ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release: * * * Five Men Charged in Scheme to Steal and Resell Millions of Dollars in Crude Oil from New Mexico Pipelines Federal authorities have charged five men for their roles in a large-scale conspiracy to steal and sell crude oil from pipelines in New Mexico and West Texas. According to court documents, in June 2025 Special Agents with the Bureau of Land Manageme  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * An Update Regarding The Current Government Shutdown * Even during a government shutdown, my offices in Texas and Washington, D.C. remain fully operational. Here's what you can still count on from us: \- Casework with Federal Agencies We're still opening and managing casework for Social Security, the VA, Medicare, the IRS, and other agencies. Some departments are slowed by furloughs, but we'll st  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 3 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Army Stands up Transformation and Training Command * In a ceremony Oct. 2 in Austin, Texas, the Army stood up U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command as part of its effort to create a leaner, more lethal force. The command, also known as T2COM, merges U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command and U.S. Army Futures Command. TRADOC was inactivated on Sept. 26 afte  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Highlights I-27 Progress at Annual Ports-to-Plains Alliance Conference * Lubbock, TX - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) spoke at the 2025 Annual Ports-to-Plains Alliance Conference: Click HERE to watch "Honored to join the Ports-to-Plains Alliance this morning in Lubbock to celebrate the progress we've made on the I-27 Corridor - a true game-changer for West Texas and Am  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Honors 10th Anniversary of TORQE 62 Tragedy at Dyess Air Force Base * Abilene, TX - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Airmen, local leaders, and Gold Star families of TORQE 62 at Dyess Air Force Base to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the tragic crash in Afghanistan that claimed the lives of six Airmen and five contractors. During the ceremony, Arrington announced   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Some human GII.4 norovirus are better than others at infecting cells Human noroviruses, GII.4 strains in particular, are the chief drivers of acute viral gastroenteritis around the world, a condition for which there are no vaccines or antivirals. Understanding how these viruses enter cells in the gut, a first step toward developing an infection, can lead to effective therapeutics. With that goa  more

WACO, Texas, Oct. 3 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Bucknell's Terian Williams II: Leadership, Service, and the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team * This conversation features Bucknell University senior cornerback Terian Williams II, a standout student-athlete who is making an impact on and off the football field. After beginning his college career at Stanford, Terian transferred to Bucknell, where he quickly rose as a leader and   more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * California Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Threatening Federal Judge in Northern District of Texas A California woman was sentenced today to the statutory maximum sentence after pleading guilty to transmitting an interstate threat to a United States District Judge based in the Northern District of Texas, announced Acting United States Attorne  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * FBI Dallas Announces Operation Summer Heat Results FBI Dallas made numerous arrests over the past three months under Operation Summer Heat, a nationwide FBI effort to crush violent crime. In North Texas, the efforts of FBI Dallas resulted in the arrest of several fugitives, including Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Cindy Rodriguez Singh and Cesar Pascual Orozco, who were returned from India and Mexico, respectively. These fugitiv  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 4 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Oct. 3, 2025: * * * 'Theocratic' Texas rep. urges pastors to preach politics from the pulpit FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" is a Lone Star lawmaker who reprehensibly encouraged pastors at last week's Texas Faith Fest to pr  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 3 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Five new members elected to Oklahoma State University Foundation Board of Trustees * Media Contact: Jennifer Kinnard | OSU Foundation | 405-334-1022 | jkinnard@OSUgiving.com The Oklahoma State University Foundation Board of Governors has elected five new trustees and a new board chair: * Bryan Begley -- Board Chair (Southlake, Texas) * Eddy Ditzler (Edmond, Oklahoma) * Kayleen Ferguson (Hot   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Greyhound Lines Inc., Dallas, Texas, has submitted a public letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation nominating Evan Burak for the DOT Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking. The nomination seeks to leverage Burak's extensive experience in the transportation industry to enhance the fight against human trafficking. As the Senior Regional Vice President with nearly 20 years of leadership in the transportation sector, Burak has developed a robust record of collaborati  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 3 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU hosts Emerging Leaders event with University of Illinois Chicago * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities hosted an Emerging Leaders' Summit on Oct. 2, 2025, on the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago. The event brought together over 40 students from area colleges and universities to meet with professionals and corpora  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas posted the following news release on Oct. 3, 2025: * * * Honduran National Charged with Assaulting 2 Federal Officers at a Karnes Immigration Processing Center A Honduran national made his initial appearance in a federal court in San Antonio on Thursday, charged with assaulting two detention officers at the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center. According to court documents, Jorge Alberto Ma  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Pfluger Talks Reckless Democrat Government Shutdown * SAN ANGELO, TX-- In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Following the reckless Democrat-led government shutdown, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined the airwaves to discuss what this crisis means for Texans in the 11th District. In each interview, Rep. Pfluger called out Democrats for their unwillingness to come to the table and make t  more

