DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 15 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $250K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Centinel Bank of Taos Boosts Affordable Housing in Taos, New Mexico * TAOS, NEW MEXICO, October 15, 2025--A $250,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Centinel Bank of Taos will support affordable housing development at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, helping to address critical  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 15 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $2M Grant from FHLB Dallas and Texas Capital Supports Affordable Housing in Fort Worth, Texas * FORT WORTH, TEXAS, October 15, 2025--A transformative $2 million Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), awarded through member Texas Capital to Presbyterian Night Shelter is helping br  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Vincent Torres, chair of the New Mexico State Chapter at America First Policy Institute, has submitted a public comment letter to the Election Assistance Commission advocating for a rulemaking process to require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration in federal elections. The commenter argues that the current system, which relies on unverified self-attestation of citizenship, poses significant risks to the integrity of voter rolls. In the letter, the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Cruz Announces Nominations Hearing for Maritime and Commerce Nominees U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing to consider the nominations of the Maritime Administration, the Federal Maritime Commission, and the Department of Commerce at 1  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Castro Statement on Israel-Hamas Agreement Implementation * October 14, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement: "I am heartened to see the return of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas and the images of them reuniting with their families. I am also glad to see innocent Palestinians return to their homes and start the difficu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gonzalez to Host Veterans Day Pinning Ceremony in Harlingen * Will Be First in a Series of Pinning Ceremonies Across South Texas HARLINGEN, Texas - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34 ) announced that he will be hosting a series of pinning ceremonies starting on Veterans Day to honor all veterans in the 34th Congressional District of Texas. The first pinning ceremony will be  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn on Gaza Peace Deal: 'Extraordinary' Leadership by Pres. Trump * WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Hamas' recent return of hostages to their families in Israel and commended President Trump's extraordinary leadership in negotiating an end to the ongoing war and his efforts to achieve lasting peace in the region. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below, and vid  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Slams Senate Democrats for Schumer Shutdown, Air Traffic Delays * WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) slammed Senate Democrats for refusing to vote for a clean continuing resolution to reopen the government, and as a result, imposing unnecessary, avoidable burdens on hardworking Texans who are experiencing the negative effects of a government shutdown, including having to wo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Blumenthal, Colleagues' Bill to Combat Child Exploitation Passes Senate * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statements after their PROTECT Our Children Act, which would reauthorize and modernize the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, passed the Senate as part of the National Defense Authorizatio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Colleagues' Bill to Prevent Foreign Adversaries from Influencing U.S. Policy Passes Senate * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jim Risch (R-ID), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statements after their Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act, which would help close Foreign Agents Registration Act lo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * During Democrats Government Shutdown, ICE Law Enforcement Officers Are Risking Their Lives Without Pay to Arrest the Worst of the Worst * Despite the Democrats' government shutdown, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to arrest and remove the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from American communities including pedophiles, drug traffickers, and aggravated rob  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Provides Path Forward for Smitty's Supply Fire Cleanup: Smitty's to Clean up Facility, State to Clean up River and Ponds * DALLAS, TEXAS (October 15, 2025) - After leading cleanup efforts for almost two months, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is entering into a consent order with Smitty's Supply, Inc. to assume responsibility for the cleanup of the facility damaged by a fire on   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Demands Telecommunications Companies, Federal Entities Turn Over All Records Provided to Jack Smith * WASHINGTON - As part of his ongoing Arctic Frost oversight, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent letters to four telecommunications companies and five federal entities requesting they provide to Congress all records that were handed over to former Special Cou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Hidalgo CBP officers seize $1M in unreported U.S. currency, weapons, firearms parts and ammunition * ANZALDUAS, Texas - Earlier this month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Hidalgo Port of Entry recently seized more than $1 million in unreported currency and a trove of weapons, firearms parts and bullets in a single outbound enforcem  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Pfluger and Majority Leader Steve Scalise Join 107.1 KWEL's Morning Show with Craig Anderson * MIDLAND, TX-- In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) was joined by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01) as a special guest this morning on 107.1 KWEL's The Morning Show with Craig Anderson to discuss the Democrats' reckless government shutdown. On the show, L  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Grassley, Johnson request records on Biden admin subpoenas for Congressional Republicans' telephone records * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined a letter led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) to four major telecommunication   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Applauds Senate Passage of Bill to Streamline Land Port of Entry Permits * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) applauded the Senate passage of his InternationalBridge and Port of Entry Modernization Act. This legislation, passed in this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), will expedite the presidential permitting process for all international bridges  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Warren, 70 Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Address Student Loan "Default Cliff" to Prevent Economic Disaster Republican policies have pushed record numbers of borrowers into default and delinquency "[T]his devastating increase in past due payments threatens not only individual borrowers but the broader economy." * Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a membe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dave Min Leads California Democratic Delegation in Condemning Dept. of Energy's Illegal Cancellation of Funds for California's Hydrogen Hub * Washington, D.C. -- Following the Trump administration's decision to illegally cancel roughly $8 billion of federal funding for clean energy projects, including $1.2 billion for the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) Hydrogen Hub  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Grassley in Demanding Federal Entities, Telecommunications Companies Turn Over Records Provided to Jack Smith * WASHINGTON - Last week, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in sending letters to five federal entities and four telecommunications companies requesting the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Suspected Tren de Aragua member pleads guilty following ICE, federal partner investigation * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A Venezuelan illegal alien and suspected member of the Tren de Aragua transnational criminal organization pleaded guilty to illegally possessing firearms and conspiring to destroy evidence after posting photos and videos of himself with we  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation, Austin, has issued a public comment letter in support of a proposed rule currently under consideration by the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). This proposed rule seeks to amend the Code of Federal Regulations to revise the federal voter registration form, specifically requiring documentary proof of citizenship for individuals wishing to register to vote. The foundation highlights that the proposed rule would necessitate documentati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has received a public comment letter from Ivan Zatylnyi, a commercial driver from Ukraine, advocating for a transitional period for holders of Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs) residing in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Employment Authorization Document (EAD). The request emphasizes the pressing humanitarian concerns stemming from the ongoing war in Ukraine. In light of Docket No. FMCSA-2025-06  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Update: Cleanup Continues in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana * DALLAS, TEXAS (October 15, 2025) - After leading cleanup efforts for almost two months, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has entered into a consent order with Smitty's Supply, Inc. to assume responsibility for the cleanup of the facility. EPA also announced that it has issued a Pollution Removal F  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Pressley, 70 Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Address Student Loan "Default Cliff" to Prevent Economic Disaster * Republican policies have pushed record numbers of borrowers into default and delinquency "[T]his devastating increase in past due payments threatens not only individual borrowers but the broader economy." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- U.  more