VICTORIA, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSPer) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: Kyoko Amano, dean of the University of Houston-Victoria School of Arts & Sciences, was recently elected to serve as a board member of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, a national organization that represents hundreds of colleges and universities. The council is a national association of more than 500 colleges and universities working together to represent the liberal art  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSPer) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2021: Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), has appointed Chris Cook as Vice President and General Manager of its broadcasting and digital operations in Lafayette, LA (DMA #122), including KLFY-TV (CBS) and klfy.com and their related digital and social media channels. Mr. Cook will begin his duties immediat  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSPer) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Ruth Lopez Turley, a prolific education researcher, professor of sociology and director of Rice University's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), has been selected as the next director of the university's Kinder Institute for Urban Research after current director Bill Fulton steps down June 30, 2022. "I am extremely honored to step into this role," Turley said. "Together with the institute's talented  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Edward "Walt" Koenig to the Governor's Committee to Support the Military for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. The committee studies and makes recommendations on how to best maintain and enhance military value at existing military installations in Texas and how to best make Texas a more attractive destination for additional military missions. Edw  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 1 (TNSPer) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: Baker Donelson has added 24 new associates across the Firm. The new associates and their primary areas of practice are: Atlanta, Georgia * Maximilian Oehlschlaegel (Corporate) * Ida Sassani (Complex Torts) Baltimore, Maryland * Heather R. Alleva (Health) * Patrick Hanlon (Advocacy) Baton Rouge, Louisiana * David Bayard (Tax) Birmingham, Alabama * Rodney Dillard (Busin  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSPer) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The Welch Institute for Advanced Materials, a strategic partnership between The Welch Foundation and Rice University focused on world-leading advanced materials research, has named Sir Anthony Cheetham and Professor Kristin Persson to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Carin Barth, chair and director of The Welch Foundation, said the appointees' knowledge and achievements "will be invaluable to The Welch   more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSAwa) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Jerrell Sherman, associate dean of student advocacy received the Chair Academy's Idahlynn Karre Exemplary Leadership Award at the organization's International Leadership Conference. The award recognizes achievements that advance academic and administrative leadership in higher education. "This award represents my profound appreciation for the opportunity to support and provide guidance to a diverse st  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. 4 (TNSAwa) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Dr. Alex Del Carmen, Associate Dean for Tarleton State University's College of Liberal and Fine Arts, has received one of the highest honors given by the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration, recognizing his work in organizational change benefiting the profession and involvement in community service and civic activities. Created in 2012, the Gary W. Sykes Award for Professional Achievem  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSAwa) (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Xinzhu Zheng '21, along with her Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Ankit Srivastava, associate professor, both from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, along with their industry collaborator Dr. Hassan Ghassemi-Armaki from General Motors R&D, received the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) 2021 finalist medal for their paper titled "Str  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSOps) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: The Alamo Colleges District together with Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED), a leading solutions provider for the education industry, today announced for Spring 2022 and Summer 2022 semesters, all returning and new students will receive their required textbooks for free. The new and innovative program, called AlamoBOOKS+, will provide all required textbooks and course   more

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Dec. 1 -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: Amentum, a leading contractor of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced today that Nuclear Production One, LLC, (NPOne), a joint venture between Amentum and Fluor, has been awarded the contract to manage and operate the Y-12 National Security Complex and the Pantex Plant in Tennessee and Texas, respectively. NPOne will be responsible for perform  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSRep) -- American Airlines issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: American Airlines announced today that it has finalized a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement with Aemetis. The agreement brings the airline's total SAF commitment to more than 120 million gallons, a signal of the integral role SAF will play in American's efforts to reduce carbon emissions and achieve its ambitious sustainability goals. The airline's agreement with Aemet  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Dec. 3 -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Two members of Angelo State University's Ram Powerlifting Club brought home first-place medals from the U.S.A. Powerlifting 2021 Longhorn Open competition at the University of Texas at Austin. Competing against lifters from colleges and universities across Texas, ASU's Jeremiah Fultz of Cedar Hill took first place in the 163 pounds Raw Collegiate contest, and Jaylen Montgomery of Waco took first place in the 145 po  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 2 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: Today as the Supreme Court heard arguments for Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a lawsuit that could effectively overturn Roe v. Wade, Arizonans are reminded that every GOP Senate primary candidate supports these archaic, dangerous, and unpopular anti-choice laws. Access to abortion is under attack like never before, with the Supreme Court deliberating abortion bans in Texas  more