COPPELL, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The International Association of Venue Managers issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2025: * * * Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC) Announces Encore as Preferred AV/Rigging and Digital Services Venue Partner Miami Beach Convention Center Partners with Encore to Deliver World-Class Meeting Experiences By Lindsey Jansen The Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC) is proud to announce a new partnership with Encore, a global event production leader, as the venue's prefe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 3 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Opening new ways to control matter: Rice physicist available to discuss new perspective on chiral phonons * Chiral phonons, a type of collective atomic vibration that exhibits handedness, are at the center of a rapidly-evolving research field that is reshaping how scientists think about the fundamental behavior and structure of materials with implications for electronic and quantum technologies, energy transpo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Roy Demands Answers from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport Over Reports of a Christian Denied Access to Chapel * Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) demands answers from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) CEO Chris McLaughlin regarding troubling reports that a Christian pastor was denied access to the airport's interfaith chapel during a Muslim-led prayer service. "On September 26  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Van Duyne Introduces Protecting America's Roads Act to Rid the Country of Illegal Immigrant Commercial Truck Drivers and Ineligible Foreign Nationals * Washington, D.C. - Four days after Oklahoma Governor, Kevin Stitt, announced the arrest of 130 illegal immigrant commercial truck drivers, U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) introduced the Protecting America's Roads Act to enact into la  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 4 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * Rome Center to be temporary home in Eternal City for MSU students ROME, Italy--Mississippi State University students studying abroad will benefit from a generous gift from Mike and Laura McDaniel, of Houston, Texas, which makes possible a new center in Rome to house students traveling in Italy. MSU is renovating a building to house its students after signing an agreement this summer with Pontific  more

LAREDO, Texas, Oct. 4 -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: * * * TAMIU Alumnus Highlights Texas Community Bank Honorary Junior Board Program's Impact Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) A. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business' Banking Academy continues to prepare the next generation of banking leaders through its partnership with the Texas Community Bank Honorary Junior Board Program. Founded in 2013, the   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 4 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M breaks ground on Aplin Center Buc-ee's founder Arch "Beaver" Aplin III gifted $60 million toward an immersive learning lab and campus gateway that is expected to be complete in 2028. By Emma Lawson, Texas A&M University Division of Marketing and Communications Hundreds gathered Friday on the campus of Texas A&M University to celebrate the groundbreaking of what will become an immersive, hands-  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 1 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Closing workforce gaps for autistic adults The NeuroPIPES program prepares autistic individuals with the skills to enter the biomanufacturing industry. By Michelle Revels About 80% of high-functioning, college-educated autistic adults face unemployment. A new program, NeuroPIPES (Neurodiversity Pipelines In bioPharmaceutical Employment through Supports), is combating this st  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Small hearts, big solutions Texas A&M biomedical engineering researchers are working to develop life-saving medical devices for unborn and newborn infants. By James Cavin Imagine designing a life-saving device for a heart no bigger than a walnut. At the Design of Medical Devices conference in April, Dr. John Criscione, Dr. Balakrishna Haridas and research associate/Ph.D. stud  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California posted the following news release: * * * Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Tens of Thousands of Eaton Fire Disaster Money and COVID Jobless Funds A Texas woman pleaded guilty today to fraudulently obtaining more than $28,000 in federal disaster relief money by falsely claiming that she was a Pasadena resident living in a property damaged by the Eaton Fire and to fraudulent  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Texas Workers at Multiple Workplaces Latest to Successfully Free Themselves from Unwanted Teamsters Union 'Representation' * # Dallas-based workers at two companies petitioned the NLRB for decertification elections to remove Teamsters Local 745 bosses Dallas, TX (October 3, 2025) - Two successful union decertification efforts have freed workers from the control of I  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Two Men Sentenced for Their Roles in Fentanyl Overdose Death of 17-Year-Old Two men who distributed fentanyl that caused the death of a seventeen-year-old boy were sentenced to federal prison on September 29, 2025, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson. Tecose Dchaz Martin, 38, of Mesquite, Texas, was senten  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * University of Houston Collaborates with Texas Medical Center Institutions to Train Next Generation of Kidney and Blood Disorder Researchers Key Takeaways * UH joins the Texas Medical Center in launching an incubator for kidney, urologic and hematologic training to strengthen the workforce and prepare students for impactful careers. * The collaboration leverages the University's strengths in biomedical and c  more