RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Air Education and Training Command announced the winners of the command's Fiscal Year 2024 Safety Awards. On behalf of Maj. Gen. Clark J. Quinn, deputy commander of AETC, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, the AETC Safety Directorate released the list of the "best of the best" safety teams and professionals for the past year. "These awards are vital because they recognize the  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Air Education and Training Command announced the winners of the command's Fiscal Year 2024 Safety Awards. Several Joint Base San Antonio agencies and individuals were amongst the winners. On behalf of Maj. Gen. Clark J. Quinn, deputy commander of AETC, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, the AETC Safety Directorate released the list of the "best o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Thursday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) delivered remarks on the House floor to urge Republicans to deliver on their promises starting with confirming President-Elect Trump's cabinet nominees. Key quotes from the interview are below and the interview clip is available here(link is external): "I agree with Pete Hegseth that wokeism is destroying the United States military. I agree with Pete that we don't nee more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force is working to meet the challenge of maintaining mission readiness for bomber and land-based missile legs of the nation's nuclear triad, while at the same time working to meet the government-mandated recapitalization of both those platforms. That was one of the central messages Air Force Global Strike Command's most senior leader, Gen. T more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In this week's Around the Air Force, a new remote start system for the KC-46A Pegasus, new B-52 engine covers prevent icing and damage in extreme cold, and a program to reduce drag on aircraft increases aerodynamic efficiency and flexibility while reducing fuel costs. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Stephani Barge) 02:00 Video Player 00:0000:00 | 00:00Caption more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Proposed CHIPS Investments in Minnesota and Texas Would Help Enhance Production Capacity of Important Semiconductor Manufacturing Components Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce signed three separate preliminary memoranda of terms (PMT) under the CHIPS and Science Act to provide up to $33 million in proposed direct funding to Coherent, up to $16 million in p more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Genomic Data Protection Act to give Americans using at-home DNA tests the choice to delete their genomic data and destroy their biological samples. Approximately 21% of Americans have taken a mail-in a DNA test from a Direct-to-Consumer Genomic Testing Company. The lack of privacy protections opens the door to the potential selling of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: LAREDO, Texas--U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this week seized a large cache of testosterone and other steroids with a gross weight of more than 21 pounds hidden within a passenger vehicle. "Our frontline CBP officers maintain strict vigilance and their application of inspections experience and tec more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Comerica Bank for systematically failing its 3.4 million Direct Express cardholders primarily unbanked Americans receiving federal benefits. The bank deliberately disconnected 24 million customer service calls, impeding cardholders from exercising their rights under the law, charged illegal ATM fees to over 1 million cardholders, and mishan more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) was celebrated by the House Rules Committee with a portrait unveiling in the U.S. Capitol, honoring his 22 year legacy in Congress and his service to the 26th Congressional District of Texas. During the ceremony, Chairman Burgess' portrait, which was painted by James Tennison, was unveiled by his wife, Laura Burgess, to the public. Speaker Mike Johnson more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the following public communication on Nov. 27, 2024, from Oracle, Austin, Texas: * * * Re: Provisions Pertaining to Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and GovernmentRelated Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons, Docket No. NSD 104; Request for Comment on Security Requirements for Restricted Transactions Under Executive Order 14117, Docket No. CIS more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on Nov. 26, 2024, entitled "Amendment of Domestic Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-1, V-29, V-38, V-139, and V-286; Eastern United States". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend domestic Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-1, V-29, V-38, V-139, and V- more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a notice and issuance of advisory bulletin in the Federal Register on Nov. 18, 2024, entitled "Pipeline Safety: Identification and Evaluation of Potential Hard Spots-In-Line Inspection Tools and Analysis". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: PHMSA is issuing this advisory bulletin to notify pipeline owners and operators of the importance of evaluating their pipeline facili more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: Alto Experience, Inc., a ride hailing company that currently operates in Texas, Florida, and California, and previously operated in the District of Columbia and Virginia, violated federal law when it denied reasonable accommodations and employment to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who applied to work as personal drivers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Attention TRICARE beneficiaries: Open Season is a critical time to ensure your health coverage continues without interruption. To avoid a lapse in your TRICARE coverage, here are the key steps you need to take: Make an Enrollment Payment or Set Up Automatic Payments If you're enrolling or re-enrolling in TRICARE, it's important to make establish your more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: LUBBOCK, Texas U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office arrested Ricardo Ernesto Nunez, an unlawfully present 60-year-old citizen of El Salvador, Nov. 29. "I commend the officers of ERO Dallas who worked with our federal partners to locate and apprehend Mr. Nunez," said ERO Dallas Field Office Director M more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The first 30 Air Force warrant officers graduated from the U.S. Air Force Warrant Officer Training School on Dec. 6, 2024, since the service reintroduced the corps earlier this year. The reinstatement of Air Force warrant officers aims to address critical operational needs faced by the force today while maintaining and leveraging the unique expertise and capabilities of warrant offic more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The U.S. Space Force officially turns five years old Dec. 20, 2024. The sixth branch of the U.S Armed Forces was established on Dec. 20, 2019, when President Donald J. Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. Under this act, Air Force Space Command, headquartered at then-Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, ceased space  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: * * * NIH-Funded Study Finds Risk of Human Infection Continues to Remain Low * * * A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus currently circulating in U.S. dairy cows could allow for easier transmission among humans, according to new research  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, issued the following news release: The House passed the Prove It Act, legislation led by Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01), Congressman Brad Finstad (R-MN-01), and Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo (D-CO-08) to strengthen protections for small businesses established through the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). The legislation passed the House with a vote of 208-196. "Federal agencies seem to ignore the reality and the harm that their regula more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Earlier this week, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined a bipartisan group of legislators urging House Republican Leaders to pass the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSPA) package before the end of the year. The legislation to protect children from increasing harms caused by social media has languished in the House for months after overwhelmingly passing more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 27 