DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $90K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Arvest Bank to Fund Affordable Duplexes * Community Rescue Mission joined supporters to break ground on Miller Cottages, which received a $90,000 AHP grant from FHLB Dallas through Arvest Bank. FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, August 4, 2025--Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) provided a $90,000 Affordab  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * 'Community Connection' events strengthen community bonds, build connections * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - One of the ways the Air Force encourages Airmen and families to maintain social fitness is through participation in events like "Community Connection" and local town halls. These gatherings are designed to build trusted relationships, expa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 5 (TNSrep) -- CrowdStrike Inc., a cybersecurity platform for protecting areas of enterprise risk - endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data, issued the following news: * * * 2025 CrowdStrike Threat Hunting Report: Adversaries Weaponize and Target AI at Scale DPRK-nexus adversaries infiltrate 320+ companies using GenAI accelerated attacks; threat actors exploit AI agents, exposing autonomous systems as the next enterprise attack surface * AUSTIN, Texas and Black H  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * AFCEC to compete at SAF Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Category Management and Strategic Acquisition Branch and Jeffrey Warnecke will represent Air Force Materiel Command as nominees for team and individual Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards. David Packard Excellence i  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Air Force selects 15,894 in staff sergeant promotion cycle; list posts Aug. 7 * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - Air Force officials selected 15,894 senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant out of 47,007 eligible for a selection rate of 33.81 percent in the 25E5 promotion cycle. Senior raters will be granted access to the select lists via the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Leads Effort to Defend Military Installations, Bolster Security at Dyess Air Force Base * WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at increasing security at military installations and delivering critical investment to Dyess Air Force Base. "Our airmen at Dyess AFB serve as the tip of the spear of our air arsenal and requi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Leads Fight Against Foreign Countries Increasing Drug Costs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the USTRx Act, legislation that creates a Chief Pharmaceutical Trade Negotiator at USTR, who would have the responsibility of identifying foreign price controls on drugs innovated in the United States that increase costs for American patients. This negot  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 4 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * BST Global Receives Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global AEC Project Management Company of the Year Award for Excellence in Market Leadership and Digital Transformation * SAN ANTONIO, TX. - August 4, 2025 - Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that BST Global has received the 2  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan, Arrington Reintroduce USTRx Act to Combat Foreign Price Controls That Raise Drug Costs for Americans * Legislation Would Create a Chief Pharmaceutical Trade Negotiator to Hold Global Freeloaders Accountable WASHINGTON -- Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and member of the Trade Subcommittee and Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), Chairman o  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Oklahoma - Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Oklahoma were 80,656, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 73,255, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMEN VICENTE GONZALEZ, TONY GONZALES, AND OTHER TEXAS BORDER LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE BILL TO ENSURE COLONIAS' CONTINUED ACCESS TO FEDERAL FUNDING * BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced the introduction of H.R. 4498, the Ensuring Continued Access to Funding for Colonias Act, alongside Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23), and other Texas Border Members of Congre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ramirez Defends Texans, Illinois Standing for Democracy * Chicago, IL -- Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement regarding Texas Democrats (link is external) seeking refuge in Illinois after Texas Republicans released a redistricting plan backed by Trump. The plan would strip Black and Brown communities in Texas of Congressional representation to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Enact Consequences of a Chinese Armed Attack Against Taiwan * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the No Tax Treaties for Foreign Aggressors Act, which would require the U.S. Department of the Treasury to terminate the U.S.-China Tax Treaty within 30 days of a Presidential determ  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Introduce LETITIA Act to Hold Corrupt Public Officials Accountable * AUSTIN - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Kennedy (R-LA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the Law Enforcement Tools to Interdict Troubling Investments in Abodes (LETITIA) Act, which would empower the Trump administration to hold publ  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Creating a safe workplace through Safe + Sound Challenges * KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's annual Safe + Sound Week starts Aug. 11t and runs through Aug. 17. The campaign emphasizes three core elements: Management and Leadership, Worker's Participation, and a systematic approach to Finding and Fixing  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Statement on Texas House Democrats' Decision to Fight Back Against Corrupt Republican Gerrymander * Following the announcement by Texas House Democrats to deny a quorum as Republicans attempt to shove through a mid-decade gerrymander of the state's congressional map, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement: "Today, we've seen Texas lawmakers make the d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * DNC Chair Ken Martin's Statement on Texas Democrats Breaking Quorum To Fight Back Against Texas Republican Gerrymandering In response to Texas Democrats breaking quorum and leaving the state to prevent Donald Trump and Texas Republicans' attempt to rig the 2026 congressional map, DNC Chair Ken Martin issued the following statement: "For too long, Donald Trump and Republicans have tried to get awa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Democrats Launch "Organizing Summer" Blitz to Press Republicans on Trump's Billionaire-First Budget Key Point: "Democrats are launching a nationwide summer blitz designed to force vulnerable Republicans to defend President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill -- especially Medicaid cuts that will leave millions of Americans without health care coverage. ... The Democratic Na  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * One Month After Deadly Flooding, Governor Abbott Plays Politics Instead of Delivering Disaster Relief to Texas Families Yesterday, Texas Democrats broke quorum during the Texas special legislative