HOUSTON, Texas, July 7 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release on July 6: Mayor Sylvester Turner, the Houston City Council, and Police Chief Art Acevedo already have the information they need to enact meaningful reforms to address police violence, restore trust and accountability, and address racial disparities in the criminal legal system; they should not wait for a new task force in order to act, according to a new report (https://www.aclutx.org/sites/  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The National Treasury Employees Union issued the following news release: The worsening coronavirus crisis along the Texas border threatens the safety of federal employees who work there and the administration should reverse plans to deploy even more Customs and Border Protection Officers to the region, according to the National Treasury Employees Union. CBP has informed NTEU that it wants to uproot more than 800 CBP Officers from ports around the country for each of two c  more

ALBANY, New York, July 6 -- Albany Medical Center, an academic health sciences center, issued the following news release: Rebecca G. Rogers, M.D., has joined Albany Med as chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Rogers comes to Albany Med from the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School where she was professor and associate chair for clinical integration and operations, as well as director of the Women's Health Institute. With more than 30 years of clinical experienc  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 7 -- The American Diabetes Association issued the following news release: On Monday, The American Diabetes Association(R) (ADA) filed an amicus curiae, or "friend of the court" brief in the federal court case Texas Democratic Party et al. v. Abbott et al. in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, requesting clarification from the Court for voters with diabetes and other chronic diseases, so they may exercise their right to vote safely in this year's elections  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 7 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: The American Heart Association, the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, named Mitchell S.V. Elkind, M.D., MS, FAHA, FAAN, president of the organization for its 2020-2021 fiscal year which began on July 1. Elkind is a professor of neurology and epidemiology at Columbia University in New York and a renowned neurologist who has held numerous local and national v  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 -- The American Botanical Council issued the following news release: The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) announces the publication of a new Botanical Adulterants Prevention Bulletin (BAPB) on English lavender oil. Oil of English lavender, also known as common lavender or lavender, is the essential oil obtained by distillation of the flowering tops of Lavandula angustifolia, a small shrub in the mint family native to the Mediterranean area th  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 8 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles on the following topics in its June 23, 2020 edition: Original Research Articles: * Randomized Comparison of the Polymer-Free Biolimus-Coated BioFreedom Stent With the Ultrathin Strut Biodegradable Polymer Sirolimus-Eluting Orsiro Stent in an All-Comers Population Treated With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The SORT OUT IX Trial * Incidence, Microbiology, and Outcomes in Pati  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 8 -- The National Trauma Institute issued the following information: The Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR) is the recipient of $2.5 million in funding for a study called Plasma Resuscitation Without Lung Injury (PROPOLIS), which will evaluate pathogen-reduced plasma for the resuscitation of patients with shock secondary to extensive burns. Submitted by the study's Primary Investigator Leopoldo Cancio, MD, with CNTR as the coordinating center, PROPOLIS recei  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 10 -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release: Thanks to increased production of abundant, affordable natural gas, Texas families and businesses saved more than $119 billion between 2008 and 2018 because of lower prices, according to a new report released by Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) that demonstrates the urgent need for greater offshore energy access during our economic recovery. Households saved over $9.3 billion - or $282 per resident - and Texas  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 8 -- Doctors for America issued the following news release: Doctors for America (DFA), an organization that works with doctors, doctors in-training, and health advocates in all 50 states to put patients over politics and to improve health across the country, demands the release of families together, upon release of children by order of Judge Dolly Gee. ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is detaining thousands of migrants and asylum seekers -- among them at leas  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 11 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Acute ischemic strokes (AIS) associated with COVID-19 are more severe, lead to worse functional outcomes and are associated with higher mortality , according to new research published yesterday in Stroke, a journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association. In "Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19 and Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Global COVID-19 St  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 9 -- Operation Homefront issued the following news release: The veteran-owned lifestyle retailer, Grunt Style, has donated 19,000 washable cloth face masks to the national nonprofit, Operation Homefront. The masks will be supplied to organization staff and volunteers, allowing for the continuation of Operation Homefront's highly valued programs while adhering to Federal, state and local COVID-19 guidelines. Thousands of military families across the nation have relied o  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 8 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following statement by President and CEO Antonio R. Flores in response to ICE's final rule regarding international students using the F-1 academic and M-1 vocational visas: On July 6, 2020, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced its final guidance that prohibits international students from returning to or remaining in the United States this fall if the institutions they attend adopt onlin  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 11 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following statement on July 10 by President and CEO Antonio R. Flores on the White House executive order for the Hispanic Prosperity Initiative signed by President Trump on July 9: "As an association that represents colleges and