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Feds plan to install 536 miles of floating barriers on Rio Grande to deter migrants

The government is installing the first 17 miles of industrial-grade buoys in Brownsville. Experts warn the buoys could intensify flooding and change the river’s course.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Begins Removing Rio Grande Island Officials Say Is Used to Hide and Smuggle Migrants into U.S.

A couple of years ago, the Texas Military Department, under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star, cleared another river island near the town of Fronton, commonly known as Fronton Island.

Latin Times

Binational effort is fixing chronic pollution problem on the Rio Grande

Nuevo Laredo was dumping millions of gallons of sewage a day into the Rio Grande. The U.S. and Mexico worked together to find a solution.

The Texas Tribune

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A drying-up Rio Grande basin threatens water security on both sides of the border

Researchers have completed a full accounting of water uses and losses in the Rio Grande-Bravo basin as it faces severe shortages throughout its range in the United States and Mexico

The Independent UK

DHS Launches 'Operation River Wall' to Add Boats and Personnel Along Rio Grande Valley

In a statement, DHS said the U.S. Coast Guard will lead the operation, increasing the number of patrol boats, shallow watercraft, command units and tactical response teams throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

Latin Times

Western states seek to end long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande

A feud over management of one of North America's longest rivers has been simmering in the courts for years

The Independent UK

Texas sued New Mexico over Rio Grande water. Now the states are fighting the federal government.

After the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the federal government in the long-running water dispute, the states — which had finally worked out a water-sharing agreement — are back to the drawing board.

The Texas Tribune

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As US Election Rhetoric Heats Up, Illegal Border Crossings Fall

The banks of the Rio Grande river separating Mexico and the United States look almost deserted, and formerly overcrowded migrant shelters are half empty -- a consequence of tougher US immigration policies in an election year.

International Business Times

Texas' Abbott Posts Ominous Warning of Alligators in Rio Grande Amid Continued Crackdown on Border Crossings

It's not the first time the Texas governor has posted about the risks of alligators for immigrants on his X account

Latin Times

Texas Sees Increase In Border Apprehensions In August As National Figures Rise Slightly

The Rio Grande Valley and Del Rio sectors saw 4% and 6% increases, respectively. It's still much lower than the historical records seen in December.

International Business Times

Texas Sees Increase in Border Apprehensions in August as National Figures Rise Slightly

The Rio Grande Valley and Del Rio sectors saw 4% and 6% increases, respectively. It's still much lower than the historical records seen in December

Latin Times

Reynosa residents endure water shortages as Texas demands more water from Mexico

Weeks without water leave border communities desperate as repairs stall and binational tensions rise over dwindling Rio Grande river.

Latin Times

Latinos in once true-blue Texas border zone are getting on the Trump train

The Rio Grande valley’s Tejano population was once reliably Democratic but traditional loyalties have been eroded

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court Rejects Rio Grande Water Management Settlement

Supreme Court rejects Rio Grande water-sharing settlement, raising concerns over New Mexico's water use.

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Texas Drought Threatens Agriculture Amid US-Mexico Water Dispute

Tensions over Rio Grande water treaty impact Texas agriculture. US and Mexico seek resolution for sustainable water supply.

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The Conversation

The Rio Grande isn't just a border – it's a river in crisis

The Rio Grande is one of the longest rivers in North America, running some 1,900 miles (3,060 kilometers) from the Colorado Rockies southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. It provides fresh water for seven U.S. and Mexican states, and forms the border between Texas and Mexico, where it is known…

The Independent UK

Judge orders Texas officials to remove floating buoys along Rio Grande border

Early victory for Biden administration in legal fight with Governor Greg Abbott’s anti-migrant efforts

Roll Call

Judge to hear arguments over Texas buoy barrier on Rio Grande - Roll Call

The DOJ heads to federal court in Texas on Tuesday to challenge the state’s latest effort to implement its own border security measures.

Reason

Texas Invokes Invasion Clause In Rio Grande Case

"In view of this constitutional authority, this Court should construe the Rivers and Harbors Act narrowly to avoid the constitutional questions presented by the interaction between the State’s constitutional authority to repel invasions and the Rivers and Harbors Act."

Al Jazeera

Operation Lone Star: All you need to know about latest US border flashpoint

Critics say Texas policies at US-Mexico border, such as new floating barriers on Rio Grande, put asylum seekers at risk.

The Independent UK

Mexico says the first body has been spotted near a floating barrier in the Rio Grande river

The Mexican government says the first dead body has been spotted along the floating barriers that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott installed recently in the Rio Grande river, across from Eagle Pass

The Conversation

Federal government is challenging Texas's buoys in the Rio Grande – here’s why these kinds of border blockades wind up complicating immigration enforcement

The Rio Grande is only about 328 feet, or about 99 meters, wide. But the waterway dividing Texas from northern Mexico is deceptively dangerous and routinely claims the lives of migrants who try to cross it, but get caught in undetected rip currents or otherwise drown.

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