JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * 'Community Connection' events strengthen community bonds, build connections * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - One of the ways the Air Force encourages Airmen and families to maintain social fitness is through participation in events like "Community Connection" and local town halls. These gatherings are designed to build trusted relationships, expa more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * 60th FS executes Lonestar Lightning * By Airman 1st Class Reagan Hardy * 33rd Fighter Wing NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE FORT WORTH, Texas -- The 60th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, participated in training exercise Lonestar Lightning in Fort Worth, Texas, from July 11-24, 2025. Texas provided unique airspace and challenges to the more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * AFCEC to compete at SAF Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Category Management and Strategic Acquisition Branch and Jeffrey Warnecke will represent Air Force Materiel Command as nominees for team and individual Defense Acquisition Workforce Awards. David Packard Excellence i more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Air Force selects 15,894 in staff sergeant promotion cycle; list posts Aug. 7 * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - Air Force officials selected 15,894 senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant out of 47,007 eligible for a selection rate of 33.81 percent in the 25E5 promotion cycle. Senior raters will be granted access to the select lists via the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Attorneys General of Washington, California, New York, Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, D.C., and Harris County, Texas, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, expressing their staunch opposition to the agency's recent Interim Final Rules, which rescind vital regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Applauds Summer Interns on Service to Arkansas * U.S. Senator John Boozman pictured with his Washington, D.C. interns on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the efforts of the students who served Arkansans as interns in his Washington, D.C. and state offices during the second summer session. "These bright and hardworking students have b more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Border Patrol Agents Arrest Confirmed Gang Member in Maine * UNION, Maine -- U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Colombian national and confirmed member of the South American Theft Group (SATG) in Union, Maine, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. The individual was found to be illegally present in the United States. Upon further investigation, records revealed the more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Bracer Forge builds warrior mindset for 81st Training Group Airmen * By Senior Airman Kurstyn Canida * 81st Training Wing Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- More than 2,000 Airmen from the 81st Training Group traded classrooms and technical equipment for rucksacks and tactical gear during the first iteration of Bracer Forge at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP officers seize over $1.1M in fentanyl and cocaine at Anzalduas International Bridge * MISSION, Texas --U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Anzalduas International Bridge seized more than $1.1 million in fentanyl and cocaine in a single enforcement action. "This seizure showcases our officers' relentless efforts  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Chairmen Babin and Cruz Want Timely Release of OBBB NASA Funds This week, U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Chairman Brian Babin (R-Texas) and U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Acting Administrator of the National Aeronautics and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Chairmen Cruz and Babin Want Timely Release of OBBB NASA Funds Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Chairman Brian Babin (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Acting Administrator of the National Aeronautics an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN VICENTE GONZALEZ ANNOUNCES OVER $36 MILLION FOR HIDALGO COUNTY HEAD START * Continues to Keep Funds Flowing to Early Childhood Education WESLACO, TEXAS -- Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced a $36,357,958 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Hidalgo County Head Start Program, Inc., for Fiscal Year 2025. Since 1965, the Head Start Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar, House Democrats Oppose Regional Food Business Center Program Termination, Urge USDA to Reverse Decision * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representative Alma Adams and 37 other members in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins opposing her decision to terminate the Regional Food Business Center (RFBC) program at the United States D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Urges FBI to Investigate & Hold Fleeing Texas Legislators Accountable * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel encouraging federal cooperation with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and state law enforcement to investigate potential criminal acts, including bribery, and hold accountable legislators who have fled the state in a shameful more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Creating a safe workplace through Safe + Sound Challenges * KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's annual Safe + Sound Week starts Aug. 11t and runs through Aug. 17. The campaign emphasizes three core elements: Management and Leadership, Worker's Participation, and a systematic approach to Finding and Fixing more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article: * * * U.S. Obesity Rate Changes Differ for Rural and Urban Areas, as Well as Across Regions By Mariah Ehmke and Brandon J. Restrepo Highlights * Despite a slight decline in the U.S. overall obesity rate from March 2022-2023 to March 2023-2024, rural obesity rates rose 0.5 percentage points during the same time. * The U.S. obesity rates in rural areas were higher than urban rat more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 6 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta and SouthState Bank award $200,000 grant to Central Pines Regional Council ATLANTA (Aug. 5, 2025) - Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) and SouthState Bank are delivering a $200,000 grant to Central Pines Regional Council. The grant will be used to prevent and resolve heirs' property issues t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has published a final supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Texas LNG Project. This document was created in response to an opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which addressed the commission's environmental review of the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. The court's decision in a prior case found that FERC had not sufficiently addressed certain matters in a previous Or more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests 6 illegal aliens in Houston who account for 48 criminal convictions, 42 illegal entries * HOUSTON -- ICE arrested six illegal aliens this past week in the Houston area who, as a group, have illegally entered the U.S. an astounding 42 times and been convicted of 48 criminal offenses. "For the past 20 years, these six violent criminal alien more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley, Cortez Masto, Pfluger and Panetta Call for Action on Illicit Xylazine * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Reps. August Pfluger (R-Texas) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) co-authored an op-ed in The Hill calling for immediate congressional action on their Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. "The Combating I more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSFR) -- Trinity University and University of Texas Austin campus Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL) and Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory (VPL) have completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects held in their collections. This action is a prerequisite for their eventual return to culturally affiliated Indigenous communities, as stipulated by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The now-complet more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Major Public Broadcasting Shutdown Announcement Following GOP Funding Cuts * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, issued the following statement in response to the announcement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that it will begin shutting down operations after Congre more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cornyn, Heinrich Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Development of Seedling Nurseries, Reforestation and Habitat Restoration Programs * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Seedlings for Sus more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * METC, partners get realistic dementia experience * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Thirty volunteers assigned to the Medical Education and Training Campus, Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute, Navy Medicine Training Support Command, 32d Medical Brigade, and the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence recently had the opportunity to p more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Navy Tactical Combat Casualty Care program director recognized with civilian awards * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Cmdr. Thomas Sather, director for the Naval Medical Forces Development Command's Tactical Combat Casualty Care program, has been recognized with two prestigious awards for his pivotal role in revolutionizing life support and  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * New positions, clear mission: AFRC leaders gain tools to empower Airmen * MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, California - The 2025 Wing Commander and Command Chief Leadership Conference united senior leaders from across Air Force Reserve Command to align on policy, address challenges, and share mission successes. The event served as a critical forum to exchange ideas more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * Innovative traineeships prepare the next generation of STEM leaders in AI, quantum, biotech and more The U.S. National Science Foundation announced $45 million to fund 15 new awards through the NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program, with projects focusing on artificial intelligence, quantum, biotechnology and translational science. These represent NRT's most significant annual inve more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Team METC highlights military medic training at AMT annual meeting * PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania - Three instructors with the Medical Education and Training Campus, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, presented a continuing education session at the American Medical Technologists Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 23.  Arm more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Tree maintenance underway at JBSA-Randolph to support safety, flight operations * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - - Tree maintenance and removal efforts will soon begin at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The work is part of an ongoing initiative to enhance resident safety and preserve the operational readiness of the 12th Flying Training Wing. Ac more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * U.S. Army tests innovative autonomous tactical vehicle prototype * VAZIANI, Georgia - To save Soldiers' lives, cut costs and improve supply delivery efficiency, the U.S. Army assessed the Overland AI ULTRA Fully Autonomous Tactical Vehicle prototype during exercise Agile Spirit 25 at the Combat Training Center, Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, on July 29, 202 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued a document titled 'National and Global Petroleum Assessment--An Estimate of Undiscovered, Technically Recoverable Oil and Gas Resources Underlying Federal Lands of the Onshore United States, 2025.' Authored by Christopher J. Schenk, Tracey J. Mercier, and the National and Global Oil and Gas Assessment Project Federal Lands Resource Allocation Team, the report, designated as Fact Sheet 2025-3032, allocates mean volumes of oi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) documents the status of water levels and their changes in the primary aquifers of the greater Houston area, Texas. Prepared in cooperation with several local subsidence and groundwater conservation districts, the Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5028 is part of an annual series tracking the health of the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers. For this assessment, the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers are treated more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report recognizes a long-standing streamgage on the Rio Grande as a "Centennial Observing Station" for its valuable longevity. The document, 'U.S. Geological Survey Monitoring Milestones--Rio Grande at Embudo, NM (08279500),' was issued in June 2025 by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey as General Information Product 253. The author is not listed. The Rio Grande at Embudo, New Mexico (08279500), streamgage  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Members of Congress Sound the Alarm on Potential Trump Corruption Using New Cell Phone Venture * "[W]e have concerns that President Trump's interests in Trump Mobile could lead him, his business partners, or his appointees in his administration to improperly interfere with regulators at the expense of consumers and competitors." "Trump Mobile offers yet another avenue for tech and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Announce $2.2 Million for Rural Broadband Technical Assistance in Oregon * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., today announced more than $2.2 million in funding to help expand high-speed internet in communities across rural Oregon. "It is more important now than ever to have reliable access to the internet, especially for rural Oregonians who depen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Announce $2.2 Million for Rural Broadband Technical Assistance in Oregon * Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., today announced more than $2.2 million in funding to help expand high-speed internet in communities across rural Oregon. "It is more important now than ever to have reliable access to the internet, especially for rural Oregonians who depend o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * Wyden, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Reverse Devastating Health Care Cuts in Trumpcare After Republicans Passed the Largest Health Care Cut in History, and on the 60th Anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare, Democrats Propose Rolling Back Cuts and Extending Middle Class Tax Credits for Health Care * U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., more PR