosystem scientists and local advocates today gave the Upper Rio Grande basin a “C” on its first report card, noting that the overall health of the basin is in moderate condition ...

Farms in the Rio Grande Valley and Texas border cities like McAllen and Brownsville draw from this segment of the Rio Grande, as do farms and cities in Nuevo León, Coahuila and Tamaulipas in Mexico.

Despite being larger than Rhode Island at 1,252 square miles, Big Bend National Park only sees about 500,000 visitors per ...

Projects aimed at addressing drought in the Upper Rio Grande River Basin are getting nearly $25 million in federal funding, according to a recent announcement from the Bureau of Reclamation.

Water managers are trying to keep the Rio Grande flowing after decades of drought. A new plan could give the federal government greater flexibility in how ...

New Mexico's congressional delegation members sent a letter urging the federal government to reach a decision on allocation of the Rio Grande.

The TCEQ formed a scientific working group, including academics and civil society representatives, that recommended environmental flow regimes for the Rio Grande basin.

The small green channel of the Rio Grande between El Paso County and Juárez, Mexico. The river was channelized in the 20th century to prevent flooding and define the international border.

The United States and Mexico have reached a new agreement on water usage in the Rio Grande, but South Texas officials said the deal is likely to bring little relief to farmers suffering from ...

“The report card results: a ‘C.’ Overall, the Upper Rio Grande Basin received a ‘C’,” said Alexandra Fries, with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. While that ...

FAR WEST TEXAS—The year was 1897. Flood waters from the Rio Grande submerged entire blocks of downtown El Paso. The New York Times described the crash of crumbling houses and the “cries of frightened ...