GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, June 20 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Robyn Hunsinger The 17th Mission Support Group conducted their change of command ceremony at the Transportation Complex here June 20. The 17th MSG welcomed their incoming commander, Col. Tony England, and thanked 17th MSG outgoing commander, Col. Jason Beck, for his hard work and dedication. The 17th MSG commander works as the primary liaison between Goodfellow and civic leaders  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $49,200 cooperative agreement to the American Conservation Experience of Flagstaff, Arizona, for aquatic invasive species prevention at the Amistad National Recreation Area in Del Rio, Texas. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00301 (CFDA 15.931). For more information, contact Tina Holland, 307/344-2082, Tina_Holland@nps.gov.  more

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 20 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: By Capt. Christina Smith Air Cavalry Brigade Soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas became the first to fire the Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) during operational testing along the Florida Gulf Coast shores here. Before traveling to Florida, the 1st Battalion, 227th Aerial Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, also conducted the first record test of the  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, June 19 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command issued the following news: By Ronald Bailey U.S. Army astronaut Col. Andrew Morgan will not only make history in space, but take a piece of World War II Army history to space with him. Morgan, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command's Astronaut Detachment commander, received the artifact from Paul Morando, chief, Exhibits Division for the Nationa  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Employment increased in the three largest Arkansas counties from December 2017 to December 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are defined as those with 2017 annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Stanley W. Suchman noted the rates of job gr  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $31.15 per hour in the South to $39.07 in the Northeast during March 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs for employee compensation stood at $31.82 in the Midwest   more

DALLAS, Texas, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Workers in the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.87 in May 2018, about 4 percent above the nationwide average of $24.98, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Stanley W. Suchman noted that, after testing for statistical signif  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Workers in the College Station-Bryan Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.04 in May 2018, about 8 percent below the nationwide average of $24.98, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Stanley W. Suchman noted that, after testing for statistical si  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Workers in the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.43 in May 2018, about 10 percent below the nationwide average of $24.98, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Stanley W. Suchman noted that, after testing for statistic  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * - The drought resiliency grants will help communities in California, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon and Texas * * * Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman announced that 18 projects will receive a total of $9 million to prepare for drought. These projects will provide more flexibility and reliability for communities while reducing the need for e  more

GALVESTON, Texas, June 20 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a $20.9 million contract Tuesday to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC for maintenance dredging of the Galveston Entrance, Outer, and Inner Bar Channels and Houston Ship Channel Bolivar Roads to Redfish Reef, Texas. "The contractor is required to remove approximately 2.4 million cubic yards of shoaled material from the channel using   more

DONNA, Texas, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection is responding to the record numbers of unaccompanied alien children and family units along our Southwest border with an expansion of the current temporary holding facility near Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge. The temporary facility is near the CBP Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge in Donna, Texas. The facility will be   more

DALLAS, Texas, June 21 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release: Texas added 21,900 jobs in May, according to seasonally adjusted and benchmarked payroll employment numbers released today by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The state added a revised 32,800 jobs in April. Year-to-date annualized job growth stands at 2.3 percent compared to annual growth of 2.3 percent in 2018. Incorporating May job growth of 2.1 percent and a moderate decrease in the leading i  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Toney W. Gochnauer, 24, of Amarillo, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for on May 13, 2019. (This identification was initially published on May 15, 2019.) On Jan. 25, 1944, Gochnauer was a member of 425th Bombardment Squadron, 308th Heavy Bombardment Group, 14th Air   more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Cpl. Billy J. Butler, 19, of Kerrville, Texas, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for on April 29, 2019. (This identification was initially published on May 23, 2019.) In late 1950, Butler was a member of Company C, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, engaged in combat oper  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pfc. Sterling Geary, Jr., 24, of Cooper, Texas, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for on April 8, 2019. (This identification was initially published on April 26, 2019.) In November 1950, Geary was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, which wa  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release: A medical director and two operators of a Houston, Texas, medical clinic were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their alleged participation in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick of the Southern District of Texas, Special Agent in Charge Perr  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Southern Tire Mart LLC - based in Columbia, Mississippi - for failing to protect employees from serious safety hazards after a worker suffered fatal injuries while attempting to mount a monster truck tire rim at the company's retreading facility in Fort Worth, Te  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: On behalf of Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Karen Dunn Kelley led a U.S. government delegation to witness the historic final investment decision signing between Anadarko Petroleum of Woodlands, Texas, and the Government of Mozambique. The investment of the Anadarko LNG terminal supports the largest U.S. sourced investment on the African continent in history at $20 bill  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced today that the Lone Star State will be sending approximately 1,000 soldiers from the Texas National Guard to the Southwest border in order to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in response to the continued border security and humanitarian crisis. These troops will provide supplemental staffing support at temporary holding facilities, as well as su  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center issued the following news: By Zoe Schlott The Department of Defense is asking current residents of military privatized housing to provide feedback on a draft version of a Resident Bill of Rights. The Air Force is part of a tri-service initiative to create a Resident Bill of Rights that identifies the basic housing rights of service members and their families living in privatized housing. "Our most imp  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Zoe Schlott The Department of Defense is asking current residents of military privatized housing to provide feedback on a draft version of a Resident Bill of Rights. The Air Force is part of a tri-service initiative to create a Resident Bill of Rights that identifies the basic housing rights of service members and their families living in privatized housing. "Our most important resource is our  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The chief of staff, Army announces the following officer assignments: Regular Army Maj. Gen. Jeffery D. Broadwater, commanding general, National Training Center and Fort Irwin, Fort Irwin, California, to commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Maj. Gen. Robin L. Fontes, senior defense official and defense attache, U.S. Defense Attache Office, India, to senior defense official and def  more

