AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoTech & Consumer Policy: The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block Texas’s App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420), letting the state enforce age verification for app downloads and in-app purchases while lawsuits proceed. Energy & Infrastructure: TxDOT is moving ahead with major road work, including a $12.5M Loop 281 resurfacing project in Longview and additional “Big 6” construction detours in the Houston area. Logistics & Trade: Mawani added Maersk’s MECL service at Jeddah Islamic Port, linking the Red Sea hub to U.S. ports including Houston and boosting capacity for global shippers. Oil & Shipping Risk: Oil prices eased after U.S.-Iran fighting, with traders watching hopes for Strait of Hormuz shipping to normalize. Immigration Enforcement Scrutiny: In Houston, witnesses and their lawyer dispute ICE’s account in the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, saying the driver was shot through a passenger window and that officers were never threatened. Semiconductors: Micron announced a major U.S. investment push, while Texas continues to court chip manufacturing with state support for Texas Instruments’ Richardson expansion.
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