COLUMBUS, Georgia, May 28 (TNSOps) -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news on May 27, 2021: Four games were played on day one at the South Commons Sports Complex to kick off the 2021 NAIA Softball World Series. No. 7 Mount Mercy (Iowa) defeats No. 10 Houston-Victoria (Texas), 2-0 | Box Score No. 9 Bethany (Kan.) defeats No. 8 Milligan (Tenn.), 2-0 | Box Score No. 4 College of Idaho defeats No. 5 Ottawa (Kan.), 4-2 | Box Score No. 6 Madonna (Mich.)   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 27 (TNSAwa) -- The American Academy of Physician Assistants issued the following news release: The American Academy of PAs is pleased to announce its annual awards to PAs (physician assistants) and PA students who have distinguished themselves in service to their patients and their communities, and who have been dedicated advocates for the PA profession. The 2021 Individual Excellence Award recipients are: * PA of the Year Award - Ho'onani (Nani) Cuadrado, MSPAS, PA-  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSPol) -- The American Historical Association issued the following letter: The AHA's recent letter objecting to Texas House Bill 3979, legislation regarding the social studies curriculum in Texas public schools, was featured in a Houston Chronicle article about historians' opposition to the bill. * * * May 19, 2021 To Members of the Texas Senate and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, The American Historical Association registers strong objection to Texas House Bill 3979, an act   more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 26 (TNSOps) -- The American Kidney Fund issued the following news release: The American Kidney Fund (AKF) commends Texas Governor Greg Abbott for signing into law important protections for living organ donors. H.B. 317 prohibits life, disability and long-term care insurers from discriminating against living organ donors by declining or limiting coverage due to their status as an organ donor, charging living organ donors more for a policy, and from precluding a person fr  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 27 -- The Texas Freedom Network issued the following statement on May 26, 2021: * * * The Texas House of Representatives failed earlier today to advance SB 29, a cruel bill that would ban transgender children from participating in youth sports corresponding to their gender identity. The effort was halted by Democratic opponents of the legislation, who successfully blocked it from being voted on before Tuesday's midnight deadline. However, shortly following the bill's failure  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 27 -- Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2021 edition: Basic Sciences: * E17241 as a Novel ABCA1 (ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter A1) Upregulator Ameliorates Atherosclerosis in Mice * ADAM17 Boosts Cholesterol Efflux and Downstream Effects of High-Density Lipoprotein on Inflammatory Pathways in Macrophages * Loss of TIMP4 (Tissue Inhibit  more

KEARNEY, Missouri, May 25 (TNSOps) -- The American Meat Science Association issued the following news release: The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) is pleased to announce, Dr. Bradley Johnson, Dr. Gale Strasburg, and Dr. Amanda Blair will be the featured speakers in the symposium entitled "Pre-Harvest Factors Influencing the Biology of Skeletal Muscle as Food" on Monday, August 16, 2021, during the 74th AMSA Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno,  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 28 (TNSEve) -- Austin Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: On Thursday July 22, the Austin Chamber of Commerce will host the 10th annual Austin Gives Generous Business Awards virtually. The event recognizes businesses that have pledged one percent of pre-tax earnings--such as volunteer time, products, services, and financial support--toward community impact efforts. The program is voluntary with no cost to participants. "The Generous Business Awards are suc  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 25 (TNSOps) -- Austin Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on May 24, 2021: Opportunity Austin, the Greater Austin Chamber's five-county prosperity initiative, today announced that Rev.com is growing its presence in Austin, Texas, adding to both its headcount and physical footprint. "We welcome Rev's continued growth in the Austin region," Charisse Bodisch, Austin Chamber/Opportunity Austin senior vice president, economic development, said. "As the number on  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 26 (TNSOps) -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release: Consumer Energy Alliance, the leading voice for sensible energy and environmental policies for families and businesses, today praised the Biden Administration for announcing an agreement with California Governor Gavin Newsom to advance areas for offshore wind off the northern and central coasts of California. "Consumer Energy Alliance applauds the Biden Administration's announcement today expanding a  more

