JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, July 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Col. Scott Rowe took command of the 12th Flying Training Wing from Col. Mark Robinson during a change of command ceremony July 27, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, presided over the change of command ceremony where Airmen, mission partners and civic leaders attended to show their support. Wills open  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: The Air Force Civil Engineer Center began investigative field work in June, for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) around the former Reese Air Force Base, near Lubbock, Texas. "These investigations take us one step closer to fully understanding the nature and extent of contamination and helps us prepare for actions we may need to take," said Stephen TerMaath, Chief of t  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: The Air Force Civil Engineer Center began investigative field work in June, for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, around the former Reese Air Force Base, near Lubbock, Texas. "These investigations take us one step closer to fully understanding the nature and extent of contamination and helps us prepare for actions we may need to take," said S  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: It's been six years since the Air Force Civil Engineer Center established a new, transparent process for strategically racking and stacking facility sustainment, restoration and modernization requirements across the Air Force. Each year, the AFCEC team evaluates aspects of the Air Force Comprehensive Asset Management Plan to see where it can refine products and busine  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: When Erica Lee was a child, the world outside the door was the place to be. "I would come home with bugs in my pocket and was always curious about the environmental world," Lee said. Now, as an AFCEC Support Program Manager for Eglin Air Force Base Natural Resources, Florida, she is one of many environmental professionals partnering to protect endangered species while ensuring  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: When Erica Lee was a child, the world outside the door was the place to be. "I would come home with bugs in my pocket and was always curious about the environmental world," Lee said. Now, as an AFCEC Support Program Manager for Eglin Air Force Base Natural Resources, Florida, she is one of many environmental professionals partnering to protect endangered species while  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 29 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a new leader. Col. Michael D. Helton, the District's 63rd commander pledged to serve the northwest and the nation in a virtual change-of-command ceremony broadcast live on YouTube from the District's downtown headquarters, today. "I am devoted to tackling the tough issues we face and finding practical, innovative and revolutionary solutions," sai  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 29 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: BankPlus of Ridgeland, Mississippi, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have awarded $111,450 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to eight nonprofits in Mississippi and Louisiana. PGP grants help qualified nonprofit organizations fund a variety of operational and administrative activities that are critical to serving th  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release: The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), released a factual update detailing the events surrounding an October 26, 2019 hydrogen sulfide release at a water flood station in Odessa, Texas. Hydrogen sulfide is a colorless, flammable, and toxic gas that is present in the area's oil and gas reservoirs. The site is operated by Aghorn Operating, Inc. (Aghorn). The release resulted in two fatal  more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: As Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) reached full operational capability earlier this month, solidifying the convergence of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), cyber, electromagnetic warfare, information operations, and weather operations, federal agencies' and joint partners' need for these capabilities continues to skyrocket. In order to deliver I  more

EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations (AMO), El Paso Air Branch conducted the final flight of the UH-1N 'Huey' helicopter for the agency on July, 29, 2020. The UH-1N is a twin-engine, medium-lift helicopter in operation with AMO since Feb. 10, 2015. AMOs fleet of five UH-1Ns have been operated mainly along the southern border between the  more

PRESIDIO, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: A Border Patrol agent from the Presidio Station rescued a female from the Rio Grande as she struggled to stay afloat. "I'm extremely proud of the agent's effort that resulted in a woman's life being saved," said Acting Chief Patrol Agent Chris T. Clem of the Big Bend Sector. "These actions epitomize the character of all of our agents." On July 25, 2020, an ag  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story: The Defense Department must do more to prevent sexual assault and encourage reporting of such crimes, the deputy director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office said on Capitol Hill. Nate Galbreath testified today before the House Armed Services Committee's military personnel subcommittee in a hearing called in the wake of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen's death at Fort Hood, Texas. Guillen was found  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on July 29: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced more than $180 million in new grant funding will be awarded to 11 states rethinking education to better serve students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rethink K-12 Education Models Grant will support states' efforts to create new, innovative ways for students to continue learning in ways that meet their needs. Awardees include Georgia, Iowa, L  more