WACO, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSAwa) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Dec. 1, 2021: Alexandra Ronnenberg, who graduated from Baylor University in May with a B.S.Ed. in elementary education, has been named Clinical Teacher of the Year for the state of Texas, honored for her outstanding instruction and interaction with children while a senior at Baylor. She is the fourth Baylor intern to receive the award in the last five years it has been presented. No award was given in 2020 due to CO  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSMon) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Three pitch competitions were rolled into one awards ceremony that conferred more than $400,000 in prize money for the 2021 Big Idea Competition at The University of Texas at Dallas. The Nov. 9 ceremony, hosted by the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IIE) in the Edith O'Donnell Arts and Technology Building Lecture Hall, concluded a months-long search for the biggest ideas in Nor  more

ADA, Oklahoma, Dec. 1 (TNSPer) -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: Governor Bill Anoatubby has appointed Frank Johnson, Jr., to Deputy Secretary of Governmental Affairs and Partnerships. Mr. Johnson, of Paoli, Okla., is a Chickasaw citizen and longtime Chickasaw Nation employee who began his tenure with the tribe in 2006. He has previously served as Undersecretary of Governmental Affairs. Governmental Affai  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 2 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Shell Enterprises LLC's prolific Delaware basin position for $9.5 billion in cash. After customary closing adjustments, cash paid for the acquisition is approximately $8.6 billion, with an effective date of July 1, 2021. The assets include ~225,000 net acres and producing properties l  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 3 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: Customers have spoken, and American Airlines has won the prestigious Five Star rating in The APEX Official Airline Ratings(TM), Global Airline category for the fourth consecutive year. The award is based on customer feedback on their overall travel experience. Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) is a global nonprofit and one of the world's largest international airline associations. "We are incredibly  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Michael Iwasko has always admired the passion his wife Alicia pours into her work with Dallas ISD families, first as a teacher and now as principal at Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School. That is why when their daughter turned 2, he decided to quit his corporate job and find a way to also make a difference. "I wanted my daughter [Nadezhda] to look at me with the same pride as whe  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: The application period for the district's choice programs is open through January. This Saturday, Dec. 4, families can connect to our Discover informational workshops to learn more about our choice school programs for elementary, middle, and high school students. If families are interested in a particular school, they can also join one of the several open houses that Dallas ISD s  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Applications open Wednesday, Dec. 1, for spring 2022 Higher Education Emergency Response Funds (HEERF) to assist Tarleton State University students impacted by COVID-19. "We remain committed to doing all we can to support our students," said university President James Hurley. "Tarleton Texans experiencing financial stress because of the pandemic should apply. We want to help every single studen  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 2 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2021: ExxonMobil said today it has finalized corporate plans, which increase spending to $15 billion on greenhouse gas emission-reduction projects over the next six years while maintaining disciplined capital investments in its industry-leading portfolio. The plans support the corporate strategy of continued structural cost savings, investment in low-cost-of-supply and  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 30 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2021: Just in time for the holiday season, discovery+ will premiere the original special Fruitcake Fraud, which will begin streaming Dec. 1 on discovery+. The gripping special follows the baffling case of a fraud at the Collin Street Bakery in Corsicana, Texas - long recognized as one of the world's largest fruitcake distributors - after it was realized in 2013 that one of the bakery's employe  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Dec. 4 (TNSOps) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2021: Howard Payne University's alumni, friends, community partners and students showed record-breaking support on GivingTuesday, the global day of giving held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. HPU received a total of $800,345 with donations given by over 255 individuals, topping last year's GivingTuesday as the largest single day of giving in the university's history. The extraordinary   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 30 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2021: