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Texas Senate panel sends message to Trump: Get our water from Mexico

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Mexico is required to deliver 1.75 million-acre feet of water to the U.S. under a 1944 water treaty.

The current cycle ends in October , yet Mexico is behind on its water deliveries by more than a million acre-feet.

Last year , Texas ’ congressional delegation secured $280 million in disaster assistance for Valley farmers.

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