Overview

• President Trump has threatened additional tariffs and sanctions on Mexico, alleging it owes Texas 1.3 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty.
• Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledged the shortfall and announced an immediate water delivery to Texas farmers, though the volume remains unspecified.
• The 1944 treaty requires Mexico to deliver 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the U.S. every five years, but Mexico has delivered less than 30% in the current cycle ending in October.
• Sheinbaum attributed the delays to a three-year drought and stated that Mexico is complying to the extent water is available, while proposing alternative solutions to meet its obligations.
• The dispute has intensified cross-border tensions, with Trump halting water shipments to Tijuana and emphasizing the impact on Texas agriculture, including the closure of the state's only sugar mill.