TYNDALL AFB, Texas, April 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: By Malcolm McClendon, AFIMSC Public Affairs Airmen representing Air Combat Command and the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron from Nellis Air Force Base took the title at Readiness Challenge IX, the Department of the Air Force's annual civil engineer skills competition, April 24 to 28. After a weeklong competition filled with full-spectrum, integrated base response and recovery operations events betw  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 25 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news on April 24, 2023: Army Medicine, Defense Health Agency and Regional TRICARE contractor Humana Military officials welcomed local TRICARE Network healthcare providers to The Sabalauski Air Assault School on Fort Campbell, Kentucky, April 13. TRICARE is the healthcare program for uniformed service members, retirees, and their families around the world. "Our network partners are critical in helping us accomplish our  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 26 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: By Thomas Milligan, U.S. Army Environmental Command The challenges of large groundwater clean-up projects at World War II era munitions plants are numerous. First, they take time, often decades. The knowledge about the chemicals found at the sites is frequently updated over time, as the science and understanding of these contaminants and how they move underground in groundwater plumes, is much more   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Vanessa Adame, 37th Training Wing Public Affairs Fourteen trainees in Basic Military Training here raised their right hands and are now the first to complete the new streamlined naturalization process making them U.S. citizens and allowing them to graduate as American Airmen. Over the course of their 7.5 weeks of training in BMT, the trainees accomplished th  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 28 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Vanessa Adame, 37th Training Wing Public Affairs Fourteen trainees in basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland raised their right hands and are now the first to complete the new streamlined naturalization process making them U.S. citizens and allowing them to graduate as American Airmen. Over the course of their seven and a half weeks of training in BMT, the trainees accompli  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 28 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 27, 2023, entitled "Arkansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2023": * * * Arkansas had 106,000 job openings in February 2023, compared to 105,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job   more

DALLAS, Texas, April 28 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 27, 2023, entitled "Louisiana Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2023": * * * Louisiana had 158,000 job openings in February 2023, compared to 172,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the jo  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 28 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 27, 2023, entitled "Texas Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2023": * * * Texas had 888,000 job openings in February 2023, compared to 943,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openin  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 25 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2023, entitled "Women's Earnings in Louisiana - 2021": * * * In 2021, Louisiana women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $783, or 78.1 percent of the $1,002 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Com  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 25 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2023, entitled "Women's Earnings in Oklahoma - 2021": * * * In 2021, Oklahoma women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $738, or 77.5 percent of the $952 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commiss  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 25 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2023, entitled "Women's Earnings in Texas - 2021": * * * In 2021, Texas women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $869, or 85.5 percent of the $1,016 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissione  more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, April 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Daniel J. Calderon, Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs Brooke Army Medical Center and the U.S. Army Institute for Surgical Research welcomed the Army Deputy Surgeon General, nearly 100 Civilian Assistants to the Secretary of the Army, Army Reserve Ambassadors, and university educators and administrators from around the country on April 18, as part of the Arm  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on April 27, 2023: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced Judge Lee Yeakel of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas entered an order of default judgment and permanent injunction against Cornelius Johannes Steynberg of Stellenbosch, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa. The order requires Steynberg to pay $1,733,838,372 in restitution to defrauded  more

FORT SAM HOUSTON-JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 26 -- The U.S. Army South issued the following news release: By Javier A. Castro, U.S. Army South Public Affairs Information technology experts from partner nation members of the Conference of American Armies visited the U.S. Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, March 20-24, 2023. Three Brazilian Army officers and two Mexican Army officers engaged with personnel from the U.S. Army liaison officer to th  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Houston Division issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: A 24-year-old Pasadena man has been sent to federal prison following his conviction of firearm and drug trafficking offenses related to his role in the shooting of a Houston Police Department (HPD) officer, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Alamdar S. Ha  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * R Construction Civil LLC faces $258K in penalties for serious, repeat violations * * * A Houston-area contractor's repeated failure to follow federal workplace safety procedures during excavation operations contributed to a worker's death near Manvel in October 2022, a federal workplace safety investigation has found. The U.S. Department of Labor's  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, April 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Dan Hawkins, Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs In its short existence, Air Education and Training Command's Detachment 62 has had an outsized impact on the electric vertical take-off and lift (eVTOL) landscape across the nation. Partnerships across industry and the government have been key to success for Det. 62, who was recently recognized as  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened public comment on a proposal to grant the State of Louisiana's request for primary responsibility - or primacy - of Class VI wells under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program, which regulates the injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) into deep rock formation. Class VI injection wells--when used as a part of carbon capture  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a settlement with Evonik Corporation that will reduce emissions of ethylene oxide and other hazardous air pollutants by 5.6 tons per year from a facility in Reserve, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. The alleged violations were found as a result of a special monitoring and enforcement effort by officials from EPA and the Louisi  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 28 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) today reported net income of $174.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. In comparison, for the quarters ended December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, the Bank reported net income of $115.9 million and $41.1 million, respectively. Total assets at March 31, 2023 were  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 29 (TNStalk) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following member bulletin (No. 2023-10): * * * In response to the recent devastation caused by severe storms and tornadoes in Arkansas and Northeast Mississippi, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) is providing additional funding and charitable donations that include small business recovery grants, member employee recovery grants and charitable co  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Texas to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, 2023. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a co  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 28 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: The Fort Sill Consolidated Exchange has been named among the best in the world, receiving the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's highest honor, the Director/CEO Cup. The Fort Sill Consolidated Exchange--which encompasses retail stores, Expresses, specialty stores, Military Clothing stores, theaters, restaurants and more at Fort Sill, Sheppard Air Force Base and Altus Air Force Base--was recog  more

