STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 8 (TNSPer) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Dr. Credence Baker has been named Vice President for University Relations and Chief of Staff to Tarleton State University President James Hurley, effective immediately. A Tarleton alumna, Dr. Baker has filled several key leadership roles during her 16-year career at the university, including Director of the Center for Instructional Innovation, University Certification Officer, Associate Graduat  more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 7 (TNSPer) -- Chowan University issued the following news: Chowan University President, Kirk E. Peterson, was appointed to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees, Class of 2024. Dr. Peterson's three-year term began on January 1, 2022, and concludes on December 31, 2024. SACSCOC is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern region, which in  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 8 (TNSPer) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Jesse Gelsomini has been elected as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation in 2022. It is the latest honor for Jesse, who has long been recognized among the best lawyers in the nation for Employee Benefits Law. Texas Bar Foundation Fellows are chosen for their outstanding professional achievements and their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of   more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Jan. 6 (TNSPer) -- Los Angeles Times issued the following statement: * * * The following announcement was sent on behalf of Assistant Managing Editor for Audience Samantha Melbourneweaver and Deputy Editor for Audience Seth Liss: Elvia Limon has joined the Los Angeles Times newsletter team as a multiplatform editor. Limon came to The Times from the Texas Tribune, where she worked as an engagement producer focusing on Texas politics and policy. At the Tribune, she wrot  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSPer) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Dr. Shannon Ramsey-Jimenez, Chair of the Department of Primary Care and Clinical Medicine, has been named interim dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Sam Houston State University (SHSU-COM). During a semester kick-off meeting, Jimenez expressed that she is excited and humbled to have been recommended and appointed to the role. She also outlined a few key initiatives for the upcoming year, i  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Jan. 7 (TNSPer) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2022: Sam Houston State University President Alisa White announced today that Carlos Hernandez, chief financial officer and senior vice president for operations at Sam Houston State University, will retire at the end of the academic year in May 2022. In an announcement to the campus community, White commented, "I am grateful for the numerous contributions Carlos has made to this university,   more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSPer) -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: Scott Mascianica, a former Assistant Regional Director for Enforcement in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Fort Worth Regional Office, has joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its Dallas office. Mr. Mascianica, who will practice in the firm's Litigation Section, has extensive experience supervising, investigating and litigating some of the highest profile an  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 7 (TNSPer) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Dr. Christopher Copeland, Director of Tarleton State University's Institute of Homeland Security and Cybercrime in the School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Public Administration, has been named a Fulbright Specialist by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and World Learning. The Fulbright Specialist program sends faculty and professionals to business  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 7 (TNSPer) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: Dr. Jorg Steiner, a University Distinguished Professor within the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences' (CVMBS) Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (VSCS), is one of six Texas A&M University faculty members to be named a 2021 Regents Professor. The designation, the highest honor bestowed by  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Jan. 4 (TNSPer) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Jan. 3, 2022: The Texas A&M University System recently announced the recipients of the prestigious Regents Professor distinction, and Texas A&M University-Commerce Professor of Physics and Astronomy Matt Wood, Ph.D., joined 11 others system-wide to receive this honor. The A&M System Board of Regents established the Regents Professor Awards program in 1996 and the Regents Fellow Service Award  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 4 (TNSPer) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Michelle Revels Dr. Faruque Hasan, associate professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering and holder of the Kim Tompkins McDivitt '88 and Phillip McDivitt '87 Faculty Fellowship at Texas A&M University, was recently elected as a director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Computing and Systems Technology (CAST) Division for 2022-24.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jackie R. Claborn II as District Attorney of the 287th Judicial District in Bailey and Parmer Counties for a term set to expire December 31, 2022 or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Jackie R. Claborn II of Muleshoe is the Bailey County Attorney where he has served since 2009. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas District &   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Dana Cooley as Judge of the 132nd Judicial District Court in Borden and Scurry Counties for a term set to expire December 31, 2022 or until her successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Dana Cooley of Snyder is the Director of the Criminal Justice and Law Studies Program at Lubbock Christian University. She previously served as the District Attorney for the   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kathryn Gurley as Judge of the 287th Judicial District Court in Bailey and Parmer Counties for a term set to expire December 31, 2022 or until her successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Kathryn Gurley of Friona is the District Attorney of the 287th Judicial District in Bailey and Parmer Counties. Previously, she served as the Parmer County Attorney. She i  more

