HOUSTON, Texas, April 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release: HB 6 and SB 7 continue to move through the Texas Legislature, and could soon be voted on by lawmakers. Plain and simple, these bills are designed to restrict voting opportunities for communities of color, disabled Texans and others, as well as criminalize simple voting errors, making it unlikely that many people will volunteer to do their civic duty, such as serve as a poll worker. Even m  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSPol) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: The ACLU sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas today calling for the closure of 39 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities, including six facilities in Texas. "These ICE detention centers in Texas have demonstrated complete disregard for the health and dignity of people in detention," said Kate Huddlesto  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 26 -- 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 April 2021 edition: REVIEWS: * Network Meta-Analysis on the Mechanisms   more

IRVING, Texas, April 30 (TNSPol) -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news: The Biden Administration and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its plan to propose banning menthol in cigarettes. According to news sources, the proposal is also expected to include a ban on menthol and other flavors in mass-produced cigars, including small cigars, or cigarillos, which are popular among young people. Prohibiting menthol cigarettes can protect kids from to  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 28 (TNSOps) -- The American College of Emergency Physicians issued the following news release: The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) appreciates the Biden Administration's effort to expand access to buprenorphine, a critical treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). While the newly finalized guidelines take steps in the right direction for patients and clinicians, there are still barriers to treatment that these guidelines were unable to fully address. The Bid  more

WACO, Texas, April 29 (TNSAwa) -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: The American Football Coaches Association is proud to announce North Dakota State's Randy Hedberg and Morningside's Casey Jacobsen as winners of the 2021 Spring AFCA FCS and NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year Award. There were eight nominees each from FCS and NAIA who were nominated for their dedication to their teams and communities. Hedberg has been the associate head coach, passing game coor  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 27 (TNSRes) -- The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International issued the following news release: The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)(R) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) express concern regarding legislation introduced in several states, including Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and West Virginia, that are considering 'avigation easements' - new restrictions on drone operations that would divide airspace, impose lea  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 27 (TNSOps) -- Better Business Bureaus issued the following news release: The Better Business Bureau is issuing a warning on GotW3, an internet service provider based in Seagoville, Texas. The company has almost 700 complaints from 38 states in six months, causing BBB of North Central Texas to issue an "F" rating for the company. BBB files indicate that this business has a pattern of complaints, which allege that consumers have: prepaid for home internet service, but  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 27 (TNSPol) -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release on April 26, 2021: With overwhelming bi-partisan support, Senate lawmakers today passed SB1028 - a bill that will eliminate a major financial barrier for Texans to receive their preventive colorectal cancer screenings. The bill was passed out of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee unanimously before being passed by the full Senate and has now been received in the House   more

DALLAS, Texas, April 27 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles on the following topics in its April 27, 2021 edition: Original Research Articles: * Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality: Results From 2 Prospective Cohort Studies of US Men and Women and a Meta-Analysis of 26 Cohort Studies * Diagnostic Performance of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Strategies and Clinical Variables in a Multisite US Cohort * Empagliflozin Effects on   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 30 -- Environment Texas issued the following statement: * * * The U.S. Senate passed the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 on Thursday. The legislation would provide a boost to water infrastructure by authorizing more than $35 billion over a five year period for water resource projects. The bill also improves programs to replace lead pipes and stop lead contamination of schools' water, and creates a program to increase water affordability. Sewage an  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 24 (TNSPol) -- Environment Texas issued the following news release on April 23, 2021: A Texas House committee on Friday advanced legislation that, if passed, could increase penalties and establish new ones for illegal releases of air pollution for the first time in a decade. House Bill 1820 could help the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality hold corporate polluters accountable by increasing the maximum available fine from $25,000 per day to $50,000 per day. The bill   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSRep) -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news: Cancer-causing benzene from oil refineries escaping into mostly minority and lower income neighborhoods exceeded the federal action level for 13 refineries across the U.S. in 2020, according to data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That meant more communities downwind from refineries in Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Kentucky were at risk from this deadly carc  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 1 (TNSPol) -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: Earlier this week, immigrant rights and criminal justice advocates were shocked to learn that Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez was nominated by the Biden Harris Administration to lead U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), a federal immigration enforcement agency rooted in imperialism and white supremacy, and responsible for numerous human rights violations. In its first 100 days, t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 1 -- The International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, a journal that says it contributes to the study, prevention and treatment of gynaecological cancer from the International Gynecologic Cancer Society and European Society of Gynaecological Oncology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2021 edition: Cervical Cancer: * Outcomes of patients with cervical cancer treated with low- or high-dose rate brachytherapy after concurrent chemoradiat  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 29 -- The Journal for Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy, a peer-reviewed journal that says it strives to engage and serve professionals in pharmacy, medicine, nursing and related fields to optimize the value of pharmaceutical products and pharmacy services delivered to patients from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2021 edition: Research: * Evaluating perceptions of social determinants of health   more

