WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSFR) -- AmSpec LLC, Corpus Christi, Texas, has received approval as a commercial gauger and accreditation as a laboratory. This action by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection allows the company to perform gauging and testing of petroleum and related products for customs purposes for three years, effective July 23, 2024. This approval is consistent with existing regulations ensuring standardized procedures for commercial operations. The ap more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSFR) -- Freeport LNG Expansion L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction 4 LLC operating collectively as FLEX4 from Quintana Island near Freeport, Texas, have submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management. This action seeks an amendment to their existing authorization to export liquefied natural gas to countries not party to a free trade agreement with the U.S. Specifically, FLEX4 is asking for an extension to its export commencement  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSFR) -- Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas, has received accreditation and approval from a federal agency to conduct commercial gauging and laboratory services. This action highlights the ongoing collaboration between private industry and federal oversight in facilitating trade and ensuring compliance with established standards. This notice states that the company is now approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredite more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release: * * * Export-Import Bank of the United States Board of Directors Approves Transactions Totaling More than $1 Billion * Washington, D.C. - The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Board of Directors yesterday approved five separate transactions for a total of more than $1.4 billion. The first transactions of the day were three approvals to support the export of aircraft and spare propulsio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Litigation McDonald v. FEC (Case No. 25-153) On July 9, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order and Final Judgment granting the Commission's Motion to Dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and dismissing the case without prejudice. * * * O more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has issued a notice entitled "Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas." The projects encompass a range of improvements from widening existing roadways to constructing entirely new sections and facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. For example, the notice details the reconstruction of FM 528 in Brazoria County, Texas, to a four-lane divided roadway and the expansion o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Following Deadly Flooding, Lujan Sounds Alarm on Dangerous Republican Plan to Gut Public Broadcasting * In Every Corner of New Mexico, New Mexicans Rely on Public Broadcasting to Stay Safe During Natural Disasters and Connect with Trusted News WATCH Senator Lujan's Floor Speech HERE Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Questions President Trump's NOAA Administrator Nominee on Putting Facts and Science First * Dr. Neil Jacobs was involved in the 2019 "Sharpiegate," when President Trump altered a hurricane map to falsely show Hurricane Dorian hitting Alabama, contradicting official forecasts Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders: 'No, Mr. President. Climate Change is Not a Hoax' * BURLINGTON, Vt., July 13 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement: In the midst of everything else going on, it's easy to ignore the extraordinary planetary crisis we face from climate change. But we just can't allow ourselves to do that. The past 10 years have been the warmest 10 years on record. 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced the issuance of a renewed operating license to Vistra Operations Co. LLC, Dallas, Texas. This action authorizes the continued operation of Perry Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1, located in Lake County, Ohio. This decision allows the plant to continue generating electricity at power levels up to 3,758 megawatts thermal adhering to its renewed operating license and technical specifications. NRC's decision is supported by a  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 4:25-cv-00733; E.D. Tex. filed July 8, 2025) involving Joshua Thomas Jackson: * * * On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged former Texas resident Joshua Thomas Jackson with defrauding investors through real estate investment schemes resulting in investor losses of approximately $2.4 million. According to the SEC's complaint, filed in the United States Distric more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Shell Offshore Inc., Houston, Texas, has called on the U.S. Department of Interior to open additional areas of the Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas leasing, arguing that expanded access is essential for the nation's economic growth, energy security, and global competitiveness. In a letter addressed to Kelly Hammerle, program manager at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Shell Offshore president Colette Hirstius emphasized the company's role as the largest offsh more ST

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a rule (Docket No. USDA-2024-0002) entitled "Removal of Unconstitutional Preferences Based on Race and Sex in Response to Court Ruling." This rule eliminates the use of race- and sex-based classifications in the department's programs and policies. It removes the "socially disadvantaged" designation previously applied to farmers and ranchers based on race or sex, a classification established in the 1990 farm bill and ex more PR