JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Gabriele Gocso, Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs Air Education and Training Command's missions and people were on full display as AETC was the featured major command for the 70th edition of the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 24-30. Known as one of the largest airshows in the world, EAA A  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Gabriele Gocso, Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs Air Education and Training Command's missions and people were on full display as AETC was the featured major command for the 70th edition of the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 24-30. Known as one of the largest airshows in the world, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh included over 650  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: By Joe Bela, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has a significant role in climate change initiatives intended to enhance resiliency at Air Force installations by addressing the risks severe weather poses to infrastructure, operational capabilities and readiness. The initiatives were outlined in the Department of the Air Force Climate Campaign Plan. The p  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: By Aneta Veedmont, AFIMSC Public Affairs A decades long partnership between the Department of the Air Force and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has brought one tiny Florida fish back from the brink of extinction. The Okaloosa darter, a two-inch perch-like fish found only in the streams at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, was removed from the federal list of Endangered and Thr  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Comprised of highly qualified veteran specialists, the Air Force Engineering and Technical Services civilians collaborate closely with active-duty Airmen and their Lockheed Martin counterparts, offering continuity of knowledge and decades of experience to aviation maintenance across the Air Force. Luke AFB curren  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Malcolm McClendon, AFIMSC Public Affairs Two data-based inventory tools fielded by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center are helping the Department of the Air Force deliver faster and more efficient logistics support across the Department of Defense. The Workload Data Tool tracks workload data including cargo and passengers moved, training   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: By Malcolm McClendon, AFIMSC Public Affairs Two data-based inventory tools fielded by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center are helping the Department of the Air Force deliver faster and more efficient logistics support across the Department of Defense. The Workload Data Tool tracks workload data including cargo and passengers moved, training classes taught, an  more

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: Cadets in the U.S. Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps have arrived nationwide to engage in Cadet Troop Leader Training with the 1st Cavalry Division. Austin White, a California native, is a Cadet from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. He has spent weeks observing the daily life of a First Team Trooper in the 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, and being mentored by his sponsor, 1st Lt. Tanner Jones.   more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 1 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 31, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area - June 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK, Consolidated Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissione  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 1 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 31, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area - June 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.3 percent in the Houston-The Woodlands, TX, Consolidated Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissio  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: On August 1, Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a homicide suspect attempting to flee to Mexico. The Mexican national was encountered at the Brownsville, Texas bus station as a part of a local, state, and federal interagency coordination with Fort Brown and Brownsville Stations. The suspect is identified by agents as a migrant who oversta  more

HIDALGO, Texas, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $331,660 in undeclared currency from a traveler destined for Mexico. "CBP officers conduct outbound enforcement operations to protect against unreported exportations of bulk U.S. currency, which often can be proceeds from alleged illicit activity, or cu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on Aug. 1, 2023: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order simultaneously filing and settling charges against UK-based trader Adam Cobb-Webb for engaging in multiple instances of spoofing in West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light sweet crude oil futures contracts traded on New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX) from approximately December 16, 2021 through at least J  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Fort Worth District issued the following news release: U.S. Army Colonel Calvin A. Kroeger assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, during an Assumption of Command ceremony, Aug. 3, 2023, at the Fort Worth Club. Kroeger took command from Maj. Joshua Haynes, who led the district since June 2023. Haynes will return to his assignment as the deputy commander of the Fort Worth District. Kroeger is a grad  more

LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Houston Division issued the following news release: A 40-year-old Texan has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute approximately 19 kilograms of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Ernesto Diaz-Velazquez pleaded guilty Dec. 6, 2022. U.S. District Judge M  more

LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Houston Division issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: A 48-year-old Mexican national has been sent to prison following his conviction for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute meth for Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. H  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Tech Sgt. Elton L. Gomillion, 22, of Lola, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for March 30, 2023. In the summer of 1943, Gomillion was assigned to the 409th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B  more

EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * San Lorenzo Adult Provider and Pediatrics failed to pay overtime when required * * * An El Paso home healthcare and hospice service provider expected employees to work long days to care for people in need but failed to pay 133 of its employees the overtime wages they earned, the U.S. Department of Labor has found. The investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On June 6, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas convicted and sentenced Ronald P. Franklin for knowingly and willfully falsifying an aircraft's annual inspection records. Franklin had pleaded guilty to making a false statement and admitted to fraudulently claiming to be an Inspection Authorization holder. Franklin  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On June 12, 2023, former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Border Investigator Patrick Gorena was convicted and sentenced for extortion in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Gorena was sentenced to 10 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, a $5,000 fine, and a $100 special assessm  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Daniel P. Elkins, Mission and Installation Contracting Command Public Affairs Office Government Purchase Card program division chiefs, branch chiefs and supervisors from throughout the command completed an onsite leaders summit July 11-13 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as a culmination of an enterprise approach to increasing standardization of policies,   more

