NM Official Says Texas Landowners Are ‘Stealing’ Water and Selling it Back for Fracking

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Posted 6/13/18

ORLA — After you head northeast on Ranch Road 652 from tiny Orla, it’s easy to miss the precise moment you leave Texas and cross into New Mexico. The sign just says “Lea County Line,” and with 254 counties in Texas, you’d be forgiven for not knowing there isn’t one named Lea.

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