SAN ANGELO, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSPer) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Dr. Micheal W. Salisbury, dean of the Angelo State University College of Graduate Studies and Research, has been appointed the new dean of ASU's Freshman College, effective Dec. 1. An Angelo State alum and an ASU faculty member since 2001, Salisbury has been acting as interim dean of the Freshman College. He is also a professor of animal science and research scientist in the ASU Department of Agriculture,  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSPer) -- Epstein Becker Green, a law firm, issued the following announcement on Nov. 18, 2021: Epstein Becker Green (EBG) is pleased to announce that Edward J. Loya, Jr., has been elected to serve as the Vice President of the Dallas Hispanic Bar Association (DHBA) Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2022. The Dallas Hispanic Bar Association provides a forum through which Hispanic attorneys in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex can come together to exchange ide  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Nov. 18 (TNSPer) -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2021: Foley & Lardner LLP Of Counsel Peter Vogel was appointed to the Texas Work Group on Blockchain Matters by Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan on November 10, 2021. Vogel was appointed to the Work Group for his knowledge and experience in blockchain technology, including his work for the Texas Blockchain Council and working with the Texas legislature in the 2021 session on Arti  more

DENTON, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSPer) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Kevin Fralicks, a UNT alumnus and former employee, has been named the new associate vice president for alumni relations and advancement communications at the University of North Texas. "Kevin has a terrific history with UNT -- both as a valued employee and an alumnus of the College of Education," said David Wolf, vice president for University Advancement. "I am thrilled to bring his extensive le  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 18 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Each year, the E. J. Ourso College of Business Rucks Department of Management recognizes 10 students as Rucks Fellows. These students are selected by faculty and represent the highest level of academic achievement among senior management majors in any of the department's concentrations. To qualify, a senior management major must have a grade-point average in the top 10 of all graduating sen  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSPer) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2021: Current Texas A&M University-Commerce graduate student Erayne Gee Hill was recently named vice president of Glint Advertising. Hill takes this position after serving for the past 3 years as the director of marketing and communications for the Texas A&M University School of Law. She has more than 25 years of experience in the field of public relations and marketing. Hill rec  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Stacey Neal (Mayfield) Combest to the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding for a term at the pleasure of the Governor. The commission studies, discusses, and addresses specific policy issues and develops recommendations to address issues related to special education funding. Stacey Neal (Mayfield) Combest of Huntsville is an ADR Certified Mediator and a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Darlene Fairchild to the Texas Real Estate Broker Lawyer Committee for a term set to expire August 31, 2027. The Texas Real Estate Broker Lawyer Committee drafts and revises all contracts promulgated by the Texas Real Estate Commission. Darlene Fairchild of Bryan-College Station is an Agency Underwriter for University Title Company where she assists customers in   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott named Francis Wright, M.D. as Chair of the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force for a term at the pleasure of the Governor. The task force coordinates implementation of the state's plan for prevention, early screening, diagnosis, and management of chronic kidney disease and educates health care professionals. Francis Wright, M.D. of San Antonio is the Medical Director for Transpla  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Nov. 19 (TNSAwa)-- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: The University of Michigan Debate Program, led by students Rafael Pierry and Giorgio Rabbini, has won its second consecutive Franklin R. Shirley Classic. The two College of Literature, Science, and the Arts students captured the championship title, defeating Northwestern University on a 3-2 decision in the final round. They did not lose a single debate during the competition, beating teams fro  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 20 (TNSPer) -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2021: Latino Leaders Magazine has selected four Akin Gump lawyers for inclusion in its 2021 Top Latino Lawyers and Latino Lawyers to Keep on the Watch lists. Akin Gump partner Eric Munoz was recognized as a Top Latino Lawyer, with associates Ashley Garcia, Alan Carrillo and Victor Salcedo being named to the publication's Latino Lawyers to Keep on the Watch list, which highlights lawyers tha  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Nov. 20 (TNSAwa) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Kristen Kilpatrick of Abilene, a political science major at Angelo State University, earned a Distinguished Delegate Award at the 25th annual Eugene Scassa Mock Organization of American States (ESMOAS) Collegiate Summit of the Americas Conference earlier this month at St. Mary's University in San Antonio. In the conference's Model Summit of the Americas competition, Kilpatrick earned a Distinguished Deleg  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Nov. 20 (TNSAwa) -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news on Nov. 18, 2021: Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that Texas Lawyer has honored Of Counsel Larry