JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Daniel P. Elkins, Mission and Installation Contracting Command Public Affairs Office Members of the 419th Contracting Support Brigade welcomed their new commander during an Aug. 15 ceremony at the Hall of Heroes on Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Col. Doug Ralph took command of the brigade from Col. Jim Craig during a ceremony officiated by Brig. Gen. Doug Lowrey, commandin  more

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Marquez Siler, 901st Contracting Battalion Members of the 901st Contracting Battalion and Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Cavazos welcomed their new sergeant major during a change of responsibility ceremony Aug. 10 at Fort Cavazos, Texas. Sgt. Maj. Kerry DuBose assumed responsibility as the battalion's senior enlisted leader, responsible for all  more

DYESS AFB, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Alondra Cristobal Hernandez, 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs More than 21 cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy and Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps detachments across the U.S. visited Dyess to tour 14 units during June and July. Cadets toured different on-base facilities and learned some of the diverse skills that officers and enlisted members obtain fro  more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force's 82nd Training Wing issued the following news: By Julie Svoboda, 82nd Training Wing Changes in Aircrew Flight Equipment course curriculum and instruction methods initiated by career field managers and instructors are providing Airmen in Training with more interactive, engaging, and relevant training before they begin their careers. AFE specialists are required to have a wide breadth of knowledge and skill to maintain every piece of equipment  more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Julie Svoboda, 82nd Training Wing Changes in Aircrew Flight Equipment course curriculum and instruction methods initiated by career field managers and instructors are providing Airmen in Training (AiT) with more interactive, engaging, and relevant training before they begin their careers. AFE specialists are required to have a wide breadth of knowledge and skill to maintain ever  more

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory issued the following news release: A team of scientists from Ames National Laboratory and Texas A&M University developed a new way to predict metal ductility. This quantum-mechanics-based approach fills a need for an inexpensive, efficient, high-throughput way to predict ductility. The team demonstrated its effectiveness on refractory multi-principal-element alloys. These are materials of interest for use in   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Fort Worth District issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Officials today with the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with the Brazos River Authority, announce the initiated of a Reallocation Study at Whitney Lake, Texas. The investigation will explore the existing and future conditions at Whitney Lake and develop alternatives that, if implemented, could bridge the gap in meeting present   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command issued the following news: By Daniel P. Elkins, Mission and Installation Contracting Command Public Affairs Office Members of the 419th Contracting Support Brigade welcomed their new commander during an Aug. 15 ceremony at the Hall of Heroes on Fort Liberty, North Carolina. Col. Doug Ralph took command of the brigade from Col. Jim Craig during a ceremony officiated by Brig. Ge  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 16 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 15, 2023, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Oklahoma - Fourth Quarter 2022": * * * From September 2022 to December 2022, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Oklahoma were 87,704, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 79,138, the U  more

LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 15 -- 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, Laredo Port of Entry officers assigned to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized methamphetamine over the weekend that totaled over $860,000 in street value. "CBP prioritizes its border security mission," said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. "This interdiction successfully halted the t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on Aug. 15, 2023: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Peter L. Bryant of Texas and his company, Bryant Capital Trade Management Corporation (Bryant Capital), a registered Texas entity, for committing fraud while acting as an unregistered commodity trading advisor (CTA) and for failing to register as a CTA. T  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: By Daniel P. Elkins, Mission and Installation Contracting Command Public Affairs Office The procurement of supplies and services by a contracting Soldier assigned to the 419th Contracting Support Brigade at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, took on a unique experience recently with the acquisition of two Percheron horses from Rimbey, located in central Alberta, Canada. Staff Sgt  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew M. Graves, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: Pascale Cecile Veronique Ferrier, 56, a dual citizen of Canada and France, was sentenced today to 262 months in prison for sending threatening letters containing homemade ricin (a toxin), in September 2020, to the White House and then-President Donald J. Trump, as well as to eight Texas State law enforcement officials. The sentence was announced by U.S.   more

GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division issued the following news release: A 44-year-old legal permanent resident from the Dominican Republic has been sentenced in a cocaine and heroin conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. A federal jury convicted Emilio Ramon Torres following an 11-day trial in August 20  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division issued the following news release: People's Pharmacy Inc. has agreed to pay $200,000 in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). People's Pharmacy Inc., doing business as Peoples Rx, operates five retail pharmacies and one compounding laboratory in the Austin area. During a routine inspection of a Peoples Rx location in June 20  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Three Texas men have pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Nekia Euron Byrd, 48, of Houston; Rodney Ignacio Castro, 41, of Houston; and   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 15 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 194 Texas counties and neighboring counties in New Mexico and Oklahoma of the Sept.13, 2023, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses becaus  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following audit guidance: DCAA has over 500 first line supervisors who manage an audit team. They are responsible for planning and conducting audits as well as developing their employees. Last week, almost 300 supervisors attended the biennial Supervisors Conference in Denton, Texas. During the three-day conference, presentations from speakers focused on developing self, teams, and tech  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news on Aug. 17, 2023: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante today announced the Department of the Air Force will undertake two significant new actions to expedite the cleanup of DoD's per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) releases at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Iosco County, Michigan. These efforts will prevent further migration  more

DYESS AFB, Texas, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Mercedes Bizzotto, 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 7th Maintenance Group recently fielded their first-ever wireless communication system during a B-1B Lancer launch, becoming the first B-1B unit to receive and utilize such headsets. Prior to the introduction of the wireless headsets, B-1B aircrew pre-flight communication required one Airman to remain tethered to th  more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Julian Hernandez, 433rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs More than two dozen employers of Reserve Citizen Airmen got a glimpse of what happens during weekend training at a United States Air Force base. The 433rd Airlift Wing and the 960th Cyberspace Wing, in partnership with the Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program, hosted 27 employers  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Under President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA program to offer grant assistance at no cost to small and financially distressed communities * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of approximately $50 million in grants through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program. Approximately $4,526,000 of that funding will be av  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following member bulletin (No. 2023-19) on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) has added $500,000 to its Disaster Rebuilding Assistance (DRA) program for 2023 in response to members' requests. The additional funds can be used to help repair storm-damaged homes in parishes or counties within the Bank's five-state District that have been de  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 19 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Trustmark National Bank Award HELP Subsidy * * * Iliana Flores is a newly minted homeowner, thanks in part to $15,000 in Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership (HELP) funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) through Trustmark National Bank. FHLB Dallas set asid  more

PANAMA CITY, Florida, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, Jason R. Coody, issued the following news release: Real Estate Broker Chad Wade, 41, of Panama City, Florida, along with his companies Ideal Property Holdings, LLC; Grand Panama Resort Properties, LLC; Beach Life Properties PCB, LLC; First Texas Mortgage, LLC; PCB Limousine, LLC; South Houston Vending Company, LLC; and Emerald Oak Stables, LLC, have agreed to settle allegations that they violated the False   more

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Sgt. 1st Class Charlotte Reavis, U.S. Army North Public Affairs "Homeland defense is our number one priority." Artificial Intelligence, high-altitude balloons used for surveillance, and even social media applications like TikTok are examples of the emerging uses of technology that can disrupt this priority for the Army and Department of Defense. What are milita  more

LACKLAND AFB, Texas, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Matthew McGovern, Sixteenth Air Force Public Affairs Sixteenth Air Force Airmen met with industry, academia, and government officials Aug. 1-2 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for the Project Phoenix Summit 2023 -- a first-of-its-kind meeting to drive information warfare modernization. The group of 17 Airmen, with information warfare backgrounds, and 10  more

