Texas, a name derived from the Caddo word táy:shaʼ, meaning ‘friend,’ stands as a colossal and ever-evolving entity within the United States. Covering an expansive 268,596 square miles (695,660 km2) ...

MISSION — More than 100 years ago, developers lured farmers to the Rio Grande Valley by marketing the “Magic Valley,” a tropical place of plentiful water where crops grow year-round.

Between the Rio Grande and the Pecos River, Kingsley has sold enough water for drilling to meet the needs of more than 100,000 Texas households for a year. Kinglsey and Arrant did not respond to ...