WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has approved an increased fee for Texas orange and grapefruit handlers to support the Texas Valley Citrus Committee's operations and financial reserves. The rule, effective September 26, 2025, raises the assessment rate from $0.03 to $0.04 per 7/10-bushel carton or equivalent. This adjustment is aimed at ensuring the committee can cover its budgeted expenses and replenish funds depleted during the p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Aug. 26, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Nonfarm payroll employment up in 19 states from July 2024 to July 2025 From July 2024 to July 2025, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 19 states and was essentially unchanged in 31 states and the District of Columbia. * * * Chart: Change in nonfarm employment by state, July 2024 to July 2025 * * * The largest job gains oc more PR

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * Bomber Task Force Europe wraps up 2 weeks of Ally-led training and integration * RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany. -- U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers completed their deployment in support of Bomber Task Force Europe and returned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, after participating in two weeks of Allied-led training events designed to advance joint warfighting capability, strengthen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Caine Thanks National Guard for Support to Nation * Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, praised the National Guard during his address at the 147th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in Milwaukee, Aug. 23. Speaking to guard officers from across the country, Caine expressed deep gratitude and outlined his priorities for the joint force. "When y more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Joins Representatives Pressley, Pettersen and 100 House Colleagues Urging Secretary Rubio to Demand Surge of Infant Formula into Gaza * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and 100 of their colleagues in calling on the Trump Administration to use its full power and authority to demand that Is more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * De La Cruz Hosts Guadalupe County Congressional Record Ceremony * Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15)hosted the Congressional Record Ceremony to present extraordinary members of the Seguin and Guadalupe County community with their official Congressional Record. "I was humbled to present each honoree from Guadalupe County with their official Congressional Record. As a Congresswoman, it is an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * DHS issues waiver for border wall in Texas * 100 Miles Underway Across the Southwest Border WASHINGTON -- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has signed a waiver to ensure the expeditious construction of approximately five miles of new 30-foot-tall border wall in Starr and Hidalgo Counties in the U.S. Border Patrol's Rio Grande Valley more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Federal Crop Insurance Corp. has issued a final rule to refine a section of the Code of Federal Regulation. This measure is part of a broader review aimed at lessening regulatory burdens and costs for the agricultural community. The changes target outdated and unnecessary provisions, aiming to make rules simpler to follow for farmers and insurance personnel. The update removes seven specific crop insurance regulations that are n more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Fifth Defendant Convicted for Laundering Funds from Fraud Schemes to Nigerian Transnational Organized Crime Groups * A federal jury in Puerto Rico yesterday convicted a fifth individual for conspiracy to launder funds in connection with multiple wide-ranging wire, mail, and access device fraud schemes. Oluwasegun Baiyewu was convicted of a money laundering conspiracy following a 22-day trial in S more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Get Real Get Better: NAMRU San Antonio goes digital with safety data sheets * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard 1910.1200 requires Safety Data Sheets to be readily accessible during each work shift for all hazardous chemicals in the workplace. Naval Medic more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Detains Criminal Illegal Aliens Convicted of Heinous Crimes Against Americans * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced the arrests of criminal illegal aliens convicted of violent crimes across the United States. Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, we are fufilling the American people's mandate to remove the worst of the worst criminal illega more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following revenue ruling (No. 2025-16) on Aug. 25, 2025, entitled "Section 2032A.--Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property". * * * This revenue ruling contains a list of the average annual effective interest rates on new loans under the Farm Credit System. This revenue ruling also contains a list of the states within each Farm Credit System Bank Territory. Under Sec. 2032A(e)(7)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code, rates on more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * Keith Morton Retires from the NCUA * ALEXANDRIA, VA (August 26, 2025) - The National Credit Union Administration today announced the upcoming retirement of Keith Morton, Regional Director of the NCUA's Southern Region. Morton's last day serving as the Regional Director of the Southern Region will be August 29, 2025. Morton is retiring with nearly 40 years of service to the NCUA. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Law Enforcement Arrests Suspect Who Made Bomb Threat on ICE Dallas Facility * As ICE officers arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens, they face a 1,000% increase in assaults against them. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the following statement on the arrest of an individual who threatened U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi Homeowner Receives Grant for Storm-Resistant Roof from FHLB Dallas and RiverHills Bank * A Vicksburg, Mississippi, couple has a new storm-resistant roof that was provided with a $15,000 FHLB Dallas FORTIFIED Fund grant through RiverHills Bank. VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, August 26, 2025--Ethel Franklin, a resident of a 106-year more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Navy installs 34th Chief of Naval Operations * WASHINGTON - Navy Adm. Daryl Caudle assumed the duties as the 34th chief of naval operations during an assumption of office ceremony, attended by over 300 Defense Department senior leaders, distinguished guests and families at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25. The CNO is a member of th more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Nineteenth Air Force immersion highlights Morris Air National Guard Base's aviator production prowess * MORRIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Arizona - Maj. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, Nineteenth Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Keith Scott, command chief of Nineteenth Air Force, completed an immersion tour of Morris Air National Guard Base, Arizona, on Aug.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Castro Condemn Trump Administration's Move to End Hispanic-Serving Institutions Grant Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas-20), Democratic co-chairs of the Senate and House Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Caucuses, issued the following joint statement condemning the Trump Administration's recent lett more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on Aug. 25, 2025: * * * Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. Our great American Flag is the most sacred and cherished symbol of the United States of America, and of American freedom, identity, and strength. Over nearly two-and-a-half centuries, many thousands of Am more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott to DHS: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem thanking her for the great work to streamline the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond effectively and quickly to natural disasters, including the Calif more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * U.S. Department of Energy to Distribute Next Round of HALEU to U.S. Nuclear Industry HALEU to support deployment of next-generation reactors and domestic fuel lines * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today made conditional commitments to provide high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to three U.S. companies to meet near-term fuel needs. The second round of HALEU allocations wil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration Celebrates Christening of State of Maine Vessel at Hanwha Philadelphia Shipyard * New vessel symbolizes new era of maritime dominance PHILADELPHIA, PA - U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) today celebrated the christening of the State of Maine, the third of five cutting-edge National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMV), at Hanw more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Unlock your health by understanding the TRICARE Prime referral process * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Do you have TRICARE Prime ? If so, you likely get most of your routine health care from your primary care manager. But sometimes, you may need specialty care that your PCM can't provide. This is when your PCM will give you a referral. Having a referral can redu more PR