AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 -- 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 July 2020 edition: Human and Animal Genetics: * Impact of Long-Term Alc  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 14 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia institutions will have access to a single, comprehensive set of stroke certification services through a new collaboration between the Middle East and North Africa Stroke Organization (MENASO) and the American Stroke Association (ASA). The American Stroke Association, the world's leading force for longer, healthier lives, uses its stroke certification mode  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 14 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles on the following topics in its July 14, 2020 edition: Frame of Reference: * Surfing the Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Cardiovascular Clinician * Differentiating COVID-19 Pneumonia From Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema * At the Heart of the Matter: Unmasking and Addressing the Toll of COVID-19 on Diverse Populations * Serial Innovation   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 14 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles on the following topics in its July 7, 2020 edition: Original Research Articles: * Impact of Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion on Short-Term Outcomes in Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery * Evaluation of Risk-Adjusted Home Time After Acute Myocardial Infarction as a Novel Hospital-Level Performance Metric for Medicare Beneficiaries * The COMPASS Trial: Net Clinical Bene  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Citizens Against Government Waste issued the following news release: Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its 2020 Congressional Pig Book, the 28th edition of the group's expose on pork-barrel spending. CAGW President Tom Schatz was joined on a virtual press conference on CAGW's Facebook Live by Sen. Marcia Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Reps. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), Bill Flores (R-Texas), Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), and   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 15 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following statement by President and CEO Antonio R. Flores: The White House rescinded the July 6, 2020, Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) guidance that prohibits international students from returning to or remaining in the United States if the institutions they attend adopt online-only instruction models amid the pandemic. * * * "HACU applauds the decision to rescind ICE's guidance that w  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: Arizona, Texas, and Florida - states with spikes in Covid-19 cases - are all facing extreme heat this year, which is likely to be one of the hottest on record. While heat may be a minor inconvenience for those with good building insulation and copious air conditioning, it kills an estimated 12,000 people a year in the United States. Most summers, people who cannot afford air conditioning and live in unbearably hot hom  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 14 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: New utility-scale solar is poised to push much of the remaining coal-fired power fleet across Texas into retirement in the next few years, finds a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report -- Solar Surge Set to Drive Much of Remaining Texas Coal-Fired Fleet Offline -- describes the increasing vulnerability of coal plants acro  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The National Treasury Employees Union issued the following news release: Customs and Border Protection should reverse plans to temporarily deploy 810 Officers from ports around the country to the Texas border, according to two key members of Congress who agree with NTEU's concerns about their health and safety. NTEU, which represents 27,000 CBP personnel at the ports of entry, last week said the worsening coronavirus crisis in the Rio Grande Valley and Laredo sectors is   more

WACO, Texas, July 14 -- Limnology and Oceanography Journal, a peer-reviewed journal from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2020 edition: Articles: * Long-term trends and resilience of seagrass metabolism: A decadal aquatic eddy covariance study * Calcite precipitation in Lake Powell reduces alkalinity and total salt loading to the Lower Colorado River Basin * A novel cross-shore transport mechanism  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 16 -- The Texas State Teachers Association issued the following news release: President Ovidia Molina and Vice President Linda Estrada took office today as the Texas State Teachers Association's new top leaders, vowing to guide TSTA members safely through the biggest challenges of their educational careers -- the COVID-19 pandemic and a reconfiguration of the public school system. Molina, a former English-as-a-second-language (ESL) and history teacher to middle-schoolers in  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following statement on July 15 by President Ilyse Hogue: Yesterday, NARAL-endorsed candidate MJ Hegar won Texas' Democratic runoff for the U.S. Senate and will now face off against anti-choice, anti-freedom incumbent Republican Senator John Cornyn in the November general election. * * * "We're thrilled to congratulate MJ Hegar on her runoff victory. She's a champion for reproductive freedom and we know that she'll work tirelessly to   more

DES PLAINES, Illinois, July 15 -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau issued the following news release: Auto theft in Texas is a continuing problem, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) and the Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA). According to data gathered by MVCPA, more than 65,000 cars and trucks are stolen and almost 200,000 are burglarized each year across the Lone Star State. "The summer months of July and August is the time for greatest thefts an  more

