The head of the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission visited the Rio Grande Valley this week and declared that Mexico's lack of water payments to the United States is "dire."
The South Texas border town of Mission is known for its citrus industry. It's slogan is "Home of the grapefruit." But groves of grapefruit, lemon and orange trees could soon be a sight no more as water scarcity within the Rio Grande Valley is beginning to significantly affect agriculture here, and towns and communities are having to adjust because of Mexico's inability to pay the United States water it owes. | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
(The Center Square) – The sheriff of a small Texas border county of 14,000 residents has been actively working to combat transnational criminal activity and organized crime.