Texas Rivers Protection Association

We're excited to host river historian Scot McFarlane for the Dallas launch of the first comprehensive account on the Trinity River:

The River That Made Texas: A Forgotten History of the Trinity

See you at The Wild Detectives on November 15 where we'll do a Q&A with naturalist Ben Sandifer and TRPA secretary Alexander Neal and feature our friends from downriver, Save the cut off.

Full details on this free event in the comments below.

Latest Border Wall News Big Bend
Oct 2

Judge halts border barrier construction in Big Bend — The Texas Tribune U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone’s ruling means federal contractors can’t continue construction in the national park or surrounding areas until a lawsuit opposing the work is resolved.

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When is a river no longer a river? In the case of the Rio Grande, this isn’t some existential riddle. The state’s most iconic geographic feature is one of the most threatened rivers in the country.

In recent years the crisis has entered a critical new era. It is worse—significantly worse—than most realize. And the disaster is not merely environmental. Some 15 million people depend on the Rio Grande for drinking water, and experts fear that some of their taps could run dry as early as next year.

The river fuels billions of dollars in agricultural production across Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, and multiple states in northern Mexico. For countless farmers, their way of life is at risk. The shortage has also escalated a long-festering international dispute. The U.S. and Mexico have clashed over the river’s waters for decades, and tensions are more charged than ever.

Blood has already been spilled, and the prospect of more-widespread violence—not to mention a mass-migration event—appears increasingly likely. Writer Jack Herrera and photographer Jordan Vonderhaar travelled across the entirety of the Rio Grande basin, from its headwaters, in Colorado, to where its muddy waters enter the Gulf of Mexico, nearly two thousand miles away. From their yearlong investigation, the news isn’t all grim. Solutions are available, but implementing them will require sacrifice and political will. The clock is ticking.

Read the full story here: txmnth.ly/4gTjvHc

📸: Jordan Vonderhaar

Join us SATURDAY for the Twentieth Annual Medina River Cleanup August 22, 2026! Free breakfast tacos, a barbecue dinner, live music, and camping are offered for participants. See details below in the comments!

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