During President Trump’s first term at the White House, he negotiated the USMCA to replace the decades-old NAFTA. Now he favors terminating it as he seeks to impose a more protectionist trade policy.
Published August 3, 2026 at 12:04 PM EDT
During President Trump’s first term at the White House, he negotiated the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to replace the decades-old NAFTA.
Now he favors terminating it as he seeks to impose a more protectionist trade policy. The potential impact on the Texas economy could be staggering. Texas is the largest exporting state in the U.S., and Mexico is its largest foreign trading partner.
Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider reports.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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