JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, April 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: * * * List Posts 14 March * * * Air Force officials selected 1,734 Air Force master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant out of 15,151 eligible for a selection rate of 11.44 percent in the 24E8 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities. Senior Raters will be granted access to the select lists via the Virtual Enlisted Promotion Release (EP  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: * * * Census Bureau Initiatives to Address Persistent Undercount of Children * * * The U.S. Census Bureau today released new experimental estimates showing children ages 0 to 4 were undercounted in the 2020 Census in every state. Additionally, there were undercounts of children ages 0 to 4 in more than 4 out of 5 counties included in this release. The experimental estimates are availa  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following opening statement on April 11, 2024, by Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson at the Agriculture Advisory Committee meeting: * * * I am very pleased to join everyone for this Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) meeting. I thank Chair Behnam and Swati Shah, Designated Federal Officer for the AAC, as well as Scott Herndon, President, Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, for their efforts to or  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following statement on April 11, 2024, by Ian McGinley, director of the division of enforcement, at the New York City Bar Association Futures and Derivatives Committee conference: * * * It is an honor to deliver today's keynote address, particularly to so many sophisticated members of the derivatives bar. I always appreciate this audience--I can drop "contango" and "backwardation" into speeches without any explanation   more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 12 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division issued the following news release: A San Antonio man pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Antonio to three fatal and one non-fatal overdoses. According to court documents, Mark Elliot Stool, 67, supplied substances containing combinations of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and methamphetamine and heroin, to four individuals between August 2021 and March 2022. He was arrested following a t  more

TAMPA, Florida, April 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Anthony Carroll (50, Tampa) guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Carroll faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. His s  more

GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, April 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Goodfellow Air Force Base (17th Training Wing) issued the following news on April 9, 2024: By Senior Airman Zach Heimbuch, 17th Training Wing Public Affairs The 2023-2024 class of the 17th Training Wing honorary commanders got a first-hand look at the 17th Medical Group's mission at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, April 5, 2024. Accredited by The Joint Commission as an Ambulatory Health Care center and Primary Care Medical Home, the 17th  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department announced today that it secured a settlement agreement with staffing company Infinity Employment Solutions Inc. (Infinity), formerly doing business as Express Employment Professionals of Mesquite, Texas. The settlement agreement resolves the department's determination that Infinity violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when it discriminated against a worker based on his   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today charging David Campbell, also known as Viejo Dan and Don David, 57, of Honduras, one of the principal narcotics and weapons suppliers to MS-13 in Honduras, with racketeering, narcotics, and firearms offenses. Campbell was presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan federal court after being extradited yesterday from Honduras.   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 12 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies North Carolina, Inc. will expand its biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Wake County, adding 680 jobs and investing $1.2 billion in the Town of Holly Springs, Governor Cooper announced today. In 2021, the company announced that it would construct one of North America's largest end-to-end biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: A newly-unsealed criminal indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Charlotte charges Olumide Olorunfunmi, 41, of Arlington, Texas, and Samson Amos, 52, of Burlington, New Jersey, with money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business and concealment money laundering, announced Dena J. K  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 12 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a 13-state coalition in a lawsuit to stop the Biden Administration's hidden subsidy for electric vehicles and to defend ethanol. In his most recent assault on gas vehicles, President Biden is creating a rule that overstates the efficiency of electric cars by more than six times. This illegal bolstering of electric vehicles negatively affects car owners,  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: CRANE, Ind. - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) was recognized with two awards by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for technology transfer (T2) contributions. These awards were distributed during a FLC national meeting in Dallas, Texas on April 10. Jenna Dix, the Director of Engagement for NSWC Crane, was awarded the Harold Metcalf Award for FLC Service, which cele  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 12 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 21 of her fellow Republican governors urged the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden Administration to pause implementation of the PM2.5 rule under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. "I joined my colleagues in this letter because this shortsighted ridiculous rule will crush South Dakota farmers, manufacturers and their empl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio man pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Antonio to three fatal and one non-fatal overdoses. According to court documents, Mark Elliot Stool, 67, supplied substances containing combinations of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and methamphetamine and heroin, to four individuals between August 2021 and March 2022.  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for April 11, 2024: * * * SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN 10:30 a.m. Secretary Blinken meets with New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters at the Department of State. (CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP) Preset time for video cameras is 9:45 a.m. at the 23rd Street entrance. Final access time for still photographers and writers is 10:10 a.m. at the 23rd Street entrance. The camera spray will be streamed live on the the D  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 11 -- The Texas A&M Forest Service issued the following news: Twenty-two Texas cities, neighborhoods, non-profit organizations and schools received grant funding through the Texas A&M Forest Service Community Forestry Grants Program, totaling $15.4 million. The grants will directly fund recipients' tree planting, maintenance and community forestry planning and education efforts as part of their larger, unique urban forestry solution campaigns. The program also places a key  more

