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Cruz, Cornyn push new retaliatory legislation that blocks U.S. water from going to Mexico
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Press Release: Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces Bill to Address Mexico's Water Delivery Shortfalls to Texas
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Senators Cruz and Cornyn introduce legislation to hold Mexico accountable for unmet water delivery obligations to Texas.
Senators Cruz and Cornyn introduce new legislation: U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn have presented the "Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025." This bill aims to enforce the 1944 Water Treaty requiring Mexico to deliver 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the U.S. over five years, citing Mexico's failure to meet this obligation.
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Sen. Cornyn Introduces Legislation to Hold Mexico Accountable for Lack of Water Deliveries to Texas
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025. The bill strengthens enforcement of the 1944 Water Treaty relating to the utilization of the waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande between the United States and Mexico, and holds the Mexican government accountable for not meeting its water delivery requirements under the treaty, which mandates that Mexico deliver 350,000 acre-feet of water per year over a five-year cycle, a total of 1.75 million acre-feet.
The last five-year cycle ended in October 2025. According to the International Boundary and Water Commission, as of October 24, 2025, Mexico ended the cycle having delivered approximately 885,000 acre-feet, barely 50 percent of its total obligation of 1.75 million acre-feet.
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