Judge halts Biden's water rule in Texas and Idaho.

A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the implementation of Biden administration water regulations in Texas and Idaho after the states requested the action. The rule defines which waters get federal protections and which ones do not. Waters that get federal protections require industries whose activities may pollute the waters to get federal permits before conducting their operations. The judge issued a preliminary injunction, which halts administration rules from taking effect while the legal case against them plays out.