WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release: The ACLU of Texas, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Texas Civil Rights Project, ACLU of DC, national ACLU, and Oxfam have filed (https://www.aclutx.org/sites/default/files/gyjp_v_wolf_complaint.pdf) a legal challenge to the Trump administration's order restricting immigration at the border based on an unprecedented and unlawful invocation of the Public Health Service Act, located in Title 4  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union, Texas Civil Rights Project, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Oxfam have filed a legal challenge to the Trump administration's order restricting immigration at the border based on an unprecedented and unlawful invocati  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: The American Federation of Government Employees has won a significant victory over the Federal Labor Relations Authority's attempts to limit the scope of federal sector bargaining. The case at issue involves a grievance filed by AFGE Local 1929 against the Customs and Border Protection for changing conditions of employment for vehicle inspection agents in El Paso, Texas, without first noti  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 7 -- Alcoholism - Clinical and Experimental Research, a journal from the Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, says that it provides animal and human clinical, epidemiological, experimental, policy and historical research relating to alcohol abuse, dependence or alcoholism, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2020 edition: * A Systematic Review of the Effects of Perinatal Alcoh  more

ST. JOSEPH, Missouri, June 12 -- The American Angus Association issued the following news release: Hard work and humility have been defining traits of the Vest family since Bill Vest ventured out to West Texas in 1887, and it took every ounce of hard work and humility to homestead and run cattle in the rough country of that part of the world. The hard work of more than a century paid off when Vest Ranches was selected as the 2020 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Commercial Producer of the Year  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 9 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Taking blood pressure medication as prescribed helped even the frailest elderly people (65 and older) live longer, and the healthiest older people had the biggest survival boost, according to a large study in northern Italy published in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal. "We knew that high blood pressure medication was protective in general among older people, however, we focused on whe  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 13 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a final rule that undermines Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act by drastically weakening current regulations that protect patients from discrimination. American Heart Association Chief Medical Officer for Prevention Eduardo Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP, released the following statement condemning the rule: "This rule represents a major setb  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 11 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Current cigarette smoking and the number of cigarettes smoked per day are associated with more than twice the risk for all stroke - ischemic and hemorrhagic - among African Americans compared to nonsmokers, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association. In a study investigating the relationship between cigar  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 9 -- The American Medical Association issued the following news release: The American Medical Association (AMA) today introduced the 21 members of its Board of Trustees for the coming year following elections held during the Special Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates. Susan R. Bailey, M.D., an allergist and immunologist from Fort Worth, Texas, was sworn in as the 175th president of the AMA. Dr. Bailey's inauguration marks the first time that three consecutive women h  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following news release: The Bipartisan Policy Center, in partnership with the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin, announced that Sadikshya Nepal has joined BPC's immigration and cross-border policy team as its first immigration policy fellow. Under this partnership, a selected graduate of the LBJ School will have the opportunity to work at BPC for one to two years on research and writing pro  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 11 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union, Texas Civil Rights Project, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Oxfam have filed a legal challenge to the Trump administration's order restricting immigration at the border based on an unprecedented and unlawful invocation of the Public Health Service Act, located in Title 42 of the U.S. Code. The order authorizes the summary removal of una  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 9 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2, 2020 edition: * Prevalence of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Among the General Population and Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis * Autoantibody Signature in Cardiac Arrest * Cardiovascular Risk of Isolated Systolic or Diastolic Hypertension in Young Adults * Mechanism of Eccentric Cardio  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued the following news release: State financial regulators stood up a COVID-19 Recovery Steering Group to guide multistate efforts to respond to the personal hardships and financial infrastructure risks caused by the global pandemic. The steering group will work through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS). The group, led by Texas Banking Commissioner Charles G. Cooper, will consider changes to bank and nonbank finan  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 10 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute is developing machine learning algorithms to measure fugitive methane emissions through a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Office of Fossil Energy and managed at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). The project leverages an SwRI technology previously funded by DOE, Smart Methane Leak Detection, or SLED/M -- a computer vision system   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 13 -- Environmental Entomology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it reports on the interaction of insects with the biological, chemical and physical aspects of their environment from the Entomological Society of America, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2020 edition: * Effect of Temperature on Plant Resistance to Arthropod Pests * Landscape Ecology of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Outbreaks in the Sout  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 11 -- The Food Marketing Institute issued the following news release: The Food Industry Association releases its annual U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends (https://www.fmi.org/our-research/research-reports/u-s-grocery-shopper-trends) report, which extensively tracks consumer grocery shopping habits. Prepared by The Hartman Group, the 2020 report provides a clear picture of grocery shopping habits before the pandemic, attitude shifts that took place during COVID-19 and offers a g  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 12 -- The State Bar of Texas issued the following news release: The State Bar of Texas and legal aid providers across the state remind Texans that a toll-free legal assistance hotline is available to low-income individuals and families confronted with civil legal problems as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Legal aid providers are already witnessing: * increased evictions as individuals are unable to pay rent, * employment law concerns as petitioners are denied unemploy  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, June 12 -- The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology issued the following news: Houston, Texas and Huntsville, Alabama have served as epicenters of innovation for decades, partnering to push boundaries, upend limitations, and put mankind on the moon. In a strategic new alignment, Van Heron Labs, a startup formed in Houston, will begin working alongside HudsonAlpha resident associate company Foresight Biosciences to continue the tradition. As of now, prospective collabora  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 11 -- Hypertension, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Heart Association that says it presents reports on clinical and laboratory investigations in the field of blood pressure regulation and the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying hypertensive diseases, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 2020 edition * Epoxy Fatty Acids: From Salt Regulation to Kidney and Cardiovascular Therapeutics: 2019 Lewis K. Dahl Memorial Lecture Origi  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 11 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: Texas oil producers burned a record $749.9 million by flaring or venting unneeded natural gas into the air, according to a report released by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The Texas Railroad Commission, the chief industry regulator in the state, passed up the opportunity to curb flaring last month when it rejected a proposal to cut oil pr  more