OKINAWA, Japan, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: The Pacific Region announces that Mr. Jim Journey has been selected as District Superintendent of Schools for the DoDEA Pacific South District (Okinawa and Guam) starting the 2019-2020 school year. He currently serves as the Community Superintendent of the DoDEA Pacific South District's Guam Field Office. As Community Superintendent of the Guam Field Office, Mr. Journey has been re  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - Nationwide, 149 communities receive $64.6 million in funding for multipurpose, assessment and cleanup grants * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the New Mexico Environment Department and its coalition partners, Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments, Gallup, Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments, and the city of Silver City are among 149 recipient  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * - Texas Capital Bank and FHLB Dallas Provide Affordable Housing Program Funds * * * Texas Capital Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have awarded a $222,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant to the Star of Hope Mission in Houston, Texas, to replace air conditioning units that were in disrepair at the Dori  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the applications under section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act by Frost Bank, San Antonio, Texas, to establish ten branches in Texas. Attached is the Board's order relating to this action. Attachment: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/orders20190620a1.pdf Frost Bank San Antonio, Texas Order Approving the Establishment of Bran  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $3.3 million to the Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District #7 working with the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to fund Phase I of the Fort Bend County Soil Stabilization Project. This project will provide a comprehensive approach to bank stabilization for the Brazos River by usi  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following news release: Ruiz Foods Products Inc., a Denison, Texas, establishment, is recalling approximately 246,514 pounds of frozen, not ready-to-eat (NRTE) breakfast wrap products containing bacon that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically small rocks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The frozen egg, p  more

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, June 18 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Robyn Hunsinger The 17th Comptroller Squadron conducted their change of command ceremony here at the event center June 18. The 17th CPTS welcomed their incoming commander, Maj. Kara Taylor, and thanked 17th CPTS outgoing commander, Maj. Nelson Mitchell, for his hard work and dedication. The 17th CPTS commander works as the advisor to wing, group and squadron commanders on all fi  more

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, June 19 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Seraiah Hines The 17th Security Forces Squadron conducted their change of command ceremony here at the event center June 19. The 17th SFS welcomed their incoming commander, Maj. Richard Buckley, and thanked the 17th SFS outgoing commander, Maj. Min Lee, for his hard work and dedication. The 17th SFS provides unparalleled base defense and law enforcement service to Goodfellow and  more

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, June 19 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Zachary Chapman The 312th Training Squadron conducted their change of command ceremony here at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy High Bay, June 19. The 312th TRS welcomed their incoming commander, Lt. Col. Michael McCourt, and thanked the 312th TRS outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Scott Cline, for his hard work and dedication. The 312th TRS trains, develops and  more

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, June 21 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Zachary Chapman The 316th Training Squadron conducted their change of command ceremony here at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy High Bay, June 21. The 316th TRS welcomed their incoming commander, Lt. Col. Christopher Sharp, and thanked the 316th TRS outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Robert Kammerer, for his hard work and dedication. The 316th TRS delivers innov  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, June 18 -- The U.S. Army Special Operations Command issued the following news: By Daniel P. Elkins The Mission and Installation Contracting Command Advanced Acquisition Plan update is now available online offering both industry and government a forecasting tool for the Army contracting needs. Officials from the MICC Office of Small Business Programs published the May 31, 2019, update as part of its ongoing outreach efforts to reach small and lar  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 19 -- NASA's Johnson Space Center issued the following news release: NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan will be available from 7 to 8:15 a.m. EDT Monday, July 1, for live satellite interviews from Star City, Russia, before launching on his first space mission, a nine-month expedition aboard the International Space Station. The interviews will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website, preceded at 6:30 a.m. by video of Morgan's training. Morgan and his crewmates, Alex  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 21 -- NASA's Johnson Space Center issued the following news release: Fifty years ago, an unparalleled team of experts in a mission control center at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston landed the first humans on the Moon. Media are invited to join NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine for the reopening of this historic and newly-restored facility at 9 a.m. CDT Friday, June 28. To commemorate an accomplishment that forever changed the world, the Apollo Mission Control Cente  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 21 -- NASA's Johnson Space Center issued the following news release: NASA astronaut Anne McClain and two crewmates on the International Space Station are scheduled to conclude their stay aboard the orbiting laboratory Monday, June 24. Live coverage of their return will begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT on NASA Television and the agency's website. McClain, a flight engineer for Expedition 59, expedition and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, and Flig  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 1,208,104 visitors to San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in 2018 spent $87,957,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,295 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $130,985,000. "San Antonio Missions National Historical Park welcomes visitors from across  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54114) involving RWLS, Andrews, Texas: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST AMERICIUM/BERYLLIUM SOURCE The following report was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via email: "On June 12, 2019, the licensee's Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) notified the Agency that while performing an in-depth audit, he became aware that a 250 millicurie americium-241/beryllium so  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: The National Transportation Safety Board published its preliminary report Monday for the agency's investigation of the April 24, 2019, derailment of a Union Pacific Railroad train near Fort Worth, Texas. Union Pacific train UEBLTG 20 was a 6,122 foot-long, high-hazard flammable, key train carrying denatured ethanol in 96 loaded rail tank cars. Twenty-five of the tank cars derailed near milepost 4  more

