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This concurrent resolution urges the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take action regarding Mexico's compliance with the 1944 Treaty on shared water resources from the Rio Grande. The resolution highlights that Mexico has consistently failed to meet its treaty obligations, currently being 984,814 acre-feet behind in water deliveries, which has significant economic and environmental consequences for Texas. The treaty requires Mexico to deliver an average of 350,000 acre-feet of water annually over five-year cycles, with exceptions only during extraordinary droughts. The resolution emphasizes the critical importance of these water resources for municipal, industrial, and agricultural users in Texas, noting that Mexico's expanded crop production in Chihuahua has negatively impacted water availability in the Rio Grande Valley. Specifically, the resolution calls on U.S. federal agencies to ensure Mexico complies with the treaty and prioritizes water deliveries to the United States during annual allocation deliberations, and directs the Texas secretary of state to formally communicate these concerns to federal authorities.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs

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