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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Pavan Acharya

Trump orders tariffs on Mexico and Canada — Texas’ biggest trading partners

A line of trucks wait to cross the World Trade Bridge over the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States in Laredo, on Sept. 16, 2020.
A line of trucks wait to cross the World Trade Bridge over the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States in Laredo, on Sept. 16, 2020. (Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune)

President Donald Trump made good on his threat to apply high taxes to imports from Mexico, Canada and China, a move that swiftly brought retaliation from Texas’ leading trading partners and set the stage for a conflict that could have major implications for the state’s economy.

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