ABILENE, Texas, Nov. 6 -- Abilene Christian University issued the following news: A partnership between Abilene Christian University and Hendrick Health is providing new equipment and facilities to ACU's occupational therapy program and offering education and resources to Hendrick clinicians. ACU's Department of Occupational Therapy and Hendrick Health signed an agreement last year in which Hendrick will donate $75,000 to ACU across three years. That gift has provided for renovation of the spa  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 7 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: American Electric Power's (Nasdaq: AEP) compliance plans for two recently revised environmental regulations will remove 1,633 megawatts (MW) of coal-fueled generation from its fleet by the end of 2028. AEP will file compliance plans this month for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) rule. Those plans will indicate that the company will retire the Pirkey Plant   more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 7 -- Baylor University issued the following news: During its regular fall meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents approved a new Ph.D. in anthropology and heard reports on the Illuminate strategic plan and Give Light comprehensive fundraising campaign, the Commission on Historic Campus Representations, student well-being and the Lab-to-Market Collaborative. The meeting also included retreat-related discussions, including on the current and future states of affairs in h  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 6 (TNSRes) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: A hormone that helps regulate bone mass also is produced by the heart and could be a treatment for people with a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, according to new research from an international collaboration among Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Oxford, University of Montreal and University of Melbourne. Until recently, the hormone calcitonin was only thought to be produced by the  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: Baylor College of Medicine doctors studying the effects of dawn-to-sunset fasting have found more evidence that when you eat could play a role in supporting cancer-fighting tumor suppressor proteins, specifically in those suffering from metabolic syndrome. Past studies (https://www.bcm.edu/node/129536) looked at how this type of fasting affected randomly chosen participants. Those findings show  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: While society has made changes to accommodate the need for physical distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19, such as grocery deliveries, working from home and even drive-thru voting, the healthcare field is doing the same by providing care to patients through telehealth when possible. However, as experts from Baylor College of Medicine have found, there are disparities when it comes to access   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release on Nov. 2: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it has launched a new strategic partnership with Duke University and Baylor College of Medicine towards building VA's National Women Veterans Oncology System of Excellence, integrating the best of the public and private sectors to serve patients. Through a shared commitment to transform cancer prevention, treatment and outcomes while  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 5 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 4: CenterPoint Energy today announced that through its charitable foundation the company has committed $15,000 to the following nonprofit organizations leading Hurricane Zeta relief and recovery efforts in Mississippi: * American Red Cross of Gulfport - $5,000 * United Way of South Mississippi - $5,000 * The Salvation Army of Gulfport - $5,000 "Through the CenterPoint Energy Foundation's contributions to   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 5 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 4: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today announced the release of its 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report, We Deliver Responsibility, which focuses on the company's environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments. The report discusses how CenterPoint Energy engages with stakeholders, approaches leadership and governance, builds strong communities, delivers reliable electricity and natural gas and  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 6 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 5: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today reported income available to common shareholders of $69 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2020, compared to income available to common shareholders of $241 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2019. The third quarter 2020 results included after-tax non-cash impairment charges of $92 million or $0.15 per diluted   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 4 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) will host a virtual Analyst Meeting on Monday, Dec. 7, from 9 to 11 a.m. CT / 10 a.m. to noon ET. The meeting will focus on a multi-year outlook for maximizing value for CenterPoint Energy's stakeholders through a combination of a utility-focused strategy and execution on the recommendations from the Business Review and Evaluation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Analys  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: This transmission dynamic model--which evaluates the impact of contact tracing, testing, and social distancing as tools in reducing COVID-19 spread--relies on past data of states' COVID-19 cases and deaths to sort states into risk categories. The model then proposes the appropriate degree of intervention required for states to safely reopen   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 3 -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Colette Nickodem, a second-year Ph.D. student in biomedical sciences at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS), is a recipient of the first United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Graduate Student Food Safety Fell  more

