WACO, Texas, July 8 -- Baylor University issued the following news: Psychiatric inpatients with major depressive disorders who increased in the virtue of patience during hospitalization also showed fewer symptoms of depression, according to a Baylor University study. "The findings are significant because depressive disorders are the most common cause of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization among adults in the United States," said lead author Sarah A. Schnitker, Ph.D., associate professor of e  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 11 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on July 10: Attorney General Paxton applauded the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas for dismissing a case in which voter Rachel Miller, joined by the Texas Democratic Party, the DNC, the DSCC and the DCCC, erroneously argued against a Texas election law that governs the order in which candidates appear on the ballot. In today's order, the court ruled that ballot order does  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, July 10 -- Angelo State University issued the following news release: Dr. William A. Taylor, an associate professor of global security studies at Angelo State University and holder of the Lee Drain Endowed University Professorship, has published his fourth book, titled "George C. Marshall and the Early Cold War: Policy, Politics, and Society." Published through University of Oklahoma Press, Taylor's book highlights George C. Marshall's critical role in the early Cold War. Th  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 9 -- Atmos Energy issued the following news release: Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) will host a conference call on Thursday, August 6, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern to review the company's Fiscal 2020 third quarter financial results. Atmos Energy will release these results on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, following the market close. To listen to the conference call, please dial either the toll-free or international number provided below. You may also listen to the call o  more

MUNCIE, Indiana, July 7 -- Ball State University issued the following news on July 6: A group of researchers from universities across the country recently published a collaborative study designed to help eliminate racism on college campuses by highlighting athletic structures that are named after individuals with questionable pasts. Robert Turick, an assistant professor of sport administration at Ball State University and faculty from Louisville, Western Carolina, Florida, and Texas A&M have i  more

WACO, Texas, July 10 -- Baylor University issued the following news: Liela Romero, Ph.D., a highly regarded rising cancer researcher and 2011 Baylor University alumnus, has joined the Baylor faculty with the support of a $2 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The highly coveted grant, aimed at recruiting top cancer researchers to establish their careers in Texas, enables her appointment as assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry and provid  more

WACO, Texas, July 7 -- Baylor University issued the following news: Perceived pregnancy discrimination indirectly relates to increased levels of postpartum depressive symptoms for mothers and lower birth weights, lower gestational ages and increased numbers of doctor visits for babies, according to a management study (https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fapl0000788) led by Baylor University. The study (https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fapl0000788) - "Examining the Effects of  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 7 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: CenterPoint Energy (NYSE: CNP) and HomeServe USA Corp. (HomeServe), a provider of emergency home repair programs to homeowners nationwide, are announcing an extension of their business relationship to bring home protection plans to CenterPoint Energy's Arkansas natural gas customers. Since launching June 2018 in other markets, CenterPoint Energy customers have already purchased optional HomeServe plans, saving more   more

NEW YORK, July 7 -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: Climate change will intensify winds that steer hurricanes north over Texas in the final 25 years of this century, increasing the odds for fast-moving storms like 2008's Ike, compared with slow-movers like 2017's Harvey, according to new research. The study, published online July 3 in Nature Communications examined regional atmospheric wind patterns that are likely to exist over Texas from 2075  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 6 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) announced the winners of its 2019 Supplier Recognition Award program. The 13 recipient companies were honored for exhibiting exceptional leadership in observance of the ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Values. Suppliers were recognized for two distinctions: focus on execution and doing business better. ConocoPhillips global business units generated nominations inter  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 9 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy Renewables, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), announced that its 200-megawatt alternating current (MWac) Holstein Solar project in Nolan County, Texas, has begun commercial operation. It is the largest solar project in Duke Energy Renewables' fleet. "Texas is one of the fastest growing solar energy markets in the country. Holstein Solar supports the state's growth and is a great addition to o  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, July 9 -- Lamar University issued the following news: Assistant Professor of Accounting and Business Law, Marina Ruseva, was honored with the Federation of Business Disciplines Award for her dissertation research, "Executive Equity Compensation and Corporate Tax Behavior: The Role of Cash ETR Persistence." The award, presented March 11-14 at the annual meeting of the American Accounting Association, Southeast Region held in conjunction with the Federation of Business Disciplin  more

