AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSpace & Industry: Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $16.8B SpaceX “Terafab” semiconductor plant in Grimes County, touting 3,000 jobs and a major Texas manufacturing push. Power Grid & Data Centers: Abbott also ordered a statewide audit and paused new data-center interconnections pending verification by PUCT and ERCOT, raising concerns about delays and costs. Immigration Enforcement: A Houston businessman says ICE “swarmed” and arrested his Venezuelan-born Spanish-citizen fiancée at Bush Intercontinental, while Harris County commissioners approved $2.5M for an independent local investigation into a prior deadly ICE shooting. Migrant Kids Legal Aid: A $150M federal contract for unaccompanied migrant children’s legal services went to a Trump-tied Houston firm, after a long-running network’s funding lapsed. Courts & Guns: A Texas appeals court upheld the State Fair of Texas handgun ban, rejecting AG Ken Paxton’s challenge. Schools & Food: Houston ISD says new SNAP eligibility rules will force 33 campuses to end automatic free lunches, pushing families to reapply. Health Policy: Texas Children’s Hospital has 90 days to open a “detransition clinic” under a settlement with the AG. Local Governance: Corpus Christi’s mayoral removal hearing hit a tense third day with no ruling yet. Public Safety: The NTSB tied a Houston Ship Channel crash to distracted phone use by a pilot and poor lookout by the tug captain.
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