AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 -- The Texas Association of Counties issued the following commentary by Executive Director Susan M. Redford: AJanuary brings about not only a new year, but also new members to the county family. Welcome to all of our newly elected county officials! The dedicated staff at the Texas Association of Counties looks forward to working with you through education, legal, legislative, health and risk issues. There is no better family than the family of elected county officials in   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 28 -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners issued the following news: The American Association or Nurse Practitioners(R) (AANP) applauds the appointment of Rear Admiral Susan Orsega, MSN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, to the position of Acting U.S. Surgeon General. Orsega, a nurse practitioner (NP) and AANP Fellow, has served as the Director of Commissioned Corps Headquarters (CCHQ) at the Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since Ma  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release on Jan. 28: Two Texas groups -- FIEL and RAICES -- represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Texas, moved to intervene in a Texas lawsuit that seeks to block the Biden administration's 100-day moratorium on deportations. The Biden administrati  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: Two Texas groups -- FIEL and RAICES -- represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Texas, moved to intervene in a Texas lawsuit that seeks to block the Biden administration's 100-day moratorium on deportations. The Biden administration announced the policy last week, and the State of Texas challenged it in court. Hours after an emergency hearing, the ACLU  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSRep) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release: The ACLU of Texas and the national ACLU are calling on President Biden to end the immigration policy known as Prompt Asylum Claim Review and the Humanitarian Asylum Review Process. The ask comes as the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a new report documenting the number of people removed from the U.S. without an immigration hearing under PACR/HARP. Under this policy  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release on Jan. 26: A district court judge today granted a request from Texas to temporarily block the Biden administration's new policy halting some deportations for 100 days. The ACLU of Texas and American Civil Liberties Union had filed a brief asking the court to deny  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 -- 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 January 2021 edition: Reviews: * Association Between ALDH2 Polymorphism  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 28 -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news: The AARC Executive Office has reached out to its State Affiliates' House of Delegate volunteers to work with their state boards of respiratory care and departments of health to encourage actions that will allow respiratory therapists to administer the COVID-19 vaccines. AARC leadership supports the role of RTs in vaccine administration but recognizes that certain state scopes of practice may not a  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSJou) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: The continued global burden of stroke and how it disproportionately affects women are highlighted in new science published online today in the February issue of Stroke, a journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association. Stroke editors selected nine manuscripts focused on stroke disparities in women in this collaboration with Go Red for Women(R), the Assoc  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSRes) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Psychological health can positively or negatively impact a person's health and risk factors for heart disease and stroke, according to "Psychological Health, Well-Being, and the Mind-Heart-Body Connection," a new American Heart Association Scientific Statement, published today in the Association's flagship journal Circulation. The statement evaluates the relationship between psychological health  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSJou) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: The American Heart Association, the leading global voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke, is making an unprecedented series of investments focused on enhancing its historic commitment to addressing the social determinants of health and the barriers to achieving health equity for all communities - urban, suburban and rural. The Association will raise and inv  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 22 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: This February, the American Heart Association, the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, is teaming up with companies around the country for Life is Why(TM), a cause marketing campaign benefitting the American Heart Association. Life is Why inspires consumers to celebrate their reasons to live healthier, longer lives - by donating. "The work we do at the Ameri  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 28 -- Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: Brief Reviews: * Harnessing Single-Cell RNA Sequencing to Better Understand How Diseased Cells Behave the Way They Do in Cardiovascular Disease * Targeted Molecular Imaging of Cardiovascular Diseases by Iron Oxide Nanoparticles * Journey to a Receptor for Advanced Glycation End P  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has filed an amicus brief in support of sports writer Michael Bynum in the pending sovereign immunity case, Canada Hockey et. al v. Texas A&M Athletic Department, et al. The case, on appeal in the 5th Circuit, turns on the critical question of whether a copyright owner may recover monetary damages from a state actor for actual egregious infringements, wh  more

