And also we need to keep pressuring water, water payments from Mexico, but we need to get better at capturing and conserving water. If you look at the water canals here in South Texas, most of them don't have any lining, they don't have covers. So we lose a lot of water to seepage and evaporation. And if you see other states in the country, they're way ahead of us in capturing and conservation. (05:07–05:12)
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Asserts that South Texas water canals lack lining and covers, leading to water loss.
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