U.S. Threatens 5% Tariff on Mexico Amid Water Treaty Dispute as Texas Farms Dry Up

US–Mexico Water Treaty Dispute Intensifies as Texas Faces Severe Farm Losses and Tariff Threats

The Crisis: Water Treaty Violation Hits Texas Agriculture Tension between the United States and Mexico over the long-running 1944 U.S.–Mexico Water Treaty has escalated this week. According to the U.S., Mexico currently owes more than 800,000 acre-feet of water after repeatedly missing its contractual obligations. That shortfall, the U.S. argues, is “seriously hurting our beautiful…

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