RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * 2025 Annual Awards: Honoring Excellence Across the 82nd Training Wing in the Ring * * Published March 16, 2026 * By Airman 1st Class Jesse Nagel * 82nd Training Wing SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - The 82nd Training Wing honored its top performers during the 2025 Annual Awards Banquet Feb. 27, 2026, celebrating a year of achievement, resilience, and mission focus  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * 33 FW executes training at MacDill * * Published March 16, 2026 * By Senior Airman Briana Beavers * 33rd Fighter Wing Public Affairs MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The 33rd Fighter Wing traveled to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida to accomplish routine training for Operation Clear Horizon and Operation Buc Wild Weasel from Jan. 22 - Feb. 21, 2026. MacDill's airsp  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 17 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Successfully Protects Texas Waterways From Illegal Dumping of Sewage and Waste into Cedar Creek and the Neches River Basin System Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a court order to stop Angelina County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 ("the District") from discharging sewage, waste, and other potentially harmful substances into Cedar Creek and surroun  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 18 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Georgetown peace scholar detained for speech last year asks appeals court to reaffirm his freedom Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri was at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today asking the court to affirm previous lower court rulings that ordered the government to release him on bail. Exactly one year ago today, ICE grabbed Dr. Suri as he came home   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on March 17, 2026, by Director for Homeland Security and Immigration Cooper Smith to the Tennessean: * * * Tenn. Takes a More Active Role in Immigration Enforcement For too long, states have taken a passive approach to immigration enforcement - deferring almost entirely to the federal government even as the consequences of illegal immigration increasingly fall on state budgets, schools, ho  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Ultra-Processed Foods Linked with Serious Heart Problems Consuming more daily servings of ultra-processed foods is associated with a higher risk of adverse cardiac events, with Black Americans seeing amplified risk * People who consumed over nine servings of ultra-processed foods per day on average were 67% more likely to suffer a major cardiac event than people con  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 17 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Murrill joins multistate push for immediate confirmation of Mullin as DHS Secretary * Attorney General Liz Murrill today joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in urging Congress to swiftly confirm U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Led by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, the coalition sent a l  more

