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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Texas Newsletter for Monday August 11, 2025 ( 3 items )  

CAIR-Texas Condemns Anti-Asian, Anti-Immigrant Remarks Directed at State Rep. Gene Wu
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Texas Condemns Anti-Asian, Anti-Immigrant Remarks Directed at State Rep. Gene Wu * The Texas chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the anti-Asian and anti-immigrant remarks directed at Texas Representative Gene Wu. State Senator Mayes Middleton  more

GAO Dismisses Fed Serve Protest Against U.S. Air Force Contract
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a protest filed by Fed Serve LLC, a company from West Fargo, North Dakota, regarding a contract awarded to OK2 Construction LLC, of Cleburne, Texas. The contract issued by the U.S. Air Force is for construction services at Minot Air Force Base in Ward County, North Dakota. Fed Serve challenged the award, arguing that the Air Force should have found OK2 Construction to be a non-responsible offeror and that the agency's eva  more

Nucor Supports Class VI UIC Permits for Carbon Capture Project
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Nucor Corp., Charlotte, North Carolina, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expressing strong support for the proposed issuance of Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) permits for ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions Onshore LLC. The permits are intended for the Rose Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project in Jefferson County, Texas, which aims to enhance the sustainability of industrial operations through state-of-the-art   more