HAMPTON, Virginia, Jan. 27 (TNSPer) -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news on Jan. 26: The College Football Playoff (CFP) Management Committee has appointed Mitch Barnhart, athletics director at the University of Kentucky; Boo Corrigan, athletics director at North Carolina State University; Chris Del Conte, athletics director at the University of Texas; Will Shields, former All-American lineman at the University of Nebraska; and Joe Taylor, longtime coach   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Texas Association of Broadcasters issued the following news: Texas radio stations must submit their FCC license renewals by April 1 of this year. Many are starting to prep now by signing up for TAB's Feb. 9 FCC license renewal webinar with TAB's FCC counsel, Scott and Lauren Lynch Flick of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. That's just one way TAB can help stations prepare. Radio stations can also assess their FCC compliance and identify potential trouble areas to addr  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 25 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 26, 2021 edition: Original Research Articles: * Efficacy of Dapagliflozin on Renal Function and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Results of DAPA-HF * Cardiac and Kidney Benefits of Empagliflozin in Heart Failure Across the Spectrum of Kidney Function: Insights From EMPEROR-Reduced * Effect of Empagliflozi  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 25 -- Diabetes Care, a journal for the health care practitioner intended to increase knowledge, stimulate research and promote better management of people with diabetes from the American Diabetes Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its February 2021 edition: Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition/Psychosocial Research: * Presence of Liver Steatosis Is Associated With Greater Diabetes Remission After Gastric Bypass Surgery * Indepe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSRep) -- Earthworks issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: Released today by the environmental watchdog Earthworks, Flaring Away: How the Texas General Land Office is mismanaging oil and gas leases on state lands, compares flyovers of oil and gas operations on General Land Office (GLO) lands against a Texas Railroad Commission (TRC) flaring permitting database to reveal that 75% of observed flares were unpermitted. If representative, this sample suggests that  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 26 -- The Electronic Security Association issued the following news: ESA is pleased to actively participate in Data Privacy Day, a program by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) consisting of a single day -- January 28, 2021 -- to inspire dialogue and empower individuals and businesses to take action by helping to make people aware and informed about how their personal information is being used, collected and shared digitally. As the voice of the electronic security  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 29 -- The Food Marketing Institute issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: The Food Industry Association, and Saint Joseph's UniversityWorkforce Attractiveness How To Recruit Gen Z today Workforce Attractiveness in the Food Industry: How to Recruit Gen Z, the first in a three-part Gerald E. Peck Fellowship research series that explores workforce attractiveness in the food retail industry. Presented at FMI's Midwinter Executive Conference by Ernest Baskin, Ph.D  more

STANFORD, California, Jan. 30 -- The Hoover Institution issued the following news release: Hoover Institution (Stanford, CA) - Hoover senior fellows provided analysis of COVID-19's impact on the public health and economies of America's western states in a two-part symposium copresented by the Hoover Institution and Stanford's Bill Lane Center for the American West. George P. Shultz Senior Fellow John B. Taylor began the first session by describing what he called "the stampede" of companies awa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 -- The Houston Symphony issued the following news: The Houston Symphony announces the addition of the Classical Series program Schubert's Death and the Maiden, Feb. 19 & 20, at 8 p.m., featuring internationally-acclaimed, Houston-based mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke in Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer). Also on the program is the string orchestra arrangement of Schubert's Death and the Maiden Quartet. This concert is available for both in-person a  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 29 -- The Journal of School Health, a peer-reviewed journal from the American School Health Association that says it features health and well-being of school-aged youth, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2021 edition: RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Social and Health Risk Factor Levels of Preschool Children Living Along the Texas-Mexico Border * Perceived Barriers and Facilitating Factors in Implementing Delayed School Start Times to Improve Adol  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 28 -- LIBRE Initiative issued the following news release on Jan. 27: The LIBRE Initiative, an organization committed to empowering the Hispanic community, announced its 2021 Federal Policy Agenda. Click here to read 2021 Federal Policy Agenda. The LIBRE Initiative is urging lawmakers to work together to prioritize economic recovery, improvements to our country's health care system and urgent reforms to modernize and improve our immigration system in the new Congress and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The League of United Latin American Citizens issued the following news release: Leaders with the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) are labeling as desperate and a weak distraction, the actions of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who is currently facing criminal charges for corruption. On Tuesday, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order in favor of Paxton's lawsuit on behalf of Texas to block President Biden's 100-day moratorium on