WOOSTER, Ohio, Nov. 3 (TNSJou) -- The College of Wooster issued the following news release: In an article published by The Washington Post Alvaro Corral, assistant professor of political science at The College of Wooster and David Leal, professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, share that based on their research, while Latinos could become the largest minority voting group in 2020, the increasing voters are not likely to vote democrat. The article calls attention to the issu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A committee of two dozen faculty scholars, students and alumni -- including athletes and Longhorn Band representatives -- has been charged with documenting the facts and chronicling the nearly 120-year history of "The Eyes of Texas" as part of The University of Texas at Austin's commitment to fully own, acknowledge and teach about its school song. The university announced in July that "The Eyes of Texas" will c  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Nov. 6 (TNSAwa) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: The Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) recently named Andrea (Akins) Harp '79 as one of nine recipients of the Baptist Educators Serving Texans (B.E.S.T.) Educator of the Year Award. B.E.S.T. awards are presented annually in recognition of individual Texas public school educators who live out their faith to the students they serve and of the positive contribution that Texas Baptist universities make  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 7 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute at the University of Houston (Humana Institute) and the UH Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW) are proud to announce Associate Professor Sheara Williams Jennings is the Humana Endowed Chair in Social Determinants of Health as of October 2020. The establishment of this endowed chair is the result of 2019's historic partnership between Humana, one of th  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 6 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Nov. 5: iHeartMedia, the No. 1 commercial podcast publisher globally, today announced an exclusive podcast partnership with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The first episode of the iHeartRadio Original series "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Vault" will debut Friday, November 6, the day before the 35th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony airing on November 7 on HBO. Fans can listen now on the iHeartRadio   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 6 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Nov. 5: iHeartMedia, the No. 1 commercial podcast publisher, and Alec Baldwin announced today that Baldwin's successful podcast "Here's The Thing" will join the iHeartPodcast Network. Celebrating his tenth season of "Here's The Thing," Baldwin will continue his relentless pursuit of great conversations when the podcast moves to the iHeartPodcast Network in January 2021. Since debuting the series in 2011, Baldwin has  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSAwa) -- Lamar University issued the following news: The National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence has awarded Dr. Elizabeth M. Long, assistant professor in the Lamar University JoAnne Dishman School of Nursing the Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing Award. This award recognizes the leadership of nurse educators working with students, faculty, providers and older people in diverse settings. The award was presented to Long at the NHCGNE  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSAwa) -- Lamar University issued the following news: "Your Moment is Here" television commercial campaign won a national Davey Award. Lamar University Office of Marketing Communications contracted Joshua Productions to produce a series of three 'dreams realized' broadcast commercials. Each commercial features a child who dreams of a career - a nurse, an Lamar University. "The ads recognize the generational impact of Lamar University," said Daniel McLemore, associate  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: A new collaboration combining cancer research with advanced computing and computational modeling techniques received strong engagement and votes of confidence from national scientific leaders in government and academia. Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, was one of many influential speakers at a symposium held on Thursday to   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 6 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Nov. 5: Through large-scale profiling of protein changes in response to drug treatments in cancer cell lines, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have generated a valuable resource to aid in predicting drug sensitivity, to understand therapeutic resistance mechanisms and to identify optimal combination treatment strategies. Their findings, pub  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 3 -- Meredith College issued the following news: Meredith College hosted a webinar focused on Women Voters: Past and Present on October 21, 2020. The webinar was one of several special events Meredith has presented to recognize 2020 as the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The webinar featured guest lecturer Joshua Chanin of Texas A&M University-Commerce discussing the efforts of women to define Texas's political culture following ratifi  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 5 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Disruption of workers' morning routines causes them to be less focused and less productive, according to research by a University of Wyoming faculty member and his colleagues at Texas A&M University. Shawn McClean, an assistant professor in the Department of Management and Marketing in the UW College of Business, led a series of studies that found that something as simple as missing one's regular   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 6 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Disruption of workers' morning routines causes them to be less focused and less productive, according to research by a University of Wyoming faculty member and his colleagues at Texas A&M University. Shawn McClean, an assistant professor in the Department of Management and Marketing in the UW College of Business, led a series of studies that found that something as simple as missing one's regular   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: A new tool aims to determine the risk for long-term poor outcomes in patients with cirrhosis of the liver with more ease and accuracy than current methods. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Michael E. DeBakey Veteran's Affairs Medical Center and the Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt) developed a model using a blend of artificial intelligence and tra  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 6 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Nov. 5: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) ("Nexstar" or "the Company") today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 as summarized below. The actual results presented herein for the three months ended September 30, 2020 reflect the Company's legacy broadcasting and digital operations and quarterly results from the Tribune Media stations w  more

