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The La Villa Independent School District's farm sits locked up in La Villa, Texas, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. A water payment dispute between the city and school district has shut down the schools and forced students to move their livestock elsewhere. (AP Photo/Chris Sherman)

Texas school district closed amid water dispute

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN - Associated Press

In a Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 photo, City of La Villa Mayor Hector Elizondo reacts at the end of negotiations after learning that La Villa Independent School District administrators adjourned without coming to an agreement over the water rate in a special meeting in La Villa, Texas. The City of La Villa turned off the school districts' water at their four campuses over the winter break after the water bill went unpaid. Classes that were to resume on Monday have been canceled until Wednesday as the water rate is negotiated. (AP Photo/Joel Martinez/The Monitor)

Water dispute closes South Texas school district

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN - Associated Press