EL PASO, Texas, April 26 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Mary De Anda-Ybarra, a native El Pasoan with more than 27 years of federal law enforcement experience, is the new field office director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in El Paso, Texas. For seven months, De Anda-Ybarra served as acting field office director in El Paso. She replaces Juan L. Acosta, who was promoted to assistant dire  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 27 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) announced Miguel Vergara's selection to the Senior Executive Service April 25. Vergara will serve as the field office director (FOD) for the Harlingen field office. ICE Deputy Director and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director Tae D. Joh  more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, April 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Vanessa Adame, 37th Training Wing Public Affairs Fourteen trainees in basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland raised their right hands and are now the first to complete the new streamlined naturalization process making them U.S. citizens and allowing them to graduate as American Airmen. Over the course of their seven and a half weeks of training  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta's meeting on April 26, 2023, with Uvalde families: * * * On Wednesday April 26, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta traveled to Uvalde, Texas, where she and members of the Critical Incident Review team from the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) met with families and community members to hear from them and provide an u  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: A Texas woman was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for willfully assisting clients in the preparation and filing of false tax returns with the IRS. According to court documents, between 2014 and 2017, Adela Cruz operated a business in Uvalde County preparing tax returns. To inflate her clients' refunds, Cruz claimed on those returns false education credits, dependents, and business  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Stanlee Fazi, 41, of Louisa, Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria to trafficking turtles in violation of the Lacey Act. Sentencing is scheduled for July 26. Fazi admitted that between July 31, 2017, and June 29, 2020, he illegally collected eastern box turtles from the wild and sold them on at least 27 occasions to buyers in California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Tex  more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, April 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Keira Rossman, 47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs In today's digital age, the amount of information organizations generate and store has increased exponentially. This is no exception for Laughlin Air Force Base, which deals with thousands of records documenting its operations, policies, and procedures. This records management may sound ted  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 29 (TNSpconf) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: A team of NETL researchers led by environmental sustainability expert Mark McKoy participated in the Carbon, Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) conference April 25-27 at the University of Houston in Texas. McKoy and a team of experts addressed the Laboratory's key research on point source carbon capture, CO2 removal, CO2 conversion into product  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: Vice President Harris announced that the Department of Commerce has recommended $32 million for projects across Texas to make communities and the economy more resilient to climate change, as part of the Investing in America agenda. Across Texas, five projects will create jobs and boost economic and environmental outcomes for coastal communities. The awards  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56480) involving Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant, Texas: * * * Facility: Comanche Peak Region: 4 State: TX Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Joe Ricks HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 04/20/2023 Notification Time: 13:29 [ET] Event Date: 04/18/2023 Event Time: 16:30 [CDT] Last Update Date: 04/20/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Sec  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on April 25, 2023, on the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which was introduced by Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas: * * * The Congress has a solemn obligation to prevent default and ensure that the United States meets its obligations. The Administration strongly opposes the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, which is a reckless attempt to extract extreme concessions as a condition fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Texas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm from January 30 to February 2, 2023. Federal funding is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or rep  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Col. Nathan Colunga, Commander, Special Warfare Training Wing We consistently talk about the future fight and preparing for strategic competition. This is by design, with the singular purpose of defending our nation against any who would test our resolve. The character of war is constantly changing, yet its fundamental nature remains the same. Special Warfare   more

DYESS AFB, Texas, April 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news on April 24, 2023: Dyess hosted the 2023 Dyess Big Country Air Fest, April 22. This is the first air show held on Dyess Air Force Base in four years. More than 30,000 event goers attended the event where 117 static aircraft, aerial performers, booths and venders were on display showcasing the best of America's Lift and Strike base, U.S. Air Force heritage and our Abilene community pa  more