CANYON, Texas, Nov. 7 (TNSMon) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: Checks totaling $1 million were presented Nov. 6 to the West Texas A&M University Foundation by Paul Engler as part of his $80 million gift to the University, currently the largest gift in WT history. In 2017, Engler and the Paul F. and Virginia J. Engler Foundation agreed to donate at least $1 million a year for at least 80 years to the University's Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences an  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSMon) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: The University of Houston-Victoria saw an increase in the number of donations to the university in 2019-2020 that were equivalent to almost five gifts being donated every day of the year. The university received 1,709 donations in Fiscal Year 2020, the highest number of gifts the university has ever received. This was despite the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, UHV received nearly $1.5  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: A working group led by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy has developed an innovative measurement-based standard -- "BCarbon" -- for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in the soil as organic carbon. BCarbon is a scalable soil carbon storage standard designed to work for landowners and soil carbon storage buyers. The proposed standard allows landowners to monetize soil   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: A thin coating of the 2D nanomaterial hexagonal boron nitride is the key ingredient in a cost-effective technology developed by Rice University engineers for desalinating industrial-strength brine. More than 1.8 billion people live in countries where fresh water is scarce. In many arid regions, seawater or salty groundwater is plentiful but costly to desalinate. In addition, many industries pay high disposal   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage. That's the idea behind a platform developed by Rice University engineers who introduced a microneedle patch for rapid diagnostic testing that does not require extracting blood. The device detailed in the Nature journal Microsystems and Nanoengineering draws upon protein biomarkers contained in dermal interstitial fluid, what people generally  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 6 -- Rice University issued the following news release: As employers evaluate whether remote-work arrangements are a viable longterm option, they should consider that these seemingly innocuous arrangements can trigger tax issues for both workers and their employers, according to an expert from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. "Although the pandemic and the resulting telecommuting arrangements will not have the same effect on all jobs, there is no doubt   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The thought of female soldiers dying in combat does not diminish public support for war, according to a new study from Rice University, Harvard University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. "At War and at Home: The Consequences of U.S. Women Combat Casualties" will appear in an upcoming edition of the Journal of Conflict Resolution. The paper examines public reaction to female soldiers dying in combat an  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 7 (TNSRes) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news on Nov. 6: Fossils of bizarre, armored amphibians known as albanerpetontids provide the oldest evidence of a slingshot-style tongue, a new Science study shows. Despite having lizardlike claws, scales and tails, albanerpetontids - mercifully called "albies" for short - were amphibians, not reptiles. Their lineage was distinct from today's frogs, salamanders and caecilians and dates back at least 165 mil  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Sam Houston State University was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for more than $345,000 over three years to expand the practice of geoscience education across the state of Texas. The grant, "GET TX: Geoscience Exposure and Training in Texas," aims to increase the awareness of high school and community college students and teachers of the applicability of all STEM disciplin  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSPer) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news on Nov. 4: Sam Houston State University President Alisa White announced today that Richard Eglsaer, provost and vice president for academic affairs, will retire at the end of the academic year. "Throughout his career, Dr. Eglsaer has remained focused on the central tenet of higher education - student success," said White in a letter to employees. "His passion for and commitment to SHSU and our communit  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Nov. 6 -- Southwestern Electric Power issued the following news release: Southwestern Electric Power Co.'s (SWEPCO) compliance plans for two recently revised environmental regulations include retiring the H.W. Pirkey Power Plant in Hallsville, Texas, in 2023 and ceasing coal operations at the Welsh Power Plant at Pittsburg, Texas, in 2028. SWEPCO, an American Electric Power company (Nasdaq: AEP), will file its compliance plans this month for the U.S. Environmental Prote  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: David S. Zachry '85, advisory council member of the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University, is the 2020 recipient of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) highest honor--the ARTBA Award. The award was presented on Oct. 20 during a special ceremony at the organization's national convention. Zachry has more t  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Nuclear power plants have supplied about 20% of the annual United States electricity generation since 1990, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But that energy creates high-level radioactive waste that has to be stored. Dr. Yong-Rak Kim, professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been awarded a U.S.   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Even in the era of smartphones and self-driving cars, the grim reality of our ever-modernizing world is that there are communities that still lack electricity and potable water. Making matters worse, these underserved communities are often isolated from centralized power and water treatment plants, making them largely dependent on infrastructure development for access to basic ame  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 5 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following opinion (No. KP-0340): To: The Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resource and Economic Development, Texas State Senate, Post Office Box 12068, Austin, Texas 78711-2068 Re: Whether a home-rule municipality may enter into a contract with a special utility district that prohibits the city from petitioning for decertification of all or part of the special utility district's certificate of con  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 5 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following opinion (No. KP-0341): To: Mr. Steven C. McCraw, Director, Texas Department of Public Safety, Post Office Box 4087, Austin, Texas 78773-0001 Re: Whether a political subdivision may require the Department of Public Safety to lift driver license renewal holds requested under Transportation Code chapter 706 if the political subdivision has not met the requirements for sending a clearance notice under section 706.005 o  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 6: Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the promotions of Lesley French and Shawn Cowles within the Office of the