OAKLAND, California, May 26 (TNSOps) -- Color of Change, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, issued the following news release on May 25, 2021: Color Of Change and The Innocence Project of Texas jointly launched an online petition calling on Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to issue a posthumous pardon to George Floyd. The petition, which is available here (https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/pardon-George-Floyd/) on Color Of Change's website, ca  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 28 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on May 27, 2021: The Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today said it sent a letter to members of the Texas congressional delegation in response to their support of Israel's recent human rights violations against Palestinian civilians. The letter demanded that the elected officials oppose Israel's actions given its history of human rights violations aga  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 27 (TNSPer) -- The Water Institute of the Gulf issued the following news release: Nationally recognized experts in disaster recovery, coastal systems and hydraulic engineering, Dr. Sam Brody and Dr. Larry Weber, have joined The Water Institute of the Gulf as Senior Fellows. Through this newly established Senior Fellows Program, the Institute will deepen collaborative relationships with esteemed scientists, researchers, planners and engineers from across the country a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 28 (TNSOps) -- Earthworks issued the following news release: After 36 days of fasting, with 24 hours in County Jail for civil disobedience at the Galveston Army Corps Office, and a lifetime of tireless work to protect Matagorda Bay from polluting industries, Diane Wilson lead supporters in protest of the proposed Sea Hawk oil export terminal in front of the Max Midstream headquarters Thursday morning. "Max Midstream's scheme to make a profit at the expense of our beleaguere  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 -- Environment Texas issued the following statement on May 23, 2021: * * * Today the Texas House gave initial approval to SB 3, the Legislature's most consequential bill to respond to the deadly February blackouts. Environment Texas Executive Director Luke Metzger, who has worked on energy issues in Texas for more than two decades and whose family went without power for more than three days during the blackout, released the following statement: "Is this an improvement? Y  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 28 (TNSPol) -- Harte Research Institute issued the following news release: Ready to get out on the water for the 2021 federal red snapper season? Make your catch count this summer by downloading and using the iSnapper app, created by the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. The red snapper season will open in federal waters on June 1, and anglers can take an ac  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 27 (TNSPol) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: At the stroke of midnight on May 25, the deadline passed for the Texas House to vote on SB 29, legislation previously passed by the Senate to ban transgender youth from participating in sports. While SB 29 can not proceed in a standalone form, the Human Rights Campaign and LGBTQ advocates remain alert for attempts to revive this bill in other forms or through other means. SB 29 was a discriminatory "  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 (TNSPol) -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following joint news release on May 25, 2021: The Collective Freedom Project launched today, an effort of more than 24 organizations and coalitions throughout the country committed to waging campaigns that bring together both citizens and noncitizens in efforts to fight against criminalization in pursuit of collective freedom. The project tells the stories of how local communities in Atlanta, California  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 25 (TNSPol) -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on May 24, 2021: If you are in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, you now cannot sue federal police for violating your constitutional rights, no matter how egregious their conduct. The Supreme Court today refused to hear a case--Oliva v. Nivar--that would have allowed government officials to be held to account. As a result, the erroneous lower court decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appea  more

CYPRESS, Texas, May 28 (TNSOps) -- The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials issued the following news release: The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) applauds the Texas Legislature for reauthorizing the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners (TSBPE), a move that ensures plumbers will continue to have a key role in the decision-making process for plumbing-related issues in the nation's second most-populous state. The TSBPE oversee  more

IRVING, Texas, May 27 -- The Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians, a peer reviewed journal from the British Ecological Society that says it focuses on emergency medicine and related medical specialties, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2021 edition: The Practice of Emergency Medicine: * Emergency department provider in triage: assessing site-specific rationale, operational feasibility, and financial impact * Telehealth use in emergency care d  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 24 -- Limnology and Oceanography Journal - Methods, a journal that says it deals with problems in the aquatic sciences from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2021 edition: New Methods: * In-air one-point calibration of oxygen optodes in underway systems * A new method to estimate planktonic oxygen metabolism using high-frequency sensor measurements in mesocosm expe  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 25 (TNSGra) -- The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders news release: NALCAB - the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders has been granted $4 million by Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest integrated, nonprofit health system, to provide grants, technical assistance, and training to organizations that offer culturally relevant business assistance to low-wealth entrepreneurs and 1099 contract workers of color. This funding will hel  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 27 -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following statement: * * * The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following