session to put a stop to Governor Greg Abbott's desperate ploy to rig the maps in favor of Republicans. Exactly one month after deadly flooding in Central Texas, Republicans have shamele  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Texas Republicans Vote to Pass Their Rigged Maps Through Redistricting Committee In response to Texas Republicans moving one step closer to passing a new, rigged Congressional map that disenfranchises people of color in Texas, DNC Chair Ken Martin issued the following statement: "Texas Republicans are now one step closer to passing rigged congressional maps to give Trump a last-ditch chance in th  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Emergency Physicians issued the following news release: * * * Fewer Than Half of Emergency Visits Staffed by Majority Physician-Owned Practices, New Analysis Shows Most emergency department visits are staffed by physicians employed by health systems or private equity-owned staffing groups, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis of physician group market share by ownership structure published by Annals of Emergency Medicine. "The ra  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Development of Seedling Nurseries, Reforestation and Habitat Restoration Programs * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TEXAS DEMOCRATS REFUSAL TO VOTE ON A GERRYMANDERED CONGRESSIONAL MAP * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Democrats in the Texas state legislature have righteously refused to vote on a gerrymandered congressional map that is designed to rig the midterm elections for House Republicans. The coura  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON TEXAS DEMOCRATS REFUSAL TO VOTE ON A GERRYMANDERED CONGRESSIONAL MAP * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Democrats in the Texas state legislature have righteously refused to vote on a gerrymandered congressional map that is designed to rig the midterm elections for House Republicans. The courage, conviction and characte  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO RESPOND FROM COAST TO COAST AND AT ALL POINTS IN BETWEEN TO THIS EFFORT TO STEAL THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Ana Cabrera Reports and CNN's The Situation Room where he criticized Republicans' gerrymandered Texas congressional map designed to rig the midterm elections and hig  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO RESPOND FROM COAST TO COAST AND AT ALL POINTS IN BETWEEN TO THIS EFFORT TO STEAL THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Ana Cabrera Reports and CNN's The Situation Room where he criticized Republicans' gerrymandered Texas congressional map designed to rig the midterm elections and highlighted Democrats' commit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cornyn, Heinrich Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Development of Seedling Nurseries, Reforestation and Habitat Restoration Programs * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Seedlings for Sus  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Navy Tactical Combat Casualty Care program director recognized with civilian awards * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Cmdr. Thomas Sather, director for the Naval Medical Forces Development Command's Tactical Combat Casualty Care program, has been recognized with two prestigious awards for his pivotal role in revolutionizing life support and   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * New positions, clear mission: AFRC leaders gain tools to empower Airmen * MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, California - The 2025 Wing Commander and Command Chief Leadership Conference united senior leaders from across Air Force Reserve Command to align on policy, address challenges, and share mission successes. The event served as a critical forum to exchange ideas  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 5 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * NOAA Satellites Help Certify World's Longest Lightning Flash Sparked by a major thunderstorm complex rumbling over the Great Plains, a single megaflash lightning bolt captured by NOAA's GOES-16 satellite was recently certified by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as the world's longest flash on record  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Statement on "Unusual" Prisoner Transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell * WASHINGTON, DC - After Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in recruiting and trafficking minors for sex, was moved to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas this week, shortly after meeting with President Trump's Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, U  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, today I am honored to introduce the "Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act" to safeguard federal funding for disaster-recovery projects. I thank U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) for sponsoring the companion legislation and my colleague, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Veasey Statement on Texas Democrats Denying Quorum to Block Racist Redraw * Fort Worth, TX - Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following statement on Texas House Democrats denying quorum to prevent racist mid-decade redistricting special session: "Texas Democrats showed extraordinary courage and heroism by denying quorum and walking out on a process designed to suppress the voices of   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Texas Private Nonprofits Affected by July Storms and Flooding * SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Texas of the Sept. 4 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset physical damage caused by severe storms, straight-line winds and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following written testimony by Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, a professor and specialist in agricultural law with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12": * * * I. Introduction Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and Committee, it is an honor to testify before you today on this important topic. I am Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, Professor and Extension  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Meets with Texas Democratic Lawmakers Amid Redistricting Standoff * ALBANY, NY -- This morning, Congressman Paul D. Tonko met with Reps. Lulu Flores, Cassandra Garcia Hernandez, Vikki Goodwin, Jolanda "Jo" Jones, Suleman Lalani, and Mihaela Plesa, Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives, amid their ongoing standoff with Texas Republicans regarding the adoption of new blatantl  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Nature livestreams build real human ties UTA study shows nature-focused livestreams foster community, reflection and mental health benefits * From the nightly bat exodus at Bracken Cave in San Antonio to playful pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., nature-focused livestreams have captured the attention of millions--and their popularity keeps growing.   more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Ribosome level changes detected in early brain development Phenomenon could help explain how some neurodevelopmental diseases form, UTSW-led study shows * A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists has identified a specific stage of neurodevelopment when differentiating neural cells produce fewer ribosomes, which are responsible for making proteins. Thi  more