CANBERRA, Australia, March 18 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Australian Automotive Dealer Association * Thank you to your CEO James Voortman for the invitation to join you for breakfast this morning. And thank you to all of you for the contribution you make to our nation. This room represents: Over 3,800 dealerships. 64,000 jobs - including 7,500 apprenticeships. Tens of billions of dollars of economic activity. And behin  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 17 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Barta stokes youth curiosity in plant careers * Walking between rows of greenery, vegetables and blossoms in the East Campus greenhouses and the Backyard Farmer Garden, high school students learn about greenhouse structure, function and design by completing an interactive scavenger hunt. By encouraging exploration and inquisition, their tour guide, Christine Barta, hopes to "spark interest in plant s  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 18 -- Bell Textron, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release: * * * Bell Completes SPINE Upgrades on First Two H-1 Aircraft The first AH-1Z and UH-1Y to be completed under the Structural and Power Improvements for NextGen Effects (SPINE) program, formerly SIEPU, have left the Amarillo Assembly Center * Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has announced the completion of the first AH-1Z and UH-1Y aircraft to receive full upgrades t  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Arkansas Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - March 17, 2026 * * * Employment increased in 2 of the 3 largest counties in Arkansas from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that Benton County had the largest over-the-year increase in employment, with a gain of 3  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in New Mexico Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - March 17, 2026 * * * Employment increased in 1 of the 2 largest counties in New Mexico from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that Dona Ana County, the only large county with an over-the year increase in employm  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Oklahoma Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - March 17, 2026 * * * Employment decreased in 2 of the 3 largest counties in Oklahoma from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that Cleveland County had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment, with a loss o  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Texas Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - March 17, 2026 * * * Employment rose in 21 of the 28 largest counties in Texas from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that Hays County had the largest over-the-year increase in employment, with a gain of 2.7 percent.  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - March 17, 2026 * * * Employment decreased in 2 of the 5 largest parishes with published data in Louisiana from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that Calcasieu Parish had the largest over-the-year decrease in emp  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Boots on the Ground: Altus Command Team Sees How 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels the Mission in Hands-On Tour * * Published March 17, 2026 * By Airman 1st Class Emma Wright * 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - The 97th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) command team continued their series of hands-on immersion tours Feb. 25, 2026, thi  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * CAIR, CAIR-NJ Welcome Release of Leqaa Kordia After More than a Year of ICE Detention The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its New Jersey chapter (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed the release of Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman held in a Texas ICE facility for over a year for participating in protests against the Gaza Genocide at Columbia University. Leqaa Kor  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * BREAKING: CAIR-Texas Welcomes Court Order Extending School Voucher Application Deadline The Council on American-Islamic Relations Texas (CAIR-Texas) today welcomed a federal judge's order that the application period for the state's voucher program be extended to March 31, citing concerns about fairness and equal access. U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett granted a temp  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP officers intercept live pythons at World Trade Bridge * LAREDO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers conducting outbound operations intercepted 39 live pythons hidden within a tractor. "The interception of live pythons at the World Trade Bridge highlights the vigilance and dedication of our CBP officers in enf  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 17 [Category: BizConsulting] -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release: * * * Chemical Recycling of PVC: From Laboratory Promise to Industrial Reality * By Rajendra Gupta This article is authored by Rajendra Gupta, Technical Professional Leader for KBR's Advanced Recycling Technologies. It examines why PVC's chlorine-rich chemistry makes recycling challenging - and what must change to move chemical   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Commissaries to start selling single-use paper and plastic bags on April 6 * FORT LEE, Virginia - Starting April 6, commissaries will start charging a nominal price for each single-use paper or plastic bag. Cost associated with this change is 5 cents for plastic and 10 cents for paper single-use bags. This change will allow the Defense Commissary Agency   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Colleagues' Bill to Aid Recovery of Nazi-Confiscated Art Passes House Unanimously * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Fetterman (D-PA), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Katie Britt (R-AL) released the following statements after their Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act, which would aid in t  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Cassidy to Urge U.S. Department of Labor to Ditch Democrat Heat Rule Proposal * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) and 15 additional Senate Republican colleagues in penning a letter to urge the U.S. Department of Labor to protect American workers from the Biden Administration's disastrous proposed heat rule. The Biden-era pro  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, March 17 -- Dell Technologies, a company that says it provides computer technology and services portfolio for the data era, issued the following news on March 16, 2026: * * * Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA Delivers Proven Path to Enterprise AI ROI Story Highlights - 4,000+ Dell AI Factory customers, up to 2.6x ROI, clear path from experiment to production - Broad portfolio updates streamline enterprise AI deployments, turn siloed data into AI fuel and compress pilot-to-produ  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, March 17 -- Dell Technologies, a company that says it provides computer technology and services portfolio for the data era, issued the following news on March 16, 2026: * * * Dell Technologies First to Ship NVIDIA GB300 Desktop for Autonomous AI Agents with NVIDIA NemoClaw and NVIDIA OpenShell Dell Pro Max with GB10 and GB300 provide purpose-built desktop supercomputers for developing and deploying long-running autonomous agents * Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) today anno  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Solving a Mystery in Dark Matter Detectors Could Improve Quantum Computers By Lauren Biron Unexplained bursts of energy have hindered certain dark matter detectors -- and might also factor into how superconducting qubits perform. Scientists on the TESSERACT dark matter experiment traced some of those bursts to vibrations within the detector material itself, an  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 17 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * EPA Yields to Industry in Air Pollution Rule for Chemical Manufacturing Plants The final rule leaves communities around these facilities vulnerable to dangerous, cancer-causing air pollutants * Washington, D.C. -- EPA signed a final rule last week updating air toxics standards for chemical plants that produce polyether polyols, a chemical product used to make lubricants and other p  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 17 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Approves BP's First New Gulf Oilfield Since Deepwater Horizon Ultra-deepwater drilling project in greater depths than BP's 2010 disaster, the worst oil spill in U.S. history * New Orleans, LA -- The Trump administration has approved the development of a new, ultra-deepwater offshore drilling project by BP in the Gulf of Mexico, despite significant legal and regulatory shortcomin  more

