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The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court case Texas v. New Mexico regarding the Pecos River Compact which was created to decide on how finite water resources should be apportioned to prevent conflicts among adjacent states. Topics include the need for more detailed terms in the Compact to resolve disputes as suggested in Texas v. Mexico, a background on the Pecos River Compact, and the history of the dispute between Texas and Mexico over the river which started since the early 1990s.