JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force selected 439 active-duty officers for promotion to colonel and major during the M0624A and M0424A central selection boards (Dental Corps and Medical Service Corps categories). Colonel (M0624A): * Dental Corps: 18 selected out of 76 considered. * Medical Service Corps: 55 selected out of 191 considered. Major (M0424A): * Dental Corps more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The Air Force selected 439 active-duty officers for promotion to colonel and major during the M0624A and M0424A central selection boards (Dental Corps and Medical Service Corps categories). Colonel (M0624A): - Dental Corps: 18 selected out of 76 considered. - Medical Service Corps: 55 selected out of 191 considered. Major (M0424A): - Dental Corps 55 selec more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 27, 2024, entitled "Houston Area Employment - October 2024": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, metropolitan area increased by 60,200 over the year in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that t more PR

MONTEREY, California, Nov. 27 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Center for Homeland Defense alum Robert Wagner culminated a world tour of nations with a visit to the Republic of Armenia earlier this year, where he was joined by fellow CHDS alum Ryan Jerde in an effort to partner with the Eastern European nation to prepare it to counter weapons of mass destruction. Wagner (Master's Program cohort 1905/1906) represented the U. more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Team Sheppard and the 82d Training Wing Chaplain Corps celebrated the reopening of the base's Chapel with Brig. Gen. Paul G. Filcek, installation commander, and Col. Jeffrey Shulman, 80th Flying Training Wing commander, were in attendance for the ribbon cutting on Nov. 22, 2024. Col. Jeffrey Shulman, 80th FTW commander, and Brig. Gen. Paul G. Filcek, installation commander, pose wi more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: This Thanksgiving season, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks is delivering a message of gratitude, paying tribute to the sacrifices of U.S. service members, civilian personnel and their families. Her videotaped remarks emphasize the vital role of the military community in upholding the nation's safety and ensuring the freedoms that define America more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 21, 2024, from Enbridge, Houston, Texas: * * * To: Mr. Greg Ochs Director, Central Region Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 901 Locust St, Suite 462 Kansas City, MO 64106 RE: Docket No. PHMSA-2022-0167 East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC Composite Pipe - Virginia Special Permit 2024 Annual Report  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 27, 2024: * * * Austin, Texas - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement on the reported prisoner swap between the United States and China that resulted in the release of Kai Li, John Leung, and Texan Mark Swidan. "I'm overjoyed to hear Kai, John, and Mark will be reunited with their families in the U.S.,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) will hold a second hearing on the Biden-Harris Administration's pause on liquified natural gas (LNG) exports. The hearing, titled "Exposing the Truth on LNG: How the Administration Played Pol more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Tuesday evening, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) joined KTSA radio to preview the upcoming fight on cartels, deportations, and border security. Key quotes from the interview are below and the interview clip is available here.(link is external) "Even the military ought to be used as necessary to take out the cartels, and if we need to pass the authorization of the use of military force to go take out the cart more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the release of unjustly detained Americans from China: "I am overjoyed that Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released and are returning to their families. I could not be happier for Mark's mother Katherine Swidan, who from her home in Luling, Texas, has spent 12 years waging an unremitting  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The White House issued the following commentary on Nov. 26, 2024: * * * President Biden's Investing in America Agenda's Growing Durability and Popularity By Natalie Quillian, White House Deputy Chief of Staff When President Biden and Vice President Harris came into office, America was in the midst of a deadly pandemic and our economy was reeling. Since then, President Biden and Vice President Harris have overseen one of the most successful administrations in history an more PR