Longtime water district manager Othal Brand, Jr., has been named president of the newly-formed Hidalgo County Consolidated Water Control and Improvement District.

Cameron County Commissioner David A. Garza says he remains steadfast in his commitment to protecting natural ecosystems for future generations.

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham says the BCC Village Townhouses project a major investment in affordable rental housing for families in Cameron County.

FEMA is now in the Rio Grande Valley to help out, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez said, at a press conference with Harlingen Mayor Norma Sepulveda.

Previously, the $220 million-plus Delta Region Water Management Project did not qualify for funding under the Texas Water Development Board’s Flood Infrastructure Fund. SB 1967, authored by state Sen. Juan Hinojosa, changes that.

U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz says the new US-Mexico agreement will ensure De La Cruz that water deliveries will total approximately between 324,000 to 420,000 acre feet between now and October.

Dale Murden, president of Texas Citrus Mutual, says he was more worried going into this Spring than any other in the past 30 years.

The $72 million project is designed to clean and purify salt water from the Gulf of Mexico and turn it into potable drinking water.

The Rio Grande International Study Center says funding is needed for water security, conservation, and dam repairs on the Rio Grande. "This river is our lifeline," the group states.

A timely interview with the president and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller reacts to the passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, authored by state Sen. Adam Hinojosa.

In an interview with Ron Whitlock Reports, Congressman Henry Cuellar gives his views on water desalination projects and weir dams on the Rio Grande.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins met privately with Rio Grande Valley farmers. We have a video recording of the press conference that followed.

A video interview with Brian Jones, a Rio Grande Valley farmer and Texas Farm Bureau board member.

A video interview with Sonny Hinojosa, the former general manager of Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 2.

The Delta Region Water Management Project involves capturing water from daily drainage runoff and turning it into a new water source for potable drinking water.

The assistant general manager of Brownsville PUB says a desalination project his group is working on requires "significant investment."

Asked by state Sen. Charles Perry if McAllen is looking at a hub and spoke type operation, Mayor Javier Villalobos said: "That's correct."

A water resource specialist from Maytag found high levels of arsenic in water coming out of the faucet at the home of Mission environmental activist Ester Salinas.

The president of the Texas International Produce Association sets the scene for next week's Texas Water Day at the Capitol.