Schoenbrun and Partner Chris Babcock with its 2021 Texas Legal Excellence Awards. Schoenbrun received a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his many accomplishments and decades of extraordinary service and dedication to the profession. Babcock has been named a recipient of the On the Rise   more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSAwa) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Darren Williams, a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Sam Houston State University, was selected as the Southwest Regional recipient of The Partners for Progress and Prosperity ("P3") Award for outstanding partnerships contributing to the broader impacts of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The award was established to encourage and recognize successful and exemplary partnerships among ind  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSAwa) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: The education company EAB has named Tarleton State University's Jessica Bucher as a winner of its Student Success Collaborative - Excellence in Technology Administration Award. Bucher is an IT specialist in the Student Learning and Retention Department. This award recognizes her dedication to improving technology configurations, best practices and student success using EAB technology. EAB has  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSAwa) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University was awarded a Bronze Seal last week from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for nonpartisan student voter participation in the 2020 presidential election. Tarleton's voting rate was almost 59 percent, up 16 points from the 2016 election. At least 50 percent voter turnout is required to earn a Bronze Seal. "We are honored to receive this recognition," said universi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Keenan Fletcher and Diane Milliken Garza, Ph.D and reappointed Marci Roberts to the Texas Commission on the Arts for terms set to expire on August 31, 2027. The board fosters the development of a receptive climate for the arts that will culturally enrich and benefit Texans in their daily lives and attract outstanding artists to become residents. Keenan Fletcher of  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Perry Gilmore, Ph.D. and Carlo Hernandez to the Texas Crime Stoppers Council for terms set to expire September 1, 2025. The council advises the Governor on crime stoppers programs in Texas and certifies local crime stoppers programs in order for them to receive payments of rewards or payments of probation fees established by the Code of Criminal Procedure. Perry  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) has been recognized in the annual HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards, presented at the 2021 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC21), in St. Louis, Missouri. The list of winners was revealed at the HPCwire booth at the event, and on the HPCwire website.  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 19 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Akin Gump has advised El Paso Electric Company, a regional electric utility company providing generation, transmission and distribution services in west Texas and southern New Mexico, in a private placement of $45 million aggregate principal amount of senior guaranteed notes due 2031 of Rio Grande Resources Trust II (the "Trust"). The Trust is a Texas grantor trust through which El Paso Electr  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSRep) -- American Airlines issued the following news release on Nov. : For the first time, American Airlines has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index. The recognition is a testament to the airline's ongoing commitment to excellence on matters of environmental, social and governance (ESG), including reducing carbon emissions from its operation; advancing diversity, equity and inclusion; and providing regular and transparent ESG disclosur  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 17 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: American Airlines will break ground soon on a new 15,000+-square-foot Admirals Club at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). The lounge can seat more than 250 customers, making it the largest airport lounge in Austin, Texas. Construction on the new lounge, which will be near Gate 14, will begin next year. "Austin has such a unique energy, with its fascinating mix of technology and arts. American wants to  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 18 -- American Airlines issued the following joint news release: Joint business partners American Airlines and British Airways announced a collaboration with American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) and global COVID-19 testing provider Qured to offer complimentary test kits to support the swift return of international business travel. Business travelers who book premium seats on American or British Airways between the United States and the United Kingdom, departing   more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSAcc) -- Angelo State University issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2021: AACSB International (AACSB) announces that Angelo State University has earned business accreditation for its Norris-Vincent College of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools, and the largest business education network connecting learners, educators, and businesses worldwide. "AACSB accreditation recognizes institutions that hav  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSRes) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: As a busy travel season approaches, disruptions at the airport and on airlines are inevitable. Travelers' stress and intolerance has significantly increased throughout the year but planning ahead and remaining calm will facilitate your chaotic travel days. A Baylor College of Medicine expert provides insight on how to plan for and cope with delays and disturbances on flights. "Passengers' anger and vi  more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSPro) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Nov. 