PLANO, Texas, March 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Employee Fired for Faith Reaches Favorable Settlement with Bath & Body Works * Salt Lake City, UT -First Liberty Institute and Schaerr Jaffe LLP announced a favorable settlement for former Bath & Body Works employee, Jocelyn Boden, who was fired for refusing to use pronouns in a way that viol  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The ERISA Industry Committee issued the following news release: * * * Employer Coalition Applauds Bill to Boost Competition and Improve Affordability The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), along with a coalition of allies in the employer community, wrote to lawmakers today praising the introduction of the bipartisan "Healthy Competition for Better Care Act." The legislation promotes affordability and transparency in health care by prohibiting anticompetitive contract cla  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following opening statement on March 17, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to Meet Peak Demand": * * * "Good morning and welcome to today's hearing to examine the performance of our electric grid through the duration of Winter Storm Fern. "Starting on January 23rd, a significant winter storm brought widespread snow, sleet, an  more

NEW YORK, March 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * U.S. Saw Record New Clean Power Capacity Last Year in Spite of Delays, Cancellations Washington, D.C. - A new report finds that the U.S. saw a record amount of new clean power capacity come online last year - but also saw significant project cancellations and delays, in part due to hostile federal government policies, that kept the sector from fulfilling its potential at a   more

DALLAS, Texas, March 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Extra belly weight, not BMI, was a stronger predictor of heart failure risk, inflammation * Research Highlights : * Excess fat stored around the waist (belly weight or visceral fat), indicated by measuring waist size, was more strongly associated with heart failure risk than body mass index (BMI). * Systemic inflammation played a key role in the relationship betwee  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 17 -- Halliburton Co., a provider of products and services to the energy industry, issued the following news release: * * * ExxonMobil and Halliburton achieve world's first fully closed-loop automated geological well placement in Guyana Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), in collaboration with ExxonMobil, Sekal, Noble, and the Wells Alliance Guyana team, delivered a groundbreaking step forward in digital well construction to achieve the industry's first fully automated geological w  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 17 -- CrowdStrike Inc., a cybersecurity platform for protecting areas of enterprise risk - endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data, issued the following news: * * * EY Selects CrowdStrike to Power Its Agentic SOC Services, Accelerated by NVIDIA AI EY services powered by CrowdStrike help global enterprises transform security operations for the agentic era * CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced that Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) has selected the CrowdStrike Fal  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System is reviewing an application from ANB Holding Co. Ltd. to acquire up to 39% of the voting shares of ANB Corp., both of Terrell, Texas. The application would also result in the company indirectly acquiring additional voting shares of the American National Bank of Texas, Terrell. This filing is processed under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, which requires companies to seek approval before acquiring assets, control or the power to v  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Trump's Religious Liberty Commission elevates religion over rights The Freedom From Religion Foundation is expressing concern after another meeting of the Trump administration's "Religious Liberty Commission" yesterday that was deeply troubling. The hearing, once again inappropriately held at the private Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., focused on alleged t  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, March 17 -- Dell Technologies, a company that says it provides computer technology and services portfolio for the data era, issued the following news: * * * From Investment to Business Driver: Three Moves to Break the AI ROI Barrier Dell Technologies announces major advancements across the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA. * Key takeaways: At GTC 2026, Dell Technologies announced major advancements across the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA--from breakthrough data orchestration c  more

NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Georgetown Peace Scholar Detained for Speech Last Year Asks Appeals Court to Reaffirm His Freedom * RICHMOND, Va. - Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri was at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today asking the court to affirm previ  more

NEW YORK, March 18 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Georgetown Peace Scholar Detained for Speech Last Year Asks Appeals Court to Reaffirm His Freedom Dr. Suri's hearing in the Fourth Circuit comes exactly one year after he was taken by ICE for exercising his First Amendment rights * Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri was at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today asking the court to affirm previous lower court rulings t  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following opening statement on March 17, 2026, at a hearing entitled "U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Western Hemisphere": * * * I would like to welcome our witnesses for our hearing today, Mr. Joseph Humire, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs, General Francis Donovan, Comman  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Chairman Arrington Highlights the Need for an Independent Audit of CBO to Improve Transparency and Accuracy "Both Republicans and Democrats have shared their concerns over the years about scores that were either not accurate, not timely, or transparent." -Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) * Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arr  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * House Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Small Business Celebrate Passage of SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill on the House Floor Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 3971, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, under suspension, favorably out of the chamber. The bill will now hea  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * House Committees on Small Business and Science, Space, and Technology Celebrate Passage of SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill on the House Floor Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 3971, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, under suspension, favorably out of the chamber. The bill will now head to the Pre  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 18 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * How the University of Cincinnati co-op program is shaping the future of work at SXSW UC's co-op program is key as Bearcats take over innovation conference By Emily Glass Leaders from Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and advanced manufacturing firm Kinetic Vision gathered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Innovation Conference to discuss the future of work -- and they all share a common starting point: the   more

