Supreme Court Rejects New Mexico-Texas Water Settlement

The Supreme Court has rejected a proposed settlement between New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado over the management of the Rio Grande's water. The 5-4 decision found that the federal government's claims about New Mexico's water use were not addressed by the settlement. The agreement, recommended by a federal judge, aimed to resolve the conflict by ensuring New Mexico delivers the required water to Texas, but the federal government objected to the lack of specific water use limitations in New Mexico.