Andrew Schneider | Houston Public Media

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.

The decision focused specifically on Haitian and Syrian immigrants, but legal experts say it could apply to as many as 1.3 million immigrants in the U.S. on TPS, including those in Texas.

President Donald Trump, who negotiated the USMCA during his first presidential term as a replacement for NAFTA, praised it at the time. Negotiations on whether to extend the agreement are likely to stretch past a key July 1 deadline.

President Donald Trump, who negotiated the USMCA during his first presidential term as a replacement for NAFTA, praised it at the time. Negotiations on whether to extend the agreement are likely to stretch past a key July 1 deadline.

The breach, involving a vendor for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, took place last Thursday.

Faced with anti-Israel and even anti-Jewish sentiment by party activists, and by an increasing number of political candidates, many Jewish voters are facing uncomfortable choices as they cast their ballots this year.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released the detainee death report of Mohammed Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, who died at Dallas’ Parkland Hospital, to Houston Public Media. The Dallas County medical examiner has yet to release his autopsy report.

The proposal would make it harder for several categories of immigrants -- notably those in the U.S. on humanitarian parole as well as DACA recipients -- to obtain or renew legal work authorization.

Houston immigration attorneys say the policy memo, issued by U.S. Customs and Immigration Services late last week, has the potential to jam up immigration courts as people trying to remain in the U.S. legally seek to avoid deportation.

Paxton, the Trump-endorsed Texas attorney general, will face Austin state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate, in November's general election.