Mexico has been the top trading partner of Texas for almost 20 years. The Office of the United States Trade Representative revealed that Texas exported $123.5 billion in goods to Mexico in 2024, with those goods accounting for 27% of all the exported goods statewide.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which brought an official end to the Mexican-American War (1846-48), was signed on February 2, 1848, at Guadalupe Hidalgo, a city to which the Mexican government had fled with the advance of U.S. forces.
As part of the 1944 water treaty, Mexico must deliver 1,750,000 acre-feet of water to the U.S. from six tributaries every five years. That averages to 350,000 acre-feet every year. With more than four years into the current cycle, which ends in October, Mexico has delivered less than 600,000 acre-feet.
Texas-Mexico trade soared, led by inputs used in cross-border production. Companies from all over the world invested in Texico, lowering production costs in Mexico and establishing U.S. bases in Texas. Market forces forged elaborate supply chains, increasing efficiency.
Mexico Doing Business in Texas As Texas' largest trade partner, Mexico plays an important role in the Lone Star State's economy. Mexico and Texas have an economic concentration in manufacturing and food products that has led to many Mexico-based companies in those industries opening U.S. facilities in Texas.
“Mexico OWES Texas 1.3 million acre-feet of water under the 1944 Water Treaty, but Mexico is unfortunately violating their Treaty obligation. This is very unfair, and it is hurting South Texas Farmers very badly.
The study found that the relationship between Texas and Mexico is complex. First of all, they are highly interdependent on each other in terms of trade, investment, energy, immigration, and welfare, among others.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force on July 1, 2020. The USMCA supports mutually beneficial trade leading to freer markets, fairer trade, and robust economic growth in North America.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force on July 1, 2020. The USMCA supports mutually beneficial trade leading to freer markets, fairer trade, and robust economic growth in North America.