18, 2021: * * * Baylor University Announces New Matching Program, Transformational Support for the Wesley House of Studies at Truett Seminary Baylor University today announced the first chair established through the Baylor Illuminate Chair Matching Program, which supports the Give Light Campaign's goals to increase endowed faculty positions. An anonymous gift of $1.5 million established the first chair throug  more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 20 (TNSPar) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Nov. 19, 2021: * * * Baylor Faculty Help Launch Research Collaboration with the Consortium for Global Education Laine Scales, Ph.D., professor of social work at Baylor University's Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, is among the education leaders helping launch the Consortium for Global Education's (CGE) new Research Institute, creating a collaboration between faculty and students on topics of all disciplines  more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSJou) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2021: * * * Baylor researcher Michael Scullin, Ph.D., led an NIH funded study evaluating the use of smartphones in treatment for adults with a cognitively impairing condition * * * Decline in prospective memory -- the ability to perform daily intentions -- is a key driver of everyday functional impairment in dementia. Baylor University researcher Michael Scullin, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 19 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: The University of Texas System Board of Regents today allocated $1 million to create an endowment to benefit the new Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Education at UT El Paso. The endowment will be used to fund a distinguished directorship of the institute, which is named for the longtime and beloved UTEP president who died in September. The Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic E  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: With Republican governors and candidates threatening reproductive rights, a new report from Teen Vogue highlights the importance of electing Democratic governors who will protect and expand the right to choose. In Michigan, GOP primary candidate James Craig calls himself "unapologetically pro-life" and even refuses to say if he would allow exceptions in the cases of incest or rape. Gov. Whitmer's veto is the  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Nov. 18 -- Entergy issued the following news release: During the first three quarters of 2021, the Entergy Charitable Foundation has helped power stronger, healthier communities by awarding $10 million to more than 880 nonprofit organizations located across Entergy's service area of Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Michigan. Entergy shareholders powered communities during the third quarter of 2021 with more than $2.3 million in grants to fund educational prog  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 19 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: Attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP advised Greyline Partners, LLC (Greyline), an industry-leading U.S. provider of governance and regulatory compliance solutions for private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, and investors, in its sale agreement to IQ-EQ, an Astorg portfolio company. "The opportunity to represent Greyline in its sale demonstrates a great amount of   more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 20 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2021: Haynes and Boone, LLP Co-Founder Mike Boone, Managing Partner Taylor Wilson, and Partner Jeff Dorrill are included in D CEO magazine's 2022 "Dallas 500" directory, which features the most powerful and influential business leaders in North Texas in more than 50 categories. "The Dallas 500 is the region's highly selective biographical database of the people who run Dallas-Fort Worth busine  more

HILLSBORO, Texas, Nov. 19 -- Hill College issued the following news: Hill College Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) held its fall induction ceremony last week. The Nu Xi Chapter inducted 17 new members and installed three new officers. Membership requires students to have a 3.5 minimum cumulative GPA in all coursework attempted at Hill College, be TSI complete, complete either 12 hours towards an AA, AAT, AS, or AAS degree or six hours towards a one-year certificate program. PTK Five Star Advisor Jim Will  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSEco) -- Houston Baptist University issued the following news release: A group of Houston Baptist University (HBU) administrators, faculty and staff joined philanthropist Esther Wong and family members on Friday, Nov. 12 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the establishment of the Spahr-Tan Center for International Education on the HBU campus. Wong chose to establish the Center at HBU to honor the legacy of her mother, Julia Tan, who was a pioneering Christian  more

AMES, Iowa, Nov. 19 (TNSRes) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Two of the biggest power grids on the planet are connected by seven small threads. Those seven threads (technically, they're back-to-back, high-voltage, direct-current connections) join America's Eastern and Western interconnections and have 1,320 megawatts of electric-power handling capacity. (The seam separating the grids runs, roughly, from eastern Montana, down the western borders of South Dakota, Nebr  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Nov. 20 (TNSOps) -- Lamar University issued the following news on Nov. 19, 2021: The Lamar University College of Engineering hosted representatives from Emerson Solutions and Scallon Controls for the dedication of the Emerson Advanced Technology Center on Nov. 4. The event included remarks from industry leaders, a round table discussion between industry and LU faculty, and culminated in the ribbon cutting for the new space located in the Center for Industrialization, Innovation  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSMon) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: