{"id":49183,"date":"2026-06-05T08:36:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=49183"},"modified":"2026-06-05T08:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:39:42","slug":"down-ballot-winners-and-losers-of-2026-primary-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/down-ballot-winners-and-losers-of-2026-primary-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Approves Rio Grande Water Access Deal\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6.5.26&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>A 13-year legal fight over water rights and access to the Lower Rio Grande has finally come to a close.&nbsp;It&#8217;s&nbsp;an important and complicated water story&nbsp;\u2014 one reporter Danielle Prokop has followed for years. Prokop recently stopped by the studio to help us understand the newly approved settlement and what it means for the river and New Mexico farmers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Nash Jones\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0Danielle Prokop, Reporter, Source New Mexico\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/2026\/05\/28\/supreme-court-approves-texas-v-new-mexico-settlement-to-end-rio-grande-water-dispute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>U.S. Supreme Court approves Texas v. 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