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Kara Carrier, 502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs The Medical Education and Training Center's ophthalmic technician program provides didactic and practical training to Army and Air Force students in tasks relating to ocular screening, diagnosis, and treatment to include optical devices and surgical interventions. Ophthalmic technicians are allied health professi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled yesterday that portions of Texas Senate Bill 1, adopted in September 2021, violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court found that parts of S.B. 1 require officials to reject mail-in ballot applications and mail-in ballots based on errors or omissions that are not material in determining whether voters are qualified under Te  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Pascale Cecile Veronique Ferrier, 55, a dual citizen of Canada and France, was sentenced today to 262 months in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for sending threatening letters, containing homemade ricin (a toxin), in September 2020, to then-President Donald J. Trump at the White House, and to eight Texas State law enforcement officials. Ferrier pleaded guilty on Jan. 25 to prohibition  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: Jorge Isaac Gonzalez-Medina, age 31, of Houston, Texas. pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to violating the Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court records, Gonzalez-Medina admitted to possessing with the intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl, in violation of Ti  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers who use a new MILITARY STAR(R) card account from Aug. 17 through Aug. 31 can save 15% on first-day purchases. Shoppers earn the savings in place of the normal 10% off on all first day's purchases when they open a new MILITARY STAR account. The extra discount is also valid for card-members who have opened a new account and have not made any purchases.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56668) involving Braskem America Inc., Freeport, Texas: * * * Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services Licensee: Braskem America Inc. Region: 4 City: Freeport State: TX License #: L06443 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Art Tucker HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 08/08/2023 Notification Time: 19:04 [ET] Event Date: 08/08/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Update D  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56668) involving Braskem America Inc., Freeport, Texas: * * * Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services Licensee: BRASKEM AMERICA INC Region: 4 City: Freeport State: TX License #: L06443 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Art Tucker HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 08/08/2023 Notification Time: 19:04 [ET] Event Date: 08/08/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] Last Update Da  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56677) involving Defense Health Agency, San Antonio, Texas: * * * Rep Org: Defense Health Agency Licensee: Defense Health Agency Region: 1 City: San Antonio State: TX License #: 4535423-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Ricardo Reyes HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 08/11/2023 Notification Time: 20:33 [ET] Event Date: 08/10/2023 Event Time: 14:28 [CDT] Last Upd  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56672) involving MNX Global Logistics Corp., Grapevine, Texas: * * * Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services Licensee: MNX Global Logistics Corp. Region: 4 City: Grapevine State: TX License #: 07144 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Randall Alex Red HQ OPS Officer: John Russell Notification Date: 08/09/2023 Notification Time: 17:42 [ET] Event Date: 07/28/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CD  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56672) involving MNX Global Logistics Corp., Grapevine, Texas: * * * Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services Licensee: MNX Global Logistics Corp. Region: 4 City: Grapevine State: TX License #: 07144 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Randall Alex Red HQ OPS Officer: John Russell Notification Date: 08/09/2023 Notification Time: 17:42 [ET] Event Date: 07/28/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CD  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: A loss of propulsion due to a false alarm led to cargo vessels colliding near Port Arthur, Texas last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. While transiting the Sabine Pass on Aug. 21, 2022, the cargo ship Damgracht lost propulsion when the vessel's main engine shut down due to "high oil mist density" sensed by its oil mist detector (OMD). Due to the abrupt loss of propuls  more

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 15 -- 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 Pennsylvania State University sophomore William Hervey, an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education intern assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio's Biomedical Systems Engineering and Evaluation Department, briefed his research titled "Development of a Trauma Manikin for Test  more

ROMA, Texas, Aug. 16 -- 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 officers at Roma International Bridge seized a significant amount of cocaine aboard a commercial bus in a single enforcement action over the weekend. "Our top priority is to secure our borders and continue enforcing the law by interdicting narcotics," said Port Director Andres Guerra, Roma Port of Ent  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 18 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 18 Louisiana parishes and neighboring counties in Texas are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary parishes   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 18 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 25 Texas counties and neighboring parishes in Louisiana are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties   more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force's 82nd Training Wing issued the following news: By 2d Lt Lauren Niemi, 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs Chief Master Sergeant Jason Howard, from the 147th Operations Group in Houston, Texas, received his eighth stripe while in MQ-9 maintenance training on Friday, August 4th, 2023 at Sheppard Air Force Base. Howard is an Active Guard Reservist of the Texas Air National Guard, and is from Houston, Texas. While he recently achieved 20 years act  more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By 2d Lt Lauren Niemi, 82 TRW Public Affairs Chief Master Sergeant Jason Howard, from the 147th Operations Group in Houston, Texas, received his eighth stripe while in MQ-9 maintenance training on Friday, August 4th, 2023 at Sheppard Air Force Base. Howard is an Active Guard Reservist of the Texas Air National Guard, and is from Houston, Texas. While he recently achieved 20 years a  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 44-year-old legal permanent resident from the Dominican Republic has been sentenced in a cocaine and heroin conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. A federal jury convicted Emilio Ramon Torres following an 11-day trial in August 2022. He was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine and o  more