A $1 million pledge from the M.D. Anderson Foundation to the University of Houston College of Medicine establishes the M.D. Anderson Foundation Endowed Professorship in Medicine to be held by a leader in health care innovation recruited to join the College of Medicine faculty. The gift, matched one-to-one by an anonymous donor to create a $2 million endowment, supports the new medi  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 19 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: Teen Vogue highlighted Governor Janet Mills' work to expand access to reproductive health care for Maine people, and the threat posed by her predecessor, anti-choice Republican Paul LePage, who repeatedly opposed a woman's right to choose and who fought tooth-and-nail to limit Maine peoples' access to health care. As Governor Mills has fortified Mainers' access to reproductive care, those   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 18 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2021: A Mayer Brown team represented Ironwood Midstream Energy Partners II, LLC (Ironwood II) in its merger with Nuevo Midstream Dos (Nuevo). The deal expands Ironwood II's crude oil midstream footprint in the Eagle Ford Shale region of Texas. Through the transaction, Ironwood II assumes management of Nuevo's assets, including approximately 100 miles of crude oil gathering pipeline and 300,000 barrels   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring discoveries in DNA damage response, immunotherapy combinations, radiosensitizers and leukemia treatment approaches * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recently published studies in basic, translational and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts. Current advances include discoveri  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Nov. 18 (TNSPol) -- Marquette University issued the following news release: As the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide cases this term concerning laws restricting abortions in Texas and Mississippi, the public has a complicated range of opinions about those laws and whether the Court should overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which made abortion legal nationwide. The latest Marquette Law School Poll focusing on the Supreme Court finds that more respondents op  more

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, Nov. 12 (TNSOps) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Dr. Brigett Scott discussed peer mentoring strategies as one of the highlight presentations during the 56th annual National Collegiate Honors Conference last month. The conference was held at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort near Orlando from Oct. 27-31. Dr. Scott's presentation, titled "Reimagining Honors Peer Mentoring" focused on the impact of peer mentoring during COVID-19.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 19 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release: Fourteen innovative and dedicated educators at UT institutions throughout the state were presented with a 2021 Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award during the Board of Regents meeting today. Recipients will each receive a medallion and a check for $25,000 in recognition of their contributions to student success and learning. "The best way to ensure students get the full promise of a UT degree is to prov  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSGra) -- Southwestern University issued the following news on Nov. 18, 2021: Representative John Carter (TX-31) and Southwestern University President Laura Skandera Trombley have announced that the University has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help attract, retain, and graduate students with high financial need who are majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Professor of Chemistry Em  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Undergraduate leads synthesis of scarce extract, possible drug precursor * * * A Rice University undergraduate student's grit and talent paid off in a big way when she introduced the first synthesis of a rare and potentially potent molecule drawn from poppies. Anavi Serna, a junior, spent the duration of a summer fellowship in the Rice lab of synthetic chemist Laszlo Kurti chasing a sequence that w  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice U. hashing method slashes cost of implementing differential privacy * * * Rice University computer scientists have discovered an inexpensive way for tech companies to implement a rigorous form of personal data privacy when using or sharing large databases for machine learning. "There are many cases where machine learning could benefit society if data privacy could be ensured," said Anshumali Sh  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: * * * Experts at Rice's Kinder Institute identify ways to address mounting crisis * * * Houston's supply of affordable housing is on the decline, and a new report from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research says the city must take advantage of community, state and federal support to reverse the trend. "Housing Preservation in Harris County," released today, examines the cha  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Models show aggregates and their monomers play role in channeling protein translation * * * Prions get mostly bad press, but they may be the keys to controlling protein synthesis in cells. Prions, proteins that can misfold and aggregate, have been implicated in many neurodegenerative diseases. Yet some prions are involved in storing long-term memories. New models by Rice University scientists descri  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: As a growing number of hospitals face unprecedented financial challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is concern that they might become acquisition targets by private equity firms. New research from Duke University and Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy indicates privately-acquired hospitals are significantly more likely to offer services that maximize profit and cut those that don't.   more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 