Overview
- Congress approved the Ley General de Aguas and revisions to the Ley de Aguas Nacionales and sent the package to the executive for publication.
- The reform prohibits private sales or exchanges of concessions, consolidates regulation under the state, and pledges 20‑business‑day reassignment for heirs, property transfers and corporate restructurings.
- National farm organizations declared a strategic pause in most protests after talks with the interior ministry, but growers kept blocking the Mexicali–Calexico crossing pending meetings with the governor and Conagua.
- Chihuahua’s state congress said it will file a constitutional controversy, arguing the law lacked prior consultation of indigenous peoples and infringes municipal control of water services.
- Business groups in Ciudad Juárez reported about $1.45 billion in stalled exports and tens of thousands of delayed truckloads from multi‑day border closures.