WACO, Texas, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney, Jaime Esparza, for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: A Killeen woman was sentenced in federal court in Waco today to 30 years in prison for her connection to the murder of U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen. According to court documents, Cecily Aguilar, 25, assisted Army Specialist Aaron Robinson in corruptly altering, destroying, mutilating and concealing evidence--that is, the body of Vanessa Guillen  more

SHERMAN, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: An Allen man, convicted of multiple federal violations related to a fraud scheme that included the murder of a Carrollton man, has been sentenced to life in federal prison, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Keith Todd Ashley, 51, was found guilty by a jury of wire fraud, mail fraud, carrying a firearm in relation t  more

SHERMAN, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: A Colombian national has been sentenced to over 21 years in federal prison for trafficking drugs through the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Luis Fernando Toro Londono, also known as Don Alonso, La Vaca, and Don Hector, 56, of Medellin, Colombia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute c  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: A Dallas man who scammed the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Service Program out of more than $2.3 million was sentenced yesterday to a year and a half in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Michael Anthony Munson, the 47-year-old founder of the Heloise Munson Foundation, was ind  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 40-year-old man illegally residing in Edinburg has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of trafficking meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Pedro Castillo-Lopez pleaded guilty March 9 to possession with intent to distribute approximately 31.83 pounds of meth. U.S. District Judge Rolando Olvera has now ordered Castillo-Lop  more

SHERMAN, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: A Mexican national has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for trafficking drugs through the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Eduardo Fernando Martinez-Gonzalez, 33, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison today by U.S. District J  more

PLANO, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2023: A Saginaw, Texas man has been indicted for federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Kevin Chase McCauley, 35, was named in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on August 9, 2023, charging him with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possession with inte  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: Three Texas men have pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Nekia Euron Byrd, 48, of Houston; Rodney Ignacio Castro, 41, of Houston; and Terance Babe Green, 43, of Beaumont each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a contro  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: A 50-year-old commercial truck driver has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of alien smuggling and possession with intent to distribute meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Fabian Alvarado pleaded guilty Feb. 27. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos has now ordered him to serve a 120-month senten  more

MCALLEN, Texas, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: Two Mexican men have been ordered to prison for their roles in an alien smuggling conspiracy which resulted in death, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Francisco Javier Quintanilla-Alcocer, 39, and Brandon Cibriano-Gonzalez, 22, pleaded guilty March 3 and Feb. 3, respectively. U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez has now imposed a sentence of 74 mont  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By T. T. Parish and Cameron Parks Military medical developers with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity completed the four-day Military Health System Research Symposium today, finishing their participation in the Department of Defense's premier military-unique research and development educational symposium, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 17, 2023. During the symposium, USAMMDA team members displayed the   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: People's Pharmacy Inc. has agreed to pay $200,000 in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). People's Pharmacy Inc., doing business as Peoples Rx, operates five retail pharmacies and one compounding laboratory in the Austin area. During a routine inspection of a Peoples Rx location in June 2022, DEA div  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- 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 is proposing to list the Texas kangaroo rat, a small nocturnal rodent in north-central Texas, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Service is also proposing designating 597,069 acres in five Texas counties as critical habitat that are essential to the conservation of the species. "The Texas kangaroo rat  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small visited the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas, where she toured organizations critical to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) commitment to transforming our food system through a strengthened local and regional food system and highlighted the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act and investments made by Biden-Harris Administratio  more