DALLAS, Texas, July 28 -- A.H. Belo, a local news and information publishing company, issued the following news release: A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE: AHC) reported a second quarter 2020 net loss of $3.4 million, or $(0.16) per share. In the second quarter of 2019, the Company reported net income of $16.5 million, or $0.77 per fully diluted share. Second quarter 2019 net income was driven by a pretax gain of $25.9 million from the sale of real estate previously used as the Company's headquarter  more

BURBANK, California, July 29 -- ABC13, an ABC owned television station of Walt Disney Television, issued the following news release: ABC13, Houston's news leader, presents, "COVID-19 and Our Schools" a two-night town hall on WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, and THURSDAY, JULY 30 (7:00 - 8:00 p.m. CDT, both nights), highlighting how school districts are preparing to welcome back students amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will be hosted by ABC13's Eyewitness News anchors Gina Gaston and Erik Barajas. As  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on July 29: Ahead of Donald Trump's trip to Texas, the Democratic National Committee launched a daylong digital advertising campaign taking over the homepage of the Odessa American newspaper to call out Trump's catastrophic coronavirus response. The paper reaches voters in the Midland-Odessa area, where Trump is set to hold events later, including a photo op and a high-dollar fundraiser. Later today, at   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 28 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: Baylor College of Medicine's Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit is one of approximately 90 sites selected to participate in the Phase 3 clinical trial for Moderna's investigational mRNA-1273 vaccine to evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine at preventing COVID-19 disease. Dr. Hana El Sahly, associate professor of molecular virology and microbiology and medicine at Baylor, serves as a national co-princi  more

WACO, Texas, July 29 -- Baylor University issued the following news: Baylor University's A Cappella Choir, under the direction of Brian A. Schmidt, D.M.A., associate professor of choral music and director of graduate choral studies in the Baylor School of Music, has been announced as the winner of The American Prize in the Collegiate Choral Division for 2020. The American Prize is the nation's most comprehensive series of contests in the classical arts. The nonprofit organization is designed t  more

WACO, Texas, Aug. 1 -- Baylor University issued the following news: Texas researchers from the University of Houston, Baylor University and Texas A&M University have discovered evidence for why the earth cooled dramatically 13,000 years ago, dropping temperatures by about 3 degrees Centigrade. The evidence is buried in a Central Texas cave, where horizons of sediment have preserved unique geochemical signatures from ancient volcanic eruptions -- signatures previously mistaken for extraterrestr  more

WACO, Texas, July 31 -- Baylor University issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a grant of nearly $1 million to the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty for an innovative pilot program designed to encourage Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase and consume milk as part of a healthy, balanced diet. This pilot project builds on the success of previous incentive programs, which have shown positive impact  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 30 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: CenterPoint Energy, Inc.'s (NYSE: CNP) board of directors declared dividends on shares of its common stock, Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock and Series B Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Common Stock Dividend The company's board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.1500 per share on the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. The dividend will also be payable to holders of s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 31 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: CenterPoint Energy announced the promotions of two company leaders Tony Gardner has been promoted to Vice President, Customer Experience. Gardner joined CenterPoint Energy in 2012 and has more than 18 years in customer experience roles, including leading the Home Service Plus business, customer billing, contact centers, credit and collections and vendor relations In 2018, Gardner served as the co-lead for the Cus  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 31 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) reported second-quarter 2020 earnings of $0.3 billion, or $0.24 per share, compared with second-quarter 2019 earnings of $1.6 billion, or $1.40 per share. Excluding special items, second-quarter 2020 adjusted earnings were a loss of $1.0 billion, or ($0.92) per share, compared with second-quarter 2019 adjusted earnings of $1.1 billion, or $1.01 per share.  more

