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The South Texas Water War is escalating into an international crisis as Mexico's massive water debt under the 1944 Water Treaty threatens to destroy the Rio Grande Valley's $1.2 billion agricultural economy. This investigative documentary exposes how historic drought, treaty violations, and diplomatic failures are combining to end farming in one of America's most productive agricultural regions.
What You'll Learn:
• How Mexico accumulated 1.3 million acre-feet water debt to United States
• Why the 1944 Water Treaty is failing after 80 years of success
• The real impact of Falcon Reservoir dropping to 17.8% capacity
• How 150,000 acres of prime farmland sit idle without irrigation water
• Why farmers are spending $300-500 per acre pumping groundwater
• The diplomatic crisis brewing as February 2025 treaty deadline approaches
• How cities like McAllen and Brownsville face drinking water shortages
• Why the Rio Grande runs completely dry in some sections
• The political battle between Texas, federal government, and Mexico
• What happens if Mexico doesn't deliver remaining water debt
Crisis Statistics:
• Mexico delivered only 427,000 of 1.75 million acre-feet owed in current cycle
• Falcon and Amedeo reservoirs combined at lowest levels in decades
• Agricultural production losses estimated at $600-800 million for 2024
• Farmland property values dropped 30-40% due to water uncertainty
• Groundwater levels falling 50-100 feet in some areas
• Over 40,000 jobs at risk from agricultural collapse
• Third consecutive year of severe water shortages
The Multiple Crises:
• 1944 Water Treaty enforcement breakdown
• International Boundary and Water Commission unable to force compliance
• Mexican farmers in Chihuahua blocking water deliveries
• Texas threatening sanctions and federal intervention
• Aquifer depletion from desperate groundwater pumping
• Climate change making drought conditions the new normal
• Multi-generational farms ending after 100+ years
• Rio Grande ecosystem collapse threatening endangered species

This is the untold story of how international water politics, climate change, and agricultural economics are colliding to end farming in South Texas and create a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Mexico.
Geographic Areas Affected:
• Rio Grande Valley (Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr Counties)
• Cities: McAllen, Brownsville, Harlingen, Mission, Edinburg
• Falcon International Reservoir
• Amedeo Reservoir
• Rio Grande/Rio Bravo watershed
Government & Treaty Agencies:
International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) https://www.ibwc.gov/
Official treaty enforcement agency
Water delivery tracking and reports
Reservoir level data
IBWC - 1944 Water Treaty Full Text https://www.ibwc.gov/Treaties_Minutes...
IBWC - Water Bulletins (Current Reservoir Levels) https://www.ibwc.gov/Water_Data/water...
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Water Rights https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting...
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - Rio Grande Project https://www.usbr.gov/projects/
USGS - Rio Grande Water Data https://waterdata.usgs.gov/tx/nwis/rt
Texas Water Development Board https://www.twdb.texas.gov/
Agricultural Impact Data:
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Texas https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension - Water Resources https://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/br...
Rio Grande Valley Economic Development (Regional agricultural economic data)
Texas Farm Bureau - Water Issues https://texasfarmbureau.org/
Reservoir & Water Level Monitoring:
Texas Water Development Board - Reservoir Conditions https://waterdatafortexas.org/reservo...
National Weather Service - Drought Monitor https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Curren...
NOAA - Climate Data for South Texas https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
Political & Legislative:
U.S. House Natural Resources Committee - Water Hearings https://naturalresources.house.gov/
Texas Legislature - Water Bills & Resolutions https://capitol.texas.gov/
Texas Governor's Office - Border & Water Issues https://gov.texas.gov/
U.S. State Department - Mexico Relations https://www.state.gov/countries-areas...
Environmental & Climate:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Rio Grande Valley https://www.fws.gov/refuge/lower-rio-...
EPA - U.S.-Mexico Border Environmental Program https://www.epa.gov/border2020
NOAA Climate.gov - Southwest Drought https://www.climate.gov/
Academic & Research:
University of Texas at El Paso - Center for Environmental Resource Management https://www.utep.edu/
Texas A&M - Texas Water Resources Institute https://twri.tamu.edu/
Baker Institute for Public Policy (Rice University) - Water Policy https://www.bakerinstitute.org/
Groundwater Data:
Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts https://www.texasgroundwater.org/
USGS - Groundwater Data for Texas https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/wa...