JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news on June 28, 2023: The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is embracing a new era of operational effectiveness and collaboration with a plan to adopt the Air Force Forces staff structure, more commonly known as an A-Staff. With planning underway since September 2022, the leadership team wants to achieve Initial Operational Capability by Oct. 1 an  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news on June 27, 2023: June 27 is National PTSD Awareness Day, a time to talk about PTSD to better understand what it is and how people who feel they may be experiencing it can seek help. By shedding light on PTSD and eliminating misconceptions, an Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center officer, who shared her PTSD story, hopes more people can get the s  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 30 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news on June 29, 2023: The Medical Capability Development Integration Directorate (MED CDID) was awarded the 1st Quarter, Fiscal Year 2023 Army Medicine Wolf Pack Award for Project Convergence 22 - Medical, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE), on June 27 in San Antonio, Texas. "We are here to celebrate a significant achievement, as we proudly accept the 1st Quarter, Fiscal Year 2023 Army Medicine Wolf Pack A  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on June 27, 2023, by Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. at a news conference on a tractor-trailer smuggling incident: * * * The victims of this human smuggling operation died under horrific circumstances, underscoring the callous disregard smuggling organizations, such as this one, show for human life. Fifty-three people, including eight children, lost their lives in this tragic incident e  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSjou) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility issued the following news: * * * Researchers gather in Texas and online to share data, preliminary results, collaborations, and next steps from the Houston-focused ARM campaign * * * To gain the most from an atmospheric science field campaign, it is important to reflect on what happened, its meaning, lessons learned, and what remains to be done. Take TRACER, for example, w  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 28, 2023, entitled "Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment - May 2023": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, metropolitan area increased by 172,300 over the year in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the  more

ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, United Kingdom, June 29 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe issued the following news on June 28, 2023: U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, concluded their rotation as part of a Bomber Task Force Europe mission based at RAF Fairford, June 27, 2023. Before returning to Texas, the bombers flew a final mission over Europe focused on integrating with NATO allies, promoting U.S. and NATO commitment to deterring adversary aggression  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final investigation report on the 2020 propylene release and explosion at the Watson Grinding facility in Houston, Texas, that fatally injured two workers and a nearby resident and damaged hundreds of neighboring homes. The CSB's final report highlights two key safety issues: the lack of a comprehensi  more

LAREDO, Texas, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station intercepted a human smuggling attempt using a portable barn in Hebbronville, Texas. The event occurred on June 26, when Border Patrol agents encountered a pickup truck hauling a portable barn on top of a flatbed trailer when it approached the primary inspection lane of the FM1017 Border Pat  more

MCALLEN, Texas, June 29 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Houston Division issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: A federal jury has returned guilty verdicts against a 51-year-old Raymondville resident for trafficking drugs, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division, and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The jury deliberated for two hours before convicting Juan Posas Jr. of tra  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 29 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Houston Division issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: A 61-year-old U.S. citizen has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute kilos of crystal meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division, and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Carlos Rodriguez-Gayton pleaded guilty Nov. 8,  more

