CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 8 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Jennifer B. Lowery, issued the following news release on April 7, 2021: The chief financial officer of Rockport Physical Medicine PA has agreed to pay $273,000 to resolve allegations she falsely billed Medicare for the use of acupuncture devices, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Stacy Hawkins, 54, is a licensed chiropractor in Rockport. From Sep. 1, 2016, to Dec. 27, 2018, the comp  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 10 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Jennifer B. Lowery, issued the following news release on April 9, 2021: The former superintendent of Houston Gateway Academy has been ordered to federal prison after taking more than a 1/4 million dollars, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Richard Garza, 61, Houston, pleaded guilty Sept. 20, 2019. Today, U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr. sentenced him to serve 60 months in prison to b  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 10 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Prerak Shah, issued the following news release on April 8, 2021: A man who embezzled more than $120,000 in social security disability benefits has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. Robert Salinas, 53, pleaded guilty in June 2020 to theft of government funds. He was sentenced on Thursday by Chief U.S. District Judge B  more

SHERMAN, Texas, April 6 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Nicholas J. Ganjei, issued the following news release on April 5, 2021: A Carrollton, Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Moses Moreira, 42, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud on April 1, 2021 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine A. Nowak. "The identification and disrupti  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 10 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Prerak Shah, issued the following news release on April 9, 2021: A Wichita Falls man who allegedly plotted to blow up a data center in Virginia has been charged with a malicious attempt to destroy a building with an explosive, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. Seth Aaron Pendley, 28, was arrested on Thursday after allegedly attempting to obtain an explosive devic  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, April 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Officials at Air Education Training Command named building 905 "Wilson Hall" and unveiled a plaque bearing the name and image of former U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff retired Gen. Stephen Wilson during a building dedication ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph April 9. "General Wilson developed and sustained initiatives to protect Airmen and families.   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Each year, communities worldwide look to April as an important month for children who have one or both parents or guardians serving in uniform. Considered the military's youngest heroes, in many ways children serve too. That's why they're honored during the observance of Month of the Military Child. Established in 1986 by Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, the Department of Defense continues   more

DYESS AFB, Texas, April 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth saw first-hand how Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen are supporting world-wide bomber operations during visits to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Dyess AFB, and Whiteman AFB, Missouri, April 6 and 7. Roth offered praise to the Airmen responsible for providing the nation's nuclear and conventional bomber forces to meet national security objectiv  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center released a strategic plan April 9, outlining priorities and associated goals the center is pursuing to optimize delivery of installation and mission support to the Air Force and Space Force. "Everyone in our organization can see themselves somewhere in the goals we're pursuing. They are the core of our mission," s  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: Applications are open for this year's Air Force Youth Programs' Virtual Teen Aviation Camp. Applications are due no later than April 14. The virtual camp, held in partnership with Air Force Aero Clubs, is June 14-25 and offers an introduction to the field of aviation and opportunities for careers and leadership roles within the Air Force and Space Force. Designed by Air Forc  more

CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT, Texas, April 8 -- The U.S. Army Materiel Command issued the following news: The head of U.S. Army Materiel Command, Gen. Ed Daly met with Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) Commander Col. Joseph Parker and top leaders to review the ongoing efforts to modernize existing manufacturing technologies. Daly toured the rotary-winged aircraft maintenance facility, which will observe its 60th year of service to the nation April 21, to see firsthand how industrial base moderniza  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, April 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: While it did not impact the command's mission, some Air Force Global Strike Command installations sustained significant damage from winter storms in February and March. The recent winter storms left eight installations across the command in freezing temperatures, displacing some Airmen and families, disrupting operations and damaging infrastructure. F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, Malmstrom AFB,  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Beaumont, Texas, April 23-24, at the Ford Park Entertainment Complex. The two-day event, featuring 110 wild horses and burros, will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 23. Adoptions will be held from noon-6 p.m. on Friday, April 23, and from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, April 24. Animals are eli  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 7, 2021, entitled "Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment - February 2021": Total nonfarm employment in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area decreased by 142,900 over the year in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Michael Hirniak noted that the local  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from Economics Daily: Over the year ended in February 2021, nonfarm payroll employment decreased significantly in 206 metropolitan areas, increased in 1 area, and was essentially unchanged in 182 areas. See chart here: https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2021/employment-down-in-206-metro-areas-up-in-1-over-the-year-ended-february-2021.htm The largest over-the-year percentage losses in emplo  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, April 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: Submitting civilian retirement applications just became a little easier. Effective April 1, 2021, civilian Airmen and Guardians can now submit their electronically-signed retirement forms using myPers. The first and most important step in the retirement process remains employees notifying their supervisor or local civilian personnel office of their intent to retire. The recipient of the employee's re  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard issued the following news release: The Coast Guard and multiple federal, state and local law enforcement agencies conducted a three-day operation from March 15 to March 17 focused on commercial fisheries along the Central Gulf Coast. The multi-agency operation ensured commercial fishing vessels along the Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi Coasts were complying with federal vessel and commercial fishing  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, April 7 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: The recent award of a small business contract allows installations to more rapidly provide augmentation services in support of mobilization, deployments, redeployments and demobilization in the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico. Contracting professionals from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston contracting office in Texas   more