Attorney General. Lesley was promoted to Chief of Staff and Shawn to Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation. "I applaud Lesley and Shawn on their new roles in the Office of the Attorney General and thank them for their consistent dedication to our great state," said Att  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion for temporary injunction to stop El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego's unlawful lockdown order, which flies in the face of Gov. Greg Abbott's executive orders on COVID-19. An injunction would provide much needed relief for the people and businesses of El Paso, as the burdensome order includes strictly limiting travel and shutting down all non-essential ser  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 30 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton today joined a coalition of businesses suing El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego for imposing restrictions on local public health orders that are inconsistent with Governor Greg Abbott's disaster orders. The El Paso judge's unlawful orders include shutting down all non-essential services for a two-week period, including in-person dining, gyms and salons. Attorney General  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 30 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton today applauded the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for deciding to hear en banc Texas's appeal concerning the constitutionality of its law prohibiting live-dismemberment abortions. A prior panel of the Court, in a 2-1 decision, had recently affirmed the district court's ruling that enjoined Texas from enforcing its ban on live-dismemberment abortions   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Gilberto Hinojosa: * * * "The ruling to let the nearly 127,000 drive-thru votes stand was the correct decision but it doesn't change a simple fact: This should have never been an issue in the first place. Texans who lawfully voted at drive through locations should have never had to fear that their votes wouldn't be counted and their voices wouldn't be heard. This lawsuit was shameful and it should have   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 5: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the state of Texas will participate in CyberStart America -- an innovative, online cybersecurity game, competition, and talent search sponsored by the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation and the SANS Institute. Texas high school-aged students are encouraged to explore their aptitude for cybersecurity and computer science by participating in the program. Pa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 6: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has deployed three U.S. Air Force Medical Specialty Teams to assist the state's efforts to combat COVID-19 in El Paso. These teams consist of 20 military medical providers each and will support three El Paso city hospitals: the University Medical Center of El Paso, the Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus, and t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Joe Crutcher to the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority Board of Directors for a term set to expire on February 1, 2023. The board has the responsibility to develop and conserve water resources in the Upper Neches River basin and tributaries located in Anderson, Cherokee, Smith, and Henderson Counties. Joe Crutcher of Palestine is former CEO and President of East  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Emily Robinson and reappointed Erin "Amanda" Bowdoin, Lindsey Geeslin, and Rodrick D. Robinson to the Rehabilitation Council of Texas for terms set to expire on October 29, 2023. The council partners with the Texas Workforce Commission to advocate for people with disabilities in the vocational rehabilitation process. Emily Robinson of Pflugerville is an Educational Program   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Manuel "Manny" Ramirez to the Board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles for a term set to expire on February 1, 2021. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles provides customer services that include vehicle registration, regulation of vehicle dealers, and grants to reduce vehicle burglaries and thefts, among others. Manuel "Manny" Ramirez of Fort Worth is president of t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jennifer Powell Storz to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority Board of Directors for a term set to expire on May 1, 2021. The board oversees the storage, preservation and distribution of stream and river water in Jackson County. Jennifer Powell Storz of Edna is a contract corporate event planner. She volunteers with the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent. Additionally, she   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7 -- 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, Sa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 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 issued proclamations renewing the disaster declaration for all Texas c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 5: Governor Greg Abbott has sent a letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) opposing construction of a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in Andrews County, Texas. The facility, proposed by Interim Storage Partners (ISP), would take spent nuclear fuel from around the country and store it on the surface of the Permian Basin. The Governor urges the NRC to deny ISP's license applicati  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 5: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will provide approximately $202 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of November as the state continues its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We will continue to ensure Texans can provide nutritious food for their families throughout the COVI  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 6: Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott, Honorary Chair of the 2020 Governor's Volunteer Awards, today announced the recipients of the 37th annual Governor's Volunteer Awards. These awards -- presented in conjunction with OneStar Foundation -- honor the exemplary service of individuals, groups, and organizations that have made a significant and measurable contribution to Texas communities through service an  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 2: The Governor's Broadband Development Council (GBDC) has issued its first report to the Texas Legislature. Submitted yesterday, the report includes recommendations for the 87th Legislative Session and provides an overview of the work of GBDC since its inception. GBDC has researched the progress of broadband development in unserved areas, identified barriers to residential and commercial broadband dep  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSPer) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: Brandon Lee, University of Houston-Victoria Residence Life director, was recently elected as incoming president of the