statement on behalf of Karry La Violette, NCPA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, after HB 1763 became law: "States across the country are increasingly scrutinizing PBMs, filing suit against them, and working to rein in their opaque, manipulative business practices. By advancing HB 1763, Texas is amon  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSPol) -- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association issued the following joint news release with Public Lands Council on May 28, 2021: The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) expressed opposition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) decision to move forward with Endangered Species Act (ESA) designations for the Lesser Prairie Chicken. The FWS decision designates two distinct population segments (DPS) of the species. The Nort  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 29 -- The Progressive Democrats of America issued the following joint agency statement with 57 organizations: The co-signers are America's Voice, Athens County's Future Action Network (OH), Battle Born Collective, Blue Wave Postcard Movement, Broward for Progress, Businesses for a Livable Climate, CA Businesses for a Livable Climate, Call to Action Colorado, Catholic Network US, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Clean Elections Texas, CO Businesse  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 -- Public Citizen issued the following agency statement on May 23, 2021: * * * The Texas House of Representatives must improve major energy legislation intended to address energy grid failures that resulted in nearly 200 deaths and widespread power blackouts across Texas in February to ensure better compliance by energy companies, Public Citizen said today ahead of a Sunday debate on the bill. House members have an opportunity to improve on Senate Bill 3, approved by the  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 27 (TNSRes) -- The Science History Institute (formerly the Chemical Heritage Foundation) issued the following news release on May 26, 2021: Visitors can explore how this ancient technique of transforming materials is still central to our lives today. The Science History Institute is pleased to announce the debut of Mechanochemistry: The Science of Crush, a new digital exhibition featured on Google Arts & Culture. Produced in conjunction with the National Science  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 25 (TNSOps) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: On May 20, 2021, the Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission achieved an important milestone, passing NASA's Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of its spacecraft and payload experiments. 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 total solar e  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 28 (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 Jill Cetina, Vice President in Banking Supervision at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, to its board of directors. Cetina became a long-standing supporter of St. Baldrick's and its mission when she decided to shave her head to stand in solidarity with her daughter,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 29 (TNSPol) -- The Texas Freedom Network issued the following news release on May 28, 2021: Texas Freedom Network Political Director Carisa Lopez today applauded the derailing of HB 3979 on a point of order in the Texas House. The bill would censor instruction on topics like racism and inequality in Texas classrooms. "Helping students understand how history can shape current events and encouraging them to advocate on issues they care about are important for our democracy," L  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 25 -- Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association issued the following statement: * * * Senate Bill 3, the omnibus Winter Storm Uri legislation, passed out of the Texas House of Representatives this morning with overwhelming support. The Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) strongly supports the amended House version of this bill. The following statement can be attributed to Ed Longanecker, president of TIPRO: "The energy system fa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 27 -- Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association issued the following statement on May 26, 2021: * * * Today the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance will consider the Clean Energy for America Act, comprehensive climate legislation that would adversely impact independent producers, mineral owners and our nation's energy security. The bill aims to promote clean energy, while terminating longstanding tax policies for the U.S. oil and natural gas industry. The follo  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, May 28 (TNSOps) -- The Universities Space Research Association issued the following news release: The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), a top-tier doctoral research university, located in one of the largest binational communities in the world, has joined the ranks of Universities Space Research Association (USRA), bringing the membership of the Association to a total of 114 universities. UTEP was elected by USRA's current university members and was formally included in   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 28 -- The Young Invincibles, a non-profit, issued the following statement on May 27, 2021: * * * Earlier today, in the predawn hours of the morning, the Texas Senate approved the last bill to be considered before the upper chamber: a four-month expansion of postpartum Medicaid coverage benefits for new mothers beyond the 60 days required by federal law. Earlier this year, the Texas House of Representatives approved a bipartisan coverage expansion to a total of one year of p  more