DALLAS, Texas, May 1 (TNSOps) -- Methodist Health System issued the following news release: Methodist Dallas, Methodist Mansfield, and Methodist Richardson are all proud to announce they have once again received the highest rating possible by the independent hospital watchdog, The Leapfrog Group. These ratings recognize achievements in protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. It is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospitals' prevention of medic  more

QUINCY, Massachusetts, April 30 (TNSOps) -- The National Fire Protection Association issued the following news release: An electric vehicle (EV) crash in Woodlands, Texas has prompted significant scrutiny and calls for emergency personnel to be trained on the fire risks associated with high voltage, lithium batteries within EVs (electric vehicles). In response to the tragic accident that killed two occupants last week, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the National Transportat  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The National Immigration Forum issued the following statement on April 27, 2021: * * * The Biden administration today announced it is nominating Sheriff Ed Gonzalez of Harris County, Texas, to direct U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Gonzalez is a co-chair of the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force. The following is a statement from Ali Noorani, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum: "The nomination of Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to lead ICE is   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 29 (TNSAwa) -- The American Library Association issued the following news release on April 27, 2021: Plano Public Library (Plano, Texas) has been selected to receive the 2021 ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award. The award, sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and Information Today Inc., annually recognizes innovative planning, application, or development of focused patron support relating to information technology in libraries and is g  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 28 (TNSOps) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: The Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission has selected four early career scientists as associate investigators to pursue solar science under the mentorship of senior PUNCH science team members. Southwest Research Institute is leading PUNCH, a NASA Small Explorer (SMEX) mission that will integrate understanding of the Sun's corona, the outer atmosphere visible during  more

CENTREVILLE, Virginia, April 29 (TNSAwa) -- The Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association issued the following news release: The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) announces the 2021 recipients of their Transportation Safety Awards. Each year, SC&RA recognizes individuals and companies across the U.S. and Canada who practice transportation safety and meet specific criteria. Nine SC&RA member companies received a Transportation Zero Accidents Award for having no recordable acc  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 1 (TNSRep) -- The Texas Association of Realtors issued the following news release on April 30, 2021: Texas homebuyers are more diverse, while also earning higher incomes compared to national homebuyers, according to the 2021 Texas Homebuyers and Sellers Report released by Texas REALTORS(R). The annual report provides in-depth insights into the demographics, motivations and opinions of Texas homebuyers and sellers who had a real estate transaction between July 2019 and June 20  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 28 (TNSJou) -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news release: When the world was coming to grips with an emerging global pandemic a year ago, scientists at Texas Biomedical Research Institute sprang into action. The rhesus macaques at the Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC) at Texas Biomed were quickly validated as models for studying vaccines designed to protect humans against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The Pfize  more

WACO, Texas, April 30 (TNSOps) -- Texas Farm Bureau issued the following news release: New videos and personal accounts from farmers and ranchers impacted by the southern border crisis describe an overwhelming and often dangerous situation that must be addressed. The videos and accounts are part of a webpage hosted by Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) to bring public attention to the crisis' serious impacts on farm and ranch families. The crisis threatens personal safety, causes serious financial hards  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 22 (TNSPol) -- The Texas Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: The current transportation system in Texas has been designed, built and centered around the automobile, and it is a public health disaster. A resolution, HJR 109 (Walle), being heard in Tuesday's House Transportation Committee, would propose a constitutional amendment asking voters to approve expansion of what TxDOT is allowed to do with gas tax revenues. Currently, administrators' ha  more

GALVESTON, Texas, April 30 (TNSOps) -- The Turtle Island Restoration Network issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: The Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting season officially began today on the Texas coast, with the first two nests documented on North Padre Island. Turtle Island Restoration Network asks that visitors and residents call (866) TURTLE-5 (866-887-8535) should they encounter a sea turtle on the beach. "Every Texan can ensure this endangered species survives and returns to  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSPol) -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on April 21, 2021: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today designated nearly 300,000 acres as critical habitat for the western yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) in seven states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. The Service's original proposed rule for the cuckoo was issued in 2014 and identified nearly a half a million acres of habitat to be set aside for pr  more

GRAPEVINE, Texas, April 29 (TNSPol) -- The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association issued the following news release on April 28, 2021: Congressman Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ) and FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington virtually keynoted WISPAMERICA 2021 today, outlining their policy priorities and focus for WISPA members during the association's annual convention in Grapevine, TX. Congressman O'Halleran represents Arizona's 1st Congressional District, and sits on the House Agriculture and Energy  more