ITHACA, New York, July 30 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Herpetologist Harry Greene had challenged himself this year to finish the manuscript of his next book, "Monkey, Snakes and Spears: Reflections on Wildness." In between writing, he planned to spend some weekends in Mason County, Texas, getting his new property - Rancho Cascabel ("Rattlesnake Ranch") - ready for habitation. He had lived in this Texas Hill Country as a child, where he first began searching for snakes among   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: On the eve of the one-year anniversary of Congressman Will Hurd's shock retirement and ahead of tonight's Allen West-led Texas GOP canvass of TX-23 ballots, there is still no end in sight for the disastrous Republican primary in Texas' 23rd Congressional District. While NRCC-favored Tony Gonzales has attempted to claim victory not one, not two, but three times, his runoff foe Raul Reyes has  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 28 -- 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) Rambler Solar project in Tom Green County, Texas, has begun commercial operation. The Rambler Solar project is the second 200-MWac Texas solar facility that Duke Energy Renewables has brought online this year, bringing its total Texas solar portfolio to over 500 MWac in operation. In earl  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 29 -- Entergy issued the following news release: While the state continues to grapple with the health and economic impacts from COVID-19, Entergy Texas is implementing an Enhanced Customer Assistance Plan that includes offering flexible options to extend time to pay with payment arrangements, and waiving late fees if any. As part of this plan, any customer experiencing financial hardship is eligible to take up to twelve months to pay their current bill and/or unpaid  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 30 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Texas, Inc. recently completed the final phase of a major transmission project designed to improve reliability and provide access to lower-cost power across southeast Texas. The Western Region Economic Project includes the construction of new substations and transmission lines and upgrades of existing transmission lines to more effectively move lower-cost power into and within the southeast Texas area for all   more

IRVING, Texas, July 29 -- ExxonMobil, an international energy company, issued the following news release: Exxon Mobil Corporation has received notice of an unsolicited mini-tender offer by Ponos Industries LLC to purchase up to 1 million shares of ExxonMobil common stock, which represents approximately 0.024 percent of the shares outstanding as of the April 27, 2020 offer date. Ponos' offer price of $48 per share is conditioned on the closing price per share exceeding $48 per share on the last  more

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 1 -- ExxonMobil, an international energy company, issued the following news release: Exxon Mobil Corporation announced an estimated second quarter 2020 loss of $1.1 billion, or $0.26 per share assuming dilution. Results included a positive noncash inventory valuation adjustment from rising commodity prices of $1.9 billion, or $0.44 per share assuming dilution. Capital and exploration expenditures were $5.3 billion, nearly $2 billion lower than first quarter reflecting previo  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 30 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody, Chair of Florida's Statewide Council on Human Trafficking, is urging congressional leaders to take action to slow human trafficking of health care workers from Cuba--many of these victims now live in Florida. Attorney General Moody today sent a letter to Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, Sen. James E. Risch of Idaho, Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey,  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, July 30 -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: Kevin Domingue of Lake Dallas, a 2015 graduate of Howard Payne University, was recently awarded the Air Education and Training Command Commander's Trophy, Leadership Award, Distinguished Graduate and the Flying Training Award at the conclusion of one year in Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma. Domingue credited support from others and a duty to serve his country for his success thus fa  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 28 -- Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Gov. Eric J. Holcomb announced Andrew S. Williams as his appointment to the Allen County Superior Court. Williams succeeds Judge Nancy Eshcoff Boyer who retired earlier last month. Williams currently is a partner with the Fort Wayne law firm of Hunt Suedhoff Kalamaros where he has practiced since 2002. Williams earned a bachelor's degree from Ball State University and his law degree from Ba  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 29: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel along with 19 other attorneys general filed a reply brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) against a lawsuit filed by the State of Texas and the federal government that would dismantle the entire ACA, putting the health care of tens of millions of Americans at risk. The Court agreed to review a Fifth Circuit de  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: While doing a postdoc about 15 years ago, Ila Fiete began searching for faculty jobs in computational neuroscience -- a field that uses mathematical tools to investigate brain function. However, there were no advertised positions in theoretical or computational neuroscience at that time in the United States. "It wasn't really a field," she recalls. "That has changed completely, and [now] t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 30 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on July 29: Attorney General Josh Stein filed a reply brief defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the U.S. Supreme Court in an ongoing lawsuit filed by Texas and the Trump administration that would dismantle the entire ACA and put the health care of tens of millions of Americans at risk. In today's reply brief, Attorney General Stein argues that the ACA is both legal and a cruci  more

IRVING, Texas, July 30 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation announced it will donate $10,000 to "THE Kitchen" of Wichita Falls, TX, on behalf of KFDX-TV 3, the Nexstar Broadcasting television station serving the Wichita Falls area (DMA #147). For more than 50 years, "THE Kitchen" has been feeding the hungry of Wichita Falls by providing nutritious meals to the needy through four local community pro  more