SEGUIN, Texas, Jan. 4 (TNSPer) -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: Reverend Wes Cain '09 will serve as Texas Lutheran University's next campus pastor. He will begin his work with TLU on January 19 in a part-time capacity where he will be responsible for chapel services and will be on campus all day on Mondays and Wednesdays. Effective February 1, he will be on campus full time. Pastor Wes is a 2009 graduate of TLU, where he majored in Theology and minored in Biblical Greek.  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Carlos Roberto Jaen, MD, PhD, professor and chairman of family and community medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), will serve the next four years on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The task force announced his appointment today (Jan. 5), effective immediately. Dr. Jaen occupies the Dr. and Mrs  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSPer) -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2021: Bracewell LLP is pleased to announce the election of four lawyers to the firm's partnership, effective January 1, 2022. The newly elected partners are Amber K. Dodds (San Antonio), Patrick K. Johnson (Houston), Robert Meade (London) and Brittany M. Pemberton (Washington, DC). "I am thrilled to welcome these outstanding lawyers to our partnership," said Bracewell Managing Partner Gregory  more

CASTLETON, Vermont, Jan. 5 (TNSAwa) -- Castleton University issued the following news: The Castleton Spartan received an honorable mention at the College Media Association's Pinnacle Awards in October. The University's student-run newspaper was recognized in the category of "Four-Year Less-Than-Weekly Newspaper of the Year." The award celebrates exceptional student newspapers at four-year colleges. Other colleges in the category include Auburn University, Temple University, University of Texas  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 3 (TNSPer) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 1, 2021: Haynes and Boone, LLP is proud to announce the promotion of 13 lawyers to its partnership ranks. This partnership class is the most diverse in the firm's history. Effective Jan. 1, the new partners are Raquel Alvarenga, Robert Bruner, Jamie Carter, Matt Costello, Tiffany Ferris, Maria Hopper, Mini Kapoor, Jennifer Kreick, Kim Mai, Kinne Manente, Arsalan Muhammad, Courtney Smith, a  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Jan. 5 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Jan. 4, 2022: The A&M-Commerce chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has won an Outstanding Chapter Award from the organization's national office. The designation is the highest level of distinction, with less than 15% of the organization's chapters receiving the title. The local chapter has been a Distinguished Chapter for the past six years consecutively. The A&M-Commerce chapte  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 8 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed 11 members to the Private Sector Advisory Council for terms to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. The council advises the Governor on homeland security issues that are pertinent to the private sector. Kelley Adley of Pottsboro is the Director of FirstNet Strategy and Policy at AT&T. He serves as a board member and Investigative Volunteer for Court Appointed Sp  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 8 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Leslie Bingham, Anna Maria Farias, Ernest Richards, and Carl Pankratz to the Joint Interim Committee to Study Land Banks. The Governor has designated Leslie Bingham as the committee's presiding officer. Their terms of appointment will expire on September 1, 2023, when state law provides that the committee is abolished. Created by the 87th Texas Legislature, the comm  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 7 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jeffery Beck and Kenneth "Kenny" Goldberg to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission for terms set to expire on February 1, 2023. Additionally, the Governor appointed Lucy Taus Katz Providence Umugwaneza for a term set to expire on February 1, 2025 and appointed Rabbi Ilan Emanuel for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027. The advisory  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 7 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2022: The January 6th Capitol Insurrection marked one of the darkest days in our democracy's history, as we witnessed our nation's own Republican leaders incite a violent siege on our Capitol. Many Republican leaders from Texas* played a critical role in the January 6th Capitol Insurrection by allegedly helping coordinate the 'Stop the Steal' rally that incited the violent rioters. They worked to sow doubt  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 3, 2022: For its article "Native American Cases To Watch In 2022," Law360 quoted Akin Gump public law and policy counsel Jenny Patten Magallanes on a 5th Circuit en banc ruling on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) that reversed a Texas federal judge's ruling that the ICWA is illegally race based. According to the article, the April 2021 decision provided wins for some supporters of the law but also for som  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Jan. 6 -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Alexis Washington of Porter, a freshman mathematics major at Angelo State University, won the Grand Prize in the inaugural Math4 Manufacturing student video contest conducted by the University of Texas Charles A. Dana Center. To compete in the contest, undergraduate students from colleges and universities around the state submitted short videos of themselves conducting a virtual interview with at least one manufact  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 7 -- Atmos Energy issued the following news release: Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) will host a conference call on Wednesday, February 9, at 9 a.m. Eastern to review the company's Fiscal 2022 first quarter financial results. Atmos Energy will release these results on Tuesday, February 8, following the market close. To listen to the conference call, please dial either the toll-free or international number provided below. You may also listen to the call on the Atmos Ene  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 8 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: As others go through different experiences, we can sometimes learn from watching their example. Researchers have long explained that we experience social understanding, meaning that in order to learn by watching, we need to first know what the other person is doing or