DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 20 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Prerak Shah, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2021: A federal court in Texas sentenced a former dietary supplement company executive to prison for his role in fraudulently selling popular workout supplements, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah and Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton of the Department of Justice's Civil Division. On Feb. 19,   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: To ensure Airmen and Guardians get the pay they need and accomplish the mission during COVID-19, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's financial services team went virtual with its annual training workshop Feb. 8-10. The Financial Services Worldwide and Training Workshop is a significant professional development and career field event, as it's the only post-technical training foru  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: At the request of CPS Energy and as part of Joint Base San Antonio's city support, Brooke Army Medical Center is planning to transition to generator power today, Feb. 17, with an estimated duration of at least 24 hours in order to aid the community's power conservation efforts. This power transition will not impact BAMC's ongoing inpatient ca  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, hosts the fifth episode of AETC Real Talk: Race and Diversity in the Air Force Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. central on AETC's Facebook page. With Webb, for this episode, will be Chief Master Sgt. Sonia Lee, senior enlisted leader for the Department of the Air Force Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The Of  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Flipnmove Productions and EQ Media, Inc. to resolve alleged violations of federal regulations intended to reduce the hazards of lead paint exposure during renovations. The companies are affiliated with the home renovation television programs "Texas Flip N Move." The alleged violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act's   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reminds communities, families and business owners to be aware of conditions that could lead to poor or dangerous indoor air quality during widespread power outages. Most importantly, always operate portable generators according to the instructions and always run them outside, far away from buildings. Running a portable generator inside or too close to y  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Texas to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm beginning on Feb. 11, 2021 and continuing. The president's action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts, which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) continues to closely monitor critical efforts to restore power as quickly as possible and ensure the safety of people in the Midwest and Southern states that were hard hit by extreme winter weather earlier this week. FERC remains in contact with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Southwest   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- NASA issued the following news release: In response to a winter storm currently affecting NASA personnel and broadcast capabilities in Texas, NASA is adjusting coverage of the arrival and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. Updates previously planned for NASA Television will be available only on NASA's space station Twitter and other social media accounts and the space station blog. No live broadcast or NASA Television coverage of th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Gerond A. George as the new senior resident inspector at the Indian Point Unit 3 nuclear power plant. The plant is operated by Entergy and is located in Buchanan (Westchester County), N.Y. George's prior assignment was as a senior reactor inspector at the NRC Region IV office in Arlington, Texas. He joined the agency in June 2003 as a reactor inspector in t  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, is scheduled to host the fifth episode of AETC Real Talk: Race and Diversity in the Air Force, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. central on AETC's Facebook page. With Webb, for this episode, will be Chief Master Sgt. Sonia Lee, senior enlisted leader for the Department of the Air Force Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The Office of Diversity a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The White House issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2021: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. 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 a severe winter storm beginning on February 11, 2021, and continuing. The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordin  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: An idea for a smart locker mail system in base dorms won the 2021 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo Feb. 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Airman 1st Class Ricardo "Noah" Morales, an E8-C Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System journeyman with the 461st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, will receive a share of $1 million   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $19.3 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Texas prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. "EDA is committed to helping communities across the nation implement strategies to mitigate economic hardships brought on by the coron  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The White House issued the following readout of President Biden's call with Bob Fenton, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Feb. 19, 2021: * * * President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke this afternoon with Acting FEMA Administrator Bob Fenton about the severe winter weather situation facing central and southern parts of the United States. The President expressed his support to Acting Administrator Fenton for what FEMA has done to provide genera  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The White House issued the following readout of President Biden's call with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Feb. 18, 2021: * * * President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke this evening with Texas Governor Greg Abbott about the severe winter weather situation facing central and southern parts of the United States, including Texas. President Biden conveyed his support to the people of Texas in this trying time. He reiterated that the federal government will continue to work hand-in-h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials on Feb. 19, 2021: * * * ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning. Thank you for joining our COVID-19 Response briefing. First, I want to start by saying that our hearts go out to the people in Texas, Louisiana, and across the country who have been impacted by the severe weather this week. Now, I want to give an update on how severe weat  more