deportation  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 27 -- Memorial Hermann Health System issued the following news release: The CEO Roundtable on Cancer has accredited Memorial Hermann Health System with the CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM recognizing its efforts to reduce the risk of cancer for its employees and covered family members. "Each year Memorial Hermann helps thousands of cancer patients find hope and healing, and we are equally devoted to providing our employees with the resources they need to stay healthy and cancer  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 27 -- Memorial Hermann Health System issued the following news release: Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital is proud to announce it was recently designated as a Level II Maternal Facility in Perinatal Care by the Texas Department of State Health Services. A Level II designation is awarded to facilities that provide a commitment to excellence that exceed minimum hospital licensure requirements. "I'm beyond proud that Memorial Hermann Cypress provides comprehensive care to low  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSPer) -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving issued the following news release: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has named Stephanie Manning as the organization's new Chief Government Affairs Officer. Manning will direct all federal and state legislative policy and advocacy initiatives from MADD's Washington, D.C. metro-area office. Manning has worked with MADD for the past two decades, most recently as a consultant to MADD on federal policy and legislation. Her experti  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 29 -- The National Alliance on Mental Illness issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) applauds President Biden's Executive Order today that will reverse harmful policies that have undermined efforts to promote health care access for millions of people living with mental illness. Specifically, today's Executive Order will open a Special Enrollment Period for Americans to sign up for health coverage and roll back at  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 29 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: The National Corn Growers Association Officer Team on Tuesday hosted a virtual open house for new members of the 117th Congress. Members of the freshman class representing districts in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, and Texas, from both political parties participated in the event. The virtual open house was an opportunity to begin to develop a meaningful relationship with the  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 27 -- The National Environmental Health Association issued the following news release: National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) President Sandra Long was recently named Employee of the Year by the Town of Addison, Texas. President Long was honored with this award for her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in keeping restaurants safe through the development and implementation of virtual inspections. While geographically small (just 4.2 square miles  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 28 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following Q&A: David Helton's exceptional accomplishments rank him among the best student-athletes in Duke history. Maintaining a 3.64 GPA, Helton was a 2014 First Team Academic All-American and the 2014 Jim Tatum Award recipient as the top senior football student-athlete in the ACC. On the field, the Chattanooga, Tennessee, native was a First Team All-ACC selection in 2014, and he lead the conference  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 29 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: The National Football Foundation (NFF) highlighted today the more than 310 schools and 35 conferences playing college football this spring at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Division II, Division III and NAIA levels. FBS independent New Mexico State will also play games this spring. "We salute these schools and conferences on giving their student-  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 27 -- The National Immigrant Justice Center issued the following statement on Jan. 26: * * * Only days after the Biden administration announced an urgently needed 100-day deportation moratorium, a federal judge in Texas issued an unjust and legally unsound decision temporarily blocking a portion of the president's plan to pause deportations, which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had laid out in a January 20 memo. NIJC Executive Director Mary Meg McCarthy resp  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- NTEA, The Association for the Work Truck Industry issued the following news release: Because standards don't raise themselves, NTEA's Member Verification Program (MVP) acknowledges the companies leading the industry to excellence. Fleet managers, truck dealers and OEMs know truck equipment manufacturers and distributors with MVP status have implemented specific business and quality standards and comply with federal regulations. New MVP members (as of Dec.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- People for the American Way issued the following statement: * * * Following the news that Texas Federal Judge Drew Tipton temporarily blocked President Joe Biden's executive order placing a 100-day moratorium on deportations, People For the American Way President Ben Jealous released the following statement: "The federal court's decision to block President Biden's pause on deportations in a lawsuit by notorious Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a known Trump ally, is a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 29 -- Public Citizen issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2021: * * * Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to thwart President Biden's plans to encourage more clean energy production, slash pollution and confront the climate crisis. The governor ordered state agencies to take legal action and "any other