JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Col. Amy Lewis, 340th Flying Training Group commander, presided over a ceremony where Lt. Col. Christina Hopper assumed command of the 5th Flying Training Squadron from Lt. Col. Anthony Straw on April 18, 2024, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. As a command pilot who has flown more than 50 combat missions throughout Operations Southern Watch and Ir  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Air Education and Training Command's Occupational Safety Division won the 2023 Colonel Will L. Tubbs Memorial Award for Occupational Safety, which recognizes the best ground safety program in the Air Force, the Air Force Safety Center announced April 23. "I extend my personal congratulations to you and your teams on a job well done," said Maj. Gen.   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force is now accepting applications, from April 25 to May 31, for Airmen aspiring to become the inaugural cohort of warrant officers in the information technology and cyber career fields. Plans to re-introduce warrant officers to the Air Force was announced by Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall at the Air and Space Forces Association's  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth announced March 28 establishment of a central office for the Army Exceptional Family Member Program that will improve the stationing process for families who have members with special medical or educational needs. The single office will oversee implementation of the EFMP and will coordinate health care servic  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In this week's look around the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin pens a letter to Airmen detailing how the service is following through on planned efforts, service-wide lodging updates are under way improving guest experiences, and the Space Force unveils a new Commercial Space Strategy increasing collaboration with space industri  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Welcome to another "Ask Away, JBSA!" Let's dive into your questions about JBSA's environmental initiatives during Earth Month. Joint Base San Antonio is focused on renewable and green energy solutions. Our commitment extends to recycling initiatives that divert tons of plastics, metal cartridge cases, and non-hazardous solid waste away from landfill  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: DEL RIO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers conducting outbound operations recently seized weapons, ammunition, magazines and small amount of marijuana hidden within a vehicle hauling a trailer. "This seizure serves as another example of the effectiveness and the utilization of officer experience and technology to preven  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 26 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has appointed Matt Tower as vice president and assistant general auditor. In his new role, Tower will work with the Bank's general auditor to establish strategic priorities for the Audit Department and oversee the development and execution of the audit plan. Tower joined the Dallas Fed in 2021 as assistant vice president of the Financial Managem  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A man from Texas on Friday admitted selling 1.4 kilograms of methamphetamine to an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent and giving the agent another kilogram of cocaine to sell. On Aug. 16, 2022, Marco Chavira met with the agent in El Paso. Chavira believed the agent was a driver who would transport the drugs to St. Lou  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief: * * * Paredes Inc. failed to pay overtime wages, keep required records Employer name: Paredes Inc., operating as Superior Service Investigation sites: 75 Garrett Trail, Maxwell, TX 78656 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found Paredes Inc. - a mobile home transportation company operating as Superior Service - misclassified 32 laborers and d  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Total Transborder Freight by Border in February 2024, Compared to February 2023: Transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries Canada and Mexico: * Total transborder freight: $128.9 billion of transborder freight moved by all modes of transportation, up 7.5% compared to February 2023 * Freight between the U.S. and Canada: $  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Secretary Raimondo led members of the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) to Nairobi, where she underscored the impact of the Commerce-wide Africa strategy and highlighted numerous announcements and commercial deals that will strengthen bilateral commercial ties. The U.S. Department of Commerce and Kenya's Ministry for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy an  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) is receiving $425,616 to advance their goal of cultivating a society of individuals with a deep understanding of the dynamic interdependencies between human and natural systems. This project will develop the next generation of environmental justice advocates, equip  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced Judge Linda V. Parker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued an order of default judgment and a permanent injunction against , a former resident of Miami, Florida, and his firm (QYUHI), a Wyoming corporation with a purported principal place of business in Dallas, Texas. The order bans Robinso  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Challenge aims to uplift community-level solutions to address health inequities and environmental justice The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded 12 winners in the first phase of the $1 million Environmental Justice Community Innovator Challenge. HHS created this national competition to uplift community voices with innovative solutions addressing the adverse he  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 4:24-cv-00365; N.D. Tex. filed April 24, 2024) involving Geosyn Mining LLC, Caleb Joseph Ward and Jeremy George McNutt: * * * SEC Charges Crypto Asset Mining and Hosting Company and Its Co-Founders with Fraud * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it filed charges against Geosyn Mining, LLC, a Texas-based crypto asset mining and hosting company, and its co-fo  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Department of Defense, in partnership with other federal agencies, has options available to help budding entrepreneurs within the military community start and maintain their businesses. Most families in the U.S. -- military families included -- want two breadwinners in the family to make ends meet. However, given the unpredictable nature of   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Operating in extreme arctic temperatures can be