This year, the Texas committee made another effort to compel Mexico to uphold a liquid agreement from the 1940s.
” U. S. and especially Texas- based crops are deprived of the waters they need in order to grow their vegetables and earn a living”, said Sen. John Cornyn, R- Texas. ” We’re trying to get the consideration of the Mexican state”.
The 1944 treaty with the United States required Mexico to offer 350, 000 hectare- feet of water to the United States.  ,
According to statistics from the International Boundary and Water Commission, Mexico has delivered 385, 163 acres since 2020, which is significantly below the treaty’s requirement of 1.2 million acres.
” This is a very life or death problem for many farmers and farmers”, Cornyn said.
The Rio Grande Valley, according to the Texas Farm Bureau, was hit hardest by waters scarcity.  ,
In that area, Brian Jones is a fourth-generation producer.
” The Rio Grande Valley provides the fall and winter fruits to a lot of the region, especially the state of Texas,” Jones said. It will quickly begin having an impact on consumers at the grocery store.
Jones said he often plants fabric, maize and food- quality corn. Another farms in the river grow greens, lemon and honey cane, too. He said, this year, the water shortages forced farmers to plant different crops that do n’t use as much water.
” This is the first time, in my 38 ages, where I’ve had zero water of liquid”, Jones said.
Members from the Mexican embassy in Washington, D. C. did not return requests for comment.
