/tags/u-s-treasury U.S. Treasury en-US Copyright Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:58:36 GMT /news/2025-04-24/texas-border-cash-surveillance-trump-administration-rule-restraining-order A federal judge has extended a temporary reprieve on a new cash reporting requirement for a group of Texas businesses suing the federal government. A hearing for a longer reprieve will occur in May. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:58:36 GMT /news/2025-04-24/texas-border-cash-surveillance-trump-administration-rule-restraining-order Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /government/2025-01-28/trumps-federal-grant-freeze-order-forces-dallas-county-to-review-its-budget A memo ordering grant payments to stop has caused local government officials to review 2025 budgets and legal obligation agreements. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:53:30 GMT /government/2025-01-28/trumps-federal-grant-freeze-order-forces-dallas-county-to-review-its-budget Marina Trahan Martinez /government/2023-10-10/tarrant-county-says-spending-federal-funds-on-prisons-allowed-despite-objections Tarrant County is reprioritizing some of about $408 million in federal pandemic recovery funds. However, several residents are concerned that some of the newly planned allocations don’t meet spending requirements set by the U.S. Treasury Department. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:00:00 GMT /government/2023-10-10/tarrant-county-says-spending-federal-funds-on-prisons-allowed-despite-objections Rachel Behrndt | Fort Worth Report /news/2022-05-13/treasury-department-opens-investigation-into-gov-abbotts-use-of-federal-funds-for-border-mission Texas has been using coronavirus relief money to help pay for the multibillion-dollar deployment. Fri, 13 May 2022 14:35:18 GMT /news/2022-05-13/treasury-department-opens-investigation-into-gov-abbotts-use-of-federal-funds-for-border-mission Abby Livingston | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2022-03-03/a-year-after-feds-approve-funds-texas-launches-program-to-help-homeowners-avoid-foreclosure-because-of-covid-19 Twenty-five states, including California and New York, preceded Texas in getting federally backed programs up and running to help homeowners suffering financial hardship because of COVID-19. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:10:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-03-03/a-year-after-feds-approve-funds-texas-launches-program-to-help-homeowners-avoid-foreclosure-because-of-covid-19 Joshua Fechter | The Texas Tribune /government/2021-05-17/88-of-children-covered-by-monthly-payments-starting-in-july The Treasury Department said Monday that 39 million families are set to receive monthly child payments beginning on July 15. The payments are part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, which expanded the child tax credit for one year and made it possible to pre-pay the benefits on a monthly basis. Mon, 17 May 2021 15:52:55 GMT /government/2021-05-17/88-of-children-covered-by-monthly-payments-starting-in-july Associated Press /news/2021-02-03/federal-watchdog-probing-sen-ted-cruz-efforts-to-change-pandemic-loan-program A federal watchdog for pandemic relief funding is asking for information about Texas Sen Ted Cruz’s efforts to change a loan program. Requirements for the program were altered soon after Cruz wrote to officials in charge — the changes benefitted major Cruz donors. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:48:06 GMT /news/2021-02-03/federal-watchdog-probing-sen-ted-cruz-efforts-to-change-pandemic-loan-program Bret Jaspers /news/2021-01-26/biden-administration-will-speed-up-efforts-to-put-harriet-tubman-on-20-bill Press secretary Jen Psaki said it's important that "our money ... reflect the history and diversity of our country." The effort to redesign the $20 bill foundered during the Trump administration. Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:00:19 GMT /news/2021-01-26/biden-administration-will-speed-up-efforts-to-put-harriet-tubman-on-20-bill Laurel Wamsley /news/2020-12-22/former-government-cybersecurity-head-blames-russian-intelligence-for-massive-hack Christopher Krebs, the former top cybersecurity official in the U.S., talked with NPR about how the hack happened and how the U.S. should respond. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:00:29 GMT /news/2020-12-22/former-government-cybersecurity-head-blames-russian-intelligence-for-massive-hack James Doubek, Steve Inskeep /news/2020-07-13/us-budget-deficit-hits-all-time-high-of-864-billion-in-june The federal government incurred the biggest monthly budget deficit in history in June as spending on programs to combat the coronavirus recession exploded… Mon, 13 Jul 2020 20:02:33 GMT /news/2020-07-13/us-budget-deficit-hits-all-time-high-of-864-billion-in-june Associated Press