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South Texas Congressman Says Mexico Will Start Repaying Water Debt ‘Soon’

/in , /by /Fox 5/KUSIby Sandra Sanchez

A South Texas congressman who is part of a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers meeting with officials in Mexico City this week says Mexico intends to repay water owed to the United States very soon, Border Report has learned.

U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat from McAllen who is the only lawmaker from Texas on the trip, told Border Report that the current president and president-elect both have promised to pay the water that Mexico owes South Texas.

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South Texas Leaders Push to Meet with Incoming Mexican President Over Water Debt ‘Crisis’

/in , /by /DC News Nowby Sandra Sanchez

Lawmakers from the Rio Grande Valley are vying to meet with Mexico’s incoming president over water owed to the United States.

U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, this week wrote to Mexican President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum requesting a meeting to address water deliveries that are owed to the United States under a 1944 international treaty.

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‘Water Bank’ Sought to Maintain Flow to South Texas Cities in Drought

/in , , /by /Fox 5 San Diegoby Sandra Sanchez

The head of a South Texas planning group is proposing that a “water bank” be formed so smaller cities can get water from larger cities with surplus supplies and keep it flowing in South Texas.

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