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Laredo council backs push for Mexico to make overdue Rio Grande water deliveries, urges treaty update
Summary
Mayor and council voted to prioritize a resolution asking Mexico to deliver outstanding water under the 1944 treaty and to include the issue on a Washington, D.C., advocacy trip; council members discussed binational technical cooperation to address long‑term supply constraints.
The Laredo City Council voted Oct. 20 to support a South Texas mayors’ request that Mexico deliver outstanding water owed under the 1944 U.S.–Mexico water treaty and to place modernization of the treaty on a priority list for an upcoming trip to Washington, D.C.
Mayor Victor D. Trevino said the action supports an existing South Texas Alliance of Cities letter asking Mexico to pay the water amounts agreed under the treaty. “Mexico must pay The United States 1,750,000 acre‑feet of water every five years,” Mayor Trevino said. “The…
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