The waterway’s decline is posing an existential threat to Elephant Butte, N.M., and surrounding farms.

The State of Texas on Tuesday declared that 9 islands in the middle of the Rio Grande belong to the state, not to Mexico.

The Rio Grande is one of the longest rivers in North America, running some 1,900 miles (3,060 kilometers) from the Colorado Rockies southeast to the Gulf of Mexico. It provides fresh water for seven U ...

The Rio Grande was filled to the brim in its levee as the chocolate-milk-colored river flowed between El Paso and Juárez at a depth not seen in 20 years. The National Weather Service issued a flood ...

The rising waters of the Rio Grande overflowed onto La Llorona Park in Las Cruces following heavy rains and flash flooding a ...

PECOS, Texas—Extreme drought has diminished the flows of the Rio Grande and Pecos River, two of the most iconic waterways in Texas. The advocacy group American Rivers recently named the Lower Rio ...

The Texas government announced that the Lone Star State has added nine islands along the Rio Grande to its territory, ...

FAR WEST TEXAS—The year was 1897. Flood waters 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 ...

Jason Grzywacz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in El Paso, said the rise was striking because the riverbed ...

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PHOENIX — A national water study, in partnership with Northern Arizona University, has found the Rio Grande River is potentially at risk of a water shortage with just two more dry winters. Ben Ruddell ...

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