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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Texas Newsletter for Monday August 25, 2025 ( 13 items )  

Blue Bell
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Blue Bell * More Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts * Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts * Recall Resources * Enforcement Reports * Industry Guidance For Recalls * Major Product Recalls Summary Company Announcement Date: August 22, 2025 FDA Publish Date: August 22, 2025 Product Type:   more

DCCC Chair Statement on Texas Adopting New Gerrymandered Congressional Map
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Statement on Texas Adopting New Gerrymandered Congressional Map * Following the formal adoption by the Texas legislature of a new gerrymandered map, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement: "Because of this unprovoked, unwarranted Texas gerrymander, we are seeing Democrats around the country respond and fight back to make sure DC Republicans cannot st  more

Exhibition of Global Drawings and Video Art Gets Green Light From State Department
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of State has issued a determination clearing the way for a collection of international artworks to be shown in the U.S. The collection, part of an exhibition titled "Lines of Resolution: Drawing at the Advent of Television and Video," is set to open at the Menil Drawing Institute, which is part of The Menil Collection in Houston, Texas. The decision affirms that the imported objects are of cultural importance and that their temporary presence i  more

FAA Considers Proposal for New Restricted Airspace Over South Padre Island
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing a proposal to establish restricted airspace over South Padre Island, Texas. The plan, submitted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, would allow for the deployment of an aerial surveillance platform to support homeland security and national defense operations. The proposed zones are designated as R-6319 A and B. The plan involves a tethered aerostat, which is a stationary, lighte  more

Falcons RT Kaleb McGary will miss significant time with leg injury, could land on injured reserve
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 23 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Falcons RT Kaleb McGary will miss significant time with leg injury, could land on injured reserve * ARLINGTON, Texas -- Atlanta Falcons right tackle Kaleb McGary will miss significant time and is headed to injured reserve after getting carted off at practice this week with a lower left leg injury, coach Raheem Morris said Friday night. Morris said he didn't have any other details on Mc  more

Foreign-Trade Zones Board: Subzone Approved for Fort Worth Trade Hub
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board has given the green light for an expansion of an international trade zone in Fort Worth, Texas. The board granted a request from the Radix Group Int'l, also known as DHL Global Forwarding. The application was reviewed in accordance with the FTZ Act and regulations. After a public comment period, staff concluded that the proposal fulfilled all requirements for approval. The executive secretary, acting unde  more

ICE to hold hiring event in Arlington, Texas; seeks officers and attorneys to support public safety mission
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE to hold hiring event in Arlington, Texas; seeks officers and attorneys to support public safety mission * ARLINGTON, Texas -- To continue successes in removing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from the United States, ICE is focusing recruitment efforts on ICE officers and general attorneys with a major hiring event Aug. 26 and 27, fr  more

LWV Condemns Harmful Texas Gerrymandered Maps
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * LWV Condemns Harmful Texas Gerrymandered Maps * WASHINGTON & AUSTIN -- Today the League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Texas issued the following statement in response to the Texas legislature passing new congressional maps: "The Texas mid-cycle redistricting map is designed to rig elections and silence voters. This scheme was fueled by a   more

NOAA Grants Permit to TGS for Ocean Survey, Cites Low Impact on Marine Life
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has approved a modification to a permit for an ocean survey, allowing TGS, Houston, Texas, to continue its operations in the Gulf of America. The permit allows for the incidental taking of marine mammals during geophysical survey activities. NOAA found that the survey will have a negligible impact on marine mammal species and will affect only a small number of individual animals. The p  more

Political Redistricting - All About Gerrymandering With Penn's Experts
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following Q&A on Aug. 21, 2025, by Dan Shortridge with political scientist Matthew Levendusky and mathematician Philip Gressman: * * * Political redistricting: All about gerrymandering with Penn's experts Political scientist Matthew Levendusky and mathematician Philip Gressman in the School of Arts & Sciences explain gerrymandering and the redistricting process. * Recent votes in Te  more

State Department Approves Cultural Display of International Art Collection
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of State announced the decision, which also deems the display to be in the national interest. The exhibition, titled "Hew Locke: Passages," will feature objects on loan from foreign owners or custodians. The artworks will be on view at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut, the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in Houston, Texas. The public notice   more

Tell Me Why: 'The future of aviation is radically changing' -- Secretary Sean Duffy
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 22 [Category: BizAerospace] -- American Airlines posted the following news: * * * Tell Me Why: 'The future of aviation is radically changing' -- Secretary Sean Duffy * Season 8, episode 4 of the Tell Me Why podcast is now available on YouTube and all major podcasting platforms. In the latest episode of Tell Me Why, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy joins Chief Communications Officer Ron DeFeo to discuss the evolving future of transportation and the work be  more

Texas Senate Blocks Filibuster to Send Trump's Theft of Voting Power to Abbott
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Texas Senate Blocks Filibuster to Send Trump's Theft of Voting Power to Abbott * AUSTIN, Texas -- Early Saturday morning, the Texas Senate voted along party lines to procedurally block a planned filibuster by a Senate Democrat against a rigged congressional redistricting map demanded by President Trump, giving final passage to the extraordinary Texas Republican effort to protect the president  more