In 2020, tiny, rural Zapata County, located west of Starr County and with fewer than 14,000 residents, was the only county in ...

The once-mighty river is barely a trickle through West Texas. Scientists say local initiatives could be scaled up to restore ...

An agreement aimed at ensuring more regular water from Mexico to the United States has been reached, both governments said on Saturday, following a long period of tension over a decades-old treaty.

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Today we make another of the prohibition era cocktails / depression era cocktails from our collection of historic cocktail books. This is an early tequila cocktail found in the Cafe Royal Cocktail ...

The conflict stems from an 80-year-old treaty where the countries agreed to share water from the Colorado River and the Rio Grande. However, because water is in more demand but scarcer than ever ...

Eagle Pass declared a state of emergency earlier this week because of rising migrant figures The bodies of two migrants were recovered from the Rio Grande separating the US and Mexico this week ...

Heavy rains which caused widespread flooding in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul have left hundreds of towns under water. At least 85 people died in the floods and about 150,000 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Agriculture has authorized an executive order allowing farmers to tap the Rio Grande for irrigation. On Thursday, TDOA Commissioner Sid Miller issued the ...

Officials say another 60 people are missing in Rio Grande do Sul state. About 15,000 residents have fled their homes since Saturday. At least 500,000 people are without power and clean water ...

The University of Texas—Rio Grande Valley is a public institution. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 27,034 (fall 2023), its setting is city, and the campus size is 776 acres.