IRVING, Texas, July 31 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation announced it will donate $10,000 to the Hands to Hands Community Fund of Wichita Falls, TX, on behalf of KFDX-TV 3, the Nexstar Broadcasting television station serving the Wichita Falls area (DMA #147). Hands to Hands was founded ten years ago by a group of concerned community leaders who wanted to help support the programs and services of   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, July 27 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: Researchers at top-tier universities use high-performance computers, called supercomputers, for scientific and engineering problems that require massive amounts of data and computation. The demand, however, for advanced cyberinfrastructure has grown so great that there aren't enough trained facilitators to help researchers leverage the resources for themselves. Thanks to a $1.4 million Nation  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 28 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A multi-institutional team led by Rice University has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a collaborative project studying persistence and retention of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers across the nation. K-12 education in the U.S. has suffered from teacher shortages, particularly in mathematics and science disciplines, according to the award abs  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 28 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Target Retirement Funds are touted as a simplified investment option for people saving money for their golden years, but Rice University researchers have discovered retirees can be shortchanged by a curious behavioral phenomenon known as "zero bias." These funds, also known as TRFs, are built based on a goal retirement year, with choices ending in either a zero or a five (such as 2030, 2035, 2040 or 2045). As it turn  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 30 -- Rice University issued the following news release: College graduates make more money if they major in fields with close ties to jobs, according to a new study from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), part of Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and School of Social Sciences. "School-to-Work Linkages in Texas," authored by HERC researchers Brian Holzman and Bethany Lewis and graduate student Irina Chukhray of the University of California  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 28 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Income is inextricably linked to access to education in America and it has been for a century, according to a new study from researchers at Stanford University and Rice University. "A century of educational inequality in the United States," published July 27 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, examines the link between education and income dating back to the early the 20th century. The research draws   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 28 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Materials scientists at Rice University and the University of Pennsylvania are calling for a collective, global effort to fast-track the mass production of 2D materials like graphene and molybdenum disulfide. In a perspective article published online in Materials Today, journal editor-in-chief Jun Lou and colleagues make a case for a focused, collective effort to address the research challenges that could clear the w  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 1 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news on July 31: Sam Houston State University president, Dana Hoyt, has been recognized by the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce as a 2020 recipient of the ATHENA Leadership Award. Inspired by the goddess of Greek mythology known for her strength, courage, wisdom and enlightenment, the ATHENA Leadership Award is presented annually to a woman based on her professional excellence, community service and for active  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 31 -- Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary issued the following news release: Changes to the Doctor of Ministry and Doctor of Educational Ministry degrees at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will result in a "wider opening" for professional doctoral work, leaders say. Among the changes is the introduction of the "flex option," permitting some D.Min. students to participate in the annual on-campus seminar work remotely. Additionally, the D.Ed.Min. degree is  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 29 -- Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary issued the following news release: A newly revised, 36-hour Master of Arts in Worship Leadership (MAWL) is now available entirely online and in a new eight-week structure in the School of Church Music and Worship at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, school leaders announced recently. Joseph R. Crider, dean of the School of Church Music and Worship, says the degree, designed to provide the core biblical and theolog  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, July 31 -- Southwestern University issued the following news: Southwestern professors Saroj Dhital and Dirk Early explain the impacts of the pandemic on the U.S. economy. This is the third in a series on Southwestern faculty perspectives on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Part 1 focused on biology, part 2 on mathematics. In this wearying age of COVID-19, arguments over whether, when, and how to reopen sch  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The Austin Community College District issued the following news: The Austin Community College District (ACC) continues to show fiscal strength according to the latest bond ratings released by Moody's Investors Service in July 2020. "ACC is committed to maintaining a healthy outlook for our students and community," says Neil Vickers, ACC executive vice president, Finance & Administration. "Taxpayers entrust us with their support through approving bond projects. These ra  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, July 29 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University's Dr. Marcy Tanter captured second-place honors in a sijo writing competition sponsored by the Los Angeles Korean Cultural Center in California. Sijo, a style of traditional Korean poetry, are composed in three lines averaging 14-16 syllables, for a total of 44-46 syllables. A pause occurs in each of the three lines approximately in the middle. Each half-line contains six to n  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, July 29 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University senior biology major Shady Kuster recently presented her research findings at an online symposium. She was one of 13 students nationwide to participate in the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia. Shady's research focuses on detecting recombination events between betacoronaviruses, inclu  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 1 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news release: Texas A&M University's maritime academy is closer than any time in the past 15 years to being able to dock a training ship in Galveston. The yet-to-be-built ship would be able to take 600 cadets to sea, compared with 50, and serve double duty as the only hurricane relief vessel in the entire Gulf of Mexico. Texas' delegation in Congress successfully included $389 million in the