LAREDO, Texas, April 28 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: A 48-year-old Splendora resident has been order to federal prison for transporting undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Denny Fuentes pleaded guilty Sept. 15, 2022. Today, U.S. District Judge Diana Saldana ordered Fuentes to serve 15 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by three years of supervised rele  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 27 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: A 39-year-old local man has been ordered to federal prison for attempting to possess with intent to distribute 6.8 kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Lawrence Hyde pleaded guilty Jan. 3. Today, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton ordered Hyde to serve 180 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by five  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 29 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 23-year-old man residing in Corpus Christi has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 210 grams of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. On Sept. 4, 2022, Jacob Soliz was a passenger in a sedan driving in Corpus Christi around 11:30 p.m. Authorities conducted a traffic stop after observing the vehicle was traveling without any  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 26 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Inc. (DuPont) pleaded guilty and has been sentenced for criminal negligence in connection with a 2014 accident that left four company employees dead, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. On Nov. 15, 2014, DuPont released approximately 24,000 pounds of a highly toxic, flammable gas called methyl mercapt  more

MCALLEN, Texas, April 26 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: A 52-year-old Edinburg man has entered a guilty plea to federal program bribery, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Miguel A. Garza admitted his involvement in a scheme to help funnel bribe money from a McAllen-area business owner to certain officials with the City of Edinburg. In exchange, they were to award a city contract to the busi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 26 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: A San Antonio man was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio Monday to 188 months in prison for wire fraud and tax fraud. According to court documents, Keith Alan Seguin, 57, was a civilian government employee authorized by the Air Force to solicit and accept orders for flight simulator technology and support, and to promote and manage re  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 29 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: A 47-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani along with Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department's Criminal Division. Scott Jackson Davis pleaded guilty May 26, 2022. Today, U.S. District Judge David Hittner sentenced Da  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 26 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: A 57-year-old man has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 180 grams of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. On March 17, authorities encountered Sean Graham at a local restaurant. There, he appeared nervous and soon admitted he had meth in his truck. They searched his truck and found several bags   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, April 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Brit Featherston, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: A Nacogdoches man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Angel Aguilar, 25, pleaded guilty on July 12, 2022 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 26 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: A 61-year-old doctor and a compounding pharmacy he operates paid the United States $7,963,246 to resolve claims they improperly billed the Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Program (DOL-OWCP), announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Dr. Ajay Kumar Aggarwal and Medley Compounding Pharmacy LLC knowingly and willfully submitt  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 27 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: A retired Air Force brigadier general was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio today to 12 months and one day in prison with three years of supervised release for wire fraud and filing a false tax return. According to court documents, Scott A. Bethel, 59, of Spring Branch began working as a government contractor and advisor to the Air F  more

MCALLEN, Texas, April 26 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 34-year-old local man has been convicted of drug trafficking after trying to escape drug house through an attic vent, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Adan Ontiveros Jr. pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute nearly 2,500 kilograms of marijuana. On July 16, 2020, law enforcement was conducting surveillance at a suspect  more

MCALLEN, Texas, April 26 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on April 24, 2023: A 50-year-old Alton resident has admitted he aided and abetted another man to bring meth into the country, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. On April 22, 2021, Argelio Chavero drove a Chevrolet Trailblazer into Mexico from the United States with Agustin Romero Jr. in the passenger seat. They returned two days later. Chavero entered th  more

MCALLEN, Texas, April 26 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 39-year-old Edinburg woman has pleaded guilty to importing 24 kilograms of crystal meth into the United States from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. On April 17, 2022, Nelly Guerra attempted to make entry into the United States through the Donna Port of Entry. During inspection, authorities discovered 15 packages concealed within the side pan  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April 27 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: A 28-year-old San Benito resident has been ordered to federal prison after being convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to do so, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. A federal jury convicted Baltazar Reyes-Herrera Jan. 20, following a two-day-trial and approximately seven hours of deliberation. Toda  more

MCALLEN, Texas, April 26 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: Two Mission men have pleaded guilty for their roles in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. In October 2022, Eddie Perez, 29, was supposed to deliver narcotics to another individual on behalf of his friend Juan Alberto Mendez Jr., 28. Authorities were conducting surveillance at a Best Buy parking lot in McAllen They saw v  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: With sea turtle nesting season beginning along the Texas coast in late March, we are urging everyone using Texas beaches to do their part to help detect and protect threatened and endangered sea turtles on the beach. This includes the Kemp's ridley sea turtle, which is the most critically endangered sea turtle in the world, as well as the threatened loggerhead and gree  more