The Rio Grande roared back to life as irrigation flows resumed from Caballo Lake. The annual release of water Friday, May 30, marks the start of the irrigation season, sending an estimated 25,000 ...

The state first began putting buoys in the Rio Grande in 2023 to make it more difficult for people to cross the river from Mexico into Texas. A court ordered the Governor to remove them, but an ...

TERLINGUA, Texas — Paddling the Rio Grande River offers a unique adventure in the southwestern United States, but it is a wilderness trip for experienced and well-prepared paddlers.

The Rio Grande Compact — signed in 1938 by Colorado, New Mexico and Texas — sealed the river’s fate. The compact ensured that farmers in all three states would get their share of water.

Farmland near the Rio Grande near Reynosa, Mexico, left, and Hidalgo. Farm and ranchland in South Texas relies on the surface water from the river for irrigation.

The flow of the Rio Grande River on the U.S.-Mexico border has been fundamentally changed by the buoys placed to deter migrants from crossing illegally, according to preliminary findings by ...

Promises that the Rio Grande Reservoir's upgraded dam near Creede would improve recreation and the environment in Colorado haven't materialized, locals say. There is hope for a grant application.