Targeted News Service logo

-- Preview Email Newsletter
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Texas Newsletter for 2026-01-11 ( 7 items )  
AETC holds T-7A Red Hawk official arrival ceremony, marking new era in pilot training (10)
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * AETC holds T-7A Red Hawk official arrival ceremony, marking new era in pilot training * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - Air Education and Training Command hosted an arrival ceremony Jan. 9, 2026, for the T-7A Red Hawk, the U.S. Air Force's next-generation trainer aircraft, marking a significant milestone in the service's effort to modernize pilot tr more PR

Americans for Tax Reform President Norquist: 17 Republicans Fold, Vote With Democrats to Expand Obamacare (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * NORQUIST: 17 Republicans Fold, Vote with Democrats to Expand Obamacare By Isabelle Marchese Yesterday night, every House Democrat and 17 House Republicans voted to revive the expanded, COVID-era Obamacare subsidies that expired at the end of 2025. The Republicans who voted to expand Obamacare - a disastrous law - are as follows: Reps. Mike Carey (Ohio), Andrew Garbarino (N.Y.), Ryan Macke more PR

Collin County Men Sentenced in Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy (10)
BEAUMONT, Texas, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Collin County men sentenced in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy PLANO, Texas-Two Plano men have been sentenced to lengthy prison sentences for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Brandon Michael Pitts, 30, pleaded guilty to being involved in a conspiracy to posses more PR

DNC Puts Ten States on Notice That Agreement With Trump DOJ Violates Federal Election Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * DNC Puts Ten States on Notice That Agreement with Trump DOJ Violates Federal Election Law These 10 states are negotiating to hand over unredacted voter files to the Trump DOJ DNC monitoring potential violations of the NVRA, preparing for action if these states enter agreements requiring violations of federal law * Today, the DNC sent warning letters to ten states' Board of Elec more PR

PNNL Report Applies Graph Theory to Identify Weak Points and Key Nodes in Power and Communication Grids (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has issued report PNNL-29662 titled 'Connectivity, Centrality, and Bottleneckedness: On Graph Theoretic Methods for Power Systems,' authored by S.G. Aksoy and J.D. Taft and prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract DE AC05 76RL01830. The January 2020 report introduces selected graph-theoretic concepts and shows how they can be used to analyze the structure of electric power grids and their supporting communica more PR

Trump Unleashes New Fraud Dept to Minnesota (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary: * * * Trump Unleashes New Fraud Dept to Minnesota By Logan Sekulow Vice President JD Vance announced the creation of a new Department of Justice division to combat fraud nationwide. As reported by Politico: Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday the creation of a new position within the Justice Department charged with investigating allegations of "fraud" across the country. Vance said the n more PR

UAPB TV Documentary Selected for Texas Film Festival Screening (10)
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Jan. 10 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB TV Documentary Selected for Texas Film Festival Screening * The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is proud to announce that The Shine King, a 2025 UAPB TV documentary, has been officially selected for screening at the Denton Black Film Festival (DBFF). The film will screen on Friday, January 30, 2026, at 1:05 p.m. at the historic Campus Theatre in Denton, Texas. Directe more PR