TEXAS IS TAKING NEW MEXICO TO COURT...THE U.S. SUPREME COURT... OVER WATER RIGHTS. THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SAYS NEW MEXICO IS VIOLATING THE RIO GRANDE COMPACT BY ALLOWING ILLEGAL DIVERSIONS OF SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND WATER.

 

THE 1938 COMPACT GOVERNS HOW WATER IS SHARED BY NEW MEXICO, TEXAS AND COLORADO.