states and was essentially unchanged in 23 states and the District of Columbia from October 2023 to October 2024. The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+274,600), California (+212,100), and New York (+133,600). The largest percentage increase occurred in Idaho (+3.1 percent), followed by Missouri and So more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: Charlesetta Reece Allen Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) applauded President Joe Biden for signing into law his bill designating the United States Postal Service facility located at 517 Seagaze Drive in Oceanside as the "Charlesetta Reece Allen Post Office Building." Rep. Levin's bill received the support of the Oceanside Mayor Esther Sanchez, the full bipartisan Oceanside City Council, and San Diego County  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Jayapal termed out; Casar, Omar, & Garcia to lead CPC in 119th Congress * * * Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) was elected as the Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), the highest-ranking leadership position for progressives in the U.S. House. CPC Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) has reached her term limit. Term limits were championed by Jayapal and added to the caucu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congressman Wesley Hunt's legislation H.R. 9563 - The Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2024 passed the House of Representatives by Voice Vote. H.R. 9563 marks Wesley's third piece of legislation that has been passed favorably out of the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. Background information: The following members from the House Judiciary Committee cosponsored this bipartisan more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) announced the bipartisan passage of H.R. 7480, the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act. It is her sixth piece of legislation to pass the House of Representatives. De La Cruz's legislation, which passed Wednesday, ensures that service-connected disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs is excluded from income calculations when requesting assis more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Friday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) joined WMAL to recap Congress' meeting with DOGE's Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and how Republicans must unite to cut swamp spending. Key quotes from the interview are below and the interview clip is available here(link is external): "But the point I made yesterday in the meeting to my colleagues and I made it to Elon...You've been looking for the problem, look no furt more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2024: This week, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) announced the results of internal leadership elections for the 119th Congress, the seventeenth Congress in the history of the CPC. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) was re-elected to serve as Vice Chair of the Caucus. The new leadership will oversee a Caucus of nearly 100 members with the addition of 9 freshmen from districts across the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), led 11 members in a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Director, Andrea Gacki, expressing deep concerns regarding the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which will impose burdensome regulations on small businesses nationwide. "On more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: On Thursday, House Judiciary Subcommittee Chairmen Chip Roy (TX-21) and Andy Biggs (AZ-5) instructed the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to preserve all existing and future records and materials related to the Biden-Harris Administration's weaponized enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. The Chairmen wrote in a letter,"...we remain concerned  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Seaman Christelle V. Abrego, a logistics specialist from San Antonio, Texas, and graduate of Madison High School, has achieved a milestone, earning the Blue Jacket of the Year award for Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego. This recognition, awarded annually to the most exceptional junior enlisted Sailor, highlights Abrego's excepti more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Defense Department announced Dec. 5 that Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has signed a new, classified strategy for countering the effects of unmanned systems, also called "drones." According to an unclassified fact sheet released by the department, unmanned systems are increasing in capability and are posing ever-increasing threats to th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2024: Today on Fox News' The Faulkner Focus, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed ways Republicans can work with the incoming Trump administration to rein in spending and get our economy back on track, including his role as a founding member of the Senate DOGE Caucus, as well as his meeting with Pam Bondi, whom President-Elect Trump has announced he will nominate to serve as U.S. Attorney General. Excerpt more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led colleagues in opposing any potential language in the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would require American women to register for the Selective Service System. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Eric Schmitt  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA), and Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced the Enable IC Partnerships Act, which would encourage public and private partnerships with the Intelligence Community to streamline acquisitions and adoption of cutting-edge technologies and support workforce development: "Artificial Intelligence, mac more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: H5N1 avian influenza particles (rod-shaped; orange)NIAID and CDC What A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus currently circulating in U.S. dairy cows could allow for easier transmission among humans, according to new research funded by the National Institutes of Health (N more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: In the not-so-distant future, a U.S. medic may encounter an injured warfighter on a remote battlefield. Instead of drawing a liquid painkiller from a vial using a needle and syringe, they will pull a mini-autoinjector from their bag, activate, and immediately administer to their patient. The medic will be able to ease the warfighter's pain in seconds i more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas issued the following statement on Dec. 6, 2024, by U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton: * * * United States Attorney Leigha Simonton today released the following statement in response to The Dallas Morning News' December 2024 methamphetamine series: Federal judges, prosecutors, and agents work each day to do justice, which includes protecting our North Texas communities from defendants who seek to spread met more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: This holiday season, get ready to be thrilled by the U.S. Air Force Band of the West, featuring the legendary Canadian Brass, as they put on their annual free Holiday in Blue performances Dec. 17 and 18. Both performances are at 7:30 p.m. each day and take place at the Tobin Center's H-E-B Performance Hall, located at 100 Auditorium Circle in downtow more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued a notice of availability in the Federal Register on Nov. 26, 2024, entitled "Record of Decision for the B-21 Main Operating Base 2 or 3 Beddown at Dyess AFB, Texas or Whiteman AFB, Missouri Environmental Impact Statement". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: On October 3, 2024, the Department of the Air Force (DAF) signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Impact Statement B-21 Beddown Main Operating Base 2 (MOB 2) or Main Operat more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined with lawmakers from the Senate and House to urge the Department of Education to discharge student loan debt for hundreds of thousands of students in Oregon and nationwide defrauded by predatory schools. During the first Trump administration, defrauded borrowers' applications for debt relief were left to languish for years, and if reviewed, were  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) introduced the Securing Trade and Resources for Advanced Technology, Economic Growth, and International Commerce (STRATEGIC) Minerals Act to strengthen America's supply chain of critical minerals and rare earth elements. Critical minerals are essential resources but are highly vulnerable to su more PR