Hugo Flores, owner of Texas Hats in Market Square, said 100% of what he sells comes from Mexico.

Now, he is extremely worried about how he will keep his business open with Mexico recently announcing a suspension of shipping to the U.S. on top of the tariff exemptions ending Friday.

“All we have to do is pray to stay in business,” Flores said.

Flores told KSAT it’s a “horrible situation.”

“It’s going to be a total chaos bringing stuff back,” Flores said. “And of course you have to raise your prices, and you’re going to have to do what you have to do, but the way it is right now, we’re not even making money to buy goods. ... It’s just horrible.”

Lucia Romero said this is just another hurdle the small businesses in Market Square are dealing with. First it was the COVID-19 pandemic, then

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