RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * 14 FTW Secures Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award * By TSgt Javier Cruz * 14 FTW Public Affairs COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. - The 14th Flying Training Wing was recently awarded an Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award for the period of 1 July 2021 through 30 June 2023.  The award is effective for personnel assigned to Columbus Air Force Base and recognizes the signi  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * 2025 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence Finalist: Joint Base San Antonio, Texas JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence is a prestigious distinction, recognizing the top Air Force installation that demonstrates an exceptional commitment to mission support, op  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * 433rd Airlift Wing Airmen prepare for open ranks inspections Officers and senior non-commissioned officers from across the 433rd Airlift Wing fell into formation at the direction of a Military Training Instructor from the 433rd Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on March 2, 2025.  The event served as an open ranks   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * ADVISORY | Reduced 59th Medical Wing operations during JBSA exercise JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas - To fully participate in a Joint Base San Antonio exercise, the 59th Medical Wing will operate at reduced capacity during the following dates and times:  * Reduced Operations on March 25 until 1 p.m. at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 18 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Additional Arrests in Illegal Abortion and Unlicensed Medical Practice Investigation Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Jose Manuel Cendan Ley, 29, was arrested on March 17 for the unlawful performance of an abortion and the unlicensed practice of medicine. Ley performed illegal medical procedures as a medical assistant at Clinica Waller Latinoa  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0375) on March 17, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - January 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in January in 1 state and stable in 49 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-two states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decreases, and 16 states and the Dis  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by David J. Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, from a March 5, 2025, hearing entitled "A Hearing With Sanctuary City Mayors": * * * Chairman Comer, ranking member Connolly, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is David Bier. I am the Director of Immigration Studies at the Cato Institute, a nonpar  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. rsm2025-03) on March 7, 2025, entitled "Cognitive Testing for an Internet Self-Response Mode of the Current Population Survey:" (Continued from Part 1 of 4) * * * 3.3 Questions for Participants Not Working during the Reference Period 3.3.1 Absence and Layoff These questions included the following: ABSNT, LAY, ABSRSN1, ABSPD1, ABSRSN2, LAYDT_6M, LAYAVL, AYAVR, LAYLK, LAYDR1, LAYDR2, LAYDR3, and LAYFT. Par  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE, PRESSLEY, VAN HOLLEN LEAD LETTER TO THE ADMINISTRATION DEMANDING REINSTATEMENT OF TPS FOR HAITI : March 18, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov c: 202.913.0126 Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) led 62 of their colleagues in the House and 23 of their colleagues in the Senate in a  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Coast Guard achieves major milestone in drug interdiction, border control operations WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Coast Guard achieved a major milestone this week, interdicting over 80,000 pounds of illicit drugs since Jan. 21, being smuggled by drug cartels in an attempt to reach the U.S. The Coast Guard's achievement comes as U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) de  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 18, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Symmetry Energy Solutions LLC, Houston, Texas (SPE604-25-D-7507, $36,173,223); NRG Business Marketing LLC, Princeton, New Jersey (SPE604-23-D-7507, $28,569,813); Tiger Natural Gas Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma (SPE604-25-D-7511, $20,523,130); Gas South LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (SPE604-25-D-7510, $18,638,280); and Enspire Energy LLC, Norfolk, Virginia (SPE604-25-  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Sheehy Introduce Bill to Modernize Definition of Firearm Silencer HOUSTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tim Sheehy (R-MT) introduced the Protecting Americans Right to Silence (PARTS) Act, which would modernize the definition of "silencer" to ensure gun owners can safely exercise their Second Amendment rights without fear of criminalization: "No law-abiding American should have their Second A  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Cornyn Introduce Outbound Investment Legislation to Counter China Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act, which would safeguard the United States' national security against the growing threat posed by the communist People's Republic of China (PRC) b  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * DAF announces Restoring America's Fighting Force Task Force validation plan ARLINGTON, Virginia - On March 17, the Department of the