‘Bizarre’ Texas Injunction Means Past US Waters Rule in Effect

A federal waters rule that was in effect nationwide prior to March 20 applies to Texas and Idaho after a federal district court enjoined the Biden administration’s new waters rule in those states, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.

The Biden administration’s 2023 waters of the US, or WOTUS, rule was finalized in January and took effect Monday in 48 states. Texas and Idaho sued in US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and District Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown on Sunday issued a preliminary injunction against the rule, barring it from taking effect in those states. Brown ...