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Congressmen who represent the Fort Hood area are applauding the Army's decision to establish a new command unit in Austin.
The Army Futures Command, to be led by a four-star general, will spearhead the Army's modernization of new equipment.
The Army announced on Friday that Austin will serve as unit's headquarters, with about 500 people.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Roger Williams (TX-25), Michael McCaul (TX-10), John Carter (TX-31) and Lamar Smith (TX-21) announced that the U.S. Army selected Austin, Texas as the site for its Futures Command Center.
Last month, members of the Texas Delegation sent a letter to U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper in support of the Austin Mega Region as the future basing location for the next Army Futures Command.
AUSTIN, TX — Austin has been selected as the home for the U.S. Army's new Futures Command, officials confirmed.
Pedernales Electric Cooperative officials had a proverbial "Chamber of Commerce day" Wednesday, June 27, as they celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new Marble Falls district office on US 281.
Patti Zinsmeyer, executive director of Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce, welcomed a large crowd to the facility to see up close what she called "a grand addition to Marble Falls and the Hill Country."
More than 1,000 people came out to celebrate early at the Star Group-Veterans Helping Veterans' 10th annual Independence Day Picnic Saturday at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.
The event, which was free and open to the public, is held to honor veterans and their families for their sacrifices. Since it is held in the weeks before the Fourth of July, it allows veterans to spend the holiday with their families.
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) sent a letter to Mark Esper, Secretary of the Army, making the case for Austin to be chosen as the site of the new Army Futures Command Headquarters (ARFCOMHQ). The letter was also signed by Representatives Roger Williams (TX-25), John Carter (TX-31), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Lamar Smith (TX-21), Bill Flores (TX-17), Kevin Brady (TX-08), Will Hurd (TX-23), Pete Sessions (TX-32), John Ratcliffe (TX-04), Beto O'Rourke (TX-16), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Brian Babin (TX-36), and Joaquin Castro (TX-20).