universities, many that are Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) as well as Hispanic-Serving School Districts (HSSDs) in the U.S., any efforts at the federal level to address  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 9 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities applauds the Board of Regents of the University of California for appointing Michael V. Drake, M.D., to serve as the president for the University of California, on July 7, 2020. President-elect Drake becomes the 21st president for the University of California and the first Black leader of the UC System to hold this position  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 9 -- 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 August 2020 edition: Reviews: * Neuronal Networks in Hypertension: Recent Advances Original Articles: * May Measurement Month 2019: The Globa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 6 -- The International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, a journal that says it contributes to the study, prevention and treatment of gynaecological cancer from the International Gynecologic Cancer Society and European Society of Gynaecological Oncology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 2020 edition: Lead article: * Manage wisely: poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor (PARPi) treatment and adverse events Vulvar Cancer: * Palliative   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 29 -- The International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, a journal that says it contributes to the study, prevention and treatment of gynaecological cancer from the International Gynecologic Cancer Society and European Society of Gynaecological Oncology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2020 edition: Cervical Cancer: * Impact of sentinel lymph node frozen section evaluation to avoid combined treatment in early-stage cervical cancer U  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 8 -- The International News Media Association issued the following news release: The International News Media Association (INMA) announced a global young professionals awards competition that will spotlight outstanding achievement by rising stars in the news industry. The "30 Under 30" Awards will identify 30 young professionals under the age of 30 who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and career potential. They will: * Have unique insights into innovation. * A de  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 9 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have released a joint scientific statement titled, "Venous Thromboembolism Research Priorities," identifying five top priorities for research on venous thromboembolism (VTE), published in the ISTH journal Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (RPTH) and Circulation, the flagship journal of  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 11 -- The International Risk Management Institute issued the following news release: International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI), is pleased to announce that Joe McDonald has joined the editorial team as the captive and risk finance product manager. Mr. McDonald will be responsible for overseeing the management and development of Captive.com and IRMI's product suite of captive and risk financing resources. Prior to joining IRMI, Mr. McDonald served 12 years with th  more

CAMBRIDGE, England, July 2 -- The Journal of Plasma Physics, a journal that says it features laboratory plasmas, space physics and plasma astrophysics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2020 edition: Research Article: * The origin and effect of hemispheric helicity imbalance in solar dynamo * Study of intrinsic rotation by the Gyrokinetic Electromagnetic Numerical Experiment code in the Joint Texas Experimental Tokamak * Collisional effects on resonant  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Texas Association of Broadcasters issued the following news: Voting in TAB's Board of Directors elections ends at Midnight on Friday, July 10. The elections determine who will represent Radio and TV stations in various market sizes across the state, as well as educators and Associate and retired members, in the coming year. The top two nominees in each race qualified for the ballot. Ballot emails were sent to all member station GMs on June 18 and re-sent July 6 to tho  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 8 -- Methodist Health System issued the following news release: Methodist Health System's "Shine Online" website was named Blog of the Year at the 2020 Medigy HITMC Awards. This award is given to the healthcare organization with the best blog site based on quality of content, frequency of updates, and overall presentation. Every year, the Healthcare and IT Marketing Community (HITMC) honors the individuals and organizations who distinguished themselves over the past year.   more

NEW YORK, July 7 -- The National Black Justice Coalition issued the following statement by Executive Director David J. Johns: In the past week at least 5 Black trans women were violently murdered. On Tuesday, June 30, Merci Mack, a 22-year-old in Dallas, Texas, was found murdered from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. In Louisiana, Draya McCarty was found killed in Baton Rogue and Shakie Peters was found killed in Amite. Cameron Breon -- also known as Bree Black -- was also found shot in   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Natural Products Association issued the following news release on July 9: As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to defy mounting requests from the US Congress and the natural products industry to provide science-based and public health regulations for CBD, more states are rushing in to fill the vacuum. The State of Hawaii recently joined Virginia and Texas in proposing new state regulations for consumable hemp and CBD products. NPA has been the leader i  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Texas Association of Broadcasters issued the following news: All full power and Class A Texas television stations must file the first of what will be annual Children's Television Programming Reports, sometimes called the "KidVid" report by the industry, in the station Public Inspection File by this Friday, July 10. This new annual report takes the place of quarterly reports which stations have filed for many years. It chronicles a station's efforts to meet the FCC's  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 11 -- The Texas Association of School Boards issued the following news release: Regional winners of the annual Superintendent of the Year (SOTY) award have been announced. Sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), the SOTY program has recognized exemplary superintendents for excellence and achievement in educational leadership since 1984. Regional superintendents of the year nominated by regional selection committees are: * Jose Gonzalez, McAllen ISD, Reg  