The latest development in a years-long push by South Texas farmers and officials to get Mexico to fulfill a 1944 treaty would still fall short of what is owed.

Mexico has agreed to immediately transfer water to the United States and increase the U.S. share of water flow from their shared rivers, after the Trump administration threatened its southern neighbor

South Texas farmers are set to receive long-awaited relief after the Mexican government agreed to meet its obligations under an 81-year-old water-sharing treaty between the U.S. and Mexico. This comes as South Texas growers continue to suffer through a catastrophic water shortage amid a persistent drought.