experiencing by recognizing our own emotions and needs from those of others. But what is going on in the brain during this process? Resea  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSRes) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Although allergies are normally associated with the spring and fall, it may feel like allergy season never left this winter. From cold fronts to rainy days and back to warmer days, an allergy expert at Baylor College of Medicine explains that it is not uncommon for frequent weather changes to worsen people's allergy symptoms. "People who have allergies, sinusitis, asthma or any other airway inflammator  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 4 (TNSRes) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: The new year encourages creative resolutions after indulging throughout the holidays. Nutritional goals, when set in moderation, can have a lasting effect on overall physical health. A registered dietitian with Baylor College of Medicine outlines nutrition-based goals for the new year. Dry January Giving up alcohol for even a month can be a habit-forming, beneficial resolution. "The point of dry Janu  more

SEGUIN, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSPro) -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: Freshman Biochemistry major Eduarda Stein Christ comes to TLU from Brazil through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) International Women Leaders (IWL) Program. She is just one of 10 students studying in the U.S. through this program and the first IWL student for TLU. As part of the ELCA International Leadership Development Program, IWL seeks to enhance the capacity of the global church for m  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 7 -- Cox Media Group issued the following news on Jan. 6, 2022: Cox Media Group ("CMG") today announced the debut of a new, local morning show in San Antonio on Y100/KCYY featuring broadcasting team Frito & Katy whose decade-long era in College Station ended last month. Their new show will debut on January 10. Tucker "Frito" Young and Katy Dempsey have racked up a variety of awards during their historic run in College Station, including eight Best of the Brazos Valley   more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 5 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2022: It's often said that Vickery Meadow is a melting pot of people and cultures in Dallas, and if that is so, Lee A. McShan Jr. Elementary School is a pot within a melting pot. Students from around the world - many of them immigrants or refugees - attend the school, said fourth-grade teacher Arianna Zeb, who is helping her students learn about their heritage and envision their future.  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 6 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: ExxonMobil today said it made two oil discoveries at Fangtooth-1 and Lau Lau-1 in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. * Fangtooth and Lau Lau discoveries will add to previous recoverable resource estimate of 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels * Positive result supports strategy to test deeper exploration targets within Stabroek block * More than 3,200 Guyanese   more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 30 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: A Haynes and Boone, LLP litigation team helped client 4X Industrial win an appellate ruling on Dec. 23 from the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston. The court granted mandamus relief for 4X, which was sued by Russell Marine, a competitor in the railroad construction industry. The dispute arose after 4X hired two professionals who had been fired by Russell Marine, which claimed that its former employee  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 4 -- Missouri Secretary of State Jay R. Ashcroft issued the following news release: Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a licensed attorney in Missouri, recently filed an amicus brief with the federal court in Texas, defending the Texas Election Integrity Protection Act that was passed by the Texas legislature in August of this year and signed into law in September. The Texas bill (Senate Bill 1) requires that voters casting mail-in ballots provide some form of iden  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 8 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) announced today that it will report its 2021 fourth quarter financial results on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET that morning to review the results. To access the conference call, interested parties may dial 929-477-0324, conference ID 5317328 (domestic and in  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 7 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: A team of Pillsbury lawyers led by partner Jarrod D. Murphy advised Ullico Infrastructure Fund on the acquisition of the Arizona business and operations of Triton Utilities, Inc., which owns and operates 14 water and wastewater utilities across the state. The transaction successfully closed on December 28, 2021. UIF also intends to complete the acquisition of Triton's remaining two water utilities bas  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Dec. 29 (TNSJou) -- Oregon State University issued the following university news: In a study of nearly three million births over 13 years, Oregon State University researchers found that pregnant women living in close proximity to oil or gas drilling sites in Texas were more likely to have hypertension compared to those who lived farther away. After accounting for other factors that influence high blood pressure, the results showed that pregnant women who lived within 1 kilom  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * 'Pressure bumps' in sun's protoplanetary disk explain many solar system features * * * Before the solar system had planets, the sun had rings -- bands of dust and gas similar to Saturn's rings -- that likely played a role in Earth's formation, according to a new study. "In the solar system, something happened to prevent the Earth from growing to become a much larger type of terrestrial planet called   more

