PORT OF SAGUNTO, Spain, July 27 -- The Army's 21st Theater Sustainment Command, the lead organization for all sustainment activities in Europe, issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Daniel Yeadon, 21st Theater Sustainment Command Port operations for Operation Atlantic Resolve continue at Sagunto, Spain, on July 14, in a combined effort to build and maintain expeditionary forces in Europe. Armored equipment from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, an Army unit out of F  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, July 25 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Keith James, Air Education and Training Command Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, command chief of Air Education and Training Command, closes out his 30-year career on July 28 in the same place where every enlisted Airmen begins their Air Force journey: The First Command. In June 1993, then trainee Thompson, hailing from Fort Pierce, Florida  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Nadia K. Rossin, Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs Members of Air Education and Training Command welcomed Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley as the new command chief today for AETC. He is the senior enlisted advisor to the AETC commander and senior staff on all matters affecting the readiness, training, development, utilization, and resilie  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Fort Worth District issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, awarded an architect-engineer contract totaling $9.6 million to continue and complete the design of the south bypass channel in support of the Modified Central City Project. The A-E contract was awarded to CDM-Stanley Joint Venture - the team who previously developed the bypass channel design and pie  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 28, 2023, entitled "Arkansas Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2023": * * * Arkansas had 101,000 job openings in May 2023, unchanged from April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rate in Arkansas was 6  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 28, 2023, entitled "Louisiana Job Openings and Labor Turnover - May 2023": * * * Louisiana had 157,000 job openings in May 2023, compared to 148,000 openings in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rat  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Over the year ended June 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 41 states and was essentially unchanged in 9 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in Nevada and Texas (+4.0 percent each), followed by New Mexico (+3.8 percent) and Wyoming (+3.7 percent). * * * Chart: Employment changes by state, June  more

PRESIDIO, Texas, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Presidio Port of Entry apprehended a man with an outstanding arrest warrant for homicide. "Effective utilization of our national law enforcement databases allows officers to identify and apprehend wanted fugitives," said CBP Presidio Port Director Daniel Mercado. "This part of the work performed by CBP officer  more

LAREDO, Texas, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized 61 pounds of the psychedelic controlled substance dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in a single enforcement action. "Our frontline CBP officers utilized their training and experience in interviewing passengers and that paid off with this unusual seizure of DMT," said Port Director  more

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, July 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Burrell Parmer, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio Public Affairs Capt. William Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command, joined by Command Master Chief Veronica Brittenum, visited and toured facilities of Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute and Tri-Service Research Laboratory at J  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 26 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Houston Division issued the following news release: Two Austin area men were sentenced Monday in federal court in Austin to more than seven years in prison for their involvement in a fentanyl distribution organization. According to court documents, Christopher Brock, 25, of Pflugerville, and Marcos Roberto Garcia aka "Alex," 20, of Somerton, Arizona, were arrested with other organization members on Jan. 4  more

ANDOVER, Massachusetts, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Received citations for similar violations in 2022, 2021 in Texas, Ohio * * * A pet supply store in North Andover operated by a subsidiary of one of the nation's largest pet care companies routinely exposed employees to live and dead rodents as well as their droppings and urine, a federal workplace safety inspection has found. The U.S. Departm  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: * * * Investigations identify violations in two states affecting 83 minors at 16 locations * * * Federal investigations at 16 McDonald's franchise locations in Louisiana and Texas have found child labor violations affecting 83 minors, the Department of Labor announced today. In Louisiana, investigators with the department's Wage and Hour Division discovered CLB I  more

DYESS AFB, Texas, July 25 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: Col. Seth Spainer took command of the 7th Bomb Wing from Col. Joseph Kramer during a change of command ceremony July 24, 2023. Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, 8th Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander, presided over the event. Kramer directed combat ready B-1B Lancer aircraft, aircrew and associated combat support for global taskings during his tenure as co  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: At a ceremony yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a grant of $4 million to the Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico. The grant is the first part of a total of $10 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to be awarded over five years. The center will use the grant to help small, disadvantaged communities build c  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 23-257) on July 26, 2023: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Texas (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet si  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 28 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) today reported net income of $239.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. In comparison, for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, the Bank reported net income of $174.7 million and $65.6 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Bank rep  more