EAGLE PASS, Texas, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on April 9, 2021: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has introduced Simplified Arrival at the pedestrian border crossings in the Eagle Pass and Del Rio ports of entry. Simplified Arrival is an enhanced international arrival process that uses biometric facial comparison technology to automate the manual document checks that are already required for admi  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, April 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: Exceptional Family Member Program Airmen and Guardians are encouraged to have a Family Needs Assessment (FNA) conducted upon entry into EFMP, and then again as needs emerge and family situations change. EFMP-Family Support coordinators use the FNA, also known as the DD Form 3054, to identify and prioritize concerns for each enrolled family. The assessment identifies immediate   more

EL PASO, Texas, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation El Paso Field Office issued the following news release: The FBI El Paso field office has seen an increase in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims complaints related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic involving the use of stolen personally identifiable information (PII) Nationwide, individuals have been victimized by criminal actors impersonating the victims and using the victims' stolen identities to   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation San Antonio Field Office issued the following news release on April 5, 2021: FBI San Antonio Division Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs presented the 2019 FBI Director's Community Leadership Award to a local organization, Ransomed Life. Ransomed Life cares for minors who are survivors, victims, or at risk of commercial sexual exploitation. Due to public health concerns connected to the COVID-  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 9 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: Wells Fargo and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have awarded $1.5 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) subsidies to Foundation Communities for two Austin apartment complexes serving low-income individuals and families. The $25 million Zilker Studios apartments (formerly Armadillo Studios) will provide 100 rental units  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Kathy La Sauce didn't blaze trails during her 20-year Air Force career. She scorched them. She joined the Air Force in 1972, after receiving one of only two Officer Training School slots for the Long Island, New York area. "When I graduated from college, I wanted my life to matter so I looked at joining the Air Force," La Sauce said. "Fortunately, the Air Force had just increased the number of wom  more

GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, April 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Goodfellow Air Force Base (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: The 17th Training Wing congratulates top performing members at the Air Force level. Below are the outstanding individuals of the 17th TRW who won in their respective categories. This page will be updated as winners are announced. Congratulations to all winners! Air Force Outstanding Enlisted Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Instructor of the Year: Tech.   more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, April 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: "A wise woman once told me, 'In aviation, it doesn't matter if you're male or female--you're a flyer," said Major Jamie Van Neste, T-6 Texan II Instructor Pilot. "Your gender doesn't change that ability...and your aircraft can't tell the difference." Several instructor pilots (IP) reflected on experiences in their life and shared stories on what Women's History Mont  more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, April 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: One of the biggest challenges that uniformed service members from any branch have to face is the separation from loved ones. We've all had those moments where we had to be away from friends and family for extended amounts of time. Imagine being stationed away from your loved ones, and coming back from a deployment only to see your spouse deployed only weeks after you  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 6 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: He's back! Hollywood A-lister and businessman Mark Wahlberg will celebrate the first anniversary of "Chief Chat" with his second appearance on the Army & Air Fore Exchange Service's military-exclusive Facebook live broadcast. "Chief Chat," hosted by Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Osby, the Exchange's senior enlisted advisor, debuted in April 2020 at the onset of the pandemic to boost morale   more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $134,352 in emergency supplemental funding to NEH's state affiliate, Humanities Texas, and an additional $50,000 to state affiliate, Oklahoma Humanities, to help mitigate damage to cultural organizations in Texas and Oklahoma incurred by the severe weather conditions of February 2021. From February 10th to 20th, record-breaking winter s  more

FORT HOOD, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: For a career that started with the Massachusetts Army National Guard and involved five overseas combat tours since 1991, now totaling over 31 years of military service as a Civilian-Soldier, Maj. Gen. Richard F. Johnson achieved another milestone when he took command of First Army Division West. First Army Division West's "Longhorns" receive what several colleagues have observed to be an invaluable leader to   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: The National Transportation Safety Board Thursday found that the erratic steering of a supply vessel led to a 2019 collision resulting in more than 6,000 gallons of diesel oil being dumped into the Sabine Pass, a busy waterway between Texas and Louisiana. The NTSB Thursday released Marine Accident Brief 21/08 detailing its investigation of the collision between offshore supply vessel Cheramie Bo  more