JOINT-BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: When Erica Lee was a child, the world outside the door was the place to be. "I would come home with bugs in my pocket and was always curious about the environmental world," Lee said. Now, as an Air Force Civil Engineer Center support program manager for Eglin AFB Natural Resources in Florida, she is one of many environmental professionals partnering to protect endangered speci  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded over $75,000 to the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in Texas as part of the General Assistance Program (GAP). The Pueblo will use the funds to administer their environmental program and assist in the development of multimedia programs to address environmental issues. "Working together with tribal governments to strengthen their environmental pro  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a grant of $3,887,500 to the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board. The funding will support management programs for nonpoint source (NPS) water pollution, which is caused when rainfall or snowmelt carries pollutants into rivers, lakes, and other waterbodies. "Protecting Texas' valuable water resources from runoff pollution t  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 29 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) reported net income of $67.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. In comparison, for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, the Bank reported net income of $51.6 million and $54.1 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Bank reported net income of $118.  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 30 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: Southwest Capital Bank, Community 1st Bank Las Vegas (Community 1st Bank) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have provided $33,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to help a nonprofit foundation in Las Vegas, New Mexico, market the city to tourists. PGP grants help qualified nonprofit organizations fund a variety of  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release: The Trimmed Mean PCE inflation rate over the 12 months ending in June was 1.8 percent--decreased from May--according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The one-month annualized rate of Trimmed Mean PCE inflation was 1.7 percent. The overall personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation rate for June, released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), was 0.8 percent on a 12-month basis and a  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Texas to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Hanna from July 25, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to the state, eligible local governments, and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emerg  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: Galveston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) (a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior) and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to streamline and synchronize Gulf of Mexico sediment resource identification data for use in Texas coastal protection and restoration plans and projects. According to t  more

GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, July 27 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: The 17th Healthcare Operations Squadron held their first change of command at the Norma Brown Building here, July 27. Due to COVID-19 the 17th HOS live streamed their change of command ceremony, allowing friends and family who could not attend to watch. With COVID-19 precautions in place the 17th HOS welcomed their incoming commander Lt. Col. Danny Dacey and thanked outgoing commander Lt. Col.  more

GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: Col. Andres Nazario, 17th Training Wing commander, accepted a check from the Army and Air Force Exchange Service for $319,434 on July 20. This check was a fraction of the $217 million dollars generated by AAFES in the 2019 fiscal year, split between the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps bases that have an Exchange shopping center on them. "This is for Morale, Welfare and Recreation for t  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reserved the available advanced manufacturing capability and capacities of the Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing (CIADM) at the Texas A&M University System for use in manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines. The task order to the CIADM includes accelerating expansion of that manufacturing capacity for potential COVID-19  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following remarks on June 28 by Secretary Alex M. Azar II at the Project Air Bridge visit: Tim Wertner, for welcoming us here, and thank you to everyone at FedEx for playing a critical role in getting supplies to the frontlines of our coronavirus response. And thank you to Steve Adams and the team with the Strategic National Stockpile, who rapidly deployed supplies like those provided through Project Airbridge  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Headquarters Air Force presented the Inter-American Air Forces Academy with the 2019 Enlisted Professional Military Education Center of the Year Award, June 17. The award recognizes the outstanding performance and exceptional contributions made by the community of civilian and military instructors serving the Air and Space Force during the 2019 calendar year. "This award is the result of our effor  more

PASADENA, California, July 27 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) was monitoring two storm systems as they took aim at portions of Hawaii and Texas on July 26. Perched on NASA's Aqua satellite, AIRS is an instrument that studies Earth's weather and climate. As of 11 a.m. local time, Hurricane Douglas was sweeping toward Hawaii with the potential to directly hit portions of the islands, from Maui to Kauai, in the late afterno  more

EL PASO, Texas, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: El Paso Independent School District has paid $2,139 in back wages to an employee after the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) determined the employer wrongly denied emergency paid sick leave to an employee whose healthcare providers ordered them to self-quarantine for two weeks for reasons related to the coronavirus. WHD found the school district violated the Emergency Paid Sick Lea  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 17-cv-2630; S.D.N.Y. filed Apr. 12, 2017): On July 23, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered final judgments against Mustafa David Sayid, a New York-based securities lawyer, and Norman Reynolds, a Texas-based securities lawyer, in connection with their roles in the manipulation of two microcap stocks. The SEC's complaint, filed on April 12, 2017, char  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, July 31 -- The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command issued the following news: A team of contracting professionals from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Stewart contracting office and 904th Contracting Battalion in Georgia provided contract support to the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment while on mission to the San Juan Islands in Washington State. In order for the 86th EDD to accomplish the joint mission with   more

NORTH FORT HOOD, Texas, July 27 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: Sitting in a long concrete barracks bay at North Fort Hood, Texas, the Soldiers of the 652nd Regional Support Group, in the midst of a two-week quarantine, have had a lot of time to think. The Army Reserve unit from Helena, Montana, is in the final moments of a nearly yearlong deployment to Poland. Now, their days are filled with activities like long phone conversations with loved ones as they pace the   more