RED RIVER, Texas, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Cory Angell In a change of command ceremony June 20, Army Lt. Col. Seth M. Olmstead assumed command of DLA Distribution Red River, Texas. "Lt. Col Olmstead is a gifted leader and the right person to continue the strong leadership that Red River has been lucky to have," said Navy Rear Adm. Kevin M. Jones, commanding officer, DLA Distribution. "He has had some great experiences a  more

FORT LEE, Virginia, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Commissary Agency issued the following news release: Army Lt. Col. Angela M. Parham is the Defense Commissary Agency's new director of public health and safety, announced Rogers E. Campbell, executive director of DeCA's Store Operations Group. She replaces Army Col. Alisa R. Wilma, who moved on to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as the deputy commander for DOD's Regional Health Command-Central. Parham repo  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 19 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: Making a Permanent Change of Station is a rite of passage for military families--and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is here to help. The Exchange's PCS Headquarters offers a one-stop solution for Soldiers, Airmen and their families at ShopMyExchange.com/PCS. The Department of Defense's largest retailer provides checklists, moving supplies and links to information about entitlements, bene  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- President Trump issued the following statement commemorating Juneteenth: "Melania and I send our best wishes for a memorable celebration to all those commemorating Juneteenth. "On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger of the United States Army marched into Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order Number 3, declaring, "all slaves are free." "With this order, the message enshrined in President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was brought to Texa  more

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, June 21 -- The U.S. Air Force (82nd Training Wing) issued the following news: By John Ingle The career of Col. Kenyon K. Bell came full circle June 21, 2019, as he took command of the training wing under which he learned his craft as an aircraft maintenance officer roughly 24 years ago. Bell took command of the 82nd Training Wing, the largest and most diverse technical training installation in the Air Force, during a change of command ceremony here. Maj. Gen. T  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $20,000 cooperative agreement to the Student Conservation Association of Arlington, Virginia, for an internship on conservation and habitat restoration at the San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center in San Marcos, Texas. The funding opportunity number is F19AS00244 (CFDA 15.676). For more information, contact Sara Williams, 505/248-7462, sara_n_williams@fws.gov.  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36025) entitled "Texas Central Railroad and Infrastructure, Inc. and Texas Central Railroad, LLC Petition for Exemption Passenger Rail Line Between Dallas and Houston, Texas": On May 4, 2018, Texas Central Railroad and Infrastructure, Inc. (TCRI), and Texas Central Railroad, LLC (TCRR) (collectively, Texas Central),/2 filed a petition to reopen this proceeding  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $51,000 cooperative agreement to the Texas A&M University for research on indigenous communities along El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail. The agency description of the grant states: "Undertake historical research regarding indigenous populations along the Tejas Camino, focusing on the late 17th through the early 19th centuries; an exploration of the historica  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Erin Nealy Cox, issued the following news release: Reagor Dykes Auto Group's Chief Financial Officer, Shane Andrew Smith, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox. "From 'dummy flooring' to check-kiting, this was blatant, large-scale fraud," said U.S. Attorney Nealy Cox. "We will hold Mr. Smith - and any other Reagor Dykes exe  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, John F. Bash, issued the following news release: Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Senior Litigation Counsel of the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Western District of Texas, was recognized by Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) Director James Crowell, IV at the 35th Director's Awards Ceremony today in Washington D.C. The Western District of Texas was one of 31 districts represente  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 21 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release: * * * - Latest issue also looks at surging industrial construction, district banking conditions, Mexico's fiscal reform and Texas graduation rates * * * The Texas job market continues to expand, and unemployment rates have fallen to record lows in many major metro areas. But as businesses struggle to find workers, this trend could pinch economic growth, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dal  more

WINDSOR LOCKS, Connecticut, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: The Connecticut State Police has teamed up with the Transportation Security Administration to place several passenger screening canine teams at Bradley International Airport, serving as a key asset to enhance airport security and keep passengers safe and secure. The canine handlers are Connecticut State Police troopers who were trained alon  more

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, June 18 -- The U.S. Air Force (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By River Bruce You're sitting in front of your commander about to receive an Article 15. Panic sets in as you ask yourself, "Is my career over?" Spoiler alert: Not necessarily. Airman 1st Class Mary Kapuscinski, 7th Operations Support Squadron meteorologist, was recently recognized for an act that could have saved thousands of lives. She has won awards for her weather forecasting expertise.  more