Texas and Mexico

During his first term, President Trump hailed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), negotiated by his administration, as far superior to its predecessor, NAFTA. Now, he says he's willing to let it expire unless Mexico and Canada agree to significant concessions.

Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone. The Federal Aviation Administration responded Thursday by closing more airspace near El Paso, Texas.

Sterile flies tinted with a fluorescent dye are now being released in Texas as the harmful parasite inches close to the U.S.-Mexico border.

The preemptive declaration will establish a joint Texas New World Screwworm Response Team.

The detection in a six-day-old calf marks the first appearance of the parasite in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

Under a new agreement, Mexico will release 202,000 acre-feet of water to the U.S. beginning this week.

Relief could be on the way for South Texas farmers facing a crippling water shortage. On Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the country would make "an immediate water delivery" to Texas farmers.

The federal government will begin collecting detailed information about who's making cash transactions of $200 to $10,000 at money exchange businesses in several South Texas counties. The effort is part of the Trump administration's plan to go after drug cartels and other criminal groups.

Two measles cases have been reported at Fort Bliss and in the city of El Paso; Juárez reports four cases.

Next step will be action in the state House, where budget writers have different plans for distributing property tax help.