AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement on June 22, 2024: * * * Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a statement responding to the split decision of the Supreme Court of the United States ("SCOTUS") that grants the federal government even more authority over States and halts the agreement between Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado that would have secured vital water allotments for Texas farmers. In 2013, Texas sued New Mexico to enforce  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following order denying decision (Case No. 24-06-025) on June 21, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of Southern California Edison Company (U338E) for Authorization to Recover 2021 Incremental Costs Related to Wildfire Mitigation and Vegetation Management. ORDER MODIFYING DECISION 24-03-008 AND DENYING REHEARING, AS MODIFIED In this Order, we di  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Col. David L. Roberts, former Oklahoma Wing commander, will be the next commander of Civil Air Patrol's Southwest Region. Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, CAP's national commander/CEO, has appointed Roberts to succeed Col. Martha C. Morris, who has led the region since August 2021. Roberts, the Oklahoma Wing commander from 2017-2021 and region vice commander the last three years, will assume co  more

COLUMBUS AFB, Mississippi, June 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Columbus Air Force Base (14th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Adam Prince, 14th Flying Training Wing Colonel Justin Grieve, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, transferred command of the 14 FTW to Colonel James Blech, former 47th Operations Group commander, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on June 17, 2024, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Grieve, who led Columbus Air Force Base from July 2022 to June 2024,   more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: AUSTIN -- FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Hockley County June 24 to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, flooding and straight-line winds April 26-June 5. The center is located at: Levelland Civic Center1900 McKinley St.Levelland, TX 79336 All centers operate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day. To find the c  more

GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Goodfellow Air Force Base (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Zach Heimbuch, 17th Training Wing Public Affairs The 17th Training Group conducted a change of command ceremony at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, June 14. The 17th TRG welcomed incoming commander, Col. Jason Gerber, and thanked the outgoing commander, Col. Jason Kulchar, for his hard work and dedication to the 17th Training W  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57169) involving Rone Engineering Services Ltd., Dallas, Texas: * * * Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services Licensee: RONE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD Region: 4 City: DALLAS State: TX License #: L 02356 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Art Tucker HQ OPS Officer: Bill Nytko Notification Date: 06/11/2024 Notification Time: 17:05 [ET] Event Date: 06/10/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [CDT] L  more