ODESSA, Texas, July 1 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: * * * Company Subjected Black and Hispanic Field Mechanics to Verbal Abuse, Federal Agency Charges * * * Liberty Energy, Inc. doing business as Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC, subjected three mechanics to discrimination and harassment at an Odessa, Texas facility, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the la  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined the North American Development Bank (NADBank) and Rep. Veronica Escobar (TX-16) to celebrate a completed water infrastructure project and Brownfields funding for the village of Vinton in El Paso County, Texas. The village is receiving a $2 million EPA Brownfields cleanup grant financed through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, p  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Four Mexican nationals were arrested yesterday in Houston, Marshall and San Antonio, Texas, for their alleged roles in a tractor-trailer smuggling incident that resulted in 53 deceased and 11 injured undocumented individuals on June 27, 2022. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) is investigating the case with valuable assistance from U.S. Cu  more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, June 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news on June 27, 2023: Col. Jonathan Boling took command of the 616th Operations Center from Col. Justin Mokrovich during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 20, 2023. Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, Sixteenth Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony. "As I step into this role, I'm inspired by the exceptional talent and expertise that exists   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Four Mexican nationals were arrested yesterday in San Antonio, Houston, and Marshall, Texas, for their alleged roles in a tractor-trailer smuggling incident that resulted in 53 deceased and 11 injured undocumented individuals one year ago today. "Human smugglers prey on migrants' hope for a better life - but their only priority is profit," said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. "Tragica  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: A deputy U.S. Marshal pleaded guilty today to misusing a law enforcement service to obtain cell phone location information for personal use. According to court documents, Adrian Pena, 49, of Del Rio, Texas, used a law enforcement service to locate individuals with whom Pena had personal relationships and their spouses. Pena obtained the cell phone data by uploading blank and random document  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, June 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, Michael A. Bennett, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: A Texas man, who is a citizen of Ghana and the United Kingdom, was sentenced today after being convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge of Headquarters Operations John T. Perez of the Office of Inspector General for the Board of Go  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 4:23-cv-00676-O; N.D. Texas filed June 30, 2023) involving Thomas Collins, Patrick Thomas, Gary Kouletas, Scott Levine, and Brian Kingsfield: * * * SEC Charges Five Individuals in Penny Stock Fraud Scheme * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission filed today a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas charging five individuals with a fraudulent scheme to sell  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: A New Jersey and Texas man and woman were arrested in Texas on charges related to fraudulently obtaining Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) totaling approximately $790,000, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Diana Valteri, 40, and Edmond Haxhillari, 42, of Sparta, New Jersey, and Cypress, Texas, are charged by complaint with  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56578) involving BASF Corp., Bishop, Texas: * * * Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services Licensee: BASF Corporation Region: 4 City: Bishop State: TX License #: L06855 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Art Tucker HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 06/15/2023 Notification Time: 20:38 [ET] Event Date: 06/15/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Update Date: 06/15/2023 Emer  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56595) involving Texas A&M University, College Station: * * * Facility: Texas A&M University (TAMN) RX Type: 1000 Kw Triga (Conversion) Region: 0 City: College Station State: TX County: Brazos License #: R-83 Agreement: Y Docket: 05000128 NRC Notified By: Jere Jenkins HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 06/29/2023 Notification Time: 10:20 [ET] Event Date: 06/28/20  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSrpt) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: Cracks in a muffler and the substantial use of combustible materials in accommodation spaces led to a fire aboard a towing vessel last year on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Freeport, Texas, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. On June 25, 2022, the four-person crew aboard the towing vessel Mary Dupre departed Port Comfort, Texas, for Houston, pushing a single bar  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M professor enjoys making good measurements and advising up-and-coming scientists * * * Even before she arrives at work at Texas A&M University (TAMU), chances are Sarah Brooks has already spent time exchanging ideas about the atmosphere with her favorite student. On the drive to school, her 7-year-old son enjoys discussing clouds w  more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, June 28 -- The U.S. Air Force's 82nd Training Wing issued the following news on June 27, 2023: By Julie Svoboda, 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. George "Dutch" T.M. Dietrich III took command of the 82nd Training Wing from Brig. Gen. Lyle Drew during a change of command ceremony presided over by Maj. Gen. Michele Edmondson here June 27 2023. Dietrich earned his commission in 1995. He was most recently the Director of Logistics, Engineering and F  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, June 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news on June 29, 2023: Department of the Air Force officials have selected 134 technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant, 164 sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant and 253 Space Force specialist 4s for promotion to sergeant, in the 23S7, 23S6 and 23S5 promotion cycles. The statistics for each cycle are as follows: * Master Sergeant: 444 eligible, 30.18% selected. The   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: A major Dallas drug trafficker was sentenced yesterday to life in prison for trafficking methamphetamine out of his car dealership, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. In December 2021, after four days of trial, a federal jury convicted Marco Antonio Gonzalez, 45, of one count of conspiracy to possess with in  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton, issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: Fourteen people who allegedly bilked the Paycheck Protection Program, a COVID-era financial program, and numerous financial institutions out of more than $53 million in loan proceeds have been federally charged, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. This case is the largest investigated by the Pandemic Response  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 30 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 42-year-old Mexican citizen illegally residing in Houston has been ordered to federal prison for drug trafficking on U.S. streets and unlawfully possessing a rocket launcher, rocket-propelled grenades, guns and ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Alfredo Gonzalez-Diaz pleaded guilty May 26, 2022, to conspiracy to distribute kilograms of heroi  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: A 58-year-old federal inmate has been sentenced for threatening a federal prosecutor and United States district judge, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Kevin Dean Riedle was sentenced to an additional 120 months in federal prison for retaliating against a United States judge and a federal law enforcement   more

