Texas State Representative Asks Administration to Enforce 1944 Treaty by Withholding Deliveries to Mexico

Originally published in Journal of Water, Summer 2018

Chairman of the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources Lyle Larson sent a letter U.S. President Donald Trump in July asking that he take steps toward enforcement of the 1944 Treaty for the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (“1944 Treaty”).

The 1944 Treaty governs obligations for Mexico t…