means of preventing federal overreach within the law" to stall Biden's visionary energy agenda. Adrian Shelley, director of Public Citizen's Texas office, iss  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSRep) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Sierra Club released a groundbreaking report and research tool, which grades the top 50 utilities that generate the most electricity from coal and gas across the country based on their plans to retire coal plants, stop building new gas plants, and invest in clean energy - allowing readers to judge each utility's climate progress and how it compares to what science demands. According to the report, whi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 26 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $950,000 in funding to three energy storage research projects led by Southwest Research Institute. SwRI will use novel materials and technologies to develop and integrate thermal, mechanical and chemical systems to demonstrate methods of storing solar and wind power to enhance the reliable and predictable operation of the utility grid. Natalie Smith, an  more

MONROVIA, California, Jan. 28 (TNSGra) -- The St. Baldrick's Foundation issued the following news release: The St. Baldrick's Foundation, the largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research grants, is proud to announce a new partnership with TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation based in Dallas, Texas to support the best research to find cures and better treatments for kids with cancer. This is the first time that St. Baldrick's and TeamConnor are coming together to help fund the w  more

MONROVIA, California, Jan. 26 (TNSPer) -- The St. Baldrick's Foundation issued the following news release: The St. Baldrick's Foundation, the largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research grants, announces the appointment of Dr. Jason Yustein, associate professor of pediatrics - hematology and oncology at Baylor College of Medicine and director of the Faris D. Virani Ewing Sarcoma Center at Texas Children's Cancer Center, to its board of directors. Dr. Yustein has long been involv  more

WACO, Texas, Jan. 28 -- Texas Farm Bureau issued the following statement on Jan. 27: * * * The following statement may be attributed to Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening following today's Biden administration executive orders on climate. "American agriculture has been, and will continue to be, part of the climate solution. Texas farmers and ranchers are deeply committed to caring for the soil, water and resources that provide our country's bountiful food, fiber and fuel. "Modern ag  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 28 -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 27: The Texas Public Policy Foundation commends the actions of the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for seeking judicial review of Biden's Executive Order freezing lawful deportation of undocumented individuals for 100 days. "Biden's executive order pen does not allow him to violate federal law, which the Court correctly found does not allow the President to stop legal deportations," said TPPF G  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 28 -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: The Texas Public Policy Foundation's Life:Powered project announced opposition to President Joe Biden's "Climate Day" executive orders. "President Biden's executive overreach will grow government, hurt responsible energy producers, and make the energy we need expensive and scarce -- damaging every sector of our economy," said Jason Isaac, director of Life:Powered. "What's even worse is that none of thes  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 29 -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: The Bond Review Board's newly released dataset reveals that local governments continue to borrow heavily. According to the agency, debt owed by cities, counties, school districts, and special districts grew to a total of $375.7 billion in fiscal year 2020, an increase of almost $50 billion since 2016. On a per capita basis, local governments owe more than $12,500 per Texan. "Local governments are addict  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSRep) -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 26: The Texas Public Policy Foundation's Right on Crime campaign published the paper Prisons and Penny-Pinching: Finding Budget Savings in the Time of COVID-19. "In light of projected budgetary shortfalls due to suppressed economic activity, Texas state officials called for some agencies and institutions, including the Department of Criminal Justice, to identify savings of 5% in general   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 28 -- Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association issued the following satement on Jan. 27: * * * The Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) today released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's order issued Wednesday that will halt leasing for fossil fuel production on federal lands and waters, action by the executive branch which will unquestionably jeopardize American jobs and severely hinder domestic de  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Jan. 29 -- The Turtle Island Restoration Network issued the following news release: As weather and water temperature continues to drop, many coastal communities are experiencing hundreds of sea turtles, some of them dead, washing ashore. This phenomenon, known as cold stunning, refers to the changes sea turtles experience when they are exposed to cold water for an extended period of time. Joanie Steinhaus, Gulf Program Director for the ocean conservation nonprofit Turtle Isla  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 29 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston have discovered what may be the Achilles' heel of the coronavirus, a finding that may help close the door on COVID-19 and possibly head off future pandemics. The coronavirus is an RNA virus that has, in its enzymatic toolkit, a "proofreading" exoribonuclease, called nsp14-ExoN  more