Mexico and the United States say they have reached an agreement that involves Mexico immediately sending more water from their shared Rio Grande basin to Texas farmers
MEXICO CITY — Mexico and the United States said Monday they had reached an agreement that involves Mexico immediately sending more water from their shared Rio Grande basin to Texas farmers after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs and sanctions earlier this month.
“Mexico has committed to make an immediate transfer of water from international reservoirs and increase the U.S. share of the flow in six of Mexico’s Rio Grande tributaries through the end of the current five-year water cycle,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement.
Bruce thanked Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum for her involvement in facilitatin
