WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Four environmental organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing serious concerns over the agency's proposal to approve Texas's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the second planning period. The organizations argue that the state's proposed plan fails to comply with the Clean Air Act and does not adequately ensure reasonable progress in achieving natural visibility conditions across Class I areas. more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Active-Duty Soldier Arrested and Charged with Espionage and Export Violations * Taylor Adam Lee, 22, of El Paso, Texas, was arrested today on charges of attempted transmission of national defense information to a foreign adversary and attempted export of controlled technical data without a license. "According to the criminal complaint, the defendant sought to transmit sensitive national defense in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * AMO WIN: NWS Staffing Partially Restored in First Step to Ensure Extreme Weather Safety * PROVIDENCE, RI - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement on the National Weather Service (NWS) receiving permission to hire 450 staff after President Donald Trump and the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" unilaterally and unnecessarily cut roughly 15% of the NWS workforce more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * As Texas Republicans Violate Voting Rights Act of 1965 in Redistricting Attempt, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Marks 60th Anniversary of Landmark Law * Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) marked the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) and condemned Republican efforts to undermine it. The landmark bill, which President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law, prohibits states f more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * BAMC clinics currently enrolling TRICARE Prime members * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Brooke Army Medical Center has several primary care clinics currently open to enrollment of TRICARE Prime retirees and family members. "Our teams of clinical professionals are ready to meet your primary care needs," said Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Gordon Mok, De more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Aug. 5, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Employment in Myrtle Beach area up 5.2 percent over the year ended June 2025 Nonfarm payroll employment increased from June 2024 to June 2025 in 30 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 357 areas. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment occurred in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, South Caro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Britt, Colleagues in Effort to Ban Noncitizens from Voting in D.C. Elections * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and 20 of their Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to ban noncitizens from voting in D.C. elections. "The American people's right to vote in free and fair elections is diminished when jurisdictions like D.C. more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alabama were 98,242, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 92,388, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Cincinnati CBP seized $3.5 million in counterfeit pharma * CINCINNATI- During a week-long joint operation between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Food and Drug Administration, CBP officers inspected hundreds of boxes containing possible counterfeit and unapproved medications. A wide variety of unapproved FDA drugs were discovered during inspections more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Condemns Bomb Threat in His District Against Texas Lawmakers * ST. CHARLES, IL -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) issued the following statement condemning the bomb threat targeting members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus staying in St. Charles, Illinois--located in his congressional district: "A threat of violence against public officials is an attac more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Secures Relocation of Retired NASA Shuttle to Houston * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Acting Administrator Sean Duffy's approval of a retired NASA space shuttle to be moved to a non-profit near the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, an effort that was spearheaded by Senator Cornyn and signe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Exhume Alleged Serial Murderer from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Passes Senate * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his bill to require the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota, an alleged serial murderer and convicted rapist, from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, passed the more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 7 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: * * * Department of Defense Civilians & Common Access Card Holders Shop Tax-Free with the Exchange By Travis Day The Army & Air Force Exchange Service's full range of goods, services, vendors, dining options and more are now fully accessible to Department of Defense (DoD) and Coast Guard civilians who hold Common Access Cards (CAC). The Exchange benefit has been available to approximately 72 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Dyess B-1s sharpen combat readiness during Red Flag-Nellis 25-3 * DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- Airmen and B-1B Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base recently wrapped up a dynamic showing supporting exercise Red Flag-Nellis 25-3, the U.S. Air Force's premier combat training event held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 21-31. The exercise marked a significant return for Dyess AFB bombers, who employed a hybrid more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * In Houston, Senator Whitehouse Warns of Nationwide Economic Risks from Extreme Weather-Driven Insurance Crisis Houston is on the front lines of a nationwide insurance affordability and availability crisis that threatens to devastate property markets and crash the entire U.S. economy * Houston, T.X.--Today more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez, Lujan, Cornyn, Heinrich Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Development of Seedling Nurseries, Reforestation and Habitat Restoration Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Leger Fernandez, alongside U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), introduced the Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- 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. 6 -- 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-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news: * * * MICC leaders demonstrate agility during 2025 transformation training event By Tish Williamson, Mission and Installation Contracting Command Public Affairs The Mission and Installation Contracting Command completed a leader training and wargaming event Jul. 29 to Aug. 1 in San Antonio, Texas as a prequel to their large-scale annual event to ensure the contracting comman more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Visibility Union (MANEVU), Boston, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing strong opposition to the agency's proposed approval of Texas' regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Second Implementation Period. The comments also address the EPA's intention to withdraw its previous partial approvals and disapprovals of Texas' haze plans. In its public comment lette more ST