Husch Blackwell served as real estate, state and federal regulatory, state and federal environmental, and state tax counsel to Savion. LLC in its sale of the development rights of the Brazoria West Solar Project to Shikun & Binui USA along with the debt and tax equity financing. Savion is a subsidiary of Macquarie Capital's Green Investment Group. The construction at Brazoria West  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 30 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2021: GEDI is progressing rapidly in the digital audio market, now aiming for the podcasting segment. There are over 120 million podcast listeners every month in the USA alone, with more than one billion downloads. Interest is also growing in Italy for this rapidly expanding market, which already reaches 10 million users each month, skewing toward younger demographics. To take advantage of these new oppo  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 4 (TNSGra) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a $1.5 million grant to a research team in The University of Texas at Arlington's Aerodynamics Research Center to examine how lasers could be utilized to destroy hypersonic threats to the United States. Luca Maddalena, a professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department and director of the Aerodynamics Research Center, is pr  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- Lamar University issued the following news: On Tuesday, Nov. 30, Lamar University and ExxonMobil officially opened the latest Cardinal NEST (Navigating Excellence Success and Triumph) at Amelia Elementary School, which joins Pietzsch-MacArthur, Blanchette, Charlton-Pollard, Amelia, Martin, Regina Howell, Homer, Guess and Fletcher as Beaumont ISD NEST campuses. As part of the launch, ExxonMobil and LU hosted a pep rally and ribbon cutting ceremony with represe  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: A team of six E. J. Ourso College of Business students will advance to compete in Deloitte's national 2022 Audit Innovation Campus Challenge (AICC). The LSU team is one of 12 teams selected for the national competition out of 45 colleges and universities. Team members are Brooks Belanger of Shreveport, La; Kaitlyn Bowlin of Bossier City, La.; Veronica Cannon of Houston; Carly Carpenter of Ba  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 2 (TNSGra) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Earth's climate is changing, and those changes have been identified as a threat to U.S. national security. To gather the latest, most critical data to address these challenges, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, has awarded climate researchers $5.4 million over five years as part of the Southern Climate Impact Planning Program, or SCIPP. SCIPP is a collaborative re  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Following last month's consideration of two cases directly challenging the constitutionality of the disastrous Texas abortion ban, today the U.S. Supreme Court appeared poised to overturn Roe v. Wade as they heard oral arguments in a case surrounding Mississippi's ban. That means that Michigan's next governor would be the last line of defense in the fight for reproductive rights. Michigan has a near-t  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 1 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WXIN-TV FOX 59 and WTTV-TV CBS4, the Nexstar television stations serving Indianapolis and Central Indiana, announced today that the Foundation will donate $5,000 each to two food banks serving the area. The Foundation will donate $5,000 to Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana and another $5,000 to Midwest Food Bank of Indiana.   more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 1 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and KTXL-TV FOX40, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Sacramento, California and the surrounding area, announced today that the Foundation will donate $10,040 to the Sacramento Chapter of The Salvation Army. For many years, The Salvation Army has been a pillar of hope in Sacramento, always there when the comm  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 26 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and KCLO-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Rapid City, South Dakota, and part of the KELOLAND Media Group serving the state, announced today the Foundation will donate $5,000 to Storybook Island. The mission of Storybook Island is to provide a free, safe, educational environment for those "young in years or young at hear  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSPer) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced the promotion of David Hart to Vice President and General Manager of its broadcasting and digital operations in Savannah, Georgia (DMA #91), including WSAV-TV (NBC), WSAV-DT2 (CW), wsav.com, and their related digital and social media channels. Mr. Ha  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- The Texas A&M University's Engineering Experiment Station issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2021: In an effort to continue broadening the understanding of advanced nuclear technology, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station has installed the NuScale small modular reactor control room simulator at the Center for Advanced Small Modular and Micro Reactors (CASMR). The simulator at CASMR will provide an authentic feel of being in the cont  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 2 (TNSOps) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University students Britton Firth, Conrad Harker, Shelby Moses and Weston Parker from the Spears School of Business master's in business analytics program scored in the top five at the Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics Case Competition, hosted by the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University on Nov. 11. For the third year in a row, OSU students finished in the top 10 percent of the hi  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 3 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: While the majority