Air Force announced its validation plan in response to the Restoring America's Fighting Force Task Force established following the release of the Secretary of Defense guidance memo, "Restoring America's Fighting  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * DOD K-9 Competition returns to JBSA-Lackland after 13 years, showcasing MWD excellence * By Jonathan Cotto * 502d Air Base Wing Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Military Working Dog teams from across the U.S. gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for the Department of Defense K-9 Competition, held March 6-7. This marked the first competition   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Eagle Pass CBP officers seize $264K in cocaine EAGLE PASS, Texas --U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at Eagle Pass Port of Entry this weekend seized more than $264,000 in cocaine in a single enforcement action. "Our frontline CBP officers maintained strict vigilance and intercepted a small but significant load of cocain  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA and Texas Partners Celebrate National Ag Day at Collin County Farm DALLAS, TEXAS (March 18, 2025) - In celebration of National Ag Day, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Scott Mason joined officials from the Texas Department of Agriculture and Texas Farm Bureau at J. Foster Farms, one of the last remaining farms in Collin County, Texas. "From wheat farms in   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has initiated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the FM broadcast station allotments in Matador, Texas, addressing long-standing spacing conflicts. The FCC's Audio Division, under document DA 25-236, proposes substituting Channel 276C2 for the currently vacant Channel 244C2, and Channel 252C3 for the vacant Channel 276C3. The existing vacant Channel 244C2 at Matador has been identified as non-compliant with the FCC  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 19 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Texas Capital Bank Award $100K Grant to Help Families Preserve Homeownership HOUSTON, TEXAS, March 18, 2025 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), through its member Texas Capital Bank awarded a $100,000 Heirs' Property Program grant to the Local Initiatives Support Corporation Houst  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following Beige Book on Mach 5, 2025: Here are excerpts: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The Eleventh District economy continued to expand moderately over the reporting period. Nonfinancial services activity grew while retail sales were flat, and manufacturing activity was rather volatile. Lending picked up notably and commercial real estate activity improved slightly, though housing demand was tepid. Oilfield   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on January 23, 2025, entitled "Maintenance of genetic diversity despite population fluctuations in the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus)." Here are excerpts: * * * Assessments of genetic diversity, structure, history, and effective population size (N e) are critical for the conservation of imperiled populations. The lesser prairie-chicken (Tympan  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on January 1, 2025, entitled "Population estimates and land cover use of wintering Mountain Plovers in Texas." Here are excerpts: * * * Conservation of migratory birds throughout the full annual cycle requires a comprehensive understanding of abundance and distribution in interconnected breeding, migration, and wintering habitats. The Mountain Plover (Anarhynchus   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article on February 3, 2025, entitled "Spawning and larval development of the mesophotic octocoral Swiftia exserta in aquaria." Here are excerpts: * * * The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill injured mesophotic and deep-sea environments over a vast area. In order to restore mesophotic and deep-sea coral species impacted by the spill, information on fundamental ecosystem pro  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 18 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Announces Film & Digital Media Friendly Texas Workshop Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Film Commission today announced a combined Film Friendly Texas & Digital Media Friendly Texas Workshop to be held virtually on April 10. Communities across Texas interested in pursuing local job creation and economic expansion strategies by becoming Film Friendly Texas or Digital Media Friendly   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 18 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Requests SBA Disaster Declaration For Welder Fire Governor Greg Abbott announced today that he requested a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for South Texas communities impacted by the Welder Fire earlier this month. If approved, the SBA declaration will make federal assistance available through disaster loans for San Patricio County and its conti  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Support American Families Adopting Children from China WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption (CCA), joined CCA co-chairs Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), along with Reps. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) and Danny Davis (D-Ill.) in a letter urging President Trump to advocate fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Cornyn, Blumenthal, Durbin Introduce Bill to Lower Drug Costs Legislation would crack down on patent system abuse WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act to help lower drug prices and prevent bad actors i  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Cornyn, Blumenthal, Durbin Introduce Bill to Lower Drug Costs WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act to help lower drug prices and prevent bad actors in the pharmaceutical industry from deliberately abusing the patent system. "The steep price of l  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Cornyn, Blumenthal, Durbin Introduce Bill to Spur Drug Pricing Competition WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced the Drug Competition Enhancement Act to spur generic and biosimilar marketplace competition. By prohibiting branded drug manufacturers from engaging in 'product hopping,' the bipart  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation released the following written testimony by Simon R. Hankinson, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "Leveraging Technology to Strengthen Immigration Enforcement": * * * My name is Simon Hankinson. I am a Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Houston removes previously deported criminal alien to Mexico convicted of manslaughter HOUSTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Orbelin Benitez-Carbajal, a 49-year-old previously deported criminal alien convicted of manslaughter, to Mexico March 17. ICE transported Benitez-Carbajal from the Montgomery Processing Center in Conro  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Illegal alien indicted in multi-year smuggling conspiracy LAREDO, Texas - A 26-year-old Mexican national illegally residing in Laredo has been charged with conspiracy to smuggle and harbor illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Originally charged by criminal complaint, Giovana Lozano Hernandez is expected to appear for her arraignment be  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the Oceantic Network: * * * To: Lindy Nelson, NEPA Coordinator Environmental Branch for Renewable Energy Bureau Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-OREP Sterling, VA, 20166 Re: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a Construction and Operations Plan Submitted by Vineyard Mid-Atlantic  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication on March 7, 2025, from Regional Plan Association: * * * Comments in Response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Construction and Operations Plan submitted by Vineyard Mid-Atlantic, LLC. (Jan 14, 2025) Submitted by Regional Plan Association (RPA) * * * Overview Regional Plan  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article on March 17, 2025: * * * Livestock Production Cycles Affect Long-Term Price Outlook for Cattle, Hogs, and Chickens By Brian Williams, Matthew Miller, Erik Dohlman, Grace Grossen and Mildred Haley Highlights * After reaching a low point in the cattle cycle in 2025, U.S. cattle inventories are expected to rise to 91.6 million head in 2034. Low supplies in 2026 are projected to d  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration has released the following public communication dated March 8, 2025, from Michael Tritico, president of Restore Explicit Symmetry To Our Ravaged Earth, Longville, Louisiana: * * * To: Docket Management Facility U.S. Department of Transportation MARAD-2020-0127 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building, Room W12-140 Washington, D.C. 20590 MARAD-2020-0127 Blue Marlin Offshore Oil Port Proposal * * * I wil  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Moolenaar: To Save TikTok, ByteDance Must Go WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, Chairman Moolenaar took to National Review to assert that any deal allowing ByteDance to retain control of TikTok would not only fail to address national security threats but would als  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * New meal options coming soon to legacy dining facilities New food choices are on the way to legacy dining facility guests as the Department of the Air Force overhauls its 28-day rotating menu model to better fuel the uniformed human weapon system.  The menu changes, rolling out to installations in the near future, deliver healthier options   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- President Trump sent 28 nominations to the Senate on March 10, 2025: Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. Kenneth Jackson, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2028. John Arrigo, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic. Laken Rapier, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following floor remarks on March 12, 2025: * * * Mr. President, last night, the House of Representatives passed a short-term government funding bill that would extend funding through the end of this fiscal year. That is the end of September. I was surprised to see only one Democrat in the House, Jared Golden from Maine, saw the light that a shutdown is a bad choice. Nevertheless, 212 Democrats voted against the continuing resoluti  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following floor remarks on March 12, 2025: * * * Mr. President, on another matter, I spoke last week about the importance of establishing a lasting peace in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine where Russia, without any chance of contradiction, is the aggressor. But I appreciate President Trump on his efforts as a peacemaker, and I congratulate the administration, particularly Secretary Rubio and National Security Advisor  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following