ALBANY, New York, July 7 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo directed flags on state government buildings to remain at half-staff in recognition of a Fort Drum Soldier who died in Afghanistan on Friday, July 3. Spc. Vincent Sebastian Ibarria, age 21, died as the result of a vehicle rollover accident in Farah, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. Ibarria was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Bri  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 8 -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release on July 7: Astronomers can go their whole career without finding a new object in the sky. But for Lina Necib, a postdoctoral scholar in theoretical physics at Caltech, the discovery of a cluster of stars in the Milky Way, but not born of the Milky Way, came early - with a little help from supercomputers, the Gaia space observatory, and new deep learning methods. Writin  more

IRVING, Texas, July 7 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) announced that it will report its 2020 second quarter financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET that morning to review the results. To access the conference call, interested parties may dial 323-994-2093, conference ID 3511592 (domestic and i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement by Chairman James Dickey: "This morning, the Republican Party of Texas filed a lawsuit against Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston First Corporation, and the City of Houston for breach of contract and applied for a writ of mandamus requiring the city to honor its contract. "The Republican Party of Texas is seeking an injunction requiring the George R. Brown Convention Center to comply with the binding co  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 7 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University is welcoming visiting students into its classrooms this fall through a new online program. The pilot Rice Online Visiting Owls program allows high school juniors and seniors and visiting undergraduates to enroll in select online courses for credit. The Visiting Owls program was created in response to high demand for the university's Rice Online Summer Session offerings -- classes that were originally s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 7 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice physicists have received a $1.3 million grant from the Department of Energy to bolster the university's ongoing research at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The grant to Paul Padley and Karl Ecklund, both professors of physics and astronomy and longtime core members of the LHC team, is a continuation of funding (now totaling $4.5 million) to Rice researchers who helped build one of the collider's key components a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 11 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision to convert Istanbul's Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque is a lost opportunity for interfaith progress and only serves to "stir the pot," according to an expert at Rice University. Craig Considine, a scholar on Christian and Muslim relations and author of the new book "The Humanity of Muhammad: A Christian View," is available to discuss the conversion with news   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 7 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The success of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) depends on competent leadership from two unpredictable presidents, according to a new brief from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at the Baker Institute's Center for the United States and Mexico, is available to discuss the agreement and its implications. The US  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 9 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The best way to predict whether Houston ISD students will go to college is to examine a combination of attendance rates, grades, and credits in advanced courses, according to a study by Rice University's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), part of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research. "Transitioning to College and Work: A Study of Potential Enrollment Indicators" compares the merits of three different met  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 8 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University chemical engineers found an efficient catalyst for destroying PFAS "forever" chemicals where they least expected. "It was the control," said Rice Professor Michael Wong, referring to the part of a scientific experiment where researchers don't expect surprises. The control group is the yardstick of experimental science, the baseline by which variables are measured. "We haven't yet tested this at a full  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 7 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Climate change will intensify winds that steer hurricanes north over Texas in the final 25 years of this century, increasing the odds for fast-moving storms like 2008's Ike compared with slow-movers like 2017's Harvey, according to new research. The study (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17130-7) published online July 3 in Nature Communications examined regional atmospheric wind patterns that are likely to exist ov  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 8 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic, which has accentuated long-standing challenges many families face, has put additional stress on parents that could harm the development of their children, according to a new brief (https://www.bakerinstitute.org/media/files/files/38ae3451/bi-brief-063020-chb-crisis-covid19.pdf) from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Preexisting stressors such as housing and food insecurity, ma  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 10 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Foreign policy will play a major role in the 2020 presidential campaigns, according to a new brief from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Joe Barnes, the Bonner Means Baker fellow at the institute, is available to talk to the news media about the 2020 election and foreign policy. Donald Trump and Joe Biden differ dramatically on a host of foreign policy issues - including "international action on   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 9 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement on July 8 by Chairman James Dickey: "This morning at the Houston City Council meeting, Mayor Sylvester Turner stated that he will do all he can to cancel the Republican Party of Texas State Convention. "After allowing tens of thousands of protestors to peaceably assemble in the same city, in the same area, without any of the safety precautions and measures we have taken, he is seeking to deny a political Part  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 9 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement by Chairman James Dickey: "Just five days before the beginning of the Republican Party of Texas State Convention, Houston First Corporation, at the behest of Mayor Sylvester Turner and the City of Houston, terminated our binding contract to host the 2020 State Convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center. "This cancellation is not about the health and safety of Houstonians or the delegates and guests t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 8 -- S&P Global Platts, a subsidiary of S&P Global, issued the following news: A recent US appeals court judge's order to shut the 570,000 b/d Dakota Access oil pipeline for a year starting next month could result in extended curtailments of shut-in wells in the North Dakota/Montana play, analysts said July 7. A lack of adequate pipeline