Coverage dated April 10, 2025

Donald Trump accuses Mexico of stealing water from Texas

Headline from Newsweek

President Trump has said that Mexico owes Texas "1.3 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty."

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8 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Mexico to send water to Texas farmers as US treaty threat grows (opens The Guardian)

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    Mexico’s failure to keep up 81-year-old water-sharing treaty has sparked a diplomatic spat with the US

  2. Newsweek

    Donald Trump accuses Mexico of stealing water from Texas (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    President Trump has said that Mexico owes Texas "1.3 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty."

  3. Fox News

    Trump threatens tariffs and sanctions on Mexico for 'stealing' water from Texas farmers (opens Fox News)

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    President Trump threatened to impose tariffs, or even possibly sanctions, on Mexico if it did not comply with a decades-old treaty to provide water to South Texas farmers.

  4. Blaze Media

    Trump threatens Mexico with tariff, sanction for violating water treaty and 'hurting' American farmers (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Mexico failed to provide 1.3 million acre-feet of water despite a long-standing agreement.

  5. Oil Price

    Trump Accuses Mexico of Water Treaty Violation (opens Oil Price)

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    Oil Price's feed description

    President Trump has accused Mexico of violating a 1944 water treaty by failing to deliver adequate water to Texas, leading to agricultural damage and a sugar mill closure, and threatening tariffs as a consequence.

  6. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Trump threatens sanctions, tariffs on Mexico over a water treaty dispute (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Mexico with sanctions and tariffs over what he said was Mexico

  7. West Hawaii Today

    Trump threatens sanctions, tariffs on Mexico in water dispute (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Mexico with sanctions and tariffs in a dispute over water sharing between the two countries, accusing Mexico of breaking an 81-year-old treaty and “stealing the water from Texas Farmers.”

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