20 (TNSEco) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Designs for a Sam Houston State University recreational sports renovation and expansion project were among the items approved by the Texas State University System Board of Regents at their regular quarterly meeting on Nov. 18 on the SHSU campus. Part of the Capital Improvements Program, the rec sports renovation and expansion project will be located east of the existing Recreational Sports Center/Hea  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSOps) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Academic Community Engagement (ACE) courses at Sam Houston State University take on many forms depending on the college, department, and even the course itself. ACE courses encourage students to use the skills learned in the classroom to collaborate with and assist community partners. Some professors have their students complete an ACE project for multiple community partners, while others have student  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSOps) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: For the past 10 years, Fidel Gonzalez, professor of economics and international business at Sam Houston State University, has attended an annual conference hosted by the American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE) at Texas A&M University until its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To fill the gap left from this cancellation, Gonzalez and other members of the ASHE worked together to create   more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSRes) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: * * * Research has broad applications for healthcare, designing new materials * * * Researchers and students in the Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Group (CATCO) at Southern Methodist University (SMU) are using vibrational spectroscopy to gain new insights into molecules with the help of SMU's powerful high performance computer. CATCO is led by Elfi Kraka, the Dedman Family Distinguished Prof  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSJou) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: SMU paleontologists have helped in the analysis of fossils from an ancient fish found in Texas. Isolated bones from a fish called a mawsoniid coelacanth were found in the Cenomanian Woodbine Formation in northeast Texas. Collector and Texan Bradley Carter, who made the discovery, donated the bones to SMU's Shuler Museum of Paleontology to have them examined. Coelacanths are giant, bottom-dwelling fish   more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Nov. 18 -- Southwestern University issued the following news: Southwestern University's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced an exclusive three-year partnership with Non-Fungible Token (NFT) platform and marketplace Legacy League that will allow Pirate fans to support and engage with Pirate Athletics through officially licensed digital collectibles. Southwestern is the first DIII institution to announce a partnership with an NFT platform. This collaboration   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSOps) -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: It is unusual to have a groundbreaking ceremony for a project that not only has already broken ground but has two new buildings well underway. But then, not much was usual in COVID-plagued 2020 when the TCC Northwest redevelopment project began. So, it was that when the ceremonial shoveling took place on Nov. 12, the past and future stood together, new buildings and old, as emblematic of what has b  more

MCKENZIE, Tennessee, Nov. 19 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and VP Racing Fuels officials announced today that the company will expand its existing operations and establish a new location in Carroll County. VP Racing Fuels, a subsidiary of San Antonio-based Texas Allied Holdings, Inc., will invest $14.2 million to expand its Huntingdon o  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Dr. Leif Andersson, a professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) and Uppsala University, and researchers from Uppsala and Princeton universities have uncovered the genetic basis for the yellow beak color of some Darwin's finch nestlings. Several species of Darwin's finch nestlings have a beak co  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Better understanding of the portrayal of mental health stigma in Latinx/Spanish-language media is necessary to improve the use of mental health resources in Latinx populations * * * Little research has been conducted on mental health content in Latinx/Spanish-language media, and filling this knowledge gap could be a key step to create and improve anti-stigma content in th  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Studying business is often associated with quantitative measures like numbers and statistics. Very few connect it with the qualitative feeling of compassion, but that's exactly what two Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi RELLIS Business professors have done. The Island University's Drs. Katherine Taken Smith, Professor of Marketing, and Lawrence Murphy Smith, Professor of Accountin  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has selected 15 institutions, including Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, to participate in the newly launched Transformation Accelerator Cohort (TAC). The program, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is designed to help institutions eliminate race, ethnicity, and income as predictors of student success  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSGra) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: The Mary and Jeff Bell Library at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi recently received $25,000 in funding from the Texas State Library & Archives Commission (TSLAC) under its Texas Reads grant program) to continue the archival process and begin digitization of the Charles F.H von Blucher Family Papers. The Bell Library's Special Collections and Archives Department began digitizing   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 20 