BRYAN, Texas, April 12 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The Texas A&M University System, one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, is a winner of the 2023 Elastic Excellence in Security Business Transformation Award. The award was presented during the 2024 ElasticON New York last month.. "I am pleased to receive the Elastic Excellence in Security Business Transformation award and am proud  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2024 Governor's Small Business Summit will be held in Corpus Christi on Thursday, April 18. Held throughout the year and in regions across the state, the Governor's Small Business Summits aim to help Texas small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs succeed by connecting them with the resources and information needed to start, strengthen,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, Idaho Governor Brad Little, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, to President Joe Biden urging him to reverse his Administration's policies that would strip millions of Americans from access to cruc  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A deportation officer has been taken into custody on allegations he transported nearly $700,000 in what he believed to be drug proceeds, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Christopher Washington Toral, 48, Spring, is expected to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Edison at 2 p.m. A federal grand jury returned the indictment Ap  more

EL PASO, Texas, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in El Paso returned an indictment charging an El Paso man with 10 counts related to the alleged operation of a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme. According to court documents, Timothy France Johnson, 61, through his businesses, BOLO Entertainment LLC, BOLO Sports LLC and Shoot N'2 Sports LLC, allegedly defrauded more than thirty investors by frau  more

TYLER, Texas, April 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: A Jacksonville, Florida woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Sharena Seay, 39, pleaded guilty to money laundering before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love on April 11, 2024. According to information presented in court, Seay laundered the proceeds of her drug trafficking operations th  more

DEL RIO, Texas, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A Mexican national was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio to 324 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. On March 2, 2021, Caleb Eduardo Gomez-Sanchez, 35, attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico via the Eagle Pass port of entry. Initially, Gomez-Sanchez followed directions and exited the vehicle for a secondary inspection, but  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A San Antonio man pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Antonio to three fatal and one non-fatal overdoses. According to court documents, Mark Elliot Stool, 67, supplied substances containing combinations of methamphetamine and fentanyl, and methamphetamine and heroin, to four individuals between August 2021 and March 2022. He was arrested following a traffic   more

DEL RIO, Texas, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A San Antonio man was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio to 216 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine into the U.S. from Mexico. According to court documents, Miguel Bazan, 39, was encountered by U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Eagle Pass Border Patrol Station on Oct. 14, 2019. Agents referred the vehicle to secondary inspection and discovered 64.671  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas issued the following news release: A man pleaded guilty to taking part in a $1 million fraudulent customer refund scheme involving more than a dozen defendants. According to court documents, Mercele Brooks, 28, of Harker Heights, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of accessory after the fact to laundering monetary instruments. Kanesha Mercer, Darius Polite, Rudy Hunt, and Veronica Kilman were employees at  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, to support workforce development in the region. This grant will support construction of a business incubation center, providing training  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that the Denton Independent School District in Texas has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure that its restraint policies and practices do not deny students with disabilities a free appropriate public education (FAPE). OCR's review identified a number of concerns with the district's compliance with Section 504   more