Latest news with #LuisMartinez
05-05-2025
- Politics
Mexico's president rejects Trump's troop plan
ABC News' Luis Martinez reports on President Donald Trump's proposed plan to send American troops into Mexico to help fight drug trafficking.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Hometown Hero Luis Martinez
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — This month's Hometown Hero is Luis Martinez, a veteran resource and referral specialist with the Texas Veteran Leadership program and chairman of the All-Veterans Council. 'Being nominated is awesome. I appreciate it,' Martinez said. 'It just means that there's people thinking about you.' In West Texas, Martinez founded a PSTD support group and food pantry, bringing veteran suicides to zero in the Concho Valley and Permian Basin. 'I can't do what I do without you guys. So, if I'm successful, it's a team thing,' Martinez said. Martinez is an Air Force Veteran and Purple Heart Honor Inductee and has lived in San Angelo for the past 13 years, calling it his home. 'But being nominated just means that as a community, man, San Angelo is phenomenal,' Martinez said. His influence is farther than the Concho Valley as he furthers nationwide efforts to address veteran mental health, homelessness and transition challenges. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
American Legion host Women's History Month event
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The American Legion hosted a Women's History Month Event at the Concho Valley Transit Annex building. On March 8 at 10 a.m., locals showed up to support and get educated on some of the things that women veterans go through and what they need after the service. The event was free and open to the public. 'San Angelo has led the way for all Veterans in the state of Texas, advocating for VA and state programs,' Luis Martinez. At the event, Martinez explained to a KLST reporter that March 8 is International Women's Day, which is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality. There were a few different speakers at the event each talking about not just their experiences in the military but what women have done in the military and what women veterans need after their time is done in the military. List of speakers Army veteran Michelle Torres Gest Speaker: Texas VFW 25th District Female Veteran Liaison Audrey Kniffin Keynote Speaker: USAF Maj. Kelly Griffith American Legion Post 572: Rana Krussow All Veterans Council of Tom Green County: Annette Clendenen Concho Valley Women Veteran Society: Red Mckinney Disabled American Veterans: Leslee Beauchamp Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Reuters
19-02-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
NFL returning to Brazil for regular season game in September
Feb 19 (Reuters) - The NFL will play a regular season game in Brazil for a second consecutive year with Sao Paulo the site of the contest that will be held during the opening week of the 2025 campaign, the league said on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Chargers will be the designated home team at Corinthians Arena on Sept. 5, one day after the season opener, with an opponent to be determined at a later date. The stadium served as an official venue for both the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2016 Summer Olympics Games and was home to the NFL's first-ever regular season game in South America in 2024. "After a successful and memorable first game in Brazil in 2024, we are delighted to confirm the league's return to Sao Paulo with the Los Angeles Chargers as the designated team in what will be an incredible next chapter in the market," said NFL Brazil General Manager Luis Martinez. Beginning in 2025, the NFL can schedule up to eight league-operated regular season games internationally and has already announced three in London and one each in Berlin, Madrid and Dublin. The NFL also already announced plans to hold its first ever game in Australia in 2026. The NFL has held 55 regular season games around the world throughout its history, with London, Munich, Frankfurt, Sao Paulo, Mexico City and Toronto all hosting games to date.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Money for NC programs up in the air amid battle over federal funding
A battle over federal spending has dozens of North Carolina programs caught in the crossfire. These are programs funded through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act aimed at fighting climate change. In an executive order titled, 'Unleashing American Energy,' the Trump Administration called much of the funding allocated through these bills 'Green New Deal' spending, and called on agencies like the EPA and Department of Energy to pause funds appropriated through those laws under then President Joe Biden. In North Carolina, the Environmental Protection Network estimates just the EPA allocations alone are around $819 million. This includes grants and rebates for local pollution control, electric school bus purchases, and new programs aimed at lowering energy costs. RELATED >> Infrastructure Bill to fund new North Carolina train services Luis Martinez the National Resources Defense Council's southeast energy and climate director said those energy-saving programs will likely have the biggest impact on those hit hard by high bills this winter. 'Part of the election debate back and forth was on the high cost of things, whether it was your groceries or your gasoline or your energy bill,' he said. 'This program was specifically designed to bring affordable, clean, reliable solar energy to a sector of the economy that was not able to sort of take advantage of that fully.' He's speaking specifically about 'Solar for All,' a program that aims to make residential or community solar power more accessible to low-income communities that could benefit most from the energy savings it can offer. North Carolina received a five-year grant of $156M last year and the Department of Environmental Quality laid out its plan to put the program to work through its Energize NC website. 'It should be supported by anybody who was worried about high energy prices and inflation before the elections, and unfortunately, it's become sort of ensnared in this political struggle,' Martinez said. 'We were hoping that the programs would be launched this fall.' Other federally funded programs aimed at reducing North Carolina's energy and fossil fuel use include an expansion of the weatherization assistance program and the recently launched Energy Saver NC. Both programs help low to moderate-income households make home efficiency upgrades like new insulation or improved appliances, so they can use less power and save money in the future. The DEQ oversees all of these programs, and while the department was unable to answer specific questions about how this executive order would impact the programs' rollout, a spokesperson told WSOC some planning funds for Solar for All are accessible at the moment, though it does not have access to the remaining funds. 'The North Carolina Attorney General, along with other state attorneys general, has filed a lawsuit challenging the federal freeze of these funds, and that outcome is still to be determined,' the department said in a statement. Last week, a federal judge ordered the Trump Administration to release the IRA and IIJA funds. Future court cases are expected. SEE MORE >> Climate stories by Channel 9 Currently Solar for All and Energy Saver NC remain active on both state and federal websites and North Carolinians are able to submit applications to see if they qualify for assistance through the energy efficiency programs. Martinez said he hopes this means the funding will be available soon. But he fears this delay will set the nonprofits and agencies back, meaning it will take longer for the people who need it to get the help they're looking for. 'Unfortunately for lots of people, particularly those that were looking to participate in these programs, they're just sort of sitting tight and waiting to see how this is resolved,' he said. (VIDEO: Charlotte adjusts city-wide climate goals as 2030 deadline approaches)