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on Nov. 19, 2021: Texas A&M University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering's Data-Enabled Discovery and Design of Energy Materials (D3EM) program has been highlighted as part of four objectives in the 2021 Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) national strategic plan. Ten years ago, the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy released the MGI, which recogn  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following Q&A with Graduate Advisor Angie Dunn and Undergraduate Advisor Doug Beck: * * * The Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M University was created as a way to allow students to pave their own way in their academic careers. As innovative as it is challenging, multidisciplinary engineering offers degree options for students who want to specialize in a nontraditional eng  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSGra) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Through three awards granted by the United States Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy University Program, the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University is leading efforts for a push toward a cleaner energy future. The awards will fund research to optimize current and novel nuclear materials to further establish nuclear energy as a viable, sustainable source. "W  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The Department of Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University recently sent six students in its local branch of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) to the 2021 SNAME Maritime Convention in Rhode Island. As part of its ongoing push to further the educational experience of its students and expand the knowledge of its faculty, the department was excited to off  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Joining the global effort to curb air pollution, researchers at Texas A&M University have developed computational tools to accurately assess the footprint of certain organic atmospheric pollutants. Their simulation, described in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, could help government agencies keep a closer check on human-made sources of carbon-based pollutants. "  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration challenging its "Vaccine Mandate Rule." This mandate imposes an unprecedented federal vaccine decree on nearly every full-time employee, part-time employee, student, intern, volunteer, and contractor working at a wide range of healthcare facilities receiving Medicare or Medicaid funding. "At a time when we need healthcare   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop President Biden's unlawful vaccine mandate against federal contractors. This sweeping mandate is a part of the President's unconstitutional efforts to revitalize his flagging vaccination campaign at the cost of individual liberty. "The President's blatant disdain for those who choose to n  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amended complaint alleging Google's abuse of its monopoly power in online advertising. Display ads are the currency of the free and open internet. Google's goal is to control the largest auction in the world and control every segment of the market. It controls publishers on one side, advertisers on the other, and the exchange in the middle. That control allows   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate amicus brief in support of religious liberty, in a case that is pending in the Colorado Court of Appeals. Scardina v. Masterpiece Cakeshop is the second case brought against Jack Phillips, a baker, under state public accommodation laws--this time because he refused on religious grounds to make a custom cake celebrating a customer's gender transition.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate coalition filing an amicus brief in federal court, seeking to prevent Title X funds from being used to subsidize abortions under a rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Called the "Final Rule," this Biden Administration regulation illegally allows funds appropriated under Title X of the Public Health Service Act to be used i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 18 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton has provided a legal opinion in response to Goliad County Attorney Rob Baiamonte's request for advice regarding a county judge's authority to make and terminate a local disaster declaration. The record-breaking border crossings of illegal aliens has affected several Texas cities to the point they warrant a disaster declaration. In May 2021, Governor Abbott also declared a d  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: In recent months, disgraced Gov. Greg Abbott's government overreach has crossed the line into downright authoritarianism -- from his dystopian abortion ban, to his assault on democracy, to his effort to place classrooms under political control. Now, in addition to trying to stop kids from being able to learn in a safe, age-appropriate way about racism, sexism, and sexuality, Abbott is trying to stop educators from t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 19 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that CBRE, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, will, over the next 13 years, create 460 new jobs and more than $29 million in capital investment at its Dallas headquarters, and 550 new jobs and more than $13 million in capital investment at a new operations center in Richardson. Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grants  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 18 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas Instruments (TI) has selected Sherman as the location for their next 300-mm fabs, with potential of up to four fabs on the site to meet demand over time. TI is a Dallas-based, publicly-traded semiconductor company that manufactures processing chips. The new fabrication facilities will manufacture 300-mm semiconductor wafers with construction of  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Josh Hollub to the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners for a term set to expire on February 1, 2023. The board is responsible for regulating the practice of chiropractic. Josh Hollub of Houston is a commercial and industrial supervisor and estimator for Modern Plumbing Company, Inc. and is a licensed Journeyman and Master Plumber. He is a member of the Associated Plu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Sean Payton to the Texas Poet Laureate, State Musician and State Artists Committee for a term set to expire on October 1, 2023. The committee selects the state poet laureate, the state musician, the state artist representing 2-dimensional media, and the state artist representing 3-dimensional media from candidates submitted by the Texas Commission on the Arts. Sean Payto  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Edward Crawford and reappointed Kimberly Gramm and Manny Salazar to the Product Development and Small Business Incubator (PDSBI) Board for terms set to expire on February 1, 2027. The PDSBI fund is a revolving loan program administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank within the Governor's Office of Economic Development Finance Division at the direction of the PDSBI B  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today approved a Legislative Budget Board proposal transferring the funding needed for the Texas Secretary of State's office to establish a new Election Audit Division. This division will be conducting comprehensive forensic audits in the State of Texas. Currently, the Texas Secretary of State is conducting the largest forensic audit in the country. The Governor reques  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenging the COVID-19 vaccine mandate imposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In the petition, the Governor urges the court to vacate OSHA's unlawful mandate and confirm that his Executive Order GA-40 is not preempted. "This Court should vacate OSHA's Mandate, wh  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 18 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced Texas high school students will have the opportunity to participate in CyberStart America, an innovative, online cybersecurity talent search and competition sponsored by the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation (NCSF) and the SANS Institute. CyberStart is open to all students in grades 9-12 to explore their aptitude for cybersecurity and computer science  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Nov. 19, 2021: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement following an Andrews Independent School District (ISD) bus crash in Big Spring that killed at least two people and injured at least 14: "Our hearts go out to those who were injured or lost their lives in the bus crash in Big Spring, and we grieve for the families of those taken too soon. "The Texas Department of Public Safety is working cl  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 18 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter urging President Joe Biden to begin an aggressive dialogue during his upcoming meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador regarding border security and recent operational threats against American energy companies by the Mexican government. President Biden and President Lopez Obrador are set to meet at the White House on Thursday, Novem  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter urging President Joe Biden to immediately withdraw his nomination of Saule Omarova to Comptroller of the Currency. This letter is in response to past comments by Omarova expressing hostility towards American energy producers, including wanting businesses in the oil and gas industry "to go bankrupt." "Neither a president, nor his appointees, should ad  more

SEGUIN, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSGra) -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: TLU's Chemistry Department is the recipient of a $120,000 Welch Foundation grant to support faculty and student projects. As one of the nation's largest private funding sources for fundamental chemical research at universities, colleges, and other educational institutions in Texas, the Welch Foundation provides an opportunity for students to gain invaluable experience in laboratory research. Additionally, t  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSOps) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: Just a year and a half ago, Robert Royer's marketing company included a small cohort of professionals. Royer, a University of Houston-Victoria School of Business Administration alumnus, started his company in 2018 with the vision of creating a business centered around the marketing needs of the client. Now, Building Brands Marketing is one of Victoria's fastest-growing companies, w  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSGra) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Two professors with the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, with colleagues from the University of Michigan and University of New Mexico, have embarked on a road rarely traveled by researchers - exploring the unknown qualities, capabilities and secrets of fungi. Just to be clear here, we are talking about fungi - a group of microorganisms that can grow everywhere. Fungi are these m  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSOps) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: University of St. Thomas-Houston Professor Emeritus in Communication and attorney, Nicole Casarez, recently presented virtually on the Houston Forensic Science Center's Blind Proficiency Testing at the Conference Publique de l'Ecole des Sciences Criminelles international conference at Universite de Lausanne in Switzerland. Casarez's Leadership at Houston Forensic Science Center Casarez served o  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 19 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release: The University of Texas System Board of Regents today authorized The University of Texas at Tyler to purchase land for its School of Medicine. UT Tyler intends to finalize the purchase of approximately five acres of land, located in the heart of the medical district in