7/10/2023 0 Comments Filemon vela letterUPDATE 19 June 2013: Texas AgriLife Extension reports that “ total lack of irrigation water, whether by drought or international politics, would amount to agricultural losses in South Texas of almost $400 million annually and the loss of almost 5,000 jobs.” Read the full story here. “When two countries sign a treaty, compliance with the treaty’s terms should not be a point of negotiation decades later…” Read the report read the AgriLife economic report. ![]() “Enough is enough,” Commissioner Staples said. UPDATE 21 June 2013: A call-to-action report, titled “Addressing Mexico’s Water Deficit to the United States,” was released yesterday by TDA Commissioner Staples and TCEQ Commissioner Rubinstein. 14, warning that they “will closely scrutinize any appropriation of federal funds or authorization of expenditures” related to certain provisions of the 1944 Treaty with Mexico that “may not directly support an immediate resolution” of the water deficit owed South Texas. John Cornyn and Congressman Filemon Vela wrote IBWC Commissioner Edward Drusina Nov. John Cornyn, R-Texas, released a statement Friday indicating that Mexican officials were preparing to release 25,000 acre-feet of water during the next four weeks - less than 9 percent of the total water deficit, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.” Read more in the McAllen Monitor. ![]() government may have finally convinced Mexican officials to release much-needed water to the Rio Grande Valley, but the amount is hardly a flood. ![]() UPDATE 17 January 2014: “Pressure from the U.S. more than 361,000 acres feet of water, which puts the country more than a year behind in overall volume to remain on pace to comply with the 1944 Water Treaty between Mexico and the United States.” Read more in the Valley Morning Star. UPDATE 7 August 2014: “As of July 26, Mexico has failed to deliver to the U.S.
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