IRVING, Texas, Feb. 12 -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news: The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act introduced in the 116th Congress contained a provision that would allow health care professionals who are not covered to provide telehealth services under current law, such as respiratory therapists, to do so as part of the alternative payment models being tested by the Centers for Medicaid & Medi  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSRes) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: For healthcare professionals and families to better understand and treat the number one birth defect in the United States, congenital heart defects (CHDs), ongoing research is critical, particularly as the impact of COVID-19 on overall heart health is investigated. The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives, and The Chi  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSRes) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Dietary information from three large, well-known heart disease studies suggests drinking one or more cups of caffeinated coffee may reduce heart failure risk, according to research published today in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal. Coronary artery disease (https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/consumer-healthcare/what-is-cardiovascular-disease/coronary-artery  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSJou) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Participants in a two-year, lifestyle intervention/weight-loss program provided through health coaches at their primary care center were able to lower their blood sugar and improve their cholesterol levels, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation. Researchers with the PROmoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary CarE in Louisiana   more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Feb. 9 (TNSPer) -- The American Physiological Society issued the following news: The results of the American Physiological Society (APS) 2021-2022 elections are in. We are pleased to announce our new president-elect and three councilors. Their terms will begin in April at the conclusion of the APS annual meeting at Experimental Biology (EB) 2021. President-elect Dee Silverthorn, PhD, FAPS, FAAA, FAAAS Silverthorn is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of Physiology in the  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSRes) -- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2021: Aspira Women's Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: AWH), a bioanalytical-based women's health company, today announced they will incorporate management recommendations from NCCN Guidelines(R) into our Aspira GenetiX Clincal reports. Aspira GenetiX is our personalized hereditary cancer genetic risk testing service that offers panels specifically curated to detect pathogenic variants  more

AMHERST, New York, Feb. 13 -- The Center for Inquiry issued the following news release: The Center for Inquiry is promising to maintain its fight for the right of nonreligious Americans to be married by officiants that share their secular worldview after a federal court dismissed its case challenging Texas marriage law on largely technical grounds. CFI, a national organization that advances science and secularism, filed a lawsuit on behalf of two CFI-trained and certified Secular Celebrants in  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 8 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 9, 2021 edition: Original Research Articles: * Effect of Empagliflozin on Left Ventricular Volumes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes, or Prediabetes, and Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (SUGAR-DM-HF) * Effects of n-3 Fatty Acid Supplements in Elderly Patients After Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized, Controlled Trial * Finerenone a  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 10 -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: On Friday January 29, Border Patrol stopped Colorado mother and activist Hilda Martinez at one of their checkpoints near El Paso, Texas and took her into custody. Days later, a federal judge - recognizing her deep ties to community and family - approved her release on a personal recognizance bond. Community members were ready to receive Hilda and to take her to a safe place for  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 9 -- The Electronic Security Association issued the following news: Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry. Federal Legislative Summary - January 2021 Congress is working on a $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 stimulus/relief package pushed by House and Senate Democrats, and it is not surprisingly more than twice the amount supported by most Republicans. While there is considerable pressure to use the budget reco  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 6 -- The Electronic Security Association issued the following statement by Chris Heaton, vice president of advocacy and government affairs: * * * With the new administration came a steady stream of executive orders (EO) to reverse the executive orders that were previously issued by President Trump. This was entirely predictable. News headlines focused on those with the most immediate economic and job impact such as the Keystone pipeline and ceasing border wall construction,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Environment America issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2021: The national nonprofit organization Environment America launched its 2021 campaigns for 100 percent renewable energy in 13 states Monday. The announcement comes as the Biden Administration, which campaigned on achieving carbon pollution-free power nationwide by 2035, continues to push for a federal 100 percent clean electricity target. The multi-state effort features campaigns in: California, Connectic  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 8 -- Environment Massachusetts issued the following news release: Environment Massachusetts and its national federation, Environment America, launched its 2021 campaigns for 100 percent renewable energy in 13 states Monday. The announcement comes as the Biden Administration, which campaigned on achieving carbon pollution-free power nationwide by 2035, continues to push for a federal 100 percent clean electricity target. The multi-state effort features campaigns in:  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- The Environment Texas Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: Citing concerns about the waste of Texas' natural resources, Railroad Commissioners Jim Wright and Wayne Christian today announced their support for measures to end or reduce routine flaring. The announcement, which comes on the heels of newly filed legislation in the state House and Senate to address routine flaring, was followed by a vote to remand 14 flaring exception  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSRep) -- Environment Texas issued the following news release: A new report finds that only 10 of the nation's most toxic Superfund sites were cleaned up in Fiscal Year 2020 -- less than one seventh of the annual total in the 1990s. Environment Texas Research and Policy Center found that insufficient funding jeopardized the cleanup of 55 existing Superfund sites in Texas, as well as potential new sites such as the creosote plume underneath the Fifth Ward and Kashmere Ga  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Environment Texas issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: Citing concerns about the waste of Texas' natural resources, Railroad Commissioners Jim Wright and Wayne Christian today announced their support for measures to end or reduce routine flaring. The announcement, which comes on the heels of newly filed legislation in the state House and Senate to address routine flaring, was followed by a vote to remand 14 flaring exception applications; a move champione  more

