DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) is pleased to announce the results of the 2024 election for four positions on the Bank's Board of Directors (Board), which consisted of one member director seat in Louisiana, two-member director seats in Texas and an independent director seat. Each seat has a four-year term commencing January 1, 2025,  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is using a board game and data-driven outcomes to prepare installation and mission support Airmen to successfully conduct agile combat employment operations in contested environments. Kingfish ACE, the Department of the Air Force table-top strategy game, is the centerpiece of learning for AFIMSC a  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Debbie Aragon, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Air Force Services Center recently launched an online platform to boost support for installation command teams, educators, community stakeholders and families. The new platform delivers the recently updated 8-week hybrid School Liaison Program Managers Core Course that lays the foundation for building, strengthening and sus  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: More than 2,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen attended a series of wing-wide stand-up meetings led by Col. Douglas C. Jeffrey IV, 433rd Airlift Wing commander at the Bob Hope theatre here Nov. 2-3, 2024. The wing stand-ups focused on risk management and operational discipline as the Air Force and total force reoptimizes for Great Power Competition. "Why are  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By MaryTherese Griffin FALLS CHURCH, Va.- The stigma surrounding mental health can often keep people from seeking treatment. For some Soldiers, seeking treatment for Behavioral Health at a Soldier Recovery Unit feels awkward, but it shouldn't be, according to Captain Kyra Maggio, who did just that. "It's hard when you have a BH problem to feel like you deserve to be at the SRU. You see Soldiers with Traumatic Brai  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) spoke on the House floor to urge his colleagues to pass his legislation the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act (H.R. 5342) to ensure public servants subject to the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) receive their fair share of Social Security benefits in retirement. For decades, millions of teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other public s  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The time it takes to bring on a new civilian employee within the Defense Department's cyber workforce has dropped below 80 days, which bodes well for the department's effort to better develop its cyber workforce. "We have 79 days average time-to-hire in our civilian workforce," said Mark Gorak, principal director for resources and analysis within the DOD's office of the chief infor  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.3 percent in October; up 2.5 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.3 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The monthly i  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area - October 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.2 percent in September and October, up 2.1 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increase  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Friday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee's Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee led 24 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The focus of the brief is a final rule fro  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In support of Celebrate America's Military, or CAM, the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, with support of its sponsors, hosted the annual Women in the Military Luncheon at SeaWorld on Nov. 7. Attendees had the opportunity to hear from Navy Capt. Neva Fuentes, Nurse Corps, dean of Academic Affairs, Medical Education and Training Campus; Marine   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La.), and Congressman Troy Nehls (R-Texas) are pressing the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine whether the U.S. Treasury Department is following legal requirements to oppose international economic assistance projects that t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) voted to support Congressman Jodey Arrington's (R-TX-19) H.R. 5342, the Equal Treatment of Public Services Act, to provide a legislative fix to ensure teachers, firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other public servants receive what they contribute to Social Security. "The Windfall Elimination Provision unfairly impacts the retirement of teachers, firefighters,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined a bicameral amicus brief to overturn the Biden-Harris Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) rule that requires state governments to measure greenhouse gas emissions on the highway system and set declining targets. "This rule is just another example of the Biden-Harris administration's executive overreach that attacks our Montana way of life and does nothing but fuel   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, highlighted the historic achievements of the Senate Judiciary Committee over the last four years. Thanks to the leadership of President Biden, Leader Schumer, and Chair Durbin, the Senate has confirmed 213 judges, and counting, to lifetime appointments on the federal bench during the   more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 14 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Community Bank of Mississippi were joined by State Representative Otis Anthony, District 31, as they awarded $30,000 in grants to three Mississippi-based nonprofits - the Coalition of African American Communities ($3,000), the Corporation for Glob  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Staff Sgt. Alejandra Ortega Mejia's life took a dramatic turn before she was even a year old. At just nine months, her family fled Mexico after a series of catastrophic explosions rocked their hometown, forcing them to seek safety and