Texas Files Suit Opposing New Clean Water Rule On Same Day Rule Is Published

( January 19, 2023, 12:57 PM EST) -- GALVESTON, Texas — On the day the federal government published its revised definition of waters of the United States, Texas on Jan. 18 filed a complaint saying the new rule expands regulation authorized by the Clean Water Act, erodes states’ authority over their own water, interferes with state programs and undermines state sovereignty under the U.S. Constitution....