NM counterclaim filed in Rio Grande water suit
(WorldNews Mexico)

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in March that the federal government can intervene in the case, complicating New Mexico’s position. Balderas’ filing late Tuesday aims to put Texas and the federal government on the legal defensive. “I’m asking the United States and Texas to address my counterclaims and show me the (water) accounting and the hydrology science, because I believe Texas has suffered no harm,� Balderas told the Journal on Wednesday, adding that he assembled a...