U.S. House of Representativ  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 28 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Ruihong Huang, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, was selected to receive the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award -- one of the most prestigious awards given to up-and-coming researchers. The grant provides funding to support promising integrated research and education. Hua  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 29 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Recently the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of the latest Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) members, an important component of the DOE's strategy to improve its research and development portfolio and program activities. Among the members selected is Dr. Mladen Kezunovic from the Texas A&M University College of Engineering. Kezunovic, Regents Professor and the   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 28 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: T cells are the immune soldiers at the frontlines of the battle with infiltrating pathogens that seek to cause disease. A new study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-020-0592-z) describes a novel label-free imaging technique that can differentiate active T cells from those off duty. The method, developed by scientists at the Morgridge Inst  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded the Second Court of Appeals for reversing a lower court decision denying a temporary injunction and protecting baby T.L.'s life. In November 2019, Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas denied the baby's mother's request to continue life-sustaining treatment without first providing due process of law, directly violating her wishes and her daughter's   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 31 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton issued guidance stating that local officials cannot postpone local elections that were scheduled to be held on May 2, 2020 beyond November 3, 2020. This letter was addressed to Round Rock Mayor Craig Morgan. After moving its May 2, 2020 local election to November 3, 2020, as permitted by the governor's proclamation, the Round Rock City Council is attempting to postpone th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 29 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton issued guidance on the opening of local schools for the upcoming school year, during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, responding to a request from Stephenville Mayor Doug Svien. While playing an important role in protecting the health of school children and employees, local health authorities may not issue sweeping orders closing schools for the sole purpose of preventing f  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 30 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson led 21 states in an amicus brief filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit defending the religious liberty of public employees. Joe Kennedy coached football at Bremerton High School until he was suspended midway through the season for praying silently on the field after each game. The school distri  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 30 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Following the severe weather and flooding in South Texas during Hurricane Hanna, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned that state law prohibits price gouging in the wake of a declared disaster. Under state law, once the governor issues a declaration, vendors are prohibited from charging exorbitant prices for necessities such as drinking water, food, batteries, generators, towing, clothing, medica  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 26: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and President Trump have granted a Federal Emergency Declaration request for Public Assistance Category B (Emergency Protective Measures). Specifically, FEMA is authorized to provide emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct Federal assistance and reimbursement for mass care including evacuation   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 31 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the City of College Station, 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  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 31 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Gerad Troutman, M.D. and reappointed Cassie Campbell, Mike Clements, Brian J. Eastridge, M.D., Darrin R. Rudolph to the Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services, known as GETAC, for terms set to expire on January 1, 2026. Additionally, the Governor named Alan Tyroch, M.D. as chair. The council recommends changes to the EMS/Trauma System in order to ensure that the com  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Joseph Patrick "Pat" Gallagher to the 96th Judicial District Court in Tarrant County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2020, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Joseph Patrick "Pat" Gallagher of Fort Worth is an attorney in private practice. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Federalist Society and a former member of the Texas B  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Michael "Mike" Lee to the 95th Judicial District Court in Dallas County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2020, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Michael "Mike" Lee of Dallas is an attorney at Erwin A. Cain, P.C. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar College, and the Dallas Bar Association, and a member and former presiden  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jerry Romero, Matthew "Matt" Glaves, and Nathan Douglas to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System Board of Trustees for terms set to expire on September 1, 2025. The board oversees and governs a dedicated retirement fund for volunteer firefighters and emergency services personnel in Texas. Jerry Romero of El Paso is a Vice President of Community Development for Wel  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott issued a Proclamation extending the early voting period for the November 3rd Election by nearly a week. Under this proclamation, early voting by personal appearance will begin on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, and continue through Friday, October 30, 2020. The proclamation also expands the period in which marked mail-in ballots may be delivered in person to the early voting clerk's office,  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 31: Governor Greg Abbott held virtual meetings with mayors, county judges, emergency managers, hospital executives, state legislators, and other local officials from the cities of Laredo and Eagle Pass to discuss ongoing efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. Governor Abbott and community leaders discussed a variety of topics including hospital capacity, testing, and new strategies to mitigate COVID-1  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, do hereby certify that the severe weather from Hurricane Hanna, which began on July 25, 2020, poses a threat of imminent disaster, including property damage and loss of life, due to widespread flooding, storm surge, and hurricane force winds, in Aransas, Bee, Bexar, Brazoria, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, Fort Bend, Galveston, Goliad, Harris  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on