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Daniel P. Elkins, Mission and Installation Contracting Command Public Affairs Government Purchase Card program division chiefs, branch chiefs and supervisors from throughout the command completed an onsite leaders summit July 11-13 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as a culmination of an enterprise approach to increasing standardization of polici  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT) in Socorro, New Mexico, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to guide opportunities for partnership between the two organizations. The MOU covers areas such as mentoring, recruiting and environmental justice. "New Mexico Tech graduates complete their studies with skills and expertise th  more

FORT BLISS, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Bliss (1st Armored Division) issued the following news release: The moment the garrison colors passed from Col. James Brady's hands to the hands of Col. Brendan Gallagher, one era came to a close and a new one began. A tradition as old as the Army itself, Fort Bliss conducted a change of command ceremony on July 18 to honor the service of the outgoing garrison commander and officially transfer authority to the incoming garrison commander. Pres  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: * * * Grants Will Assist Homeowners in Communities Prone to Natural Disasters * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is pleased to announce it has allocated $1.75 million in grant funds to assist homeowners in replacing roofs with storm-resistant or "fortified' roofs. The new storm-resistant roofs are design  more

COPPERAS COVE, Texas, Aug. 3 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and First National Bank Texas Provide Closing Cost Assistance * * * Retired U.S. Army infantry veteran Jesse Grantham and his wife were able to realize their dreams of owning a home, thanks in part to a $4,000 Housing Assistance for Veterans (HAVEN) grant from the Federal Home Loa  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following member bulletin (No. 2023-17) on July 31, 2023: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) is pleased to announce the availability of $1.75 million in grant funds through members to assist income-qualified homeowners in funding storm-resistant roofs that are designed to prevent damage from hurricanes, high winds, hailstorms, severe thunderstorms and tornados  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: Adam Runsdorf and his companies, Florida-based drug wholesaler Woodfield Distribution, LLC and associated operations in Texas, surrendered their seven Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrations and agreed to pay $2.475 million in civil fines to resolve violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). These CSA requirements are designed to prevent the  more

GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Goodfellow Air Force Base (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Evelyn D'Errico, 17 Training Wing Public Affairs The 17th Training Wing held an assumption of responsibility ceremony as Chief Master Sgt. Khamillia Washington, was inducted as the new 17th Training Wing command chief master sergeant at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, July 24. As command chief, Washington's primary responsibility will be to advise  more

GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Goodfellow Air Force Base (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Zach Heimbuch, 17th Training Wing Public Affairs The 17th Training Wing commander, hosted a Senior Leader Summit to demonstrate how the 17th TRW is accelerating change to empower incoming leadership for success in strategic innovation at the Powell Event Center, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, July 25-27. During SLS, attendees participated in disc  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) 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 for AETC July 28. He is the senior enlisted advisor to the AETC commander and senior staff on all matters affecting the readiness, training, development, utilizati  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 3 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: The Justice Department announced it has secured a final resolution in its civil rights matter involving the Fort Bend County (FBC) courts. FBC has complied with all the terms of a June 2021 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and as a result, the department is closing the matter. The department initially opened the matter based on allegations that FBC courts discriminate  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: BestCare Laboratory Services LLC (BestCare), a now defunct Texas-based company that operated as a clinical laboratory, and its owner and founder, Karim A. Maghareh, have agreed to pay an additional $5.7 million to settle an outstanding False Claims Act judgment against them. The judgment was entered in 2018 after a court found that BestCare knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare, as directed by Maghare  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: Despite an extensive history of serious and repeat violations dating back more than a decade, a Houston steel erection company again failed to correct fall protection systems hazards, a federal workplace safety investigation has found. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration discovered employees of Sonny  more

LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Laredo Sector Border Patrol hosted a change of command ceremony honoring Chief Patrol Agent Joel Martinez at the Laredo ISD Performing Arts Complex. The event was held on Friday, July 28, at 2:00 p.m., officiated by U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens and attended by federal, state, and local dignitaries and stakeholders. This longstanding tradition and ceremon  more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Nicholas Larsen, 47th Flying Training Wing With the rapid advancement of technology, U.S. Air Force undergraduate pilot training has grown to match the pace. Airmen are learning at a faster rate and gaining better skills with the continual improvements to the training program. One of the many tools Airmen augment their learning with is virtual reali  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota, Mac Schneider, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, announced that a fugitive wanted in North Dakota, Deanna Marie Gerads, age 33, appeared in Federal court in Houston, Texas on August 3, 2023, on a warrant and Indictment from North Dakota charging Gerads with Conspiracy to Distribute and Import Controlled Substances into the United States. Gerads was   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-KELLY, Texas, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Matthew McGovern, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) Public Affairs Five Sixteenth Air Force Cyber Airmen spoke to middle and high-school students from local schools about the basics of cybersecurity during the CyberPatriot Summer Camp, July 17-28, at Tech Port Arena in San Antonio, Texas. CyberPatriot, an Air Force Association program, aims to   more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Eleven alleged methamphetamine traffickers in Levelland, Texas have been federally charged with drug and gun crimes, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. The majority of the defendants charged in the indictment unsealed today were apprehended on Friday. During the arrest operation, one defendant barricaded hims  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: A Beaumont man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Michael James White, 34, pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges before U.S. Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn on August 1, 2023. According to information presented in court, White was the owner and operator of Gold Pr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 2 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: BestCare Laboratory Services LLC, a now defunct Texas-based company that operated as a clinical laboratory, and its owner and founder, Karim A. Maghareh, have agreed to pay an additional $5.7 million to settle an outstanding False Claims Act judgment against them. The judgment was entered in 2018 after a court found BestCare knowingly submitted fals  more

DEL RIO, Texas, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A Del Rio man was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio last week to 57 months in prison with credit for time served for smuggling goods from the United States. According to court documents, Hugo Medina, 40, was selected for an inspection in the outbound lane of the Del Rio Port of Entry on Sept. 24, 2020. After he elected to not declare any weapons, ammunition or   more

LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 2 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 40-year-old Texan has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute approximately 19 kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Ernesto Diaz-Velazquez pleaded guilty Dec. 6, 2022. U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo has now ordered Diaz-Velazquez to serve 84 months in federal prison. At the hearing, the court h  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Four Guatemalan nationals pleaded guilty to their involvement in a deadly Guatemala-based human smuggling conspiracy. Juan Gutierrez Castro, aka Andres, 46, pleaded guilty today, joining co-conspirators Felipe Diego Alonzo, aka Siete, 39; Nesly Norberto Martinez Gomez, aka Canche, 38; and Lopez Mateo Mateo, aka Bud Light, 43, who all pleaded guilt  more

LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 3 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: A 48-year-old Mexican national has been sent to prison following his conviction for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute meth for Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Homero Guerra-Moreno pleaded guilty Dec. 6, 2022. Today, U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo ordered Guerra-Mor  more

MCALLEN, Texas, Aug. 4 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: Two coordinators have been sentenced for organizing and participating in the smuggling of several hundred people, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Derly Crescencio Medina, 27, McAllen, and Jessica Dinora Pena-Rodriguez, 48, Tamaulipas, Mexico, pleaded guilty May 23 and May 30, respectively. Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane ordered Medina to serve   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 2 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: A 55-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Charles Lee Smith pleaded guilty Dec. 1, 2021. Today, U.S. District Judge Gray Miller ordered Smith to serve 120 months in federal prison to be immediately followed b  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 2 -- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: A 38-year-old Harlingen resident is now in custody on allegations he created false profiles to steal government money, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Authorities arrested Lee Marvin Nichols today. He is expected to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ignacio Torteya III at 1:15 p.m. Aug. 4. According to the t  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: A Texas man who suggested a "mass shooting of poll workers" and threatened two Maricopa County officials and their children was sentenced yesterday to three and a half years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Frederick Francis Goltz, 52, pleaded guilty in April to interstate threatening com  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: A Von Ormy man was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio on Tuesday to 220 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to kidnap and one count of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens resulting in serious bodily injury. According to court documents, Andrew Carrillo, 30, was an accomplice to Rosalio Cano Jr. in the smuggling and kidnapping   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Aneta Veedmont, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Public Affairs A decades-long partnership between the Department of the Air Force and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has brought one tiny Florida fish back from the brink of extinction. The Okaloosa darter, a two-inch perch-like fish found only in the streams at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, was removed from the federal list   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 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. Dustin Ray Williams, 32, of Brady, Texas, is ch  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: A Texas man has been indicted 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. Mario Mares, 49, of Ballinger, Texas, is charge  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Three more people have been federally charged in relation to a smuggling event that turned fatal in March. Authorities took Brian Martinez, 24, East Bernard, and Miguel Gonzalez, 33, Richmond, into custody July 25 and 26, respectively, on human smuggling charges. Christian Hernandez, 25, East Bernard, is in custody and expected to make his initial appe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the Harlingen Economic Development Corporation (HEDC), Harlingen, Texas, to develop a new industrial park to support business growth and job creation in the region near the U.S.-Mexico border. This gran  more