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Trump's new tariffs could especially sting the Texas economy

Mar 4, 2025
Texas has a $300 billion trade relationship with Mexico all on its own.
After decades of free trade, the Texas economy is deeply integrated with Mexico's. Above, drivers wait to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas.
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With Mexico as top U.S. trade partner, industrial real estate booms in Laredo

Nov 21, 2023
Developers in the city on the Rio Grande are seeing high demand for warehousing space as the U.S. strengthens trade with Mexico.
AJ Kraus, CEO of Pinnacle Industry Center, calls the growing industrial park in Laredo “valley of the giants” because of the enormous warehouses that dominate the landscape.
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