takeaway, combined with the need to scramble other modes of oil transportation, most likely rail car availability and crews, may result i  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, July 7 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Sam Houston State University, in collaboration with the state of Texas, established the Center for Assessment, Research, and Education Safety (C.A.R.E.S.) in early 2020 to focus on school safety. Originally tasked with creating a statewide needs assessment on school safety, mental health and violence in schools, C.A.R.E.S is now going nationwide. Education leaders across the country are invited to participate  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, July 7 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University has named Sabra Guerra interim Vice President for the Division of Institutional Advancement. She replaces Dr. Kyle McGregor, tapped by the National Farm Life Insurance and American Farm Life Insurance Co. as its next President. A Tarleton graduate with a degree in communications, Guerra has worked for the university since 1989. She joined the Division of Institutional Advanceme  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, July 8 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: The Brock Independent School District and Tarleton State University agreed recently to a partnership to help BISD seniors get their college education. The Brock ISD Board of Trustees and Tarleton leaders finalized an arrangement offering guaranteed admission and annual scholarships for the top 25 percent of Brock High School graduates beginning with the 2020-21 academic year. As part of the agreement,   more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, July 7 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: A team at Tarleton State University's Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER), in collaboration with the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center in Stephenville, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Texas General Land Office to work on mitigating watershed issues resulting from hurricanes on the Texas Gulf Coast. Dr. Ali Saleh, Associate Director of TIAER, will manage the two-yea  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 10 -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: Carlos Morales, Ph.D., founding president of TCC Connect, the virtual campus for Tarrant County College offering eLearning and Weekend College, recently was elected to a two-year term as chair of the board for Hispanic Education Technology Services (HETS), the first bilingual consortium organized to expand educational opportunities and access to post-secondary education to the Hispanic community. Establishe  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 7 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: As the number of reported cases of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations was increasing in June, Texans expressed less concern about the threat of the virus than they did in April and were much less likely to stay home because of the pandemic, according to polling by the Texas Politics Project at The University of Texas at Austin. The poll surveyed 1,200 Texans during June 19-29 and compared responses to a s  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, July 10 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release on July 9: Tarleton State University's Dr. Alex del Carmen will lead scholars and academicians from across The Texas A&M University System to analyze data racial profiling reported by law enforcement agencies. It will be the first comprehensive study of traffic stop data from Texas law enforcement in accordance with the Sandra Bland Act. Sandra Bland was a 28-year old Prairie View A&M alumna who died in  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 9 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Four interdisciplinary projects led by researchers in the Texas A&M University College of Engineering will share $7 million in funding from Round 3 of Texas A&M's X-Grants program, an initiative of the 10-year, $100 million President's Excellence Fund. "These interdisciplinary projects have the potential for significant advances in areas such as cancer and COVID-19 therapies, natural disa  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 9 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Despite the abundance of renewable energy sources, like solar and wind, the main hurdle in fully utilizing them in power generation and other potential uses is their intermittence and unpredictability - solar energy is only available during the day and wind energy depends on daily weather patterns. To investigate efficient ways to tap into these natural resources, the Department of Energy  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 7 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: High blood pressure is the single biggest risk factor for heart disease, stroke and other health problems. The only way to know if you're at risk is to have it checked often. While one in three American adults has high blood pressure, about 20% of people are unaware that they have it because it is largely symptomless. Researchers at Texas A&M University hope to help remedy this with a wris  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 7 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Aakash Tyagi, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been appointed holder of the Zachry Teaching Professorship I in the College of Engineering. The endowed chair appointment was effective June 1. The professorship was established to strengthen the preparation of students in the college for effective careers in business and industr  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on July 8: Attorney General Ken Paxton commended the United States Supreme Court for upholding religious liberties for faith-based organizations and their employees by defending the constitutional rights of both Our Lady of Guadalupe, a private Catholic school, and the Little Sisters of the Poor, a group of Catholic nuns who care for the elderly poor. "Today's rulings correctly protect the independence  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in defense of First Amendment rights for members of the State Bar of Texas. The state requires every attorney to join the State Bar of Texas in order to receive and maintain a law license, and every attorney is then compelled to support political and ideological activities involving divisive iss  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the First Court of Appeals in Texas reversed a district court decision that quashed one count of an indictment against Zena Collins Stephens for tampering with a government record, which is a state jail felony. The court also agreed that the Office of the Attorney General has the authority, granted by the Texas Legislature, to prosecute violations of all elec  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded the United States Supreme Court for partially staying a district court order that halted energy infrastructure construction nationwide and impeded economic growth. Despite the original lawsuit focusing on a permit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers used to authorize the Keystone XL pipeline, the district court's order needlessly affected new oil and gas pipeli  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 9 -- The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has released a driver education course in American Sign Language for deaf or hard of hearing students. The course, which was required by Senate Bill 1051 (85th Texas Legislature) is the first of its kind developed by a state agency in the United States. The course is intended to provide minors and adults who are deaf or hard of hearing a   more