PASADENA, California, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Supercomputers Take on Life Near Greenland's Most Active Glacier As Greenland's ice retreats, it's fueling tiny ocean organisms. To test why, scientists turned to a computer model out of JPL and MIT that's been called a laboratory in itself. Runoff from Greenland's ice sheet is kicking nutrients up from the ocean depths and boosting phytoplankton growth, a new NASA-supported study ha more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Nation salutes Purple Heart veterans * WASHINGTON - Aug. 7 is Purple Heart Day, a time to honor and remember service members who were wounded or killed by an instrument of war in the hands of an enemy or while prisoners of war. The following are a few stories of the nearly 2 million who were awarded the medal. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Pul more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * NMFDC: Mission Driven-People Powered - Seaman Patrizio Guzman * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - The Naval Medical Forces Development Command is always mission driven and most importantly people powered. Today, we highlight Seaman Patrizio Guzman, a personnel specialist that makes sure Sailors' pay and administrative needs are taken care of so  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- NRG Texas Power LLC, Houston, Texas, has submitted a public comment letter addressed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing concerns over the agency's proposed partial disapproval of the Texas Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP). With a focus on the environmental implications for the state's visibility goals, NRG Texas stresses the critical need for a balanced approach as Texas navigates regional haze regulations. The comments were submitted more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * On 60th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act, Hickenlooper, Bennet Reintroduce Landmark Voting Rights Bill * John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would strengthen protections against potentially discriminatory voting practices Legislation comes amid Texas Republicans' effort to gerrymander U.S. congressional districts in the next election WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Cornyn, Garamendi, LaMalfa Announce Bipartisan Bill to Give States More Time to Use Disaster Relief Funds * The lawmakers' legislation would extend the deadline for using Federal Highway Administration funds following disasters WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced the Transportation Emergency Relief Extension Act to extend t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- President Trump issued the following statement on the 235th birthday of the U.S. Coast Guard: * * * For 235 years, the United States Coast Guard has secured our waterways and defended our homeland as America's premier maritime law enforcement agency. They never flinch in their mission to patrol and protect. Today, we celebrate the Coast Guard's enduring legacy and the thousands of Coast Guardsmen who heroically live by the motto: "Semper Paratus"--"Always Ready." Every d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Quapaw Nation has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency voicing concerns about the proposed approval of the Texas and Oklahoma State Implementation Plans for the first and second implementation periods of the Regional Haze Rule. The letter, which addresses potential impacts outlined in the Federal Register on May 23, 2025, emphasizes the need for greater consideration of Tribal interests related to environmental justice and visibi more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Crenshaw, Pfluger Introduce Primacy Certainty Act to Expedite State Approval of Carbon Storage Wells * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) and Congressman August Pfluger introduced The Primacy Certainty Act of 2025, which amends the Safe Drinking Water Act such that the Enviornmental Protection Agency (EPA) must rule on state applications to regulate Class VI injection well more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: * * * Revolutionizing Civilian Career Support: myCFT Portal Launches for DAF Workforce The Department of the Air Force has launched the myCFT Portal, a new digital platform designed to streamline how civilian employees connect with their Career Field Teams. For years, reaching out for guidance on career progression, training opportunities or policy questions could be a time-consum more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * STB Issues Final EIS for Green Eagle Railroad in Maverick County, TX The Surface Transportation Board's Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) today issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for Green Eagle Railroad's proposed construction and operation of a 1.3-mile rail line in Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas. The proposed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Treasury Sanctions Additional Members and Associate of Narco-Terrorist Cartel del Noreste Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three high-ranking members and one prominent associate of the Mexico-based Cartel del Noreste (CDN), formerly known as Los Zetas. CDN, one of the most violent drug trafficking organizations in Mex more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Budd Urge Commerce Department to Probe DeepSeek AI's Connections to China * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) recently sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urging a probe into allegations made by U.S. officials that DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence (AI) has provided support to the People's Republic of China's (PRC) military and intelligence operat more PR