ORLANDO, Florida, March 25 -- The Amateur Athletic Union issued the following news: The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) will once again partner with FloSports this summer to provide live coverage of numerous AAU track and field events across the country on FloTrack.com and MileSplit.com. The partnership includes live coverage of the 55th annual AAU Junior Olympic Games from Houston, Texas July 30-Aug. 7. "I am very excited to be able to announce that we have renewed our partnership with FloTrack,  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 24 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following statement: * * * During a House Elections Committee hearing on March 4, 2021, a representative from Attorney General Ken Paxton's office repeatedly claimed that there were 500 pending cases targeting people who had committed voting offenses. However, this claim is not consistent with the attorney general's own internal data. Through public information requests to the attorney general's office, the ACL  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 25 -- 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: There appear to be significant racial disparities in prosecutions by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Election Integrity Unit, according to new analysis by the ACLU of Texas. Since Paxton took office in 2015, at least 72% of the Election Integrity Unit'  more

IRVING, Texas, March 25 -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following Q&A: 'Practicing at the top of your scope,' is a phrase you hear quite often in the health care field. However, let's take a deeper dive and refresh ourselves on what that truly means. For this topic, we brought in the professional help of AARC member Bob Joyner, PhD, RRT, RRT-ACCS, FAARC. Joyner serves as the Director of the Richard A. Henson Research Institute at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional. Q  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 25 (TNSPol) -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners issued the following news: The American Association of Nurse Practitioners(R) (AANP) congratulates Dr. Vivek Murthy as newly confirmed U.S. Surgeon General and pledges the profession's continued support to strengthen primary care access to communities nationwide, combat COVID-19 and address the epidemic of chronic disease that impacts six in 10 Americans. "AANP congratulates Surgeon General Murthy on his confir  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 25 -- Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles, including the following topics,, in its April 2021 edition: Basic Sciences: * Statin Effects on Vascular Calcification: Microarchitectural Changes in Aortic Calcium Deposits in Aged Hyperlipidemic Mice * Reelin Depletion Protects Against Atherosclerosis by Decreasing Vascular Adhesion of Leukocytes * Mast Cells Are the Trigger of Small Ves  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 23 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 23, 2021 edition: Original Research Articles: * Cell-Free DNA to Detect Heart Allograft Acute Rejection * Effects of a 2-Year Primary Care Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Cluster-Randomized Trial * Apixaban or Vitamin K Antagonists and Aspirin or Placebo According to Kidney Function in Patients With Atrial   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 23 (TNSRep) -- Environment Texas issued the following news release on March 22, 2021: Offshore wind could provide Texas with 166% of its electricity needs, according to a new report released today by Environment Texas Research & Policy Center. Last year, the federal government identified Port Isabel and Port Arthur as viable sites for offshore wind and selected the two Texas towns for more detailed cost analysis. Environment Texas called on the state of Texas to form a task  more

NEW YORK, March 25 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: A study accepted this week in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics finds that methane emissions in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico have rebounded to the same levels seen prior to last year's oil price crash and industry downturn. The findings are based on data gathered as part of EDF's ongoing Permian Methane Analysis Project (PermianMAP) to measure and report on emissions across the nati  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, March 25 -- Harte Research Institute issued the following news release on March 24, 2021: The U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico are home to 110 million red snapper, about three times more than previously estimated, according to an unprecedented new population assessment led by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Previous estimates put the population at about 36 million red snapper -- having an absolute abun  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 23 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following statement: * * * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has released the following statement of solidarity and support for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community and condemns the hate crimes and rising number of attacks on Asian Americans. "I wish to express on behalf of HACU our support for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in the face of unprec  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following news release: While the rest of the world is in semi-lockdown and hoping the COVID vaccines will return the world to normalcy, China is growing its economy with skyrocketing electricity demand and massive production and exports. Unlike California, Texas, and Germany, China is not relying on wind and solar power to generate its electricity. Rather, it is building coal plants galore. In areas of China where coal plants  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * Renewables 'Market-Failed' Natural Gas in Texas By Robert L. Bradley CEO and Founder Texas Governor Greg Abbott "lied on Fox News about renewable energy being the culprit in Texas' blackout," stated the business editorialist for the San Antonio Express last month. "If a snide tweet or a trash-talking appearance on a hard-right talk show could have done the trick, we'd have stayed warm last week.  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, March 26 (TNSPer) -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, a Blue Cross Blue Sheild affiliate, issued the following news release on March 25, 2021: Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) today announced James G. "Jim" Springfield, FACHE, has been named president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX), beginning April 26. Springfield joins BCBSTX from Cancer Treatment Centers of America where he served as national chief operating officer (COO). Springfield will report   more

WACO, Texas, March 25 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: James Madison still sits at No. 1 in the spring AFCA Coaches' Top 25 Poll of 2021, but the rest of the Top 5 looks different thanks to No. 3 North Dakota State's 34-13 win over then-No. 2 North Dakota. The loss sent North Dakota down three spots to No. 5t while No. 2 Weber State and North Dakota State each moved up one place. Sam Houston State and South Dakota State each rose two spots to round out the  more

WACO, Texas, March 23 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: James Madison still sits at No. 1 in the spring AFCA Coaches' Top 25 Poll of 2021, but the rest of the Top 5 looks different thanks to No. 3 North Dakota State's 34-13 win over then-No. 2 North Dakota. The loss sent North Dakota down three spots to No. 5t while No. 2 Weber State and North Dakota State each moved up one place. Sam Houston State and South Dakota State each rose two spots to round out the  more

