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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Texas Newsletter for 2025-07-21 ( 12 items )  
Golden Pass LNG Seeks Authorization for Liquefied Natural Gas Exports (10)
WASHINGTON, July 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management has issued a notice concerning an application from Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC, Sabine Pass, Texas. This notice indicates the company's request for authorization to export previously imported liquefied natural gas. This action opens a public comment period, allowing interested parties to provide input on the proposed activity. The notice details the company's request for a blanket authori more PR

Interactivity Prompts Schedule Change for Louisiana Gas Project (10)
WASHINGTON, July 19 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice concerning South Central Louisiana Project by Florida Gas Transmission LLC, Houston, Texas. This document revises the environmental assessment timeline. The schedule change stems from an outstanding environmental information response required from Florida Gas Transmission LLC. The assessment, initially set for July 25, 2025, is now slated for August 25, 2025. This dependency on the applicant's submission more PR

MAXimizing Opportunity: How a Texas A&M Student Found His Calling With Public Health Research (10)
FORT WORTH, Texas, July 19 -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * MAXimizing opportunity: How a Texas A&M student found his calling with public health research By Maya McMillian Meet Max Ma, a Fort Worth native and current senior at Texas A&M University. This summer, he served as a summer intern on behalf of UNT Health Fort Worth as a participant in a research mentoring program supported by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas.  more PR

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Report on Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-32) on the Advancing Digital Support for Mental Health Services Act (S. 414), which aims to require covered digital advertising platforms to report their public service advertisements. The report was advanced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on June 24, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of S. 414 is to require social media platforms that derive revenue from adve more ST

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Report on Illegal Red Snapper & Tuna Enforcement Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-24) on the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act (S. 283), which aims to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a standard methodology for identifying the country of origin of seafood to support enforcement against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The report more ST

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Report on Insure Cybersecurity Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-28) on the Insure Cybersecurity Act (S. 245), which aims to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a working group on cyber insurance and require dissemination of informative resources for issuers and customers of cyber insurance. The report was advanced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on June 9, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF  more ST

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Report on Lulu's Law (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-30) on Lulu's Law (S. 1003), which aims to require the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order providing that a shark attack is an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted. The report was advanced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on June 12, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of S. 1003, Lulu's Law, is to require the Federal Commu more ST

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Report on National Manufacturing Advisory Council Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-27) on the National Manufacturing Advisory Council Act (S. 433), which aims to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the National Manufacturing Advisory Council within the U.S. Department of Commerce. The report was advanced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on June 2, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of S. 433 is to require the Secretary of Commerce to more ST

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Report on Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-25) on the Removing our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security Act (S. 244), which aims to direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to conduct a study of the national security risks posed by consumer routers, modems and devices that combine a modem and router. The report was advanced by Sen.  more ST

Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Issues Report on Tornado Observations Research & Notification Assessment for Development Of Operations Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-26) on the Tornado Observations Research and Notification Assessment for Development Of Operations Act (S. 258), which aims to improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather. The report was advanced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on June 2, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Bill The purpose of S. 258, the Tornado Observations Research and Notifi more ST

State Officials Endorse Army Corps' Nationwide Permits, Seek Swift Action (10)
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received a public comment letter from a coalition of state officials expressing strong support for the proposal to reissue and modify Nationwide Permits (NWPs) under the Clean Water Act. The states involved include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and the A more ST

UT Health San Antonio Research Team Advances in Global Anti-aging Competition (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 19 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * UT Health San Antonio research team advances in global anti-aging competition A team of researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies has been selected as one of the semifinalists in the XPRIZE Healthspan competition to help advance therapies aim more PR