FLOWER MOUND, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Epilepsia, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features clinical and research results on all aspects of epilepsy from the International League Against Epilepsy, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2021 Special Issue: Biological rhythms and the risk of epilepsy: SUPPLEMENT ARTICLES: * Seizure forecasting and cyclic control of seizures * Molecular regulation of brain metabolism underlying circadian epilepsy * Circadian/multidien  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 10 -- The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America issued the following news release: A collaborative effort by golf course superintendents in Texas from one statewide and regional affiliated chapters of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has resulted in the publication of "Texas Golf Industry Best Management Practices Guide". The effort was part of an initiative by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) to es  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSGra) -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has been awarded an NSF INCLUDES Planning Grant: A Collaboration of Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Organizations to Strengthen Pathways to STEM Graduate Education for Latinx Students. The award amount of the grant is $99,996. "Everyone at HACU is very excited to have been awarded this NSF INCLUDES planni  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSGra) -- The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health issued the following news release: The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is pleased to announce that it has awarded $42,500 for the Central Texas African American Healthy Minds grants. Ten organizations have been chosen for this special opportunity. The goal is to support mental health and wellness among African Americans in the Central Texas area. The Healthy Minds project was launched in conjunction with the 20th annive  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 13 (TNSPer) -- The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health issued the following news release: The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is tremendously pleased to announce that our executive director, Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr., has been named to the Biden-Harris Administration COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. The purpose of the Task Force is to infuse health equity principles into the nation's response to the pandemic. The Task Force was created by an executive order signed by P  more

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSRep) -- Houston Advanced Research Center issued the following news release: The Regional Groundwater Science Partnership announces a report summarizing the first phase of review regarding groundwater and subsidence in Harris and Montgomery counties. The information, generated by an independent Science Advisory Committee (SAC) of leading researchers from around Texas, provides a detailed set of findings and recommendations for the area concerning the monitoring   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 11 -- The Houston Association of Realtors issued the following news release: Even as the supply of homes across the greater Houston area continues to shrink, homebuyers were out in force in January, snapping up properties that were still on the market and extending the breakneck momentum with which 2020 ended. The luxury housing segment drew the strongest sales activity during the first month of the new year, with homebuyers also driving brisk sales among mid-range homes.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 11 -- The Houston Symphony issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2021: The Houston Symphony debut of celebrated conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen highlights the orchestra's classical offerings in March, which also include Houston Symphony Principal Clarinet Mark Nuccio as soloist in Aaron Copland's Clarinet Concerto. The Classical Series opens with Fabien Gabel conducting Beethoven's "Pastoral" Symphony and Piano Concerto No. 3 with Yefim Bronfman, March 5-7; Principal Clarinet M  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSRep) -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2021: The Humane Society of the United States released the results of a disturbing undercover investigation into a wildlife killing contest in Texas held on January 24. Texas is thought to have the largest number of wildlife killing contests of any state in the country. Investigators documented participants arriving at the De Leon Pharmacy and Sporting Goods' Varmint Hunt #1 a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2021: Yesterday, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in support of the State of Texas's bid to strike down the Biden administration's 100-day moratorium on deporting aliens against whom an immigration court has issued a final order of removal, very often because of their criminal activity  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 12 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: Wind surpassed coal as the primary power generation source last year for the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), an independent grid operator that provides electricity for a vast territory stretching from the Texas Panhandle to the Canadian border. An analysis by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) found the growth has been driven by the near t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Intervention in School and Clinic, a journal that says it focuses on curricular, instructional, social, behavioral, assessment and vocational strategies and techniques that have a direct application to the classroom settings from the Hammill Institute on Disabilities, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2021 Special Series: Improving Instruction in Co-Taught Classrooms to Support Reading Comprehension: Features: * Preparing to Implement E  more

LUBBOCK, Texas, Feb. 12 -- The Journal of Private Enterprise, a peer reviewed journal from the Association of Private Enterprise Education, published research articles on the following topics in its Spring 2021 edition: * Build the Hill: How the Resilient Entrepreneur Can Persevere. * Public Good or "Good for the Public?" Political Entrepreneurship and the Public Funding of Scientific Research. * Rhetoric as a Way of Limiting the Range of Acceptable Policy Positions. * Socialist Indoctrinati  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 11 -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving issued the following statement by President Alex Otte: * * * Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is outraged to learn that Bruce Springsteen was arrested three months ago for drunk and reckless driving. The fact that this arrest was not revealed by authorities in New Jersey until after Springsteen's appearance driving a Jeep in a high-priced Super Bowl commercial is infuriating. Drunk driving is the number one killer on America's roads  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 10 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: The tentative schedule for the 2021 Special Edition of Commodity Classic has been announced. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year's event is being presented digitally on March 2-5, 2021. The 2021 Commodity Classic, originally scheduled for San Antonio, Texas, in early March, is the Silver Anniversary of America's largest farmer-owned, farmer-focused agricultural and educational experience. Regi  more