ORLANDO, Florida, July 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Roger B. Handberg, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Michael C. Shirley (40, Austin, Texas) guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and four counts of honest services fraud. Shirley faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each count. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for October 31, 2023.  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: The newest member of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center command team wants everyone in the organization to feel respected, valued and connected to the mission and each other. "I favor an environment where everyone, regardless of rank, position, gender, race, or religion, is respected," said Chief Master Sgt. Dana C. Council, AFIMSC command  more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, July 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Chief Master Sgt. Casy Boomershine, Joint Base San Antonio and 502nd Air Base Wing command chief, retired from the U.S. Air Force after a 28-year career during a ceremony inside the Basic Military Training Pfingston Reception Center at JBSA-Lackland July 24, 2023. A Clovis, New Mexico, native, Boomershine has served as the JBSA and 502nd command chief since August 2021  more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, July 26 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Adriana Barrientos, 433rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs Maj. Jeffrey Barney assumed command of the 433rd Logistic Readiness Squadron during a ceremony here on July 9, 2023. An assumption of command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit to a commanding officer. The 433rd LRS's mission   more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, July 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson, 59th Medical Wing Public Affairs The 59th Medical Operations Group welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony July 25, 2023 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Brig. Gen. Jeannine Ryder, who serves as the 59th Medical Wing commander, San Antonio Military Health System market director, and Air Force Nurse Corps chi  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: The Justice Department today filed a civil complaint against the State of Texas because the state has built a floating barrier, consisting of buoys strung together, in the Rio Grande River without the federal authorization that is legally required under the Rivers and Harbors Act. The complaint seeks to enjoin the building of the barrier and to require the state to remove it. "We allege th  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Texas has returned a superseding indictment charging four defendants with conspiracy to launder money. The new charges were filed against Erminia Serrano Piedra, aka Irma, aka Boss Lady, 32, of Elgin, Texas; Oscar Angel Monroy Alcibar, aka Pelon, 40, also of Elgin; Pedro Hairo Abrigo, 34, of Killeen, Texas; and Juan Diego Martinez-Rodriguez, aka Gavilan, 38,  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Imran Chishti, M.D. and his medical practice, C Care LLC, both of Chesterfield, Missouri; Shamim Justin Badiyan, M.D., of Frisco, Texas, and Psych Care Consultants LLC, of St. Louis, Missouri, have agreed to pay a total of $525,610 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they received illegal kickbacks in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute in return for referring patients for laboratory testing. Th  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal jury in the Northern District of Texas convicted the owner of several compounding pharmacies today for paying illegal marketing kickbacks involving TRICARE, a federal program that provides health insurance benefits to active duty and retired service members and their families. He was also convicted of a conspiracy to launder the proceeds of the unlawful activity. According to court documents and   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Dollar General Corp., Dolgencorp LLC fined more than $21M since 2017 * * * A federal investigation has found that, despite more than $21 million in penalties since 2017 for workplace safety failures, Dollar General continued to expose employees at an Austin store on East Rundberg Lane to the risks of blocked exits and fire extinguishers not maintained   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Shannon Carabajal, AFIMSC Public Affairs An idea to deliver multi-capable equipment for agile combat employment operations won the 2023 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo July 21 in San Antonio. Lt. Col. Brandon Baughman, 187th Operations Support Squadron commander at Dannelly Field, Alabama, will receive a share of at least $1 mill  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: By Shannon Carabajal, AFIMSC Public Affairs An idea to deliver multi-capable equipment for agile combat employment operations won the 2023 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo July 21 in San Antonio. Lt. Col. Brandon Baughman, 187th Operations Support Squadron commander at Dannelly Field, Alabama, will receive a share of at least $1 million in fu  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Shannon Carabajal, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Public Affairs An idea to deliver multi-capable equipment for agile combat employment operations won the 2023 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Rodeo July 21 in San Antonio. Lt. Col. Brandon Baughman, 187th Operations Support Squadron commander at Dannelly Field, Alabama, will receive a share of at least $1 million in f  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 25 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southeast Fisheries Science Center issued the following news: * * * A regional action plan will guide and implement science activities in the Southeast supporting NOAA Fisheries' Climate Science Strategy. * * * The NOAA Fisheries Southeast region, from Texas to North Carolina and the U.S. Caribbean, has already endured a number of climate-related impacts over the last century. Climate information is nee  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56624) involving Mistras Group Inc., La Porte, Texas: * * * Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services Licensee: Mistras Group Inc. Region: 4 City: La Porte State: TX License #: L06369 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Randall Redd HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith Notification Date: 07/16/2023 Notification Time: 11:16 [ET] Event Date: 07/15/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Update Dat  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolved a compliance review of the Garland Independent School District in Texas with a resolution agreement to address the District's handling of sexual assault cases, including those involving student and staff misconduct. OCR determined the District violated Title IX by routinely delaying   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on July 24, 2023, on the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4368), which was introduced by Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas: * * * The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 4368, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies pr  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on July 24, 2023, on the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4366), which was introduced by Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas: * * * The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year (F  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 6 issued the following news release: A federal investigation has found that, despite more than $21 million in penalties since 2017 for workplace safety failures, Dollar General continued to expose employees at an Austin store on East Rundberg Lane to the risks of blocked exits and fire extinguishers not maintained or mounted as required. Following an inspection opened in January 2023,   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Miriam A. Thurber, Special Warfare Training Wing At 6 a.m., the sky was still dark and the fog had yet to roll off the base, but the Special Warfare Training Wing had been buzzing with activity for hours. Tactical Air Control Party students lined up for their morning workout behind Kyle Smithson, the schoolhouse's dietitian, as he walked into the building, roll  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following readout on July 28, 2023: * * * Today, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo toured Greentown Labs, a cutting-edge incubator for renewable energy startups in Houston, Texas. Adeyemo met with the incubator's businesses and discussed how the Inflation Reduction Act is benefitting startup companies in the clean energy industry. The visit comes ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, July 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Plano, Texas, man convicted of Second Degree Murder and a Niobrara, Nebraska, woman convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. Alexis Delarosa, age 33, was sentenced to   more

