USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins is turning up the heat on Mexico over a growing water crisis squeezing farmers struggling with drought in south Texas. She said late last week that high-level negotiations with Mexican officials may be about to lead to a breakthrough.
Rollins said a post from President Trump’s account on Truth Social about Mexico “stealing our farmers’ water” led to a quick phone call from Mexican officials to schedule talks on the subject. The President led his post with “Mexico owes Texas 1.3 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty, but Mexico is unfortunately violating their treaty obligation.”
The treaty requires Mexico to send 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the United States every five years from tributaries that feed the Rio Grande. Rollins spoke about the pending discussions as frustration continued to build over Mexico falling short on its water deliveries under the 1944 Water Treaty.
