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The state of Texas on Friday began deploying a marine floating barrier on the Rio Grande River in an attempt to deter migrant crossings along the US-Mexico border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.

The Rio Grande is one of the longest rivers in North America, running some 1,900 miles from the Colorado Rockies southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. It provides fresh water for seven U.S. and Mexican ...

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.

Data from the Rio Grande Water Conservation District shows the decline of the unconfined aquifer, with particularly significant declines in 2002, 2011, and 2018.

Thick mud lines the banks of the Rio Grande as it flows through Albuquerque, N.M. The river — shown here near the Rio Grande River Trail, a popular spot for dog walkers — went dry in ...