Kiwanis Club of Victoria. Lee has volunteered with the local Kiwanis Club for three years. He also serves on the board of directors for the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators and volunteers at the annual conferences of the N  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: University of Houston professor of pharmaceutics Ming Hu is developing and testing an ancient Chinese herbal medicine formula, first described in 280 A.D., to improve cancer therapy. Hu believes Xiao-Chai-Hu Tang (XCHT) can protect people on the chemotherapy drug Irinotecan from a deadly side effect: Severe-delayed-onset diarrhea (SDOD.) "The clinical use of Irinotecan is limited by the severe diar  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Pacemakers and other implantable cardiac devices used to monitor and treat arrhythmias and other heart problems have generally had one of two drawbacks - they are made with rigid materials that can't move to accommodate a beating heart, or they are made from soft materials that can collect only a limited amount of information. Researchers led by a mechanical engineer from the University of Houston h  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSRep) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Social media gets most of the attention, but a new poll suggests most voters rely on old-school news sources - especially television news - for information about candidates and elections. The poll, released Monday by the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston, looked at where likely Texas voters get their information about candidates and elections, along with their perceptions o  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: Solving the equations of general relativity for colliding black holes is no simple matter. Physicists began using supercomputers to obtain solutions to this famously hard problem back in the 1960s. In 2000, with no solutions in sight, Kip Thorne, 2018 Nobel Laureate and one of the designers of LIGO, famously bet that there would be an observation of gravitati  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: Pecan Street Inc. and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) have launched a globally unique AI for Soil Carbon Sequestration Working Group to explore new methods for using artificial intelligence (AI) to overcome the barriers to widespread adoption of climate-beneficial farming practices. The working group will convene over the next six months and will i  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: The University of Texas Medical Branch is terminating its commercial contract with Aetna because the insurance company does not pay UTMB at a competitive rate. "Aetna is unwilling to negotiate and UTMB cannot continue to lose money on this contract," said Dr. Ben Raimer, president ad interim of UTMB. "As a state institution, UTMB must prudently manage the resources entrusted to us and we need   more

TYLER, Texas, Nov. 6 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler announced that it has been awarded a $241,502 grant from the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan to help strengthen the teacher preparation program in Belize. UT Tyler is recipient of the 2020 Central America Regional Security Initiative, Economic Support Fund (CARSI ESF) grant to support its project "Addressing the Gaps in Teacher Preparation to Strengthen Primary E  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 6 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The Shorthorn, the student-run newspaper at The University of Texas at Arlington, won the top prize in collegiate journalism from two different student media associations during a national college journalism virtual convention. The staff won the Pacemaker Award in two categories, newspaper and online, for both the weekly print edition and the website, theshorthorn.com. The award is   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 2 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: In his annual State of the University address, University of Texas at Dallas President Richard C. Benson said that as the University has responded to the "staggering" events of 2020, it also has kept a focus on its mission to be one of the nation's best public research universities. Benson, who holds the Eugene McDermott Distinguished University Chair of Leadership, commended students, staff a  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: Adults over 60 with optimal blood pressure and high fitness levels can keep up mentally with people half their age, according to a recent brain-imaging study from researchers in The University of Texas at Dallas' Center for Vital Longevity (CVL). Dr. Chandramallika Basak, associate professor in the Department of Psychology in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and director of  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 6 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Nov. 5: When the COVID-19 pandemic brought many couples into the close quarters of quarantine and lockdown, many researchers wondered whether the effect would be more arguments, more divorces or perhaps closer relationships. Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have found that relationships have mostly continued much as they were before, with the happiest couples seeing a small boost. In a   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The link between weather and COVID-19 is complicated. Weather influences the environment in which the coronavirus must survive before infecting a new host. But it also influences human behavior, which moves the virus from one host to another. Research led by The University of Texas at Austin is adding some clarity on weather's role in COVID-19 infection, with a new study finding that temperature and hu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A new type of soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants, potentially expanding the map of farmable land around the globe to previously inhospitable places and reducing water use in agriculture at a time of growing droughts. As published in ACS Materials Letters, the team's atmospheric water irrigation system uses super-moistur  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Nov. 5 (TNSPer) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: UNLV is pleased to announce Wm. Gerard (Gerry) Sanders, Ph.D., as the new dean for Lee Business School following a national search. He is currently dean and Bodenstedt chair of the College of Business at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and takes his post at UNLV on Jan. 1, 2021. "Gerry Sanders brings to UNLV outstanding experience as a leader and faculty member at a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following joint statement by Chairwoman Catherine Cortez Masto with Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos: * * * One day before Election Day, a federal district court judge in the Southern District of Texas sided with Harris County Voters, stating plainly that the Republican "plaintiffs do not have standing" to throw out their legally cast ballots. DSCC Chairwoman Catherine Cortez Masto  more