LUBBOCK, Texas, July 16 -- The National Sorghum Producers issued the following news release: National Sorghum Producers is excited to welcome Geringhoff LLC as a new Partner Level sponsor in the NSP Industry Partner program. "We are pleased to add Geringhoff to our list of industry supporters," said National Sorghum Producers CEO Tim Lust. "Geringoff's investment in sorghum-specific harvesting equipment is a valuable asset to sorghum producers, and we're happy to have their partnership." Geri  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 15 -- Operation Homefront issued the following news release: As schools prepare to resume across the country, Operation Homefront will launch its annual Back-to-School Brigade(R) program. The national nonprofit serving America's military families is partnered with Dollar Tree for the 12th consecutive year to collect school supplies for military children. Now through August 6, supplies purchased by Dollar Tree customers at more than 7,400 participating Dollar Tree store  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Public Citizen issued the following statement by President Robert Weissman: Note: Details have emerged of a plan by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) to grant schools, businesses and health care providers immunity from coronavirus-related lawsuits based on injuries retroactively from December 2019 through 2024. Under the plan, businesses could be held liable only for gross negligence or intentional misconduct - but no  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Public Citizen issued the following statement by Director Adrian Shelley: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted unanimously to allow Waste Control Specialists (WCS), the operator of a nuclear waste dump in Andrews County, Texas, to reduce certain disposal fees from 40 cents per unit of radioactivity to just five cents. The move would allow WCS to import nuclear waste from across the nation while charging a fraction of the cost. As a result, Texas taxpay  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 16 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: After months of thorough, thoughtful review and discussion, and with a continued commitment to the health and safety of participants and staff, the American Heart Association will present Scientific Sessions 2020 as a 100% virtual experience in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will be held November 13-17, 2020, with registration opening in mid-August. The American Heart Associa  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 15 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: The Particle Science and Technology Laboratory at Southwest Research Institute has expanded its services to include mask testing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The testing will help health care and other organizations evaluate respirators, surgical face masks and filtration materials to ensure they meet particle filtration standards. "A face mask shortage in the United States prompted many org  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 -- Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association issued the following news release: With the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) officially entering into force last Wednesday, July 1, our nation is now able to embark on a historic new era of trade with our North American partners. The USMCA, which replaces the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), promises to bring new opportunities for job and economic growth between the United States,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- The Texas Organizing Project issued the following news release: The Texas Organizing Project (TOP) again grew the electorate in Black and Latino communities across Texas, helping elect progressive candidates whose viability was questioned, proving that the Texas electorate wants bold elected officials who champion authentically progressive policies to make our state equitable, just and fair. TOP leveraged the Democratic primary runoff to make progress toward creating  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: The Texas Public Policy Foundation published the paper Promising Approaches to Workforce Development in Texas which explores best practices for private workforce development in Texas. "In broad economic terms, Texas is one of the most prosperous states in America," said the paper's co-author David Bass. "Study after study has ranked Texas at the top of economic opportunity for prospects and businesses a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 15 -- The Texas State Teachers Association issued the following statement with the Harlandale Education Association, North East Education Association, Edgewood Classroom Teachers Association, Southside Education Association and Alamo Heights Teachers Association on remote learning: "For the sake of our health and the health of our students and communities, we demand that our school districts provide only remote instruction for the first nine weeks of the new school year and   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 16 -- The Texas State Teachers Association issued the following statement by President Ovidia Molina: "We are glad to hear that the state won't overturn local health officials who have ordered school buildings to remain closed for several more weeks while the pandemic continues to rage across Texas. But Gov. Abbott and the state education commissioner need to quit passing the buck on this crucial issue that affects the health and safety of millions of school children, schoo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 -- The Texas State Teachers Association issued the following news release: For the sake of student and educator health, the Pflugerville Educators Association and the Del Valle Education Association demanded that their school districts provide only remote instruction for the first nine weeks of the new school year and that the state not penalize the districts with funding cuts. "We are in the middle of a deadly COVID-19 pandemic that shows no signs of abating. If anythi  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union issued the following news release on July 15: United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), America's largest food and retail union representing 1.3 million workers - including Kroger grocery workers across the country, called the new policy by Kroger to require that customers wear masks in stores long overdue. With COVID-19 cases skyrocketing in states like Arizona, Florida, and Texas, the union   more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, July 14 -- Harte Research Institute issued the following news release: The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies is leading the charge in educating the next generation of women in marine science, with 74 percent of its student population made up of female students. But while women are closing the educational gap in the sciences like biology, HRI women leaders in science say there's still work to be done in hiring more women in scientific workplaces. "Insti  more