SPRING, Texas, March 17 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release: * * * HPE drives sovereign AI leadership with advanced systems at national research centers: HLRS and Argonne National Laboratory At-scale AI factories by HPE, powered by NVIDIA solutions, enable sovereign AI in Europe and U.S. In this article * HPE and NVIDIA collaborate on powerful AI systems, combining secure infrastructure and accelerated computing to deliver scal  more

SPRING, Texas, March 17 (TNSrep) -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release: * * * HPE Threat Labs report reveals cyber adversaries are morphing their business model to scale and accelerate attacks New HPE Threat Labs research finds organized cybercrime scaling enterprise-style attacks on critical sectors In this article * Cyber adversaries adopt business-like models to target every major sector, HPE finds * Generative AI used to pro  more

SPRING, Texas, March 18 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * HPE transforms distributed AI factories into intelligent AI grid powered by NVIDIA New solution has critical application for AI services and use cases that rely on low-latency, real-time connectivity, including retail personalization, predictive maintenance in manufacturing, localized edge inference in healthcare, and carrier-grade AI services *  more

SPRING, Texas, March 17 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * HPE unveils next-generation AI factory and supercomputing advancements with NVIDIA New compute and networking offerings pair with full-stack software and services to accelerate AI adoption across service providers, sovereign entities, research labs, and large enterprises In this article * HPE is first to offer a NVIDIA Vera CPU compute blade an  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Bobby Pulido = A Part-Time Texan Misogynistic Bobby Pulido admitted he's a self-described part-time Texan, calling himself a "winter Texan" who leaves the state during the hottest months. Pulido has already faced scrutiny over crude and sexist social media posts and other controversies as Democrats try to sell a celebrity newcomer to voters in South Texas. "Misogynist Bobby Pulido  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas posted the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Illegal Alien Methamphetamine-Trafficking Cell Leader Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison Prosecution is part of Homeland Security Task Force effort to combat transnational criminal organizations * An illegal alien from Mexico was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for his top leadership role in distributing methamphetamine in the   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 17 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * International relations expert examines shifting security landscape in Europe during lecture at FSU * Florida State University's Ukraine Task Force (UTF) recently welcomed a leading analyst, lecturer and scholar on international relations to deliver a lecture and speak to classes about the everchanging political landscape of Eastern Europe. Kateryna Shynkaruk, a senior lecturer at Texas A&M's Bush S  more

PLANO, Texas, March 17 -- JCPenney, an apparel and home furnishings retailer, issued the following news: * * * JCPenney - Yes, JCPenney - Closes Out Fashion Month with The Runway Show Paris Never Saw Coming The most unexpected fashion statement of the season proved incredible fashion doesn't require a VIP invitation * As fashion elite gathered in Paris, France to close out a month of exclusive fashion shows, the most talked about runway of the season was surprisingly happening nearly 5,000   more

