AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoData Centers: San Antonio will require City Council approval for every new project, reflecting mounting concerns over power, water, noise and air quality. Texas also suspended 17 permits after an automated system kept approving projects. Energy: The U.S. approved an $8.2 billion deepwater LNG export port off the Texas coast, while Shell brought a new phase of its Silvertip Gulf production online. Crude climbed toward $118 a barrel amid renewed fears of conflict disrupting supply. Manufacturing & Workforce: Texas A&M won a $5.4 million federal grant for nuclear-waste recycling research, and North Texas’ semiconductor hub is set to receive $24 million in federal funding. Abbott and the Texas Workforce Commission also announced more than $1.7 million in job-training grants for Houston and Rio Grande Valley programs. Water & Industry: Texas officials are exploring whether treated oilfield-produced water could help meet growing irrigation and data-center demand. Longview Investment: Eastman’s $375 million federal grant was reinstated, but the proposed $1 billion plant in Longview is still not guaranteed.
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