TEMPLE, Texas, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Texas office issued the following news release: Natural disasters can occur at any time and dealing with the aftermath can be challenging. One option to mitigate this problem is participation in the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection Floodplain Easement Program (EWPP-FPE). Through the Floodplain Easement Program, eligible applicants voluntarily ag  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: When you've had a career that has been as successful and lasted as long as the one Chief Master Sgt. Julie Gudgel has had, it's very likely you met many people who helped guide you along the way. As she prepares to hand over the job of being the command chief of Air Education and Training Command to Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson Aug. 1 and head into retirement,   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Donald J. Trump declared that an emergency exists in the State of Texas and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Hanna beginning on July 25, 2020, and continuing. The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- President Trump issued the following remarks on July 29 before Marine One departure: THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. We have a lot of things going on. As you know, we're heading out to Texas right now. But Portland -- I'll give you a little report on Portland: We have the courthouse very well secured. Our people have done a fantastic job. You hear all sorts of reports about us leaving. We're not leaving until they've secured their city. We told the governor, we told the may  more

MIDLAND, Texas, July 30 -- President Trump issued the following remarks on on July 29 restoring energy dominance in the Permian Basin: THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, Cody. Good job you did, Cody. He was wealthier four months ago, but he'll be up there very soon. He's doing good. Come on. Sit down, please. Let's have some fun. And I really am -- I'm thrilled to be here in Midland, Texas, with the extraordinary men and women of Double Eagle Energy. And what a nice welcome. And thank you ve  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 29 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: Prosperity Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have awarded more than $94,000 in Partnership Grant Program funds to Credit Coalition, Texas Association of Community Development Corporations (TACDC) and The Bridge Path. PGP grants help qualified nonprofit organizations fund a variety of operational and administrative ac  more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force's 82nd Training Wing issued the following news: Creating a pilot is not easy. Producing a pilot up to Air Force standards is even harder. But imagine doing that as a FAIP after just completing the 80th Flying Training Wing's 55-week Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program. First Assignment Instructor Pilots, known as a "FAIP" in the pilot community, play an important role in the pilot training business. After completing undergraduate pilot   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, July 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Stephen J. Cox, issued the following news release on July 27: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, and remains the nation's preeminent civil rights law for providing access and equal opportunities for people with disabilities. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas is proud to play a critical role in enforcing the ADA in order to protect people with d  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Erin Nealy Cox, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox - in partnership with U.S. Attorneys Ryan K. Patrick (Southern District of Texas), John F. Bash (Western District of Texas), and Stephen J. Cox (Eastern District of Texas) as well as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton - informed the public about several fraudulent schemes involving masks, personal protec  more

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, three U.S. Army Reserve Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces deployed as part of the Department of Defense's ongoing COVID-19 operations in Texas. U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command's Joint Force Land Component Command, continues to oversee the military operation in support of federal efforts and the state. "We are committed to assisting   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, John F. Bash, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney John F. Bash joined fellow U.S. Attorneys in Texas--Ryan K. Patrick in the Southern District, Erin Nealy Cox in the Northern District and Stephen J. Cox in the Eastern District--and Attorney General Ken Paxton to inform the public about several fraudulent schemes involving masks, personal protection equipment (PPE), and other COVID-19 related equipme  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the initiation of new antidumping (AD) investigations on imports of seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from the Czech Republic, Russia, South Korea (Korea), and Ukraine, and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations for these products from Russia and Korea. The petitions were filed   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $850,000 grant to the city of Hooks, Texas, to make critical wastewater infrastructure improvements needed to support business development and economic growth in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone. The EDA grant project will be matched with $212,500 in local funds and is ex  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news: The U.S. Navy's first Black female tactical air (TACAIR) pilot received her Wings of Gold July 31, marking a significant milestone for Naval Aviation. Virginia native Lt. j.g. Madeline G. Swegle was designated a naval aviator and received her Wings of Gold with 25 classmates during a small ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Kingsville, Texas. Swegle is assigned to the "Redhawks" of Training Squadron (VT) 21 under Training Air Win  more

GALVESTON, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Galveston District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District, Real Estate Division will be going door-to-door in the vicinity of Freeport on Aug. 4-6, to secure rights-of-entry from individual landowners in order to access property as part of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, Texas Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) and Ecosystem Restoration Project. The rights-of-entry are neces  more