ADDISON, Texas, March 17 [Category: Human Resources/Personnel] (TNSrpt) -- Job Creators Network issued the following news release: * * * New Report: Patchwork of State Food Labeling Laws is a Recipe for Higher Costs for Small Businesses and Consumers * Washington, D.C. -A new report prepared by Carnegie Mellon Adjunct Professor Dr. Lloyd Corder for the Job Creators Network (JCN) explores how a patchwork of state regulations for food labeling could impact the economy. Those effects would exte  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 17 [Category: BizConsulting] -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release: * * * KBR Launches INSITE 3.0, Expanding Digital Platform and Advancing AI Driven Growth Strategy * HOUSTON, March 17, 2026 - KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced the launch of KBR INSITE 3.0, the latest evolution of its digital delivery platform and a major step forward in KBR's AI driven growth strategy. Developed in collaboration wi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 17 [Category: BizConsulting] -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release: * * * KBR's Mission Technology Solutions Launches New Phoenix Lab to Advance Precision Measurement for High-Tech Industries * KBR announced today the opening of its new Phoenix Metrology Engineering Center, an internationally accredited 4,500-square-foot facility providing advanced measurement, precision calibration and engineerin  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * McCaul Discusses Need to Revitalize DIB Amidst Global Threats * WASHINGTON - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (R-Texas) discussed the importance of revitalizing our nation's defense industrial base at a committee hearing titled, "Reforming America's Defense Sales."Click to watch () Full Exchange: Rep. McCaul: Mr. Chairman, appreciate you having this imp  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: DCCC Analysis of Latino Voters in Texas Primary Shows Voters Prefer Democrats * DCCC MEMORANDUM To: Interested Parties From: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Date: March 17, 2026 Subject: DCCC Analysis of Latino Voters in Texas Primary Shows Voters Prefer Democrats The 2026 Texas primary was marked by higher Democratic turnout and votes in counties w  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, March 18 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: * * * MICC brigades select FY26 Best Warriors set to advance to ACC competition By Tish Williamson, Mission and Installation Contracting Command Public Affairs Noncommissioned officers from across the Mission and Installation Contracting Command enterprise competed in brigade-level Best Warrior competitions held the first two quarters of fiscal year 2026, securing the opportunity to represent   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 18 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Million-dollar grant powers better at-home prenatal health care Dr. Hatice Ceylan Koydemir of Texas A&M leads an international team developing an at-home device that could allow pregnant women to quickly screen for preeclampsia. By Bailey Noah, College of Engineering A lack of ways to monitor health at home can leave expecting mothers feeling helpless -- especially if complic  more

WACO, Texas, March 17 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * MTM: Making the Most of Your Run Game * At the 2026 AFCA Convention in Charlotte, Richardson Berkner (TX) Head Coach Trey Bryant took the Skills & Drills field alongside his Offensive Coordinator/O-Line Coach Brian Parish and Run Game Coordinator/TE Coach Gary Freeman. The core philosophy of the Richardson Berkner staff is simple: " MTM" - Make The Most. In this session,  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * NAMRU San Antonio conducts gap-driven research for operations in extreme cold * OINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - To support the future warfighter, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio researchers took part in Arctic Edge 2026 held in Alaska from Feb. 23 to March 13. Arctic Edge, a U.S homeland defense exercise demonstrating U.S. militar  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, issued a statement dismissing online claims alleging an unknown animal disease is circulating at a feedlot in the Texas, calling the rumors false. Woodall said animal health officials from the USDA, state officials in Texas and leaders at the Texas Cattle Feeders Association have all confirmed no such disease is present. -- Shanskar Shaw, Targeted News Service * * * Statement from NCBA CEO Colin Woodall  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * NERC Gives a Grim Assessment of Long-Term Reliability * Key Takeaways 1 The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) released its long-term assessment and projects a grim outlook based on current utility plans that are focused on retiring firm capacity and adding weather-dependent renewable capacity. 2 Huge projected demand increases, combined with the increas  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National League of Cities issued the following news release: * * * NLC Honors Cities Leading Innovative Community-Centered Programs with Cultural Diversity Awards * Washington, D.C. - The National League of Cities (NLC) today awarded four cities with the 2026 City Cultural Diversity Awards, recognizing leadership in innovative and effective programs that build belonging and strengthen community engagement. Awards were  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 17 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Nonprofits, Tribes, and Local Governments Appeal to Restore EPA Grant Program Terminating these programs leaves communities more vulnerable to pollution and disasters * Washington, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments to determine the fate of more than $3 billion in federal Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants. These funds  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * O&I Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Ongoing Investigation into Medicare and Medicaid Programs Nationwide Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led a hearing titled Protecting Patients and Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars: The Role o  more