NORTH BILLERICA, Massachusetts, July 7 -- Curriculum Associates issued the following news release: The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has selected Curriculum Associates' i-Ready(R) as an approved solution for both online curriculum and interim assessments for its Math Innovation Zones (MIZ) blended learning initiative. With the approval, and as the only provider chosen for both curriculum and assessment, Texas districts and charter schools participating in MIZ can use one integrated system to fac  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the State of Texas will invest $57 million in federal funds to maintain the state's need-based financial aid programs and keep more students enrolled at their colleges and universities. The investment of federal funds, advanced by Governor Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen, and legislative budget writers Senators Jane Nelson and Jua  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has been working with Vice President Mike Pence and members of the Trump Administration to ensure the medical needs of Texans will be met as the State responds to COVID-19. He announced tonight that additional federal resources have been activated and are being sent to the Houston region to combat COVID-19. The additional resources include an Urban Area Medical Task Force from the U.S.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the City of Azle, having completed the multi-step training and certification process, has been designated a Film Friendly Texas community by the Texas Film Commission, which helps to grow local jobs and local economies by promoting the Lone Star State as the premier destination for film, television, commercial, animation, visual effects and video game production. "I congr  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Victoria Whitehead and reappointed Sue Allen and Michael White, D.V.M. to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for terms set to expire on August 26, 2025. The mission of the Board is to establish and enforce policies to ensure the best possible quality of veterinary and equine dental provider services for the people of Texas. Victoria Whitehead of Lubbock serves   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Stanley Duchman, M.D. to the Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke for a term set to expire on February 1, 2021. The council is charged with developing an effective and resource-efficient plan to reduce the morbidity, mortality and economic burden of cardiovascular disease and stroke in the State of Texas. Stanley Duchman, M.D. of Houston is a partner and intervent  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Robert Flores to the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents for a term set to expire on January 31, 2021. Robert Flores of Nacogdoches is the Chief Financial Officer for Elliott Electric Supply Inc. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is vice chairman of the Nacogdoche  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott issued a Proclamation suspending elective surgeries in hospitals in all counties located within 11 Trauma Service Areas (TSAs) in Texas. Previously, Governor Abbott suspended elective surgeries at hospitals in the counties of Bexar, Cameron, Dallas, Harris, Hidalgo, Nueces, Travis, and Webb. "The State of Texas continues to implement strategies to help ensure ample supply of hospital be  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on March 13, 2020, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all counties in the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, in each subsequent month effective through today, I have renewed the disaster declaration for all Texas counties; and WHEREAS  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on March 13, 2020, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all counties in the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, in each subsequent month effective through today, I have issued proclamations renewing the disaster declaration for all Texas   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on August 23, 2017, certifying that Hurricane Harvey posed a threat of imminent disaster for Aransas, Austin, Bee, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Fort Bend, Galveston, Goliad, Gonzales, Harris, Jackson, Jefferson, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kleberg, Lavaca, Liberty, Live Oak, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, S  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on March 13, 2020, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all counties in the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, in each subsequent month effective through today, I have renewed the disaster declaration for all Texas counties; and WHEREAS,  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on March 13, 2020, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all counties in the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, in each subsequent month effective through today, I have renewed the disaster declaration for all Texas counties; and WHEREAS,  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will provide free COVID-19 testing in Edinburg, Texas as part of the federal government's surge testing efforts in hot spots throughout the country. This new site will offer 5,000 tests per day and will be operational Wednesday, July 8th through Tuesday, July 14th from 8 AM to 6 PM. This surge testing site is made possi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that Omnicare, a CVS Health company, is partnering with the State of Texas to provide COVID-19 point-of-care testing for assisted living facilities and nursing homes throughout the state. This partnership will provide on-site same-day testing and results for both facility staff and their residents. "This partnership with Omnicare and CVS Health will increase COVID-19 testing   more