Tyler. "Acquiring land for the medical education building is yet another important milestone toward the establishment of the medical sch  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Three Materials Science and Engineering doctoral students--Allison Osmanson, Mohsen Tajedini and Jimmy-Bao Le--earned the Best Student Presenter Award at TECHCON 2021, the flagship technical conference of the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC). The Top Student Presenter Award is granted to the top 10 presenters out of 160 total. It's the second straight year all three of UTA'  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2021: A new study of brain activity patterns in people doing a memory task finds that the way we make inferences -- finding hidden connections between different experiences -- changes dramatically as we age. The study's findings might one day lead to personalized learning strategies based on a person's cognitive and brain development. The researchers found that whereas adults build integrat  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Using the same approach they recently used to create effective vaccine candidates against COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), scientists are tackling another virus: the tick-borne Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). It causes death in up to 40% of cases, and the World Health Organization identified the disease as one of its top priorities for research and development. The results appear  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: People benefit from deep conversations, but we often stick to small talk with strangers because we underestimate how much they're interested in our lives, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin. The findings have important practical implications, especially as the pandemic wanes and people become more social again. "We wrongly assume that other people are so  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas are investigating the use of whole-cell vaccines to fight urinary tract infection (UTI), part of an effort to tackle the increasingly serious issue of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Dr. Nicole De Nisco, assistant professor of biological sciences, and Dr. Jeremiah Gassensmith, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, recently demonstr  more

TYLER, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSBook) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler has announced the release of a book authored by Professor Emeritus Neil Ford, Ph.D., titled "Journeys of a Field Biologist: Adventures With Snakes & Other Critters.'' Published by the UT Tyler Press, the book is a compilation of stories about Ford's international travels to conduct research as a herpetologist and professor of biology. Ford joined the UT   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Antonio Flores admits he was "very curious" when told a robot would be used to operate on him. "But honestly," he said, "everything I was thinking at that moment was to recover the quickest, so I could get back to work." Surgeons at Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, inserted cameras and surgical instruments inside his  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * Health care option for substance use disorders increases access as COVID-19 exacerbates opioid epidemic in Texas. * * * In partnership with UT Health San Antonio, Be Well Texas, a new statewide addiction medicine treatment option, has launched virtual services for those seeking recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs) and mental health challenges.   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSEco) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Ground has been broken for construction of a new building that will catalyze a unique partnership between UT Southwestern Medical Center and The University of Texas at Dallas, bringing their biomedical engineering programs together to foster innovative solutions for unmet medical needs. This 150,000-square-foot building, located on the East Campus of UT Southwestern Medical Center, is made p  more

BURBANK, California, Nov. 19 -- Walt Disney Television issued the following news release: The holiday festivities conclude in the final two episodes of "The Great Christmas Light Fight," on THURSDAY, DEC. 2 (9:00-11:00 p.m. EST). In the back-to-back episodes judges Carter Oosterhouse and Taniya Nayak head to the most spectacular Christmas displays in Texas and Arizona as the families showcase their extravagant homes to compete for the coveted Light Fight trophy and $50,000. "904" (9:00-10:00 p  more

CANYON, Texas, Nov. 18 (TNSJou) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: A West Texas A&M University assistant professor of environmental science helped examine weather patterns for a major new study on methane emissions. Dr. Erik T. Crosman from WT's Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences in the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences was one of several contributors to a study published Nov. 16 in Scientific Reports and funded by the Climate Progra  more

CANYON, Texas, Nov. 17 (TNSRes) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: A West Texas A&M University research team recently launched a study near the northernmost city in the United States that could have a long-range impact on measuring climate change. The team -- led by Dr. Naruki Hiranuma, associate professor of environmental sciences in WT's Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences -- journeyed to the north slope of Alaska near Utqiagvik to measure aerosols in  more

CANYON, Texas, Nov. 19 (TNSOps) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news on Nov. 18, 2021: There are a few - very few - dates that resonate in the American historical psyche: Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, landing on the moon on July 20, 1969, and 9/11 terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Certainly in the middle of those dates is another - Nov. 22, 1963. "It's seared forever, even for those of us who were babies or not alive yet," said Dr. Laura Bell, assistant professor of polit  more