GALVESTON, Texas, March 17 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * Office of Life Support Education and Training receives AHA All-Star Award * The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Office of Life Support Education and Training (OLSET) is among an exclusive group of entities in the U.S. to receive the inaugural American Heart Association (AHA) All-Star Award for excellence in delivering CPR training. "We heard about the criteria just a few   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 18 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Drummond leads push for immediate confirmation of Mullin as DHS Secretary Attorney General Gentner Drummond is leading a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in urging Congress to swiftly confirm U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The coalition sent a letter yesterday to Senate Majority Leader John   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 16 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * Oklahoma Meteorologist Leads Global Hunt for Extreme Winter Weather * For Steven Cavallo, a professor in the School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, the winter storm of January 2026 was one that, quite literally, got away. Days before thick layers of ice and snow blanketed the Southern United States from Texas to Virginia on January 24-25, Cavallo was high above Canada's Hudson Bay, colle  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 18 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro's Remarks as Prepared for Delivery for the 2026 Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation Annual Meeting Bethlehem, PA - Today, Governor Josh Shapiro delivered remarks to the 2026 Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation's Annual Meeting, highlighting the Commonwealth's major economic victories over the last three years and the Shapiro  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Pallone Blasts Trump & Congressional Republicans for Raising Energy Prices and Undermining Grid Reliability Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Energy Subcommittee hearing on "Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 18 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by Mariana Trujillo, managing director of government finance, Jordan Campbell, managing director of government finance and senior quantitative analyst, Ryan Frost, director of budget and tax policy at the Washington Policy Center, Truong Bui, director of data strategy and analytics and managing director of the Pension Integrity Project and quantitative analyst Steve Vu: * * * How every  more

HERNDON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * RV Leadership Conference Key Takeaways * The 2026 Leadership Conference was a success, beginning with a warm Texas welcome on the evening of Tuesday, March 10. Attendees had the opportunity to connect in a relaxed setting through several creative activities, including a vintage record tie-dye station-where participants spun paint onto vinyl to create a unique souvenir, and a  more

PLANO, Texas, March 18 -- Siemens Digital Industries Software, a subsidiary of Siemens, issued the following news release: * * * Siemens Invests More Than $165 Million to Expand Manufacturing Across the Carolinas, Supporting U.S. Data Center Growth * Investment scales up electrical infrastructure production with new U.S. manufacturing sites and expanded facilities, adding 350 new jobs across North and South Carolina * Siemens has invested more than $165 million across North and South Caroli  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 18 -- Schlumberger, doing business as SLB, issued the following news release on March 197, 2026: * * * SLB OneSubsea Awarded Integrated EPC Contract for Deepwater Development Award adds to OneSubsea's project pipeline and reinforces its standardized system design * Global energy technology company SLB (NYSE: SLB) announced today that its OneSubsea(TM) joint venture has been awarded a multi-well, integrated engineering, production, and construction (EPC) contract by Chi  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 17 -- Southern Methodist University posted the following news: * * * SMU study reveals untapped innovation potential in Dallas-Fort Worth * Dallas-Fort Worth has all the right ingredients to be a national powerhouse for innovation-from a robust economy, world-class research universities to a diverse, dynamic workforce-yet an SMU-led study found the region isn't fully realizing that potential. The study, published in IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, found th  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 17 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Students win Catalyst Competition with product that detects infections before visual symptoms appear * Infections are a silent threat to human health. More than 6.5 million people in the United States suffer from chronic wounds, many of which get infected and can result in costly hospitalizations and amputations. The problem is particularly severe in rural and medically underserved areas, where long tr  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Ten from JBSA among Air Force Medical Service 2025 award winners * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Air Force Surgeon General is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Air Force Medical Service Annual Awards. The awards include both individual and team awards. There are 10 recipients from Joint Base San Antonio. The nominations submitted reflect the ex  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSFR) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Archaeology plans to repatriate human remains in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act following an inventory of the items recovered from a site in Hardin County, Tennessee. The remains represent at least one individual found on the shoreline of the Tennessee River. While the Tennessee Valley Authority and local law enforcement were involved in the initial re  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Pushes for Election Integrity at the United States Supreme Court * Tennessee has joined Missouri and 19 other states in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to review and overturn a federal appellate decision that struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring voters to handwrite the date on mail-in ballots. The multistate brief supports a peti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 17 -- Texas Southern University posted the following news: * * * Texas Southern University Debate Team Earns Second Place at International Championship in Athens * The internationally acclaimed Texas Southern University Debate Team has once again demonstrated its excellence on the global stage, earning second place overall at the International Forensics Association Speech & Debate Tournament and Conference held March 8-12 in Athens, Greece. Competing against more than  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * The Department of War equips Airmen with cognitive tools * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - The Department of War equipped Airmen with a new, practical mental health kit at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on March 6, 2026. The program was delivered via a seminar and a series of follow-on materials to teach service members how to u  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 16 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * TPPF's Liberty Action Agenda: What They're Saying * The Texas Public Policy Foundation's Liberty Action Agenda is a policy roadmap outlining major reforms necessary to strengthen liberty, free enterprise, and personal responsibility in Texas. The agenda includes dozens of policy proposals aimed at reducing taxes and government spending, expanding school choice and parental control in educat  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Backs Dalilah's Law * Today, the American Trucking Associations, Truckload Carriers Association, National Tank Truck Carriers, and state trucking associations across the country issued the following joint statement in support of Dalilah's Law, which will be considered by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee tomorrow, March 18  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Type 2 diabetes risk varied widely among adults 18-40 with prediabetes * Research Highlights : * Adults with prediabetes by their early 30s who had high fasting glucose levels, in addition to other risk factors such as obesity, high cholesterol or high blood pressure, had the highest risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. * Individuals who had high fasting glucose lev  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber, Round Rock Chamber Host U.S. Representative Pete Sessions for Roundtable on Tax Reform * ROUND ROCK, TX - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce recently hosted U.S. Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX-17) for a roundtable discussion in Round Rock, Texas with local business leaders on the pro-growth business tax provisions in President T  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- The U.S. News and World Report, a digital news and information company, posted the following news release: * * * U.S. News & World Report Names 2026 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in health rankings and consumer advice, today named the 2026 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs). These ratings serve as a vital resource for the millions of Americans opting for same-day surgical ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Bill Cassidy, Colleagues Call to Repeal Restrictive Biden-Era Heat Rule * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and 14 of their Senate Republican colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Labor to protect American workers from the Biden Administration's disastrous proposed heat rule. The Biden-era proposed rule would m  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * U.S. Will Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From the Strategic Petroleum Reserve * Key Takeaways 1 Member states of the IEA have agreed to release 400 million barrels of strategic reserves in the wake of Iran's closure and mining of the Strait of Hormuz. 2 The U.S. share will be 172 million barrels over four months, beginning next week in conjunction with other members  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 17 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * UH Launches Google Gemini for Education to Power Next-Generation Discovery and AI Proficiency Secure, Enterprise-Grade AI Expands Research Capacity and Ensures Workforce-Ready Graduates * The University of Houston has partnered with Google to provide Gemini for Education and NotebookLM to all students, faculty and staff, establishing a secure, universitywide artificial intelligence foundation designed to   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 18 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Experimental Chemo Drug May Trick the Immune System Into Fighting Cancer The findings suggest that inducing viral mimicry could not only boost immune attacks on tumors but also reduce chemotherapy doses and limit drug resistance over time. * A new discovery from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center helps explain why some chemotherapy d  more

