Qué traes = qué tienes
What's the matter? Is this true? It's the same as qué tienes? Why would qué traes mean that? How would what are you wearing then using trear? ¿Que te traes?
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Hi, Jeezle.
In Mexico "traer" can be used to indicate what you have with you. For example, "¿traes dinero?" would mean "do you have money (on you at this moment)?"
Likewise, if someone is trying to sell you something in Mexico you can always respond with a regretful look "No traigo dinero."
Traer means a lot of things: to bring, carry, have, wear. So, yes, they're equivalent.
Essentially the difference is between "bring" and "have", Here's a link for traer link text
As you'll see traer is quite flexible.
While I definitely agree with you Birdland, tener is just as flexible. I looked, briefly, at a couple of reference books I have and saw that tener can take on many meanings as well. For example, "¿Qué tienes?" can mean "What's the matter (with you)?" "Tener algo que hacer" can mean "to have something to do", "tener calor"---"to feel (to be) warm", "tener éxito" can mean to be successful", tener gusto en plus an infinitive means to be glad...+ the infinitive word. There are many others but I thought I would give the other end of the question. It goes back to using the word (or phrase) in context. Good question Jeezle. 
I found a wordreference thread about it: link text I know what traer means, and about bring etc... but you know how you can say "Qué tienes" and mean "What's wrong?". I have heard "Qué traes" to mean what's wrong. As indicated in the link. Gracias.
