Canada and Mexico are Texas' largest trading partners, making its economy especially susceptible to damage from Trump's move.

TEXAS has become the first US state to ban the TikTok alternative RedNote and the chatbot DeepSeek over fears Americans’ data could end up in the hands of Chinese Communist Party officials.

Texas Governor, Greg Abbott has banned the AI chatbot DeepSeek for state-issued devices, sighting data privacy and national security concerns.

Greg Abbott (R) banned state officials from using ... RedNote, also barred by Abbott in the order, was among the top free downloads in Apple’s U.S. app store the week TikTok’s court ordered ...