What did the Texas-New Mexico boundary act do?

The Texas-New Mexico boundary act of 1850 was a federal statute that established the boundary between the U.S. territories of Texas and New Mexico. The act, which was signed into law by President Millard Fillmore on September 9, 1850, ran along the 32nd parallel north until the Rio Bravo del Norte, and then to the northwest. The act also designated that both territories would have full and equal rights to the use of the Rio Bravo del Norte, and provided that the border could be surveyed at a future date. The Texas-New Mexico boundary act of 1850 was significant as it defined the border between the two territories, which eventually became states, and allowed for the further development and settlement of the region.