floor remarks on March 11, 2025: * * * Mr. President, it is another week in Washington and I think maybe the 52nd day since President Trump was inaugurated, and we are seeing the compliant mainstream media continue to spread falsehoods about the work of the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk. As I have said before, the Federal Government has a spending problem, and, like with any addiction, getting clean an  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on March 12, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I would like to make the following statement: The Food and Drug Administration is one of the most important Agencies in the Federal Government and the world. Every day the FDA makes life-anddeath decisions, whether to approve a new cancer drug, initiate a recall of contaminated food, or keep deadly tobacco products out of the hands of our children. This Agency  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Sheppard AFB Community Wins 2024 Altus Trophy * Published March 18, 2025 * By Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-Randolph, Texas -- The Altus Chamber of Commerce has named Wichita Falls, Texas, as the winner of the 2024 Altus Trophy for its outstanding support of Sheppard Air Force Base. Every year, the Altus Chamber partners w  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Supervisory Official Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division Delivers Remarks Following Verdict in San Antonio Human Smuggling Case Thank you U.S. Attorney Leachman for the Western District of Texas, Craig Laraby, Special Agent in Charge of HSI's San Antonio Field Office, and everyone for being here. My name is Matthew Galeotti, and I am the  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Treasury Targets Mexico-Based Leader of Transnational Criminal Organization Responsible for Smuggling Thousands of Migrants Across the U.S. Southern Border WASHINGTON -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Jumilca Sandivel Hernandez Perez (Hernandez Perez), a key leader of the Lopez Human Smuggling Organization (HSO), a G  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * TRICARE Online Patient Portal decommissioning: Download your health records now FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - On April 1, the TRICARE Online Patient Portal will no longer be available. The Department of Defense's new electronic health record -- MHS GENESIS -- has replaced the TOL Patient Portal. As part of the transition, the DOD is decommission  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 18, 2025: * * * Two Men Convicted and a Third Extradited from Guatemala to the United States for Involvement in 2022 Mass Casualty Alien Smuggling Event in San Antonio, TX Two men were convicted today by a federal jury for their roles in a 2022 mass casualty alien smuggling event in San Antonio, Texas, that resulted in 53 deaths and 11 aliens injured. A third man allegedly involved in the same fa  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * U.S. punches back at Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen In the Red Sea, Iran-backed Houthi terrorists have been for years attacking U.S. ships and other nations, disrupting legal commerce for all seafaring nations. Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said during his first public briefing at the Pentagon on March 17 that the U.S. Centr  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Unlock your health: Here's how TRICARE and other health insurance work together FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Do you or your spouse have health coverage through an employer? Or maybe you've been shopping for additional coverage due to a change in your health needs.  TRICARE may not be the only health coverage you have. If you have health insuran  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 656) on January 10,2025: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2024/25 U.S. wheat this month is for slightly larger supplies and domestic use, unchanged exports, and marginally higher ending stocks. Supplies are raised on higher imports, increased 5 million bushels to 130 million, all on Hard Red Spring. Feed and residual use is unchange  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, March 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Van Zandt electrical contractor sentenced in wire fraud conspiracy TYLER, Texas - A Canton man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a wire fraud conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. James Derr, 55, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was sentenced to 46 months in fede  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Is Delivering Needed Economic Relief Americans are continuing to see the benefits as the economic agenda of President Donald J. Trump and his administration comes into focus. After years of soaring prices and economic pain, the Trump Administration's focus on cutting regulations and unleashing American energy is leading to stability for Americans' bottom lines. EGGS: The average wholesale price of eggs   more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * WOTS holds second graduation * Published March 18, 2025 * By Billy Blankenship * Maxwell Air Force Base Public Affairs MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- Warrant Officer Training School held its second graduation at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, March 13, 2025. Presided by Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, Air Education and Training Command commander, WOTS graduated 30 w  more