TEMPLE, Texas, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Texas office issued the following news release: The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest $400,000 this year to help agricultural producers improve water quality in two high-priority watersheds in Texas through the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI). The additional funding application deadline is May 7, 2021. Designated watersheds for 2021 are the Lampasas River   more

TEMPLE, Texas, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Texas office issued the following news release: The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is unveiling new action-based frameworks to increase conservation work to address threats facing America's working rangelands. These frameworks are designed to benefit both agriculture and wildlife in sagebrush and grassland landscapes of the western United States. NRCS partnered with state-l  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 55156) involving Isomedix Operations, El Paso: EN Revision Imported Date: 4/5/2021 EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOSS OF POWER TO IRRADIATOR The following was received from the State of Texas (The Agency) via email: "On March 27, 2021 at approximately 1021 [CDT], the licensee reported that on March 26, 2021, at approximately 1800 [MDT], their facility in El Paso, Texas, experien  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 7 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following member bulletin (No: 2021-08): We are pleased to inform you that the Federal Home Loan Banks' Office of Finance (OF) has published the 2020 Combined Financial Report for the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks. A copy of the report is available on the OF website at: https://www.fhlb-of.com/ofweb_userWeb/resources/2020Q4CFR.pdf If you would like a printed copy of th  more

AMARILLO, Texas, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on April 8, 2021: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Panhandle of Texas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors in Amarillo renewed a three-year alliance designed to educate employers and employees on construction hazards. The alliance focuses on reducing and preventing falls, electrocution, struck-by  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (Admin. Proc. File No. 3-19651) involving Primera Foods, Osprey Holding and Super 8 Motels Texas: In the Matter of PRIMERA FOODS CORPORATION, RUBICON CORP. A/K/A OSPREY HOLDING, INC., AND SUPER 8 MOTELS TEXAS LTD. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AS TO RUBICON CORP. A/K/A OSPREY HOLDING, INC. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") issued an Order Instituting Proceedings ("OIP") on January 13, 2020, purs  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on April 5, 2021: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the institution of administrative proceedings against a Texas-based CPA for allegedly failing to register his firm with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and alleged wholesale failures in auditing and reviewing the financial statements of a public company client. According to the SEC's order, the Enforcement  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Secret Service issued the following news release on April 8, 2021: The U.S. Secret Service participated in the Texas Cybersecurity Summit. This first of its kind two-day summit included more than 800 senior cybersecurity executives and included a key note address delivered by Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service Dallas Field Office William Smarr. The summit covered topics from the history of the Secret Service a  more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, April 6 -- The U.S. Air Force's 82nd Training Wing issued the following news: After years of planning and months of construction, a true cooperative partnership to reimagine the front door to the home of the Air Force's combat capability was commemorated April 2, 2021, during a ceremony here. The nearly $9 million Main Gate project was the result of local, state and federal dollars working together to provide a remarkable first impression to the Air Force's largest and mos  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO- RANDOLPH, Texas, April 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: A cultural development course, delivered to Airmen during their initial technical training, is adding respect to their mandatory curriculum. Airmanship 200 is the second of three development courses that new Airmen receive to impart a common understanding of Air Force values through guided discussions. It bridges the gap between the Airmanship 100 course at Basic Military Training and Airmanship 3  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Department of the Air Force housing program officials are analyzing data from the recently completed 2020 Department of Defense Annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey for trends and ways to improve the enterprise's privatized and government-owned housing portfolio and tenant experience. A private contractor distributed the survey to the DAF's 68 privatize  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Department of the Air Force housing program officials are analyzing data from the recently completed 2020 Department of Defense Annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey for trends and ways to improve the enterprise's privatized and government-owned housing portfolio and tenant experience. A private contractor distributed the survey to the DAF's 68 privatized housing locations with an overall response rate  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 8, 2021: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to San Jacinto Community College District (SJCCD), Houston, Texas, to renovate and equip the EDGE Center at the Houston Spaceport to create an aerospace technician training progr  more

AMARILLO, Texas, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Panhandle of Texas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors in Amarillo renewed a three-year alliance designed to educate employers and employees on construction hazards. The alliance focuses on reducing and preventing falls, electrocution, struck-by and caught-in-between hazards by increasing training and implemen  more