WACO, Texas, March 26 -- Limnology and Oceanography Journal, a peer-reviewed journal from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 2021 edition: Articles: * Spatial abundance distribution of prokaryotes is associated with dissolved organic matter composition and ecosystem function * Aufeis fields as novel groundwater-dependent ecosystems in the arctic cryosphere * Taxon-specific primary producti  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The League of United Latin American Citizens issued the following statement on March 22, 2021, by National President Domingo Garcia: * * * Domingo Garcia, National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today issued the following statement: "On March 17, 2021 Texas Governor Greg Abbott called on the Texas Rangers to interrogate the unaccompanied minors arriving at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center in Dallas, Texas. Governor Abbott said, "We mus  more

IRVING, Texas, March 24 -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving issued the following news release on March 23, 2021: New bipartisan legislation introduced today would ultimately require car manufacturers to install drunk driving prevention technology as standard equipment in new vehicles. U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Michigan), David McKinley (R-West Virginia) and Kathleen Rice (D-New York) introduced a bill that would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to issue a rulemaking to mak  more

COPPELL, Texas, March 25 (TNSPer) -- The International Association of Venue Managers issued the following news release: The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) is pleased to announce the nomination of Kerry Painter, CVE, CEM, CMP, for Second Vice Chair of the IAVM's Board of Directors. Painter will serve a four-year term, taking on the Chairman position in 2023-2024. Painter currently serves as the General Manager/Director of the Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex wh  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 25 -- The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services issued the following news on March 24, 2021: RAICES Texas joined a delegation from the White House and Congress to visit the Carrizo Springs children's detention center. We are serving children at Carrizo because it is imperative that every child know their rights and have access to legal representation. As an organization that has worked on this issue for decades, we know that the current situati  more

WACO, Texas, March 25 -- Review of Religious Research, a journal that says it provides a forum for the publication of research information on religion and religious organizations in the lives of individuals from the Religious Research Association, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2021 edition: Original Research: * It All Depends on What You Want to Believe: How Young Adults Navigate Religion and Science * Unity and Diversity: Frames of Catholicity Among Cathol  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, March 23 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 22, 2021: News broke that Annova LNG has abandoned its plans for its LNG fracked gas export terminal when it filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to withdraw its certificate. Annova LNG, backed by Exelon, Black and Veatch, Enbridge, and Kiewit Energy group, was one of three fracked gas export terminals proposed for the Rio Grande Valley. If built, Annova LNG would have des  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 23 -- The Solid Waste Association of North America issued the following news release: The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is excited to announce the winners of the International Solid Waste Design Competition (SWDC). The University of Vermont was selected as the first-place winner as well as given the Best Presentation Award. Second place went to the University of Texas Arlington and third place was given to Wayne State University. Lizzie Torres f  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, March 25 -- The Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association issued the following news release: Recently, SC&RA joined the Keep Texas Trucking Coalition (KTTC), an affiliate of the Texas Trucking Association who is seeking tort reform for the trucking industry. Right now, the Committee Substitute for HB19 and other legislation is currently before the Texas legislature in Austin. The KTTC is strongly recommending interested parties file comments with both the Texas legislatur  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Texas Association of Broadcasters issued the following news: The 2022 Texas primary election date could see a serious shift if new electoral district maps are challenged in the courts. The 2022 primary, primary runoff, and general election dates could also see serious shifts if legislative proposals filed at the Capitol this year were to pass. Uncertainty about the March 1, 2022 primary election date already exists due to the timing of the redistricting effort, whic  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 25 -- The Texas Association of Counties issued the following news: COVID-19 exacerbated the need for reliable high-speed internet access for all Texans. The pandemic led classrooms across the state to shift to virtual instruction. Office closures and capacity reductions moved meetings and workdays to home offices. Medical care leaned increasingly on telemedicine. "One of the biggest issues (with the lack of broadband in the county) was related to educating our kids," said   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 25 -- The Texas Association of Counties issued the following news: More than 250 people registered to attend the virtual conference hosted by the TAC Health and Employee Benefits Pool (TAC HEBP) in February -- a record for the conference. Considered a hit among staff and attendees, the conference, held Feb. 11-12, provided tips on how people can make healthier lifestyle changes through getting enough sleep, eating healthier and prioritizing mental health, among other sugge  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 25 -- The Texas Association of Counties issued the following statement by President Renee Couch: * * * We passed the first anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Texas on March 4. At this point a year ago, most of us had no idea how long we would be living with the pandemic or how profoundly it would challenge us personally and professionally. As one social media wag drolly observed when the one-year mark approached, "Welcome to the first anniversary of the  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 (TNSRes) -- Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association issued the following news release: Methane emissions intensity in the Permian Basin has declined over 70 percent the past eight years as oil production more than tripled over the same period, according to an analysis by Texans for Natural Gas (TNG), a project of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO). The analysis, Flaring Progress in the Permian: Leading the World, is  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 24 -- The Texas Psychological Association issued the following statement on March 23, 2021: * * * "We are shocked at the recent violent events against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Last week's racially motivated targeting of AAPI businesses in Atlanta is appalling. Xenophobia has long existed before the COVID-19 pandemic, but inflammatory rhetoric of "Chinese virus" has led to an increase in anti-AAPI hate crimes in major cities by 149% in 2020.  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release: There appear to be significant racial disparities in prosecutions by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's Election Integrity Unit, according to new analysis by the ACLU of Texas. Since Paxton took office in 2015, at least 72% of the Election Integrity Unit's prosecutions appear to have been against Black and Latinx individuals. Women of color also have been frequent targets of the attorney   more

NEW YORK, March 26 (TNSpol) -- Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following news release: Ahead of the March 25 Energy and Commerce congressional hearing on disinformation, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and 12 other groups sent a letter to Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the spread of climate change disinformation on Facebook. While Facebook admits climate disinformation on its platform is a problem, it continues to fail to stop the spread of disinformation, most recently illustrated by t  more