SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 25 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Robert Whetstone The Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council hosted its annual Decontamination Rodeo at their complex May 16, 2024. The rodeo is designed to help hospitals be prepared for disaster situations dealing with mass casualty events. Four local hospital patient decontamination teams comprised of six individuals, competed for the title of 'Decon Rodeo Champion.' In addition to the team from Brooke Arm  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: The Federal Election Commission cited one campaign committee today for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-Primary Runoff Report required by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), for primary runoff elections being held on May 28, 2024 in Texas. As of May 24, 2024, the required disclosure report had not been received from: - Alan Garza for Congress (TX-29) The pre-run  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the state of Texas and ordered Federal assistance to State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding beginning on April 26, 2024, and continuing. President Biden issued a major disaster decla  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a $5 million notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to fund research at one or more Research Centers of Excellence at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The funded Centers will conduct research projects on topics of strategic interest to HUD and produce research that provides evidence-based solutions to hous  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: Mice administered raw milk samples from dairy cows infected with H5N1 influenza experienced high virus levels in their respiratory organs and lower virus levels in other vital organs, according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The results suggest that consumption of raw milk by animals poses a risk   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 25 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Texas following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that began April 26, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Shannon Collins With a standing start, the Soldier hyper focuses on the 28 914-mm high fixed barriers and seven water jumps he needs to clear in the 3000-mm steeplechase to secure his Olympic dream. Sgt. Anthony Rotich, a chemical equipment repairman assigned to the World Class Athlete Program at Fort Carson, Colorado, is the man to beat going into the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Track and Field in Eugene, Oregon,  more