State lawmaker to Trump: Don’t overlook Mexican water treaty

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A top Texas lawmaker is asking President Donald Trump to renegotiate a long-standing agreement between the United States and Mexico that dictates how to divvy up water in the Rio Grande and Colorado rivers amid the president’s push to re-evaluate international treaties. The key message for the administration: Don’t forget about the water.

Concerned about the impact to Texas agriculture in the fertile Rio Grande Valley, state lawmakers have long tried to get the federal government to better enforce a 1944 water treaty with Mexico that entitles the United States to one-third of the water from the Rio Grande — an agreement they say is all the more vital with drought gripping much of Texas.

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