July 27: 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; a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced Cecile Young as the new Executive Commissioner for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). Young previously served in various roles at HHSC, including Acting Executive Commissioner, Chief Deputy Executive Commissioner, and as the Chief of Staff. "Cecile is a dedicated public servant who brings a tremendous amount of experience working in state government and at  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Michael Lynd, Jr. as presiding officer of the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (RMA) for a term that will expire on February 1, 2022. The RMA is a political subdivision that allows local transportation planning and project delivery leaders to partner with the state to deliver transportation infrastructure projects that serve Bexar County. Michael Lynd, Jr. of San Antoni  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Frank Parker, Jr. as the presiding officer of the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority for a term set to expire on February 1, 2022. The regional mobility authority is a political subdivision that allows local transportation planning and project delivery leaders to partner with the state to deliver transportation infrastructure projects that will serve Cameron Cou  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 31 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on May 31, 2020, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the threats and incidents of violence starting on May 29, 2020, which have endangered public safety, constitute and pose an imminent threat of disaster for all counties in the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, on June 30, 2020, I issued a proclamation rene  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 29 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 28: Governor Greg Abbott visited Corpus Christi to meet with local officials and survey storm damage left by Hurricane Hanna over the weekend. The Governor thanked officials for their leadership during these difficult times and reaffirmed the Lone Star State's commitment to helping the victims of Hurricane Hanna. Governor Abbott was joined by Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kid  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 29 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has waived certain regulations related to commercial trucking in the state of Texas. These suspensions will allow commercial drivers to more quickly deliver supplies, specifically electric power poles, to communities in the Rio Grande Valley and the Coastal Bend that were directly impacted by Hurricane Hanna. "The State of Texas is working to ensure that recovery efforts in the Rio G  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the grade promotion requirement related to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test for students in grades 5 and 8 has been waived for the upcoming school year. Typically, school systems must take into account a student's score on the STAAR test to determine whether the student can be promoted to the next grade level. The traditional A-F rating sys  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 31 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will provide approximately $185 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of August as the state continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. HHSC received federal approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to extend the maximum, allowable amount of SNAP be  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 29 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is extending the application deadline for the federal Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer program (P-EBT) to August 21 to ensure eligible families have more time to apply for this one-time food benefit. P-EBT is a one-time benefit of $285 per eligible child and can be used in the same way Supplemental Nutrition Assist  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 31 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is extending flexibilities to Medicaid and CHIP recipients and providers through October 23rd, 2020, as the state continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. These flexibilities will minimize face-to-face interactions and ensure continuity of care for clients during the COVID-19 response. "The State of Texas is working   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following joint statement: Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dennis Bonnen, Senate Education Chairman Larry Taylor, and House Education Chairman Dan Huberty released the following statement on school re-openings this fall: "The Texas Education Agency's (TEA) guidance for opening public schools in Texas for the 2020-21 school year remains the same as announced two weeks ago. This guidance followed a lett  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement after Business Facilities Magazine named Texas the state with the Best Business Climate in America: "Texas has built an unmatched economic environment that allows businesses to grow, innovate, and create more jobs for Texas workers. "We have shown repeatedly that the Texas model of low taxes and smart regulations combined with our top-notch workforce is a winning formula for economic prosperity. "As we respo  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 1 -- Lamar University issued the following news: The Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center - Southeast, a federally funded research center housed at Lamar University, recently received $460K in funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the year 2020-21. Part of this funding is from the CARES Act designated to assist Texas manufacturers in preventing, preparing for and responding to coronavirus. The remaining funding, $1.42M, is a five-year award   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 29 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: To help support the 1 in 4 Austin households struggling to put food on the table, The Spirit Golf Association is teaming up with The University of Texas at Austin, UT's Dell Medical School and community partners to provide healthy food for Central Texans during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. Through its new Spirit Food Fund, The Spirit Golf Association is working to raise $250,000 for the Stay Home, Stay Heal  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 30 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Nonprofits are struggling to survive during the pandemic's economic downturn. But before Congress appropriates more relief money to help them out, a Rice University expert says lawmakers should first fix what's holding up federal funds they've already allocated for everything from museums to universities to food banks. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Families First Coronavirus Re  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 30 -- Trinity University issued the following news: There's a common misconception about Trinity's ties to slavery and injustice, according to Camille Johnson '21. Namely, that there aren't any, since the university was founded in 1869 after the Civil War. But through the Trinity University Roots Commission (TURC), a faculty-led effort to uncover and understand racism and injustice in the University's history, student researchers like Johnson are getting a chance to co  more