new opportunities in Portland, Oregon. On April 22, 1992, a series of devastating gasoline explosions ripped th  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Congratulations to the 49th Wing 3rd Quarter Award Winners! Here's the list of the 2024 award winners, well done and well deserved! Honor Guardsman of the Quarter: Airman 1st Class Matthew Bertram, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron Volunteer of the Quarter: Master Sgt. Bryan Colvin, 49th Maintenance Group Key Spouse of the Quarter: Briana Compton, 314th Fighter Group Small Unit of t  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing participated in a Veterans Day ceremony with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4876 members at Altus, Oklahoma, Nov. 11, 2024. The ceremony began at the Jackson County War Memorial with an Honor Guard presentation by the Blue Knights, which included TAPS and a 21-gun salute. Distinguished guest Col. Amanda Knotts, 97th Mission Support Group co  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following commentary to the First Things on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul published an op-ed in "First Things" magazine criticizing the Biden-Harris administration for using taxpayer dollars to promote atheism programs abroad. Over the past few years, Chairman McCaul has conducted an investigation into the misallocation of fun  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittees on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Meeting the Challenges of Global Brain Health: Diagnosis and Treatment for the 21st Century" at 2 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2024, at 2172 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses * Gladys E. Maestre, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research, University of Texas * Benjam  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee's hearing on a review of the Army's progress to re  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough raising concerns over reports that numerous VA employees improperly accessed the medical records of then-vice-presidential candidates Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz. In the letter, the senators wrote, "Nine million veterans rely on the VA to protect their medical records. Rece  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of the Civil Rights Division Quarterly Meeting on Nov. 13, 2024, with state and local civil and human rights stakeholders on veterans rights: * * * The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division held its quarterly convening of state and local civil and human rights partners to commemorate Veterans Day and discuss efforts to protect the civil rights of servicemembers and veterans. "We owe our servicemembers, vet  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, pleaded guilty today to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another. Filion faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison on each count. A sentencing date has not yet been set. "This prosecution and today's guilty plea reaffirm the Justice Department's commitment to using all tools to hold accountable every indivi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 14 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: * * * New lighting, fencing and backstop netting will enhance safety, fun for athletes and park visitors * * * The Matagorda Historical Society soon will add improved lighting, backstop netting and fencing at Matagorda Heritage Park, thanks in part to a $15,715 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The LCRA Community Development Partnership Program grant will be combined with $4,177 in   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 14 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: * * * New air conditioning unit, walk-in refrigerator will enable the hall to continue hosting community events * * * The Knights of Columbus Council 2490 soon will upgrade its meeting hall with a new air conditioning unit and walk-in refrigerator, thanks to a $24,967 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $6,500 in matching  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 14 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: * * * Blessing Historical Foundation will repair, upgrade hurricane-damaged 118-year-old hotel and community gathering space * * * The Blessing Historical Foundation soon will replace the roof at the historic Hotel Blessing, an important community meeting place that was damaged in Hurricane Beryl, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partner  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The Goodfellow Air Force Base Honor Guard Flight 24-C celebrated their graduation at the Powell Event Center, Nov. 1. The Honor Guard team maintains the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, customs, courtesies and overall appearance. The Airmen who make up the team are assigned to the honor guard for a year, during which they acquire all the drill and ceremonial skills   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- NASA issued the following news release: Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center provides an update on Exploration Park on Feb. 15, 2022, at the ASCENDxTexas conference at South Shore Harbor Resort and Conference Center. Credit: NASA / Josh Valcarcel Nov. 12, 2024 Director Vanessa Wyche of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will join Texas A&M University leaders and guests Friday, Nov. 15, to break ground for the new Texas A&M University Space Institut  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Maj. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, Nineteenth Air Force commander, participated in a panel discussion on the future of U.S. and Italian Air Force training at the annual Military Flight Training Summit on Oct. 29 at the Westin Hotel San Antonio. Alongside Brig. Gen. Edi Turco, Air Education and Training Command Italian Air Force chief of staff, Kreuder emphas  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Brooke Army Medical Center scored high marks and positive feedback from patients on both inpatient and outpatient surveys. Several patients surveyed expressed their gratitude within survey comments. One patient said, "Excellent provider and care, I truly felt heard and seen." Another said, "I was treated respectfully and with care. All my questions  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Problem Solvers Caucus issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: Today, the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus announced its endorsement of the Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act, legislation that will expand the impact of the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program by allowing recruitment and retention bonuses. Currently, the COPS Hiring Program provides grant funding to local law enforc  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing and the 960th Cyberspace Wing lined up to receive their annual flu shot, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Nov. 2-3. The 433rd Medical Group organized clinics at a hangar near the 433rd AW flightline and at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center to facilitate the process. "Our 433rd MDG   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: This week, Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan Saving Lives on Campuses Act of 2024, a bill requiring public colleges and universities to provide opioid overdose rescue kits, including Narcan (naloxone), to help address the deadly rise in opioid-related deaths among young adults. "Here in Orange County and across the country, our com  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) helped pass the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, legislation that he supported as a co-sponsor and as a co-signer of a discharge petition to force a floor vote. This bill removes provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other critical public servants. This legislation is now headed to the Senate.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) recently introduced the bipartisan Saving Lives on Campuses Act of 2024, a bill requiring public colleges and universities to provide opioid overdose rescue kits, including Narcan (naloxone), to help address the deadly rise in opioid-related deaths among young adults. Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46) is the bill's lead co-sponsor. "Fentanyl is the number one killer of Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) cosponsored H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, a bipartisan effort to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). This legislation aims to restore the Social Security benefits public servants have rightfully earned, ensuring a fair retirement for teachers, police officers, firefighters, emergency responders, and other st  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement: "Today, I voted for H.R. 5342, which would have responsibly fixed the issues stemming from Social Security's Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Many of America's police, firefighters, teachers, and other public servants have unfairly seen their Social Security benefits reduced because of the poorly crafted WEP, despite many of these i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Last week, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), members of the House Committee on Ways and Means, introduced the Enhancing Hospice Oversight and Transparency Act to restore integrity in the hospice benefit. The bill will increase transparency of data and selection processes, reduce payment for non-compliance, and boost public awareness of data r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Subcommittee on Oversight, Accountability, and Investigations Chairman Dan Bishop (R-NC) will hold a hearing on November 19, 2024, at 2:00 PM ET, to hear from experts on how the Department of Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Friday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee's Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee led 24 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus brief in the U  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: According to the World Cancer Research Fund International, skin cancer is the 17th most common cancer worldwide. It's the 14th most common cancer in men and the 14th most common cancer in women. While everyone can get a skin cancer screening, but some people are at higher risk. Are you 25 years or older? Fit the below categories? Schedule a screening  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 14 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the City of Pearland on being designated as the seventh Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community by Travel Texas in the inaugural year of the program after completing the multi-step certification process. The Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community designation shows Visit Pearland's commitment to further develop tourism as an economic growth stra  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 54-year-old man has been sentenced following his conviction for conspiring to pay and receive health care kickbacks and payment of kickbacks to marketers, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. A federal jury deliberated for an hour following a three-day trial before finding Ifeanyi Ozoh guilty on all counts Feb. 14. U.S. District Chief Judge Randy Crane has   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Have you considered changing your family's TRICARE health plan for 2025? Now is your opportunity. TRICARE Open Season started Nov. 11 and runs through Tuesday, Dec. 10. TRICARE Open Season is the annual period when anyone enrolled in or eligible for TRICARE Prime, the US Family Health Plan, or TRICARE Select can change their TRICARE health plan. Chan  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 654) on November 8, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2024/25 U.S. wheat this month is for slightly larger supplies, domestic use, and ending stocks but unchanged exports. Supplies are raised on higher imports, increased 5 million bushels to 120 million, all on Hard Red Spring. Domestic use is raised, all on food use, based main  more