A dispute between the states of Texas and New Mexico over a claim on evaporated water from the Pecos River was among the first cases heard in the new term of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Lawbook’s Tony Mauro listened in.
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Texas Takes its Pecos River Water Grievance to the U.S Supreme Court
It’s a case about the cost of evaporated water. Or, if you prefer, a case about the cost of literally nothing. But in one of the earliest disputes to be heard in the term that begins next week, the Lone Star State is taking its complaint over a bill for disappearing Pecos River water to the U.S. Supreme Court. Tony Mauro reports.
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