IRVING, Texas, July 31 -- TXU Energy, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, issued the following news release: In the aftermath of Hurricane Hanna, TXU Energy is here to help. The company announced a $10,000 donation to provide critical personal protective equipment for first responders and to replace food that was lost during power outages. "We understand that Hanna's arrival presented an immense challenge to our fellow Texans living along the Gulf Coast and in the Rio Grande Valley. A region, alrea  more

IRVING, Texas, July 29 -- TXU Energy, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, issued the following news release: Energy Research Consulting Group (ERCG) ranked TXU Energy No. 1 in overall satisfaction as part of its recently completed national aggregator, broker, and consultant (ABC) survey-based study. The overall satisfaction award is the highest honor available based on the data generated from more than 175 participating firms. TXU Energy continues a tradition of excellence in the ABC study. In addi  more

VICTORIA, Texas, July 30 -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: Students interested in becoming video game developers or working in the field of augmented reality will be able to earn a degree focusing on digital gaming and simulation starting this fall at the University of Houston-Victoria. A Bachelor of Science in Digital Gaming & Simulation will be offered for the first time at the university. Students interested in digital gaming and simulation prev  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 31 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: A team of researchers led by Cunjiang Yu, Bill D. Cook Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston, has developed a new form of electronics known as "drawn-on-skin electronics," allowing multifunctional sensors and circuits to be drawn on the skin with an ink pen. The advance, the researchers report in Nature Communications, allows for the collection of more precise, motion ar  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Scientists have long known the earth cooled dramatically about 13,000 years ago, dropping temperatures by about 3 degrees Centigrade. There are several theories about the cause. The leading explanation has been a so-called extraterrestrial event, a massive object slamming into earth from space or bursting in the atmosphere. Texas researchers now have reported in Science Advances new evidence for another, mor  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 28 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The movement of fluids through small capillaries and channels is crucial for processes ranging from blood flow through the brain to power generation and electronic cooling systems, but that movement often stops when the channel is smaller than 10 nanometers. Researchers led by a University of Houston engineer have reported a new understanding of the process and why some fluids stagnate in these tiny channel  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 28 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Listeria contaminations can send food processing facilities into full crisis mode with mass product recalls, federal warnings and even hospitalization or death for people who consume the contaminated products. Destroying the bacterium and stopping its spread can be challenging because of the formation of biofilms, or communities of resistant bacteria that adhere to drains or other surfaces. Researchers at t  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 31 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Todd Castoe, associate professor of biology at The University of Texas at Arlington, has co-authored two papers regarding the COVID-19 virus and its origins. The first study, "Viral CpG deficiency provides no evidence that dogs were intermediate hosts of SARS-CoV-2," was published in the July 13 edition of the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution. It disputes the findings of an earlier s  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, July 31 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: A material composed of two one-atom-thick layers of carbon has grabbed the attention of physicists worldwide for its intriguing -- and potentially exploitable -- conductive properties. Dr. Fan Zhang, assistant professor of physics in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at The University of Texas at Dallas, and physics doctoral student Qiyue Wang published an article in June with Dr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 31 -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on July 30: According to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the implementation of social distancing policies corresponded with significant reductions in transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and reduced community mobility, both in the U.S. and globally, providing evidence that social distancing is a useful tool in preventing further spread of COVID-19.  more