of Americans support SCOTUS upholding Roe v. Wade (and oppose Texas' abortion ban), the far-right PA-Gov candidates continue to double down on their extreme anti-choice agenda -- making clear that the stakes in the gubernatorial race simply couldn't be higher for reproductive rights. Despite the far-right PA-Gov candidates' statements, Harrisburg Republicans spent the week downpl  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 2 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on Dec. 1, 2021: * * * The Supreme Court began hearing a Mississippi challenge to Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. If SCOTUS overturns these two landmark rulings, Pennsylvania would be "quite literally one election away from essentially becoming Texas." The majority of Americans support SCOTUS upholding Roe v. Wade and oppose a Texas-style abortion ban -- which would effectively ba  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 2 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: This week, the Supreme Court heard a Mississippi challenge to Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, and last month they heard a challenge to Texas' extreme and wildly unpopular abortion ban -- and the next Governor could determine whether a dangerous, draconian abortion ban becomes law in Pennsylvania. A majority of Americans support the rights afforded to women under Roe and oppose Texas' e  more

CANYON, Texas, Dec. 1 -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: Public and nonprofit workers looking to advance into administration and management can take advantage of a new West Texas A&M University online graduate program that will launch in Fall 2022. The new, fully online master of public administration program will offer three concentrations --one focusing on criminal justice administration, one focusing on rural/local government and one focusing on general public administr  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Students in the Department of Environmental and Geosciences can see changes in topography in a new way thanks to the efforts of one professor and the support he received from the department. Associate professor Joseph Hill received a STEM grant to build an augmented reality sandbox to be used in the classroom to give students a hands-on approach to geology. The sandbox serves as a 3D visualization too  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSOps) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Students from the Center for Law, Engagement, And Politics (LEAP) programs "City Fellows" and "LEAP LEADs" aren't on any town's city council, at least not yet. However, that didn't stop them from gathering at Huntsville's City Hall to learn how municipalities operate. They learned from some of the area's best through a simulated mock city council workshop with former Mayor Mac Woodward and former City   more

WACO, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSOps) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Dec. 1, 2021: Baylor University students joined Waco community leaders in celebration of $79,500 in total grants presented to seven local nonprofits through the University's "Philanthropy and the Public Good" course and its ongoing partnership with the Fort Worth-based Philanthropy Lab. On Nov. 30, students gathered in the Cashion Academic Center, along with President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., to deliver the good  more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSJou) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Nov. 29, 2021: A Baylor University-led study on ethical listening discovered that women and nonmanagers believe that management is not receptive to their feedback and are dissatisfied with organization listening efforts. That, in turn, has led to fewer employees sharing legitimate concerns. Marlene Neill, Ph.D., APR, associate professor and graduate program director in journalism, public relations and new media, co  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. 4 (TNSPar) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: * * * Tarleton Partners With Italy ISD on Admission, Scholarships Beginning with the 2021-22 school year, Tarleton State University will provide annual scholarships and guarantee admission to Italy High School seniors who graduate in the top 25 percent of their class. The Italy Independent School District and Tarleton leaders finalized the agreement with a memorandum signed at a recent meetin  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. 3 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Northwest Independent School District seniors could find it easier to obtain a college education after Tarleton State University and NISD trustees signed an agreement to benefit the school's top graduates. The Northwest ISD Board of Trustees and Tarleton leaders finalized a memorandum of understanding offering annual scholarships and guaranteed admission for the top 25 percent of NWHS graduates beginnin  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi received the Bronze Seal Award as part of the ALL IN-Campus Democracy Challenge, a nationwide contest that empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. The Democracy Fellows from the Campus Vote Project at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi earn the bronze-level seal due to their work related to the 20  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on Nov. 30, 2021: Chances are you've either heard of the global semiconductor chip shortage or been personally affected by it when looking into purchasing a new or used vehicle over the last year and a half. You might be wondering why this has happened and how the situation can be remediated. Two faculty members in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: A grant from the U.S. Department of Education is paving the way to address the country's need for resilient infrastructure while training the next generation of engineers in advanced construction methods and technologies. Disasters from natural hazards such as hurricanes, floods and earthquakes increase the need for rapidly constructible and resilient infrastructure to expedite