AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 23 (TNSPer) -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2021: Sandra Gonzalez, a shareholder in the Austin office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has been appointed a Latina commissioner for the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA). As a commissioner, Gonzalez will play a vital role in the progression of issues that impact Latinas in the legal profession. "I am passionate about increasing the representation of Latinos withi  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSPer) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: After just three months at Haynes and Boone, LLP, Partner Randy Peak has been named Co-Chair of the firm's Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice Group. Randy joined the firm in August, supporting the Healthcare, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals Practice Groups and Precision Medicine and Digital Health group. He serves alongside Bill Morrison to co-lead the national healthcare p  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Robert Rivera to the Texas Lottery Commission for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027. The commission controls and supervises the operations of the state lottery and bingo, ensuring that all games are conducted fairly and in compliance with state law. Robert Rivera of Dallas is a Director at FMSBonds, Inc. He previously served on the Arlington City Counci  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Four-time Grammy winner and jazz bassist, singer, songwriter and composer Esperanza Spalding has been selected to receive the 2021 Richard Brettell Award in the Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas. Established in 2016 with a gift from Margaret McDermott, the Brettell Award recognizes the work of individuals in visual arts, music, literature, performance or architecture/design. The awar  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Nov. 23 (TNSAwa) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Angelo State University's Mu Gamma chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) international honor society for education has received a 2021 Achieving Chapter Excellence (ACE) Award from the KDP national organization for chapter activities during 2019-21. Established in 1995 and awarded every two years, the ACE Award is the highest honor a KDP chapter can earn. It recognizes KDP chapters that meet strict eligibil  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 23 (TNSAwa) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Carolyn Jess, a Sam Houston State University senior studying environmental science, has been awarded the 2021 Texas State University System Regents' Student Scholar Award. This award recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement, exceptional leadership abilities and great contributions to their institutions and communities. "I am incredibly honored and humbled to have received this award a  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 26 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news on Nov. 25, 2021: For her tireless work with the local transgender community, Norena Gutierrez '22, a graduate student in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, received an Ally award from the Coastal Bend Trans Alliance (CBTA). The award was presented on Nov. 20 during the sixth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance service an  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Abbott has appointed Timothy "Tim" Strawther and Michael "Mike" Boyd to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission for terms set to expire on February 1, 2023 and February 1, 2025, respectively. The Commission seeks to preserve, protect, expand, and attract new military missions, assets, and installations. Additionally, the Commission encourages defense-related businesses to expand or reloc  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 23 (TNSAwa) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release: To honor his career of empowering diverse communities for success, Alamo Colleges District Chancellor Dr. Mike Flores was presented with the Ohtili Award from the Consulate General of Mexico. The award presentation and celebration occurred at the San Antonio-Mexico Friendship Council (SAMFCO) 2021 Noche de Amistad Gala on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. The Ohtli recognition is one of the most  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 27 (TNSPar) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on Nov. 26, 2021: Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and Incepta Vaccine Ltd. today announced a licensing agreement for the development of a safe, effective and affordable COVID-19 vaccine. Incepta Vaccine Ltd. is a vaccine manufacturing company founded in 2011 that provides high-quality vaccines to the population in Bangladesh and across the globe. Incepta has licensed a recombinan  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSPar) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on Nov. 23, 2021: Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital and ImmunityBio, Inc., a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, today announced a licensing agreement for the development of a safe, effective and affordable COVID-19 vaccine. ImmunityBio was founded in 2014 by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who serves as the company's Executive Chairman and Global Chief Scientific and Medical Officer, t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 23 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on Nov. 22, 2021: John* was awake and alert on the operating table, conscious during brain surgery. But he wasn't in distress; in fact, he says, "It was suddenly like I was back online." John, who suffers from treatment resistant depression (TRD), is the first person to participate in a clinical trial using deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat TRD led by Dr. Sameer Sheth, associate professor of neuros  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: After nearly two years of grappling with an economic crisis made worse by the previous administration's failed handling of COVID-19, hardworking Americans finally have some relief. Thanks to President Biden's leadership, millions of Americans are returning to work, supply chain bottlenecks are easing, and the administration has taken significant steps to lower oil prices across the natio  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSPro) -- Houston Baptist University issued the following news release: * * * Houston Baptist University Offers New Information Systems Degree Program Prospective students interested in technology can now pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems at Houston Baptist University (HBU). The new degree officially launched in the fall 2021 semester and is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to analyze computing problems and design, imp  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Nov. 20 (TNSAcc) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: The Howard Payne University School of Nursing was notified that the baccalaureate