Texas-Oklahoma border was just redrawn. Here's why.

The Texas-Oklahoma border was just redrawn, thanks in part to zebra mussels
According to a news release sent out by the Texas General Land Office, the Red River Boundary Commission has redrawn the Texas-Oklahoma boundary under Lake Texoma so that a pump station would be completely in Texas.
Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham redraws Texas-Oklahoma border to ensure safe water for 2 million Texans
The Texas-Oklahoma border has been redrawn the Texas Land Commissioner announced. The Red River Boundary Commission has redrawn the boundary in order to ensure safe water.
How zebra mussels and a Lake Texoma pump station spurred Texas to redraw its border with Oklahoma
The two states agreed to a land swap to ensure that a Dallas-area water district’s pump station lies wholly within Texas. Neither state gained in size from the small change.
The Texas Border With Oklahoma Has Been Redrawn, Here’s Why
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said that the redrawn boundary will "ensure that millions of north Texans' water comes from a secure source in Texas". The new boundary is part of an equal swap of 1.34 acres of land between the two states.
Water pumping station causes Texas-Oklahoma border redraw
The North Texas Municipal Water District says the boundary between the states was previously redrawn in 2000, with most of the North Texas Municipal Water District’s pump statio
Texas-Oklahoma boundary redrawn to secure ‘vital’ water supply for millions of Texans
State officials recently redrew an underwater Texas-Oklahoma boundary, officially returning the pump station on one of the nation’s largest manmade lakes fully back into the Lone Star State. The redrawing is part of an agreement that equally swaps 1.
Texas Redraws Its Border to Solve Water Issue
After years of back-and-forth with Oklahoma, Texas finally redrew its northern borderline to solve a tricky water dilemma, the Texas General Land Office announced in a Thursday news release. Neither state grew larger or smaller,
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