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TOP NEWS
“U.S.-Mexico water agreement might bring relief to parched South Texas,” Texas Tribune's Berenice Garcia — “The U.S. and Mexico agreed to amend a 1944 water treaty, which might bring some relief to South Texas farmers struggling with scarce water.
The International Water and Boundary Commission, a federal agency that oversees international water treaties between the U.S. and Mexico, announced Saturday that the two countries had signed a highly-anticipated agreement that will give Mexico more options to meet its water deliveries to the U.S. Mexico still needs to give the U.S. more than a million acre-feet of water.
South Texas farmers and ranchers have been devastated lately by low rainfall and Mexico falling behind on its deliveries to the region.
Under the 1944 international treaty, Mexico must deliver 1,750,000 acre-feet of water to the U.S. from six tributaries every five years, or an average of 350,000 every year. But Mexico is at a high risk of not meeting that deadline. The country still has a balance of more than 1.3 million acre-feet of water it needs to deliver by October 2025.
The new amendment will allow Mexico to meet its delivery obligations by giving up water that was allotted to the country under the treaty. It also allows Mexico to transfer water it has stored at the Falcon and Amistad international reservoirs to the U.S.
Additionally, the agreement gives Mexico the option of delivering water it doesn’t need from the San Juan and Alamo rivers, which are not part of the six tributaries.
The amendment also addresses a current offer Mexico made to give the U.S. 120,000 acre-feet of water. South Texas farmers were wary of the offer because they worried that by accepting the water, the state would later force farmers to make up for it by giving up water they have been storing for next year.
But because the amendment allows Mexico to make use of water in its reservoirs to meet its treaty obligations, the farmers hope the country will transfer enough water for the next planting season to make up for any water they might have to give up." Texas Tribune
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FW REPORT: “New Texas A&M studio builds on Fort Worth's ambitions to become film center of Texas” FW Report
SA REPORT: “New harm reduction vending machines arrive as drug overdoses rise in San Antonio” SA Report
TX TRIB: “Donald Trump and Ted Cruz scored big wins in Texas, but the president-elect outperformed the senator on his own turf” Texas Tribune
DALLAS EXPRESS: “The Dallas HERO initiative emerged as a local movement” Dallas Express
DMN: ”Dallas officials grapple with proposition to hire 900 cops” DMN ($)
HOU CHRON: “How a Texas agency exploited an affordable housing loophole for $30M” Houston Chronicle ($)
HOU CHRON: “Marathon Oil ConocoPhillips merger to trigger layoffs in Houston” Houston Chronicle ($)
HOU CHRON: “CenterPoint to continue negotiating rates as it concedes rate battle” Houston Chronicle ($)
HOU CHRON: “Houston real estate firm Lionstone Investments to close” Houston Chronicle ($)
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
> TX TRIB: "A growing and aging population is forcing Texas counties to seek state EMS funding" TX TRIB
> DMN: "Gov. Greg Abbott’s busing program helped make immigration a national issue" DMN
> AP: "Texas Democrats’ longtime chairman steps down after big losses continue for the party" AP
> HOU CHRON: "'Drill, baby, drill' mindset returns to Texas with Trump victory" HOU CHRON
> AP: "Trump’s gains with Latinos could reshape American politics. Democrats are struggling to respond" AP
> TPR: "Suspect accused of shootings in San Antonio and Austin ruled unfit to stand trial" TPR
> EP TIMES: "Migrants, Borderland await fallout from Trump's election as president" EP TIMES
> DMN: "North Texas imam, Quran instructor faces child pornography-related charge" DMN
> SAEN: "How Texas' solar energy boom victimized thousands of homeowners" SAEN
> AP: "Judge says New York can’t use ‘antiquated, unconstitutional’ law to block migrant buses from Texas" AP
> THE TEXAN: "Texas, 15 Other States Secure Victory in Lawsuit Against Federal 'Parole in Place' Program for Illegal Immigrants" THE TEXAN
> AAS: "Trump was good for Texas Democrats in 2018. Will he repeat it in 2026?" AAS
> COMMUNITY IMPACT: "Despite record registration numbers, voter turnout lagged behind in Harris County" COMMUNITY IMPACT
> MY RGV: "$85M state grant to fund new behavioral health facility in Pharr" MY RGV
> VALLEY CENTRAL: "US Department of State and Mexico come to agreement" VALLEY CENTRAL
> TPR: "New plan for downtown San Antonio; Whyte gets DWI plea deal; One of Texas Seven gets new trial" TPR
> SA REPORT: "As elections chief Jacque Callanen takes a bow, search to replace her is just taking off" SA REPORT
> TX MONTHLY: "How Trump’s Anti-Immigration Plans Could Take Center Stage in Texas" TX MONTHLY
EXTRA POINTS
This past weekend's Texas sports scores:
Fri
> NCAAM: Phoenix 114, Dallas 113
> NCAAM: Oklahoma City 126, Houston 107
> NCAAM: #13 Texas A&M 87, East Texas A&M 55
> NCAAM: #19 Texas 90, Houston Christian 59
> NCAAM: Texas State 102, McMurry 62
> NCAAM: TCU 67, Florida Gulf Coast 51
> NCAAM: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 87, Dallas Christian 36
> NCAAM: Texas Tech 86, Northwestern State 65
Sat
> NCAAF: #5 Texas 49, Florida 17
> NCAAF: TCU 38, Oklahoma State 13
> NCAAF: #20 Colorado 41, Texas Tech 27
> NCAAF: UTEP 43, Kennesaw State 35
> NCAAF: #25 Army at North Texas 3
> NCAAF: Texas State 38, LA Monroe 17
> NCAAM: #11 Auburn 74, #4 Houston 69
> NCAAM: #8 Baylor 72, #16 Arkansas 67
> NCAAM: Louisiana Tech 92, UT-Arlington 77
> NCAAM: Florida State 73, Rice 65
> NCAAM: Sam Houston State 91, Tarleton State 62
> NCAAM: Utah Valley 89, UTEP 60
> NCAAM: Middle Tennessee State 79, Abilene Christian 56
> NBA: Utah 111, San Antonio 110
> NHL: Winnipeg 4, Dallas 1
Sun
> NFL: Philadelphia 34, Dallas 6
> NFL: Detroit 26, Houston 23
> NCAAM: Drake 66, Stephen F. Austin 51
> NCAAM: Georgia 92, Texas Southern 64
> NCAAM: UT-RGV 110, Champion Baptist 60
> NBA: Denver 122, Dallas 120
> NBA: San Antonio 118, Portland 105
Tonight's Texas sports schedule:
> 6pm: Dallas at Pittsburgh (ESPN+)
> 7pm: NBA: Washington at Houston
> 7pm: NBA: Sacramento at San Antonio
> 7pm: NCAAM: Lamar at #13 Texas A&M
> 7pm: NCAAM: NC-Greensboro at SMU
DALLAS COWBOYS: "Dallas Cowboys planning to place QB Dak Prescott on IR" DMN ($)
DALLAS COWBOYS: "Cowboys' AT&T Stadium needs curtains to block sun, CeeDee Lamb says" DMN ($)
HOUSTON TEXANS: "Houston Texans remain unable to finish in bitter loss to Detroit Lions" Houston Chronicle ($)
TEXAS FOOTBALL: "Ewers' 5 TD passes lead No. 5 Texas in 49-17 rout of struggling Florida" AP
TEXAS TECH FOOTBALL: "Sanders, Hunter help No. 21 Colorado overcame early deficit in 41-27 win over Texas Tech" AP
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