Dallas says a review of city programs, and existing and planned projects supported by federal grants, is underway.

Texas cities, counties, higher education institutions and nonprofits clambered Tuesday to gauge the potential fallout from the suspension, later blocked temporarily by a federal judge.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a temporary freeze on certain discretionary spending announced by his administration a day earlier was meant to give time to the government to identify instances of improper spending.

The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.