DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 19 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) joined Veritex Community Bank to award $12,500 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funding to Credit Coalition and $21,000 to the Houston Land Bank Fund to help promote economic development in Houston, Texas. The funds are part of $1.2 mill  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BATON ROUGE, La. -Louisiana residents with damage from Hurricane Francine have just a few days remaining to apply for disaster assistance. Nov. 18 is the registration deadline for survivors in Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary and Terrebonne parishes. Survivors with a loss or damage should apply   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BATON ROUGE, La. -The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) serving Louisiana survivors of Hurricane Francine in Houma will close permanently at noon, Saturday, Nov. 16. The center (Terrebonne Parish) is located at: Terrebonne Parish Library 151 Library Dr. Houma, LA 70360 The center operates from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Friday, and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Afte  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 19 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news on Nov. 18, 2024: Today, Governor Jeff Landry announced Louisiana is the first state in the nation to award federal Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding through the state's GUMBO 2.0 program. The state will deploy $1.355 billion in total through these awards to support broadband access throughout the state. GUMBO 2.0 will expand fiber optic connectivity to approximately 140,000 locati  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of 32 Attorneys General Urge Federal Action to Protect Children on Social Media Platforms * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general calling on Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which would protect children from emerging technologies including some of the   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 19 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database that could reduce illegal robocalls. He is working with 46 other attorneys general to close a loophole in the database that allows bad actors to have access to the U.S. telephone network. Registration on the FCC's Robocall Mitigation   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 19 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Nov. 18, 2024: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led 31 state attorneys general in a letter today to Congressional leadership urging them to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation protecting children from online harm, before the end of the year. The coalition letter emphasized the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth mental health   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Louisiana man was sentenced to more than four years in prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement with a weapon during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election  more