WESTMINSTER, Colorado, June 12 -- Invasive Plant Science and Management, a journal that says it focuses on plant biology, ecology, management and restoration of non-crop areas and aspects relevant to invasive species from the Weed Science Society of America, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2020 edition: * Invasive grasses in South Texas rangelands: historical perspectives and future directions Research Article: * Genetic comparison of introduced and native pop  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: Is the 22-year mark of the horrific hate crime that took the life of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas. On June 7, 1998, Mr. Byrd, a Black 49-year-old father of three, had just left a friend's anniversary party and was walking home, when a pickup truck with three white supremacists in it stopped and picked him up. The next morning Mr. Byrd's body was found - he had been beaten, chained to t  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 11 -- The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas issued the following news release on June 10: The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas opened dealer registration for Dealer Week 2020, to be held Dec. 8-11 in Austin, Texas, with a month of reduced rates, and a three-fold guarantee for attendees: Dealer Week will take place in 2020; if anyone attends and doesn't learn anything they can implement, they will receive a full refund; and if health concerns p  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 8 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: Plans for the Silver Celebration of Commodity Classic are well underway as America's largest farmer-led, farmer-focused agricultural and educational experience celebrates its 25th anniversary March 4-6, 2021, in San Antonio, Texas. The preliminary schedule for the 2021 Commodity Classic has been posted at CommodityClassic.com. The schedule outlines the tentative dates and times for the dozens of ed  more

BOULDER, Colorado, June 10 -- The National Education Policy Center issued the following news release: Two recent reports attempt to tease out some less-studied charter-school impacts. One asks whether levels of student misbehavior range lower in Pennsylvania charter schools compared with traditional public schools. The second asks whether the competitive threat from new charters alters how public school principals in Texas allocate campus budgets. University of California, Berkeley professor B  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 11 -- The National Trauma Institute issued the following information: Publishing its methodology in TSACO , the National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP) research team conducted a comprehensive scoping review to evaluate the current evidence related to how long-term outcomes of trauma patients, such as impaired physical and mental functioning and reintegration into society, are measured. Led by Juan Pablo Herrera-Escobar, MD, MPH and Adil Haider, MD, MPH at Brigham   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union, Texas Civil Rights Project, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Oxfam have filed a legal challenge to the Trump administration's order restricting immigration at the border based on an unprecedented and unlawful invocation of the Public Health Service Act, located in Title 42 of the U.S. Code. The order authorizes the summary removal of unaccompanied children without any due process  more

TAMPA, Florida, June 11 -- The Shriners Hospitals for Children issued the following news: The Boards of Governors at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Houston and Galveston voted to merge their world-renowned specialty pediatric services to the Galveston location by early 2021, where they will be known as Shriners Hospitals for Children -- Texas. "Our dedication to the children and their families remains the same - transforming children's lives with exceptional health care in a patient and fa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 10 -- The State Bar of Texas issued the following statement by President Randy Sorrels and Executive Director Trey Apffel: As our nation struggles with the events of the day which include the senseless killing of Texan George Floyd, the State Bar of Texas remains committed to the principle that all people are entitled to equal access to justice. This principle includes the commitment to honor the exercise of every American's Constitutional rights, including the right to free  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Texas Association of Broadcasters issued the following news: Although the upcoming Texas legislative session is eight months away, the two national crises are prompting Texas lawmakers to pursue reforms to state Open Government laws when the Legislature reconvenes in January. Two Texas lawmakers, St. Reps. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi and Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, led a statewide online conference last week with Texas journalists and others in the Open Gove  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 8 -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news release: Scientists at Texas Biomedical Research Institute's (Texas Biomed) Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) recently published findings indicating the baboon could prove to be a relevant model to test therapeutics and interventions for neurodegenerative diseases, such as early stage Alzheimer's and related dementias. The scientists observed a steep age-related cognitive decline in babo  more

MANHATTAN, New York, June 10 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's volunteer networks, released the following statement on recent police violence in Texas. According to new reporting (https://t.e2ma.net/click/l8vlod/5zi5icc/pnmnok) from the Austin-American Statesman, Javier Ambler, a Black man, was killed in poli  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The American Council on Education issued the following news release: The TIAA Institute, in partnership with ACE, has announced (https://www.tiaainstitute.org/about/news/tiaa-institute-honors-south-texas-college-and-northeastern-university-presidents-2020) Shirley Reed, president of South Texas College, and Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University, as the recipients of the 2020 Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education. The Hesb  more