MCALLEN, Texas, June 28 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A federal jury has returned guilty verdicts against a 51-year-old Raymondville resident for trafficking drugs, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The jury deliberated for two hours before convicting Juan Posas Jr. of trafficking cocaine and conspiracy to do so. Posas is a former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer. At trial, the jury heard that o  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 28 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Four Mexican nationals were arrested yesterday in San Antonio, Houston, and Marshall, Texas, for their alleged roles in a tractor-trailer smuggling incident that resulted in 53 deceased and 11 injured undocumented individuals one year ago today. "Human smugglers prey on migrants' hope for a better life - but their only priority is profit," said   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 28 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Four Mexican nationals were arrested Monday in San Antonio, Houston and Marshall, Texas, for their alleged connection to the 2022 tractor-trailer smuggling incident, which resulted in the death of 53 and injury of 11 undocumented noncitizens. A superseding indictment returned by a San Antonio Grand Jury on June 7, alleges that Riley Covarrubias-  more

ALPINE, Texas, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: A Guatemalan national was sentenced in federal court in Pecos Monday to 63 months in prison for one count of transportation of illegal aliens resulting in death. According to court documents, David Alexander Gonzalez-Diaz, 24, of Santa Rosa, Guatemala, was transporting 14 undocumented noncitizens north of Van Horn on Oct. 29, 2021, when he lost contro  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 28 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: A 61-year-old U.S. citizen has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute kilos of crystal meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Carlos Rodriguez-Gayton pleaded guilty Nov. 8, 2022. Today, U.S. District Judge David Hittner sentenced Rodriguez-Gayton to a total of 168 months in federal prison t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 30 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: A 23-year-old U.S. citizen from Houston has been ordered to federal prison for attempting to provide material support to Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani and Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen. Kaan Sercan Damlarkaya atte  more

LAREDO, Texas, June 30 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: A 49-year-old Nicaraguan citizen illegally in the United States has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Arling Antonio Gutierrez-Garcia pleaded guilty March 10. Today, U.S. District Judge Diana Saldana ordered him to serve 72 months in federal pri  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, June 27 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 50-year-old Brownsville man has pleaded guilty to health care fraud in relation to his work at an area mental health clinic, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. In July 2021, the Texas Medical Board deemed Fernando Mendez a "continuing threat to public welfare" and suspended his license as a physician assistant. However, he continued to practice med  more

LAREDO, Texas, June 30 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 74-year-old San Antonio man has been sent to prison following his conviction for illegal exportation of firearms and ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S Hamdani. Atanacio Espinoza-Duarte pleaded guilty Feb. 15. U.S. District Judge Diana Saldana ordered Espinoza-Duarte to serve 24 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by three years of sup  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas announced Wednesday, separate civil settlements totaling $513,168.10 to resolve allegations that two area medical practices violated the False Claims Act ("FCA") by improperly billing Medicare for P-Stim devices. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas has now obtai  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: A Texas man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to certify the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Jeffrey David Reed, 48, of Rosanky, Texas, is charged with one c  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) seeks public comment for a proposed Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for six aquatic species in the Trinity River basin. The 10-year agreement with the Trinity River Authority of Texas would address the conservation needs of four species of freshwater mussels (Texas heelsplitter, Trinity pigtoe, Texas f  more