AUSTIN, Texas, April 24 -- LIBRE Initiative issued the following joint statement with Americans for Prosperity on April 22, 2021: * * * The Texas chapters of Americans for Prosperity and The LIBRE Initiative applauded U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Reps. Cuellar and Tony Gonzales for introducing the Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021 - legislation aimed at addressing the current emergency at our southern border. The legislation comes on the heels of a recent surge at the border highlighting t  more

WACO, Texas, April 22 (TNSOps) -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: James Madison ends the 2021 spring regular season where they started, at No. 1. The Dukes beat then-No. 10 Richmond, 23-6, to end the regular season at 5-0. They will host No. 11 VMI in the first round of the FCS playoffs this coming Saturday. VMI is making its first-ever appearance in the playoffs after beating The Citadel, 31-17, to claim their first Southern Conference title since 1977. Th  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 22 -- Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2021 edition: Brief Reviews: * Imaging Biological Pathways in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Using Positron Emission Tomography * Calciprotein Particles: Balancing Mineral Homeostasis and Vascular Pathology Basic Sciences: * Shear and Integrin Outside-In Signaling Activate NADPH-Oxidase 2 to Promote  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 20 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles on the following topics in its April 20, 2021 edition: Original Research Articles: * Blood Pressure Effects of Sodium Reduction: Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Experimental Studies * Very High Coronary Artery Calcium (1000) and Association With Cardiovascular Disease Events, Non-Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes, and Mortality: Results From MESA * Long-Term Association of Air Pol  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 24 (TNSPol) -- Environment America issued the following news release: Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas introduced the Castner Range National Monument Act (H.R. 2752) on Thursday. If it passes, the bill will designate the Castner Range as a national monument. This area is a 7,081-acre former Army artillery facility east of El Paso in the Franklin Mountains. The range's wonderfully diverse Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem features dry arroyos and natural springs. There is also diver  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 23 (TNSRes) -- The Environment Texas Research and Policy Center issued the following news release: With growing recognition that fossil fuels are simply too damaging to our climate, our health and our environment, many Texas cities are adopting policies to get more electric vehicles on the road. Now a new toolkit outlines best practices from EV communities around Texas and provides examples for other local governments to follow. Every day, local governments make decisions   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 23 -- Environment Texas issued the following statement on April 22, 2021: * * * Reps. Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska, and Debbie Dingell, a Democrat from Michigan, introduced the bipartisan Recovering America's Wildlife Act on Thursday. The bill earmarks $1.397 billion annually for state fish and wildlife agencies, as well as $97.5 million to tribes, to carry out wildlife conservation efforts such as identifying and protecting pockets of Texas horned lizard h  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 24 (TNSPol) -- Environment Texas issued the following news release: Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas introduced the Castner Range National Monument Act (H.R. 2752) on Thursday. If it passes, the bill will designate the Castner Range as a national monument. This area is a 7,081-acre former Army artillery facility east of El Paso in the Franklin Mountains. The range's wonderfully diverse Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem features dry arroyos and natural springs. There is also diverse  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 23 (TNSPol) -- Environment Texas issued the following news release on April 21, 2021: The Texas House gave final approval today to legislation to fund rain gardens, green roofs, constructed wetlands and other "nature-based" strategies for reducing water pollution, flooding and impacts of drought. The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has pledged to dedicate up to $4.5 million per year for the new Water Resource Protection Program. "This is a step forward to keeping our   more

WACO, Texas, April 22 (TNSAwa) -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: The AFCA is excited to announce the 2021 Spring AFCA FCS Regional Coach of the Year winners. The AFCA recognizes five regional Coach of the Year winners in each of the Association's five divisions: Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III and NAIA. The winners are selected by active members of the Association who vote for coaches in their resp  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 23 (TNSPar) -- The Golf Coaches Association of America issued the following news: The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) has announced Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, Texas, as the host site for the series championship for the GCAA Summer Series on November 22-25. Additionally, the series is partnering with the PGA TOUR's International Tours to provide an exemption to the series championship medalist. The series ending championship held at Oak Hills Count  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 23 (TNSAwa) -- The Houston Symphony issued the following news: The Houston Symphony and Rice University's Shepherd School of Music have joined forces to create the new pilot program: The Shepherd School-Houston Symphony Brown Foundation Community-Embedded Musician Fellowship. Providing one apprentice the opportunity to develop community engagement skills under the guidance of the Symphony's Community-Embedded Musicians (CEMs) and Education and Community Engagement staff, t  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 (TNSPol) -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release on April 22, 2021: Today the State of Texas commenced a lawsuit in a federal district court accusing the Biden administration of causing, through its deliberate policies, an influx of illegal aliens infected with COVID-19 into Texas and the United States. This influx imperils both the public health and the economic recovery of that state and the nation. Texas has retained the Immigration Refo  more

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, April 19 (TNSRes) -- The International Aircraft Dealers Association the following news release: Members of the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) closed 211 preowned aircraft sales transactions in the first quarter of 2021, with another 246 aircraft under contract to close in the next few months. The data was included in the Spring 2021 IADA Market Report. IADA began tracking preowned sales metrics for business aircraft in April 2020 on a monthly basis as a res  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 (TNSPol) -- The National Immigration Forum issued the following news release on April 22, 2021: A bipartisan bill being introduced in the Senate today would help address the situation at the border. The bill, introduced by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona), seeks to improve and expedite processing of recent arrivals, including asylum seekers, while providing additional resources and facilities along the border. "This is a positive step that bodes   more

DALLAS, Texas, April 21 (TNSOps) -- The National Wild Turkey Federation issued the following news release: The National Wild Turkey Federation is joining forces with the Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation to support national conservation and R3 efforts through their first-ever, cross-promotional partnership. The NWTF will promote OTF's unique Outdoor Adventures program to its more than 200,000 members in nearly 1,600 local chapters, and OTF will promote NWTF's JAKES program to its 65,000-plus Outdoor  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 24 (TNSEve) -- The Pool and Hot Tub Alliance (formerly the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals) issued the following news release: Informa Markets, the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA), and the North American Deck and Railing Association (NADRA) announced several enhancements to the upcoming International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo, co-located with Deck Expo (PSP/Deck Expo). Following a virtual event in 2020, this year's event will return to in-person. The live event will  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 24 (TNSRes) -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news release on April 22, 2021: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also referred to as UT Health San Antonio), University Health and Texas Biomedical Research Institute are reporting promising results following a minimally invasive procedure that dissolved abdominal fat in two patients. The goal of the novel procedure is to improve the patients' health and minimize or re  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 20 -- Weather and Forecasting, a journal that says it features prevention, evaluation, management and rehabilitation of injuries from the National Athletic Trainers' Association, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2021 edition: ARTICLES: * Examining Relationships between Environmental Conditions and Supercell Motion in Time * Firm Behavior in the Face of Severe Weather: Economic Analysis between Probabilistic and Deterministic Warnings The Ju  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 24 -- The Young Invincibles, a non-profit, issued the following statement on April 22, 2021: * * * The Texas Legislature failed to pass a long-awaited health care coverage increase in a 68-80 vote. Texas remains one of only 12 states in the union that refuses to expand coverage for residents. In response, Aurora Harris, Southern Region Director for Young Invincibles released the following statement: "Today, Texas failed to take the urgent and vital step of closing healt  more