By De La Garza H.C.R. No. 207 74R12997 CCK-D HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Low levels of precipitation throughout much of the 1-2 Rio Grande basin have created a serious crisis of water 1-3 availability on both sides of the international border; and 1-4 WHEREAS, A treaty completed in 1944 establishes allotments 1-5 for water withdrawals by the United States and Mexico, but less 1-6 than five months into the current year, Mexico has consumed up to 1-7 90 percent of its allocated share for the whole of 1995; and 1-8 WHEREAS, South Texas farmers and water experts complain daily 1-9 and vociferously about unchecked, unauthorized, and wasteful 1-10 siphoning of Rio Grande flows by Mexican irrigators; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Given ongoing weather patterns, prudence dictates 1-12 strict water conservation measures and action by governmental 1-13 officials to keep river basin withdrawals within allocated levels; 1-14 now, therefore, be it 1-15 RESOLVED, That the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas 1-16 hereby urge the Mexican government to prevent Mexican farmers from 1-17 siphoning water from the Rio Grande; and, be it further 1-18 RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official 1-19 copies of this resolution to the president of the United Mexican 1-20 States and to the presiding officers of the Senate and Chamber of 1-21 Deputies of the General Congress of the United Mexican States.