Mexico to send water to Texas farmers as US treaty threat grows


  • World
  • Friday, 11 Apr 2025

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum attends the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) summit, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras April 9, 2025. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico will make an immediate water delivery to Texas farmers, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday, to help make up its shortfall under a treaty that has strained U.S. relations and prompted tariff threats by President Donald Trump.

Mexico is looking for alternatives to comply with the 81-year-old water sharing treaty with the U.S., Sheinbaum said in her regular news conference. A proposal had already been sent to U.S. officials, she said.

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