WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery has announced its intent to repatriate human remains and associated funerary objects following consultations in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The collection, originating from the Durant's Bend site in Dallas County, Alabama, includes the remains of at least 13 individuals along with 3,406 funerary items. These objects, which range from pottery shards to lithic items and faunal   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: NAVY RQ Construction LLC, Carlsbad, California (N69450-25-D-0011); Centerra Integrated Services LLC, Herndon, Virginia (N69450-25-D-0012); Islands Mechanical Contractor Inc., Middleburg, Florida (N69450-25-D-0013); Hasen JV*, New Braunfels, Texas (N69450-25-D-0014); and King & George LLC, Fort Worth, Texas (N69450-25-D-0015), are awarded a combined $249,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-qua  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 17, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is awarded a $280,418,928 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost type modification to previously awarded contract N00024-23-C-5101 for combat systems engineering efforts of the planned modernization and new combat system capabilities selection for international partner Canadian Royal Navy   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final order denying a petition from Air Alliance Houston, which requested the agency object to the operating permit granted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to Shell Chemical LP for its Deer Park Chemical Plant in Harris County, Texas. The petition, submitted on June 11, 2024, raised concerns about the permit's compliance with the Clean Air Act (CAA). While the EPA denied the request to  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 18 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following article on December 27, 2024, by Seth Dunbar and Kelly Klemme entitled "Eleventh District community banks outperform peers despite weaker credit quality." Here are excerpts: * * * Eleventh District community banks outpaced their peers nationally in profitability and loan grown during the first three quarters of 2024. However, loan growth slowed for both groups. Credit quality remains relatively benign despite   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Releases Summary of Key Accomplishments Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan released a summary of the agency's key accomplishments over the last four years that have improved Americans' everyday lives and stopped illegal consolidation that raises prices and hampers innovation. These actions include : Putting Money Back in Americans' Pocketbooks: The Commission has helped put more money  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) announced the long-awaited repatriation of sacred Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe items currently held by the Nationaal Museum Van Wereldculturen in the Netherlands back to their home in El Paso, Texas. The legislators have worked with the U.S. Department of State and the Dutch Government to return several cultural and rel  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: American Press Highlights Cassidy's 2024 Legislative Accomplishments WASHINGTON - The American Press highlighted U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy's, M.D. (R-LA) 2024 legislative accomplishments. The notable accomplishments include the Social Security Fairness Act and the Stop Campus Hazing Act being signed into law, securing $2.8 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and being na  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Celebrates Return of Sacred Pueblo Artifacts Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced the long-awaited repatriation of sacred Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe artifacts currently held by the Nationaal Museum Van Wereldculturen in the Netherlands back to their home in El Paso, Texas. Senators Lujan and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Representatives Veronica Escobar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The No Man's Land Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there are no known lineal descendants or cultural affiliation with any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. The remains, representing at least two individuals, were discovered in Texas County, Oklahoma, and later donated to the museum in 1976. One individual was found six miles west of Texhoma, and the other was uncovered in a sand pit north of Guymon. These rema  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the state of Texas, following a boil water notice caused by E. coli contamination in Laredo. The disaster affected several counties, including Webb, Dimmit, Duval, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Maverick, McMullen, and Zapata, during the period from October 10 to October 21, 2024. As a result, businesses and non-profit organizations in the affected areas may now a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the University of Texas at Austin (UT) for marine mammal harassment during a marine geophysical survey. This survey, set to take place off the coast of Texas in the northwest Gulf of Mexico, will involve the use of low-energy seismic airguns to map underwater features. The survey is expected t  more