BURBANK, California, July 2 -- Walt Disney Television issued the following news release: Exclusively Stream Live at ABC13.com, ABC13's Facebook Live and YouTube and ABC13's connected TV apps on Amazon FireTV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku ABC13, Houston's most-watched television station, presents "Reopening Texas," a one-hour virtual town hall on THURSDAY, JULY 2 (7:00-8:00 p.m. CDT). Gov. Greg Abbott joins the town hall that will highlight the concerns of residents, business leaders and elected   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 9 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Texans need to prepare for a near future that is hotter, drier and fraught with more water extremes, according to scientists. But preparation isn't a one-size-fits-all solution, especially in the face of megadroughts that could be unlike anything the state has seen in the past thousand years. A recent study led by a research group based at The University of Texas at Austin explores what taking action might look  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 7 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The coronavirus pandemic and related stagnant oil prices haven't changed two key factors for the energy industry's future - the transition to more sustainable sources of energy and the growing use of data. Workers need to understand sustainable energy development and the industry's expanding use of data analytics more than ever as companies shed jobs because of low prices for oil and gas. The University of H  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 9 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: In an effort to support students in need during the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Houston is launching a special "For the City" shirt and designating the royalty proceeds from sales to the Cougar Emergency Fund. UH's 'For the City' merchandise program, a collaboration with Jordan Brand and the University's exclusive trademark licensing agent, CLC, was developed to more closely link the University to i  more

VICTORIA, Texas, July 9 -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: After a 52-year career working in and promoting education, including eight at the University of Houston-Victoria, Fred Litton is preparing to enjoy his retirement. Litton, dean of the UHV School of Education, Health Professions & Human Development, will retire at the end of July. He and his wife, Beverly, who worked in special education at Howell Middle School, decided to retire together. Th  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 8 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: In a new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Candice Alfano, University of Houston professor of psychology and director of the Sleep and Anxiety Center of Houston, reports the results from an innovative, experimental study showing inadequate nighttime sleep alters several aspects of children's emotional health. Although plenty of correlational research links inadequate sleep wi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 8 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on July 7: Researchers from the University of Houston, in collaboration with others, have designed a "catch and kill" air filter that can trap the virus responsible for COVID-19, killing it instantly. Zhifeng Ren, director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH, collaborated with Monzer Hourani, CEO of Medistar, a Houston-based medical real estate development firm, and other researchers to design the  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 10 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: More than half of Texas Realtors report having lost sales during the coronavirus pandemic, but most are optimistic the industry will weather the crisis with only temporary pain. Almost six out of 10 - 57% - said they expect property prices to stay the same or increase over the next six months. And almost 40% said they have applied for federal relief programs. A survey of Texas Realtors by the Hobby School   more

DENTON, Texas, July 7 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: A pair of environmental documentaries directed by University of North Texas professor and filmmaker Melinda Levin won a total of six Telly Awards for 2020. "Cuban Earth" earned a silver and two gold Telly Awards while "Mongolia: Earth and Spirit" took a gold and two bronze awards in the general non-broadcast category. Levin joins prominent brands such as Disney, Warner Bros. and Sony Music Entertainment,   more