t  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on Nov. 29, 2021: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the critical need for new risk management strategies that can quickly shift production and logistics to meet customer demand surges during disruptions. To address this problem, the SecureAmerica Institute (SAI) launched a nationwide search for projects that could further empower and secure a resilient U.S. manufacturing and defense i  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 3 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Le Xie, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University and assistant director-energy digitization at the Texas A&M Energy Institute, has been named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his contributions to the economic and secure operations of power systems and big data analytics. Fellow is one of the   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Office is pleased to announce a $15.3 million settlement of the Texas City Y Oil Spill Natural Resource Damage (NRDA) matter. The damages occurred on March 22, 2014, when a barge owned and operated by Kirby Inland Marine, LP ("Kirby") collided with a cargo ship in Galveston Bay near Texas City. The barge spilled approximately 168,000 gallons of oil into Galveston Bay and the Gu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: This year, Texans have faced unending challenges due to Gov. Greg Abbott's disastrous policies -- from a power grid still at high risk of failure, to Abbott's dangerous COVID response that has since left 74,000 Texans dead and 14,000 children orphaned. However, while Abbott and Texas Republicans have failed Texans again and again, thanks to Democrats, our state is catching a break on at least one front. Bidenomics ar  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Nov. 29, 2021, by Chair Gilberto Hinojosa: * * * Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement on President Biden's update on the new Omicron variant: "I'm grateful for President Biden's continued steady leadership as we respond to the new Omicron variant. Once again, President Biden is prioritizing the health, safety, lives, and livelihoods of Americans -- and taking a scien  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on Dec. 2, 2021: Texas Democratic Party Co-Executive Director Jamarr Brown issued the following statement on the urgent need for federal abortion rights protections, given new attacks in Texas and from the Supreme Court. "Today, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court took up Mississippi's attack on abortion rights, yet another restrictive anti-abortion law is taking effect in Texas. S.B. 4, Republicans' law adding n  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 4 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today delivered remarks at the Toyota Tundra Roll Off Ceremony in San Antonio. During the ceremony, Toyota unveiled their all-new 2022 Toyota Tundra pickup truck and the first-ever Tundra hybrid -- made exclusively at Toyota's San Antonio manufacturing plant. "There is no brand more powerful than Made In Texas, and Toyota's San Antonio-based production of the all-new 2  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, eight proposed amendments to the Constitution of Texas were voted on in the Constitutional Amendment Special Election held on November 2, 2021; and WHEREAS, on the 29th day of November, 2021, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas, did certify the tabulation prepared by the secretary of state; and WHEREAS, the tabulation and total of the votes cast for and against each proposed amendment e  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $308 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of December. The allotments are expected to help more than 1.5 million Texas households. "The extension of emergency SNAP food benefits for the month of December ensures that Tex  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSGra) -- Texas Southern University's Center for Justice Research issued the following news release: The Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern University has received $410,000 in funding from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to continue its work in building and sustaining diversity within criminal justice research. The contribution also supports the center's efforts in establishing a network of systemic change in education for graduate students and faculty. "  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSRes) -- Texas Southern University's Center for Justice Research issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2021: * * * Center for Justice Research Releases Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and School Suspensions Research Report * * * The Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern University (TSU) today released its most recent research publication titled "Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and School Suspensions." The study's key finding revealed that Black students are 17 time  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2021: * * * UH Researcher Develops New Fluid That Light Can Cut * * * Jiming Bao, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, has developed a new fluid that can be cut open by light and demonstrated macroscopic depression of ferrofluid, the kind of fluid that can be moved around with a magnet. The new method of molding and deforming water has potenti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Leading Collaboration to Unite Academia and Industry * * * To address a growing need for expertise in energy sector data analytics, five major Texas public universities have teamed up with multiple energy industry partners to train the sector's future workforce. Starting with a five-week data science camp next summer, the new program will focus on skills needed to optim  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * Computational studies of laser-induced non-equilibrium reveal new states of matter * * * Equilibrium may be a hard state to achieve in our lives, but it is the standard state of nature. From the perspective of chemistry and physics, equilibrium is a bit dull - at least to Cheng-Chien Chen, assistant professor of physics at the University of Alabama a  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release: Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory have discovered an unusually massive black hole at the heart of one of the Milky Way's dwarf satellite galaxies, called Leo I. Almost as massive as the black hole in our own galaxy, the finding could redefine our understanding of how all galaxies -- the building blocks of the universe -- evolve.