PRESIDIO, Texas– Most of the water that courses through the Rio Grande to reach parched farmlands along the border gets its start here, where the Rio Grande is replenished through Mexico's Rio Conchos ...

Reporting supported with a grant from The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder. Aerial photography support provided by LightHawk. FAR WEST TEXAS—The year was 1897. Flood waters from the ...

This story was reported with a grant from The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder. EL PASO—Maria-Elena Giner faced a room full of farmers, irrigation managers and residents in the Rio ...

The shrinking of a mighty Mexican river has hollowed out the economy of Chihuahua’s Conchos Valley and bred civil unrest as South Texas demands the water it’s owed.

Chris Bell stands near the edge of the Rio Grande in Presidio, Texas. The young farmer is looking to grow alfalfa and turfgrass and help return a once thriving agricultural industry to the region.

FAR WEST TEXAS — The year was 1897. Floodwaters from the Rio Grande submerged entire blocks of downtown El Paso. The New York Times described the crash of crumbling houses and the “cries of frightened ...