DENTON, Texas, July 10 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: University of North Texas assistant professor Lauren Eutsler is dedicated to improving student literacy by examining how to better use continually changing technology in the classroom and at home. She recently examined instances where pre-kindergarten--fifth-grade teachers used mobile technology, like tablets preloaded with apps, to improve students' literacy achievement. She identified gains in several   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, July 9 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: A University of Texas at Dallas scientist whose research focuses on the invisible world of quantum physics has received two prestigious grants for his work on nonequilibrium quantum systems. Dr. Michael Kolodrubetz, assistant professor of physics in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSM), has received a five-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a th  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 7 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: What if, by inputting information about dementia and a patient into a supercomputer and crunching the data, a treatment team could quantify the individual's risk of developing the disease? And what if, based on the results, the team could diagnose which type and subtype of dementia that the patient might develop? And what if the team could prescribe lifestyle changes a  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 9 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: First we flattened the curve. Now we've had a prolonged spike in infections. For some of the most medically vulnerable residents of San Antonio, precautions will always remain in place, even after a COVID-19 vaccine is developed. Diabetes impacts one in every seven people in San Antonio (14%) compared to one in every nine in Texas (11.4%) and one in every 10 nationwide   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 8 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: In examining one of the biggest unresolved questions surrounding the 2008 financial crisis, a new stud (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304405X20301811via=ihub) y from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin raises red flags on risky credit practices that may have once again made their way into American business operations. McCombs finance faculty members John Gri  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 8 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: From movies to museum exhibits, the dinosaur Dilophosaurus is no stranger to pop culture. Many probably remember it best from the movie "Jurassic Park," where it's depicted as a venom-spitting beast with a rattling frill around its neck and two paddle-like crests on its head. The dinosaur in the movie is mostly imagination, but a new comprehensive analysis of Dilophosaurus fossils is helping to set the record s  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 7 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on July 6: Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have built a new type of battery that combines the many benefits of existing options while eliminating their key shortcomings and saving energy. Most batteries are composed of either solid-state electrodes, such as lithium-ion batteries for portable electronics, or liquid-state electrodes, including flow batteries f  more

DENTON, Texas, July 9 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: While autonomous vehicle technology has advanced significantly over the last decade, one persistent problem remains: perception. Like human drivers, autonomous vehicles can only react to the information they collect. But one University of North Texas researcher believes he can make data collection and processing more efficient and robust. "Consensus is growing among engineers and researchers that self-dri  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 9 -- The Vermont Democratic Party issued the following news release on July 8: As COVID-19 cases around the country are on the rise, calls for statewide mask mandates have grown louder, including right here in Vermont. Yet, Vermont's Republican Governor Phil Scott has refused to institute a statewide mask mandate, calling the measure unnecessary and counterproductive. His refusal to do so is an outlier among a bipartisan chorus of governors from Texas to Kentucky, Mas  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, July 10 -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news release: After seeing their family and many whose lives were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic trying to work through all the changes, Wayland Baptist University graduate Sara Howle decided to put her love for children and for literature to good use and penned a book to help parents discuss the changing world with their little ones. The World is Ending was recently released through online publisher Lulu.com an  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, July 7 -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news release: Wayland Baptist University announced that the Don Williams School of Education will be under new leadership during the 2020-2021 academic year. Dr. Sarah Hartman has been hired as new Dean of the School and Associate Professor of Education, effective July 1. Dr. Rachel Juarez-Torres has also been added as the Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Education, taking her position officially on July 16.   more

SANTA BARBARA, California, June 30 -- Westmont College issued the following news: Blake Thomas, former director of Bridge-Builders, a service learning ministry of Forge for Families in Houston, Texas, will serve as interim director for Westmont Intercultural Programs. "I am passionate about diversity and reconciliation and committed to creating authentic community," Blake says. "I hope that I can be an asset as Westmont faculty, staff and students navigate the conversation surrounding diversit  more

KENT, Ohio, July 8 -- Wright State University issued the following news: David Dhanraj, M.D., has been named chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, effective July 1. He fills the role following the departure of Jerome Yaklic, M.D., who joined the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Dhanraj comes to the university from TriHealth in Cincinnati, where he served as director of operations for the Faculty Medical  more