ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS HAS FILED COUNTERCLAIMS TO TEXAS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE TEXAS VERSUS NEW MEXICO WATER LAWSUIT. IN A COURT FILING MADE LATE TUESDAY, THE A-G SAYS NEW MEXICO’S TRADITIONALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATION HAS BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF FOR DECADES BY BOTH PARTIES.
BALDERAS SAYS HIS OFFICE’S LEGAL STRATEGY WILL HOLD TEXAS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE FOR WATER THAT HE SAYS BELONGS TO NEW MEXICO AND IS BEING MIS-APPROPRIATED. HE ALSO SAYS TEXAS HAS FAILED TO PROPERLY PLAN FOR DROUGHT OR WATER SHORTAGES.