DENTON, Texas, March 18 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: * * * UNT at Frisco course gives behind-the-scenes look at the world of sports media FRISCO (UNT), Texas -- A Sports Media Relations class at UNT at Frisco, located in a city known as "Sports City USA," is bringing the professional world directly into the classroom. From mock press conferences to visits to professional stadiums, students are gaining firsthand experience in sports public relations and c  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 16 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Updated cholesterol guideline shifts focus to earlier prevention * DALLAS - March 16, 2026 - New national guidance for managing cholesterol and other blood lipids calls for earlier risk assessment, more personalized treatment, and renewed emphasis on long-term cardiovascular prevention - changes experts say could significantly reduce heart attacks and strokes over a lifetim  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Oklahoma Impacted by Wildfire * (STILLWATER, Okla., March 17, 2026) - Agricultural operations in Oklahoma have been significantly impacted by recent wildfires. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adver  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, March 17 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA QB great Michael Baylor pledges $250K * Former University of Texas at Arlington quarterback Michael Baylor ('70 BBA, Accounting) has pledged $250,000 to support the University's Department of Athletics. The gift is the latest example of Baylor's generosity. Last year, he made what was then the largest unrestricted pledge in the history of UTA Athletics. With his newest gift  more

EL PASO, Texas, March 18 -- The University of Texas El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * UTEP Secures Carnegie Community Engagement Reclassification The designation, awarded by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, affirms UTEP's sustained commitment to meaningful, reciprocal partnerships that advance community-engaged teaching, research and service. "This Carnegie classification celebrates the intentional and deeply  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * War Department Senior Leaders Prioritize Western Hemispheric Security * The War Department is prioritizing security in the Western Hemisphere, which is integral to U.S. homeland defense, said Joseph M. Humire, performing the duties of assistant secretary of war for homeland defense and Americas security affairs, who spoke today during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington. Joint Task Force   more