Texas, Mexico and flash flood
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTexas lawmakers urge Trump to extend tomato trade agreement with MexicoThe 1996 agreement is set to expire Monday, which could raise the price of Mexican tomatoes and threaten thousands of Texas jobs.
Plus, with more people on the roads than ever before, it's more likely an accident or a delay could happen, which makes this also a huge safety issue. Seeking a solution to the traffic jams, Brown, alongside Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai, has been spearheading efforts to bring a high speed rail line to Texas and give travelers another option.
Mexico has sent water rescue teams and firefighters to help in Texas after the holiday weekend floods that have killed at least 100 people, with many more still missing.
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BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he’s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico. Trump announced the tariffs on two of the United States’ biggest trade partners in letters posted to his social media account.
Thousands of responders from multiple states and Mexico spent another day scouring river banks in central Texas in search of flood victims. No new survivors have been found this week and families are coping with enormous losses.
Severe thunderstorms will head east by Saturday, impacting eastern Michigan and parts of northern Indiana. Rain from 1 to 2 inches is possible as the system tracks east, but some areas could see isolated amounts of 3 to 5 inches through the weekend.
This weekend, the Midwest, Texas, and New Mexico are bracing for more storms, following a series of severe weather events. The regions have already been hard-hit by recent storms, causing significant concern for residents and officials alike. The storms are expected to bring heavy rainfall, potentially leading to flash flooding in some areas.
Last year, this same area was devastated by two wildfires. The three people killed were reportedly a man, a 4-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy. The three victims were swept away downstream and later found dead,
President Trump announced in a letter posted to social media on Saturday that he would place a 30 percent tariff on goods from the European Union, upending months of careful negotiations and further roiling what is one of the world’s most important economic relationships.
A study puts the spotlight on Texas as the leading U.S. state by far for flood-related deaths, with more than 1,000 of them from 1959 to 2019.