The drama over the Brazos River has several characters: engineers and irrigators, biologists and environmentalists, and many, many lawyers. The cast may grow by one in the coming months, with the ...

The water is spilling out of the Brazos River now, inundating roads and homes, but that's not Molly Mohler's challenge. As the new overseer of water rights in the lower Brazos region, Mohler will face ...

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In the arid American West, it's the job of the watermaster to referee water usage. During the hot and dry summer months, they are essentially water cops. Their job is to keep the peace among farmers ...