extremely challenging and performing Tactical Combat Casualty Care treatment is even more difficult as casualties, donned with large amounts of clothing layers, can make wound assessments and apply medical care, such as tourniquets, much more problematic. To evaluate seven common TCCC treatment protoco  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57080) involving the Dow Chemical Co., Lake Jackson, Texas: * * * Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services Licensee: The Dow Chemical Company Region: 4 City: Lake Jackson State: TX License #: L 00451 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Art Tucker HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 04/17/2024 Notification Time: 10:34 [ET] Event Date: 04/16/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57082) involving Valero Refining Co., Texas: * * * Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services Licensee: Valero Refining Company Region: 4 City: Texas City State: TX License #: L-02578 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Art Tucker HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 04/18/2024 Notification Time: 18:18 [ET] Event Date: 04/18/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Update Date: 04  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- President Biden issued the following remarks by on the passage of the national security supplemental (H.R. 815): * * * THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. It's a good day for America, it's a good day for Europe, and it's a good day for world peace, for real. This is consequential. I just signed into law the national security package that was passed by the House of Representatives this weekend and by the Senate yesterday. It's going to make America safer. It's going to make   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein, commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, joined more than 5,000 attendees at the First Robotics Championship in Houston, Texas, on April 19, hosted at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Alongside teachers, coaches, and students, Amrhein attended the "Employment & Enlistment: Leveraging your FIRST Experience for yo  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 27 -- The South Carolina Educational Television Network issued the following news release: The documentary series Reel South is premiering 10 new films as part of its ninth season. The series is executive produced by PBS North Carolina and South Carolina ETV. In addition to the national release on public television stations and streaming on the PBS App, Reel South's ninth season is currently broadcasting on PBS stations nationwide via the WORLD channel. Season 9   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources Geoffrey R. Pyatt will travel to Houston April 29 to May 1 for the 10th United States - Republic of Korea (ROK) Energy Security Dialogue (ESD) and engagements at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The dialogue will advance increased U.S. and ROK collaboration on energy security and the clean energy transition. On April 29, Assistant Secr  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a settlement with Multi Media, LLC, the operator of "Chaturbate," one of the most visited pornographic websites on the internet, to ensure the company complies with state age verification laws. In the settlement, Multi Media will use an age verification service on the Chaturbate website to ensure compliance. In March, Attorney General   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that FreshRealm, Inc. ("FreshRealm") will establish a new facility in Lancaster to provide high quality meals to retailers and food businesses nationwide. The project is expected to create more than 112 new jobs and $10.5 million in capital investment. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant of $672,000 has been extended to FreshRealm. In addition, the comp  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 509,500 illegal immigrant appreh  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: DENTON, Texas - FEMA Region 6 encourages Texans to stock up on emergency supplies during this year's tax-free weekend starting April 27. Residents can buy supplies and equipment to use in emergencies or natural disasters during the Texas Comptroller's 2024 Emergency Preparation Sales Tax Holiday. No sales tax will be collected for eligible purchases made fro  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against a Mexican citizen residing in the Brownsville area for conspiracy with intent to deliver cocaine, heroin and fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The jury deliberated for approximately three hours before finding Gilberto Almaraz-Muniz, 55, guilty on one count of conspiracy and three counts of   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Vietnam War Veteran Airman Robert 'Bob' Throneburg and his partner, Military Working Dog Nemo, have an enduring legacy within the working dog community. On April 2, Throneburg's family came to see the impacts of this legacy in person when they visited the 341st Training Squadron. During this visit, Susan Throneburg-Brislin, daughter of Bob Thornebur  more

DYESS AFB, Texas, April 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, returned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as they concluded Bomber Task Force 24-2 at Moron Air Force Base, Spain, April 23. During their mission home, the bombers integrated with Typhoons from the United Kingdom. They conducted escort training with their Allies before leaving the theater. All training objec  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A man from Texas on Friday admitted selling 1.4 kilograms of methamphetamine to an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent, and giving the agent another kilogram of cocaine to sell. On August 16, 2022, Marco Chavira met with the agent in El Paso. Chavira believed the agent was a driver who would transport the drugs to St. Louis and   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following statement on April 25, 2024, by Administrator Samantha Power: * * * Last summer, for the first time in two decades, health officials detected the local transmission of malaria in the United States. By October, ten cases had been reported across Florida, Texas, Maryland, and Arkansas. The presence of malaria in the United States is not unusual; every year, there are roughly 2,000 cases brought in by indi  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is using his authority under the Constitution to advance equal justice under law by granting clemency to 16 deserving individuals who were convicted of non-violent drug offenses. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following eleven individuals: Jason Hernandez - McKinney, Texas Jason Hernandez is a 47-year-old man who was convicted of several non-violent drug offenses   more