SHERMAN, Texas, July 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: A Mesquite man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for violent criminal activity in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Tony Sullivan, 28, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery; aiding and abetting; conspiracy to kidnap; using, carrying, and brandishing   more

ALPINE, Texas, July 27 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: An El Paso man was sentenced Monday in a federal courthouse in Alpine to 96 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute marijuana. According to court documents, Hector Bernal Jr., 36, was a passenger in a vehicle that entered the primary inspection lane at the Border Patrol Checkpoint in Alpine on Feb. 25. While Border Patrol agents det  more

ALPINE, Texas, July 27 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: An El Paso man was sentenced Monday in a federal court in Alpine to 78 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to possess with to distribute cocaine and a second count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. According to court documents, Jaime Gabriel Juarez, 50, was pulled over on Interstate 20 in Reeves County on Dec. 2, 2022. A searc  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: Fifteen people were arrested in a large-scale gun and drug bust Thursday, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton announced today. During the operation - which involved more than 200 officers and agents from FBI Dallas, the Dallas Police Department, the Dallas Sheriff's Office, and other local agencies - law enforcement se  more

LAREDO, Texas, July 29 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging four defendants with conspiracy to launder money. The new charges were filed against Erminia Serrano Piedra aka Irma or Boss Lady, 32, Elgin and Oscar Angel Monroy Alcibar aka Pelon, 40, both of Elgin; Pedro Hairo Abrigo, 34, Killeen; and Juan Diego Martinez-Rodriguez aka Gavilan, 38, Dale. As all  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: A Mexican national was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio Tuesday to 168 months in prison for one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, plus 60 months in prison for one count of possession of a firearm in furt  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, July 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: A Florida-based pharmaceutical president has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Adam P. Runsdorf, 58, of Boca Raton, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, trafficking in counterfeit drugs, and money laundering conspiracy and was sentenc  more

SHERMAN, Texas, July 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: An Annona, Texas nurse has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Crystal McLin Lipe, 41, pleaded guilty on July 27, 2023, to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud before U.S. Magistrate Judge Aileen Goldman Durrett. According to court documents presented in court,  more

LAREDO, Texas, July 27 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A total of 22 people in South Texas and Mexico have pleaded guilty for their roles in a conspiracy to transport large quantities of marijuana for Cartel del Noreste (CDN), announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Laredoan Joe David aka JD Moreno, 34, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana. Througho  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 25 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: The final member of a 12-person robbery crew has been ordered to prison for his role in a string of armed jewelry store robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Kenneth Dewayne Cooper, 34, Houston, pleaded guilty Oct. 27, 2017. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen has now imposed a total of 194 months in federal prison - 110 months for the robberies and  more

ALPINE, Texas, July 26 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: A Presidio County woman pleaded guilty today in a federal court in Alpine to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. According to court documents, Cherakee Lee Perez, 33, provided a negative declaration during a Customs and Border Patrol vehicle inspection at the Presidio Port of Entry from Mexico into the U.S.  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 26 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: Two Austin area men were sentenced Monday in federal court in Austin to more than seven years in prison for their involvement in a fentanyl distribution organization. According to court documents, Christopher Brock, 25, of Pflugerville, and Marcos Roberto Garcia aka "Alex," 20, of Somerton, Arizona, were arrested with other organization members on Ja  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, July 27 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 21-year-old Corpus Christi man has entered a guilty plea to delivery of Fentanyl resulting in death, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Ricardo Julyan Kross Rios aka Kross acknowledged he possessed and delivered a substance containing a detectable amount of Fentanyl (a schedule II controlled substance), the use of which resulted in the death of a  more

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas, July 28 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians cleared the way to victory against near-peer enemy forces during simulated large-scale combat operations on the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California. Army EOD techs from the 704th Ordnance Company (EOD) "Lonestar" recently returned to their home base of Fort Cavazos, Texas, following the intense combat training rotation on Fort Irwin, Californi  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: A Texas man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to 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 ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Michael Marroquin, 63, of Nederland, Texas, i  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on July 24, 2023: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list two species of freshwater mussels - the Salina mucket and Mexican fawnsfoot - as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and proposing to designate critical habitat for each. The mussels historically ranged throughout the mainstem Rio Grande and select major tributaries in Texas and Mexic  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat President Biden Asks the Department of Labor to Issue First-Ever Hazard Alert for Heat and Announces New Investments to Protect Communities Millions of Americans are currently experiencing the effects of extreme heat, which is growing in intensity, frequency, and duration due to the climate crisis. Today, President  more