degree program in nursing has received accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), www.ccneaccreditation.org. The accreditation is effective as of Oct. 21, 2020, the date of the program's CCNE evaluation. "The 'gold standard' for baccalaureate nursing education is national accreditation," said   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSMon) -- Lamar University issued the following news on Nov. 23, 2021: The Texas Legislature has approved $44.9 million in capital construction assistance to support the renovation of the Mary and John Gray Library at Lamar University. This funding, approved in mid-October as part Senate Bill 52, will support the first significant renovation of the library since it was dedicated in 1976. "This is a much-needed renovation for a facility that has sat at the heart of La  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSOps) -- Lamar University issued the following news: The Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program was established in 1994 by longtime Lamar University supporter Regina Rogers as a tribute to her late mother, Julie Rogers, a breast cancer survivor. Rogers has teamed up with the LU JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing and Sandra Cesario, program director and tenured professor in the College of Nursing at Texas Woman's University, to bring ovarian cancer awareness to the South  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSGra) -- Lamar University issued the following news: On Tuesday, Nov. 23, ExxonMobil US Recruiting presented the Lamar University College of Engineering with a grant check to acknowledge the university's role in providing a constant source of quality engineering hires for their company. ExxonMobil has consistently hired graduates from LU for all the local sites and beyond. "Throughout the challenges and changes the pandemic brought to the past couple of years, we co  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 23 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Millions of barrels of oil are produced daily from U.S. shale reservoirs. Yet this quantity is small in comparison to the actual amount of oil locked away in these subsurface rocks. The oil and gas industry has put fiber-optic sensing cables downhole to better understand hydraulic fracture results and why stimulation and production processes don't free the trapped oil at expected  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 20 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2021: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and KRQE-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the surrounding area, announced today the Foundation will donate $10,000 to The National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation (NHCCF), located in Albuquerque's historic neighborhood of Barelas. The Center is dedicated to the preserva  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 23 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2021: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WLAX-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving La Crosse, Wisconsin, and the surrounding area, announced today that the Foundation will donate $5,000 to The Hunger Task Force of La Crosse, a free local food bank delivering food to those in need. For 23 years, The Hunger Task Force has provided a safety net   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: * * * Art exhibitions at Moody, MFAH will contextualize research presented Dec. 3-4 * * * Scholars from across the world will convene at the Moody Center for the Arts Dec. 3-4 for a Rice University conference sharing new findings about the intra-American slave trade. "Bound Away: Voyages of Enslavement in the Americas" will also recognize Rice's new role as host of the SlaveVoyages databa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 23 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Artificial intelligence technology is now used by a growing number of companies looking to hire the best employees, but new research from Rice University warns how it can incorporate biases and overlook important characteristics among job applicants. The study explores the scientific, legal and ethical concerns raised by personnel selection tools that rely on AI technologies and machine learning algorithms.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 26 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2021: * * * Fragile orbits of seven exoplanets could survive only limited early bombardment * * * Seven Earth-sized planets orbit the star TRAPPIST-1 in near-perfect harmony, and U.S. and European researchers have used that harmony to determine how much physical abuse the planets could have withstood in their infancy. "After rocky planets form, things bash into them," said astrophysicist Sean R  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 23 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice lab finds 2D perovskite compound has the right stuff to challenge bulkier products * * * Rice University engineers have achieved a new benchmark in the design of atomically thin solar cells made of semiconducting perovskites, boosting their efficiency while retaining their ability to stand up to the environment. The lab of Aditya Mohite of Rice's George R. Brown School of Engineering discovered  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSMon) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Helena Halmari, professor of Linguistics in the Department of English, was named a Texas State University System Regents' Professor, a designation that recognizes faculty whose performance excels in three different areas--research, teaching and service. Halmari was formally recognized at the November Board of Regents meeting, where she received a $10,000 award, a commemorative medallion, and a Board   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) has received a generous donation from Nestle Purina PetCare to establish the college's first wellness endowment within the CVMBS' Small Animal Clinical Sciences (VSCS) Department. The Purina Health and Wellness Endowment will distribute an annual stipend to the depa  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: As part of the energy transition, the energy industry is looking toward the oceans for reliable, sustainable and renewable energy sources. Researchers and engineers aim to create technology that can supply cost-competitive ocean renewable power to support coastal communities, which comprise half of the U.S. population. Dr. HeonYong Kang, assistant professor in the Department of   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 23 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate coalition to defend against a challenge to Arkansas' law that stops experimentation on children experiencing gender dysphoria. In the scientific community, the general consensus has been that more research is needed before providing children with potentially irreversible "gender-affirming care," such as providing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, o  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 23 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: With Texans gearing up for the holiday season, winter is