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 11 -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news release: Fueling transformative research through collaboration, the San Antonio Partnership for Precision Therapeutics has announced the funding of three more collaborative COVID-19 research efforts in San Antonio. SAPPT has awarded more than $600,000 to fund these projects, following the funding of a SARS CoV-2 vaccine project announced in April of this year. Launched in 2019 to accelerate the process  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 10 -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news release: Amid COVID-19, Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) has continued to stay on track with its growth plan to double the number of faculty by 2028. Since COVID-19 began, the Institute has added three faculty members along with a new Director of Education. These appointments are part of Texas Biomed's 10-year strategic plan implemented in 2017. It also contributes to San Antonio's ini  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 8 -- Texas Hospital Association issued the following news release: With COVID-19 hospitalization continuing to rise, Texas hospitals and state public health experts urge everyone to provide emotional support and care to the health care workers on the frontlines in Texas. "Our hospital heroes have scrubbed up to care for their communities, and we need to rally behind them," said Ted Shaw, THA president/CEO. "We cannot underestimate the physical and emotional toll this work t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 10 -- The Texas Organizing Project issued the following statement by Campaign Coordinator David Villalobos in response to an organizational meeting with Dallas Police Department Chief Hall: "Having publicly called on Chief Hall's resignation following her reaction to the June 1st peaceful protest on the Margaret Hunt Bridge, a group of Texas Organizing Project members, staff, and supporters met with Chief Hall yesterday afternoon. Our intent was to address the police respon  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 8 -- The Texas Organizing Project issued the following news release on July 7: Mayor Sylvester Turner, the Houston City Council, and Police Chief Art Acevedo already have the information they need to enact meaningful reforms to address police violence, restore trust and accountability, and address racial disparities in the criminal legal system, and should not wait for a new task force in order to act, according to a new report published by a coalition of community and civi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 8 -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: The Texas Public Policy Foundation has won its open records lawsuit against the City of Georgetown in response to the city withholding a "payback analysis" document from its client, Terry Putnam. "TPPF's client Mr. Putnam has been vindicated by the court's ruling that the 'payback analysis' document is public and should not have been withheld by the City of Georgetown," said Robert Henneke, general couns  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following statement by Director of Outreach Rafael Bejar on President Trump's executive order expanding school choice opportunities for Hispanic students: "Latinos compose nearly 40 percent of Texans and are a vital, vibrant part of the Texas economy," said Bejar. "The President's order will help to ensure that their education, which forms the foundation of their invaluable contribution to our state and our culture, is as str  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 8 -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: The Texas Public Policy Foundation released a paper, The Texas Two-Step: Community-Based Care and the Family First Prevention Services Act. "As the compliance deadline for the federal Family First Act approaches, the Texas Legislature must make important decisions on how to advance child welfare reform," said Andrew Brown, distinguished senior fellow of child and family policy at the Texas Public Policy  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 8 -- The Texas State Teachers Association issued the following statement by President Noel Candelaria: "Everyone wants to see schools reopen, but they must reopen safely. The Texas State Teachers Association is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to slow down and put safety first before he allows school districts to begin reopening campuses for the fall semester. The governor reopened restaurants, bars, gyms and other businesses too soon and the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Officers affiliated with the Austin Police Department will no longer arrest or ticket individuals for minor marijuana possession offenses. The Department publicly announced the policy change on July 2 in a memorandum issued by the Chief of Police to the Mayor and the City Council. It states, "APD will no longer cite or arrest individuals with sufficient identification for Cla  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 8 -- The International Risk Management Institute issued the following news release: International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI) has reopened registration for the 2020 IRMI Energy Risk & Insurance Conference (ERIC), which will now be presented as a virtual event, held online September 23-24. Attendees will have access to 2 days of livestreamed sessions focused exclusively on the unique risk management challenges faced by energy companies as well as the nuances of pro  more

TUCKER, Georgia, July 9 -- The U.S. Poultry Foundation issued the following news release: USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, in which the role dietary calcium plays in necrotic enteritis (NE) development and pathogenesis was examined. The research was made possible in part by an endowing Foundation gift from the Sanderson Farms and is part of the Association's comprehensive research pro  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 9 -- The Irrigation Association issued the following news release: The Irrigation Association is excited to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service Sensor-Based VRI SCADA Management project has been named the recipient of the 2020 Vanguard Award. The IA's Vanguard Award honors an innovative project in the irrigation industry executed by a team of individuals, companies, organizations or other group entities. Projects chosen for th  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 9 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars issued the following news release: A pandemic has not stopped VFW Post 8526 in Rio Grande City, Texas, from providing educational programs for a local school. They've simply moved efforts online. "I am an assistant principal at Rio Grande City High School. I'm able to continue with Veterans in the Classroom through Google Meets with social studies classes," said Post Commander Mark Olivarez, who also still serves in the Marine Corps  more