GALVESTON, Texas, July 28 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: With more widespread deployment of the Ebola vaccine to people living and working within hot zones, recently vaccinated peAfter Ebola vaccination, it takes three days to build enough immunity to protect against infection. If exposed to Ebola in this post-vaccination period, antibody treatment protects against disease.ople may encounter high-risk exposures to the virus before their body can dev  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 31 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Structures called primary cilia - which act like TV antennas for cells to detect signals - are present in fewer numbers in mice born with Fragile X syndrome, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). Study results were published July 30 in the journal Stem Cell Reports. Fragile X syndrome is a ge  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Scientists have long been concerned that the common practice of medical journals accepting commercial payments from pharmaceutical companies may lead to pro-industry bias in published articles. According to new research at The University of Texas at Austin, scientists were right to be concerned, but they were focusing on the wrong type of payments. In a new article published by PLOS ONE, researchers reviewed 1  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 30 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, chair and professor of the Department of Population Health Sciences at UT Health San Antonio, has been elected to a five-year term on the board of directors for the CDC Foundation. Established by Congress as an independent, nonprofit organization, the CDC Foundation is the sole entity authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners an  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 29 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The only antiviral drug currently used to treat SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, is remdesivir, but administering it is invasive and challenging. Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin are hoping to change that by using their novel thin-film-freezing technology to deliver remdesivir through dry powder inhalation, potentially making treatment more potent, easier to administer and more b  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 30 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on July 29: With communities throughout the United States combating surges in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Northwestern University have created a framework that helps policymakers determine which data to track and when to take action to protect their communities. The model specifies a series of trigger points to help local entities know when to tighten  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 31 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: A team of researchers from UT Health San Antonio and UT Southwestern have published a study in the Journal of Cancer Education showing that a new, shortened training program for health care providers may increase screenings for hepatitis C virus (HCV) across the region. Bertha "Penny" Flores, PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, is the prin  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, July 29 -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release on July 28: An international team of astronomers including Stella Offner of The University of Texas at Austin has proposed a new method for the formation of aluminum-26 in star systems that are forming planets. Because its radioactive decay is thought to provide a heat source for the building blocks of planets, called planetesimals, it's important for astronomers to know wher  more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, July 29 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news: Mark Reid was halfway across the country - in Frostburg, Maryland - when his cellphone rang. Less than an hour later, there was a new front-runner in his job search. An associate professor of secondary education and associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services at Texas A&M University-Commerce at the time, Reid was looking for a dean position at a regional, public institution wit  more

DENTON, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Professors from the University of North Texas and the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently published a study of more than 300 hospitals across the U.S. that showed patients were dramatically less likely to be infected with hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitals with more private patient rooms. MRSA infections are resistant to most  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug. 1 -- Uranium Energy, a uranium mining and exploration company, issued the following news release: Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC, the "Company" or "UEC") is pleased to announce that, in conjunction with the holding of the Company's recent annual general meeting of stockholders on July 30, 2020, the following matters were duly ratified by the Company's stockholders and have now been implemented by the Board of Directors in the following manner: * Amir Adnani  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 30 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A collaborative group of more than 50 organizations in the academic, public and private sectors has formed the Texas Global Health Security Innovation Consortium (TEXGHS). Organized by Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) at The University of Texas at Austin, the consortium will coordinate efforts to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and future pandemics by supporting innovators working toward pandemic readiness, r  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 30 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A published study from researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington suggests that using chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) patients can have dangerous side effects, especially for older adults. The benefits of the drugs, say the authors, are "at best, hypothetical." The study appears in the journal Revista de Saude Publica. The authors are Claudia Biguetti,   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 30 -- Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the following news release on July 29: Attorney General Mark R. Herring joined a multistate coalition in filing a reply brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) against a lawsuit filed by the State of Texas and the Trump Administration that would dismantle the entire ACA, putting the healthcare of tens of millions of Americans at risk, including 642,000 Virginians who could lose covera  more