President Trump says a 25% tariff on cars and auto parts will bring more auto manufacturing jobs to the United States. Jim Ross, the mayor of Arlington, TX, a city with a large General Motors auto ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Arlington Mayor Jim Ross is no fan of tariffs, and he doesn’t see how they benefit any Texan. So, he was relieved when President Donald Trump announced another temporary ...

I want to stay in my lane as a mayor ... but taking care of my community means I need to speak out if the tariffs are going to be harmful to the people who live and work here in Arlington.” ...

Those costs will be passed on to consumers, they say. Arlington Mayor Jim Ross fears higher prices will scare off customers, potentially prompting manufacturers to roll back production.

Jim Ross, the mayor of Arlington, TX, a city with a large General Motors auto assembly plant, says it will likely do the opposite.

GM’s Arlington Assembly plant. Mayor Jim Ross and San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg co-wrote a letter to U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn of Texas, asking both lawmakers to oppose new tariffs.