WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration revoked the registration of Hovic Pharmacy in Houston, Texas, for filling controlled substance prescriptions outside the usual course of professional practice. The revocation follows an order to show cause issued on Oct. 20, 2021, and the pharmacy's subsequent waiver of a requested hearing. The order to show cause alleged that Hovic Pharmacy's pharmacists filled multiple controlled substance prescripti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced a determination to waive various laws and legal requirements to facilitate the accelerated construction of barriers and roads along the international border in the Big Bend Sector of Texas. This action is based on the necessity of achieving and maintaining operational control of the border, a key mandate for national security. Homeland Security has determined that the Big Bend Sector in Texas is an area of hig  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced a determination to waive specific laws, regulations and other legal requirements to expedite the construction of barriers and roads near the international border in New Mexico and Texas. The decision applies to all contracting actions needed for the construction of physical barriers and roads in the El Paso Sector, an area identified as having a high rate of unlawful entry. The action is necessary because of t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced a determination to waive various laws and legal requirements to facilitate the accelerated construction of barriers and roads along the international border in the Laredo Sector of Texas. This action is based on the necessity of achieving and maintaining operational control of the border, a key mandate for national security. Homeland Security has determined that the Laredo Sector in Texas is an area of high un  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced a determination to waive numerous laws, regulations and other legal requirements to speed up the construction of barriers and roads in the U.S. Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector in Texas. This action is taken under the authority granted by congress in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as amended, because the sector is an area experiencing a high volume of illegal ent  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a determination to waive various laws, regulations, and other legal requirements to ensure the quick construction of barriers and roads along the international border in the Del Rio Sector, Texas. This action is aimed at speeding up progress on infrastructure in this border vicinity. A vital part of the Homeland Security's mission involves border security and the detection and prevention of illegal entry into the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- 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. 19 -- 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. 20 -- Migrant Clinicians Network, Austin, Texas, and Farmworker Justice have submitted a public comment letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urging enhanced protections for agricultural workers against heat-related illnesses. The joint submission follows the organizations' testimony on June 20, 2025, emphasizing the urgent need for a comprehensive federal heat standard due to increasing extreme heat days. The organizations highlighted that farmwork  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and 32 academic associations have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education outlining its apprehensions regarding proposed changes to the integrated postsecondary education data system (IPEDS), specifically focusing on the introduction of the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS). Representing over 1,700 private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the nat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Presidents Forum, a coalition comprising 19 nonprofit, accredited institutions serving over one million learners, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education. The organization emphasizes the need for specific exemptions in the new Admissions, Scholarships, and Transfer Standards (ACTS) reporting regulations affecting open admission institutions amidst their commitment to advancing access to education. The letter outlines that institutions  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Update: Cleanup Continues in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana * DALLAS, TEXAS (October 17, 2025) - After leading cleanup efforts for almost two months, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entered into a consent order with Smitty's Supply, Inc., requiring the company to take responsibility for cleanup at the facility damaged by a fire on August 22 and to pay certain response costs incurred b  more