officially around the corner. However, Texas remains woefully unprepared for what the winter weather might bring -- because ten months after February's devastating winter power outages, failed Gov. Greg Abbott is hellbent on leaving our grid as disaster-prone as ever. Over the weekend, the Texas Tribune reported (https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/20/texas-  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced at a press conference in Austin that Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd. ("Samsung") will build a new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Taylor. Samsung's approximated $17 billion investment will be the largest foreign direct investment in Texas on record, bringing the company's total Texas investment to more than $35 billion since 1996. The new manufact  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 22 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-007) on the distribution of the National Research University Fund: * * * Here is the summary of the report: The State Auditor's Office obtained reasonable assurance that information the University of Texas at Arlington (University) reported to the Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) met the eligibility requirements for receiving National Research University F  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSEco) -- Trinity University issued the following news on Nov. 23, 2021: Thousands of HCAD alumni live all over the country and hold various leadership positions in the healthcare industry. Among this alumni community, they share one thing in common: the desire to see a renovated HCAD space in Chapman. In 2023, their dreams will become reality! Designed by O'Neil Ford, the Chapman Center opened in 1964 to house the University's graduate school. Today, the Chapman   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSPar) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston: Helping Families Living in Unstable Housing The University of Houston Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) will work with Fort Bend County officials to improve the lives of families living in unstable housing conditions caused by economic hardship and other stressors. County commissioners voted unanimously to approve a memorandum of understanding between CMAS an  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 23 (TNSRep) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Changes in Police Budgets Drew Majority Opposition in the Study * * * When it comes to political issues in Texas these days, it seems a lot easier to find sharply divided opinions than general agreement. But a new statewide survey found clear majority support for one matter in the public eye - criminal justice reform. The Texas Trends Survey project is a new five-year survey project from t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Researcher Creates System Based on Public-Domain Data * * * In this uber-cautious pandemic era, have you ever wondered when the best time to go run an errand might be, maybe when your grocery store is the least crowded, so you could reduce the chance of being exposed to a contagious disease? Well, there could soon be an app for that. In fact, implementation of a re  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Researcher Addressing Gender Stereotypes in Computer Science, Engineering * * * The perception that boys are more interested than girls in computer science and engineering starts as young as age six, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. That may be one reason why girls and women are underrepresented in these STEM career  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Nov. 24, 2021: * * * Study uncovers new role for histamine receptor, suggesting possible treatment approach in combination with checkpoint inhibitors * * * New research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that treatment with antihistamines, a commonly used allergy medication, was associated with improved responses to immune checkpoint inhibitor  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Nov. 24, 2021: * * * MD Anderson-led Phase II study resulted in first FDA-approved therapy for VHL disease * * * Results from a Phase II trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that treatment with belzutifan, a small-molecule inhibitor of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-2a, achieved strong clinical activity in patients with r  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 23 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA researchers have shortened 15-day differentiation process down to 90 minutes * * * Researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington are working to create a modeling technique that better predicts how stem cells develop into specific cells, such as bone or skin. The team, led by mechanical engineering Associate Professor Alan Bowling, is using a three-year, $416,00  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * NIH funds UTA lab's exploration of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections * * * Experts predict that without intervention, the problem of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections could be catastrophic by 2050, killing nearly 10 million people each year. To seek solutions, the National Institutes of Health awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant to Joseph Boll, assistant   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSGra) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Like thieves looking for unlocked doors or windows, cybercriminals search for mistakes in software code that could allow them to break into computer networks to steal private data or launch attacks. Dr. Shiyi Wei, assistant professor of computer science at The University of Texas at Dallas Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, develops tools to prevent cyberattacks by find  more

TYLER, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: E. Cory Sills, PhD, assistant professor of geography at The University of Texas at Tyler, has published a paper about the discovery of salt workers' residences at an underwater Maya site. The ancient Maya built stone temples and palaces in the rainforest of Central America, along with dynastic records of royal leaders carved in stone, but they lacked a basic commodity essential to daily   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: An estimated 1.4 million men were diagnosed with prostate cancer worldwide in 2020, according to the American Cancer Society and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. With a new diagnosis of prostate cancer, these men have approximately a 30% incidence of depression and anxiety, a fourfold higher risk of heart attack and a twofold higher risk of comm  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 23, 2021: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP (NYSE: KRP) on the public offering of 4,312,500 common units, including 562,500 common units purchased pursuant to the underwriter's option to purchase additional common units, at the public offering price of US$14.00 per common unit for an aggregate amount of US$57,658,125. Kimbell is a leading oil & gas mineral and roy  more