WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Establishes a West Indian Fruit Fly (Anastrepha obliqua) Quarantine in Texas * OCTOBER 7, 2026 Subject: APHIS Establishes a West Indian Fruit Fly (Anastrepha obliqua) Quarantine in Texas To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the Texa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Issues New Host List for Regulated Articles for West Indian Fruit Fly (Anastrepha obliqua) for Federal Quarantines in the United States * OCTOBER 7, 2026 Subject: APHIS Issues New Host List for Regulated Articles for West Indian Fruit Fly (Anastrepha obliqua) for Federal Quarantines in the United States To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Repayment for Texans Who Were Scammed by Rubinsky Roofing Company * Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a legal victory that will repay Texans who were scammed by the North Texas roofing company, Rubinsky Roofing LLC ("Rubinsky Roofing"). In May, Attorney General Paxton sued Rubinsky Roofing and its owner, Gilad Rubinsky, after reports indicated that the company was violating Texas law and scamming custome more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 10 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Honors 2026 Recipients of 19 of the Last 9 Award * Arkansas Tech University recognized its 19 of the Last 9 award winners for 2026 during a breakfast reception at Doc Bryan Student Services Center on Saturday, Oct. 10. The event coincided with ATU's 2026 Homecoming celebration. The 19 of the Last 9 award is named in recognition of ATU's founding year, 1909. It is presented each year to 19 ATU alumni who have graduated within the last nine year more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Wraps Up District Work Week Focused on CPF Visits and Celebrating Local Organizations * 'District work weeks provide me with the ability to connect with constituents, hear their needs and priorities, and discuss how I am fighting for them in Washington.' Tucson, AZ - Representative Juan Ciscomani wrapped up a successful district work week focused on visiting several Community Project Funding (CPF) locations and celebrating the accomplis more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 10 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Updated Emergency Rule Protects Livestock from New World Screwworm The Colorado Agricultural Commission reviewed a proposed emergency rule designed to safeguard Colorado's livestock industry against the threat of New World Screwworm (NWS). The Commission recommended that Commissioner Kate Greenberg adopt the updated emergency rule no later than October 9 to replace the NWS emergency that expires today. "With ongoing NWS outbreaks in  more PR

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Oct. 10 (TNSjou) -- James Cook University issued the following news release: * * * Vibrant reef colours important to fish lifecycle A new international study shows yellow damselfish on the Great Barrier Reef prefer starting-out life on brightly coloured corals, emphasising how important colourful fine branching corals are to fish diversity. Research by James Cook University, University of Essex and University of Texas scientists published in Marine Environment Research found brown and yellow damsel fish settling-in on more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 -- The United Nations posted the following news: * * * Livestreaming US execution would breach prohibition of torture, UN rights office warns 9 October 2026 The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday warned that livestreaming a planned execution by firing squad in the United States would amount to a public execution and breach the absolute prohibition on torture. The statement came after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to publicly execute Nidal Malik Hasan, who was sentenced to death by a military jury after bei more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49353) on Sept. 17, 2026, entitled "Overview of Continuing Appropriations for FY2027:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Department of Homeland Security/59 Section 101(6) - Department of Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 Section 101(6) establishes the Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-86) as the baseline for continuing appropriations for DHS fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * REP. BOEBERT, 2A CAUCUS CO-CHAIR, CELEBRATES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DECISION TO DISMANTLE NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT, DELIVERING FOR GUN OWNERS * LONE TREE, CO. -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, Co-Chair of the Second Amendment Caucus, celebrated the Department of Justice and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives guidance that dismantles deep state burdens on gun owners under the National Firearms Act for short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotgun more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48852) on Sept. 15, 2026, entitled "Reverse Warrants and the Fourth Amendment: The Supreme Court Weighs in on Geofence Searches" by legislative attorney Clay Wild. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY From thermal imaging and wiretaps to Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking and various forms of electronic eavesdropping, law enforcement's use of emerging technologies is sometimes in tension with constitutional privacy protections. See, e.g., more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48852) on Sept. 15, 2026, entitled "Reverse Warrants and the Fourth Amendment - The Supreme Court Weighs in on Geofence Searches:" (Continued from part 1 of 2) * * * The Supreme Court's Decision in Chatrie Because a majority of the en banc court in the Fourth Circuit did not resolve the question of whether a geofence search is a Fourth Amendment search, the circuit split that had emerged between the Fourth and Fifth Circuits appeared to ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * Texas Releases New World Screwworm Infested Zones * The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has released one New World screwworm (NWS) infested zone in Texas and modified another, with concurrence from USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). These actions come after state and federal subject matter experts confirmed that the areas met requirements outlined in APHIS' New World Sc more PR

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia, Oct. 9 [Category: Media] -- The Australian Recording Industry Association issued the following news: * * * The art of staying on top: Olivia Dean reclaims #1 * Olivia Dean's "The Art Of Loving" returns to #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart for the first time since late April, while NSW rock band V.Spy V.Spy makes a return to the ARIA Albums Chart with their 40th Anniversary reissues of "Harry's Reasons" and "A.O Mod. TV. Vers" taking the #7 and #8 spots. "The Art of Loving" has earned its 14th non-consecutive week on t more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 8 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * The Snow Birdz Win Tech's Got Talent 2026 * Lead singer William Snow of Pottsville, drummer Levi Neufeld of Mena and guitarists J.C. Jones of Pottsville and Jack Carrillo of Katy, Texas, had only been bandmates for about a month when they took the stage at Witherspoon Auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 8. Now they are Tech's Got Talent 2026 champions. Collectively known as The Snow Birdz, the quartet won over a capacity crowd with its performance of a so more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release: * * * TPPF Amicus Brief Urges Texas Supreme Court to Protect Property Rights * AUSTIN -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief asking the Texas Supreme Court to review a case involving restrictions on short-term rentals and reaffirm constitutional protections for Texas property owners. The case raises questions about whether land-use restrictions are subject to meaningful judicial review under Article I, Section 19 of the Texas more PR