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 1 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release: The University of Texas System is expanding comprehensive degree and certification programs in Laredo to better serve the health care and educational needs of one of the fastest-growing regions of Texas. The new UT Education and Research Center at Laredo will offer programs taught by faculty from UT San Antonio, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and UT Health Science Center at Houston. Degrees and  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 4 (TNSPro) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * University of Texas-Arlington Now Offering Accelerated, Campus-Based Nursing Program The University of Texas at Arlington has launched its first accelerated campus-based Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, which allows students to finish their last two years of nursing school in 15 months. The first cohort in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation (CONHI) began ear  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSGra) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Arlington will use a $1.5 million grant to support domestic doctoral students specializing in Internet-of-Things (IoT) study and research. Ishfaq Ahmad, a UT Arlington professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, is the principal investigator on the project, which includes $1.2 million from the U.S. Department of Education and $300,000   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The rate of opioid and other drug overdoses is on the rise in Texas, but there has been no statewide system to collect overdose data--until now. An interdisciplinary team of developers, designers, clinical partners and researchers led by Dell Medical School and the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin has created a digital reporting and surveillance system to track dru  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 4 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Few developments have rocked the biotechnology world or generated as much buzz as the discovery of CRISPR-Cas systems, a breakthrough in gene editing recognized in 2020 with a Nobel Prize. But these systems that naturally occur in bacteria are limited because they can make only small tweaks to genes. In recent years, scientists discovered a different system in bacteria that might lead to even more power  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 4 (TNSGra) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: A University of Texas at Dallas geoscientist is uncovering new information about the dynamics of the Earth's interior with the help of a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation. Dr. Hejun Zhu received the five-year, $537,000 award earlier this year to support his research to understand better the physical properties of the mantle, which mak  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Scientists from The University of Texas at Dallas School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) have demonstrated that a key measure of the health of the aging brain varies in relation to education level, which can indicate the likelihood and severity of later dementia. Their results, published in Nature Aging on Nov. 11, suggest that environmental factors related to socioeconomic status migh  more

TYLER, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler announced that Joshua Banta, PhD, associate professor of biology, collaborated with a genetic ancestry company to enhance their DNA ancestry discovery platform. Banta assisted the Spain-based company ADNTRO, which sells at-home DNA ancestry kits to those who are curious about their genetic makeup and predisposition in areas such as nutrition, sports, healt  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * Treatable mutations, obesity-driven cancer and clinical trial access are among local speakers' topics for this year's symposium. * * * Researchers from the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, will present results of multiple lines of study Dec. 7-10 during the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). The  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: With U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in November of a new medication for polycythemia vera (PV), the outlook brightened a bit for patients with that controllable, but chronic, form of blood cancer. Ruben A. Mesa, MD, FACP, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, has played a key ro  more

CANYON, Texas, Dec. 4 (TNSPar) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Northwest Texas Healthcare System Partners With West Texas A&M Nursing to Offer ADN to BSN Program Northwest Texas Healthcare System is proud to partner with West Texas A&M University to offer tuition reimbursement for Northwest employees interested in obtaining their BSN through the West Texas A&M's online "ADN to BSN" degree program. The "ADN to BSN" degree is an 11-month online program offered by   more

CANYON, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSRes) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: Two West Texas A&M University chemistry and physics students got hands-on research experience at a one-of-a-kind Florida lab in a continuing effort to find ways to revolutionize personal electronics. Duncan Miertschin, a senior physics major from Amarillo, and Thinh (John) Nguyen, a graduate chemistry student from Da Nang, Vietnam, recently conducted experiments at the National High Magnetic Field Laborator  more