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The War for the Rio Grande
Digital subscribers can listen to this article. Subscribe today for unlimited access to Texas Monthly. Already a subscriber? Log in. When is a river no longer a river?In the case of the Rio Grande, this isn’t some existential riddle. The Rio Grande is one of the most threatened rivers in the country—more imperiled than the Colorado, which tends to generate all the headlines.The crisis is worse—significantly worse—than most realize. Roughly 15 million people depend on the Rio Grande for drinking water, and some of their taps could run dry as early as next year.The river also fuels billions of dollars in agricultural production. For countless farmers, their way of life is at risk.The U.S. and Mexico have clashed over the Rio Grande’s waters for decades, but…The post The War for the Rio Grande appeared first on Texas Monthly.