In a move welcomed by Texans, Mexico has committed to taking significant actions to alleviate the shortfall in its Rio Grande water deliveries to the United States. The commitment came at the conclusion of high-level discussions held this month,

“Mexico has committed to make an immediate transfer of water from international reservoirs and increase the U.S. share of the flow in six of Mexico’s Rio Grande tributaries through the end of the current five-year water cycle,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement.

Officials in the U.S. and lawmakers have raised concerns that Mexico is not meeting its obligations under the 1944 Water Treaty.