LUBBOCK, Texas, Feb. 11 -- The National Sorghum Producers issued the following news release: National Sorghum Producers will host a virtual industry forum March 1 at 5:30 p.m. central to honor 2020 Sorghum Yield Contest winners and address relative issues and advancements in the sorghum industry. The event (http://sorghumgrowers.com/yield2020) will take place in advance of Commodity Classic where it is typically held in person, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, all events will take place virt  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 10 -- The National Sorghum Producers issued the following news release: The tentative schedule for the 2021 Special Edition of Commodity Classic has been announced. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year's event is being presented digitally on March 2-5, 2021. The 2021 Commodity Classic, originally scheduled for San Antonio, Texas, in early March, is the Silver Anniversary of America's largest farmer-owned, farmer-focused agricultural and educational experience. Regi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2021: A virtual dentistry provider filed a lawsuit today challenging a Texas rule that prohibits dentists from conducting appointments virtually. TheTeleDentists, along with a practicing dentist, allege that Texas's ban on teledentistry protects established in-person practitioners from competition at the expense of virtual providers and the general public. Teledentistry uses video, phone and o  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 11 -- The Allied Pilots Association issued the following news release: The Allied Pilots Association (APA), representing the 15,000 pilots of American Airlines, urges the government to not require pre-flight COVID-19 testing for domestic travelers. "Thanks to a host of precautions such as hospital-grade air filtration, aggressive sanitation regimens, and mandatory face coverings, there is ample scientific evidence that commercial aircraft cabins pose a very low risk of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Protect Our Care issued the following statement on Feb. 10, 2021: * * * The Biden administration announced it will defend the Affordable Care Act in California v. Texas, the lawsuit before the Supreme Court to completely dismantle the law, reversing the Trump administration's support for ripping away coverage from more than 20 million Americans and protections for 135 million people with pre-existing conditions. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the case by the en  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSRes) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute scientist has updated Mars chronology models to find that terrains shaped by ancient water activity on the planet's surface may be hundreds of millions of years older than previously thought. This new chronology for Mars, based on the latest dynamical models for the formation and evolution of the solar system, is particularly significant as the days count down unt  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 11 -- The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association issued the following news release: James Anthony "Tony" Manning, 36, turned himself in to the Coryell County Jail Monday on two counts of theft of livestock, according to Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Marvin Wills. Both counts are third-degree felonies. Wills said Manning was a day worker for the victim, who ranches in Coryell County. On two occasions, Manning delivered cattle t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 -- The Texas Association of Counties issued the following news: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Healthy County Boot Camp will be a virtual conference. During Healthy County Boot Camp, county officials and employees who serve as wellness points of contacts learn about new TAC Health and Employee Benefits Pool (TAC HEBP) Healthy County initiatives for the program year, as well as new benefits and other information they can take to their counties to create or   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSRep) -- The Texas Association of Realtors issued the following news release: Texas ranked second in the nation for relocation activity in 2019, according to the 2021 edition of the Texas Relocation Report released today by Texas REALTORS(R), which analyzes the latest available migration data from the U.S. Census Bureau and U-Haul. "Once again, Texas welcomed more than half a million new residents from other states," said Marvin Jolly, 2021 chairman of Texas REALTORS(  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSJou) -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news release: Researchers at the Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) at Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) may have found a new pathway to treat and control tuberculosis (TB), the disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq), a next-generation sequencing technology, scientists were able to further define the mechanisms  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSRep) -- The Texas Public Interest Research Group Education Fund issued the following news release: A new report finds that only 10 of the nation's most toxic Superfund sites were cleaned up in Fiscal Year 2020 -- less than one seventh of the annual total in the 1990s. Environment Texas Research and Policy Center found that insufficient funding jeopardized the cleanup of 55 existing Superfund sites in Texas, as well as potential new sites such as the creosote plume und  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news release: Across the country, mayors - Republicans, Democrats and Independents - are renewing their call for Congress to provide direct fiscal assistance to all cities and towns of all sizes. Following a letter signed by more than 420 mayors last month, a growing number of cities, including those in Arizona, California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Texas, Ohio, and Washington, are all sending messages   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 10 -- United Soccer Coaches issued the following news: United Soccer Coaches announced its College Player of the Week awards on Tuesday afternoon with two student-athletes representing NCAA Divisions I & II. NCAA Division I Men: Dylan Borczak (Oakland) NCAA Division II Women: Ashley Merrill (Dallas Baptist University) Oakland senior midfielder Dylan Borczak (Detroit, Mich.) had a hat trick and one assist last week in a 5-0 win against Robert Morris. Borczak also r  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 -- The Texas Association of Counties issued the following commentary by Executive Director Susan M. Redford: * * * For February's report, I thought I would share an op-ed I wrote last month that was first published by the San Antonio Express-News and then picked up by other newspapers, including the Laredo Morning Times and the Odessa American, a newspaper I know well from my days as Ector County judge. I wrote the op-ed to coincide with the beginning of the 87th Texas L  more