LAREDO, Texas, Jan. 8 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: Registration for Spring 2022 courses at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) is underway online via Uconnect or in-person, on-campus at the Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center. Undergraduate students can register for up to 18 hours during the Spring semester. Graduate students can earn up to 12 hours during the S  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 6 -- The University of Texas System issued the following statement by Chancellor James B. Milliken: * * * I applaud the New Jersey Institute of Technology's Board of Trustees for its appointment today of Dr. Teik C. Lim as the university's next president. Teik's leadership and numerous accomplishments as an interim president, provost and chief academic officer, and mechanical and aerospace engineering professor at UT Arlington will align well with the mission of NJIT. Duri  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Jan. 5 (TNSOps) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Dr. Chitra Golestani, associate director of the Wilmette Institute, will present "Having Skin in the Game: Humane Education and Social Justice" at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, via Zoom. The Wilmette Institute, located in Evanston, Illinois, is an educational institution that draws upon the principles of the Baha'i faith to inspire sustained social change for the common good. It is a relatively new  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 7 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Jan McHarg Texas A&M University is a member of the Consortium for Enabling Technologies and Innovation (ETI) that was given a five-year, $25-million award from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) focusing on enabling technologies for nuclear security applications. The consortium, led by the Georgia Institute of Technology under the   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 4 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * First comprehensive analysis of hospital in-patient costs and length of stay underscores the immense burden of the pandemic on health care resources in America * * * A new study published in Advances in Therapy provides the first comprehensive analysis of the hospitalization costs for COVID-19 patients, the factors associated with costs and length of stay, and the monthly   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 7 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Study shows exercising a few times a week improves symptoms related to the chronic illness * * * By Jordan Newman It has now been three decades since 700,000 American troops responded to the invasion of Kuwait in the first Gulf War, and more than a third of those troops still suffer from the same condition: Gulf War Illness (GWI). Previously labeled Gulf War syndrome, GWI  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 7 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named two Texas A&M University College of Engineering faculty to their 2021 class of NAI Fellows. Gerard Cote and James Hubbard Jr. are among the 164 prolific academic innovators from across the world named fellow. Induction ceremonies will be held at NAI's annual meeting this June in Phoenix. The 2021 fellow class hails from 116 research universities and gover  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 5 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Alyson Chapman Dr. Jean C. Ragusa, professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been named a fellow of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). The honored membership grade of fellow is awarded to ANS members for outstanding accomplishments in any one of the areas of nuclear science and engineering. The honor of receiving the highest membership grade of t  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Nancy Luedke The oil and gas industry has modified the proppants and diverters they use in fracture processes to improve oil recovery in shale reservoirs over the years. But the efforts are based on guesswork since proppant and diverter behavior is impossible to observe as it occurs entirely out of sight downhole. Texas A&M University graduate researcher Gabriel Tatman has ut  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 6 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Deana Totzke The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named two Texas A&M University College of Engineering faculty to their 2021 class of NAI Fellows. Dr. Gerard Cote and Dr. James Hubbard Jr. are among the 164 prolific academic innovators from across the world named fellow. Induction ceremonies will be held at NAI's annual meeting this June in Phoenix. The 2021 fellow class hails  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a Motion for Rehearing with the Court of Criminal Appeals yesterday requesting it reconsider its recent decision to strip the Legislature of its power to assign the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) authority to prosecute criminal election law violations. The Legislature granted OAG that authority approximately 70 years ago, and the Texas Supreme Court has previou  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton obtained a Texas-wide preliminary injunction from a Lubbock Federal District Court Judge that immediately halts implementation of the Biden Administration's vaccine and mask mandate for the early childhood education program known as Head Start. Had it gone into effect, the mandate would have required all Head Start staff and volunteers to get the COVID-19 vaccine by Januar  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 5 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today received a briefing from state medical and emergency response experts on the current status of the COVID-19 pandemic and the state's ongoing response to the virus. The Governor was briefed by Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Commissioner John Hellerstedt, MD, Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) Chief Nim Kidd, the University of Texas Executi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, significantly low rainfall and prolonged dry conditions continue to increase the threat of wildfire across these portions of the state; and WHEREAS, these drought conditions pose an imminent threat to public health, property, and the economy; THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby declare a state of disaster in the previ  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 5 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter announcing his intention to sue the federal government over its unconstitutional vaccine mandate for the Texas National Guard. In the letter, the Governor reminds everyone in his chain of command not to punish any member of the Texas National Guard for choosing not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. This letter comes after the Biden Administration tried t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 5 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $307 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of January. The allotments are expected to help more than 1.5 million Texas households. "This emergency SNAP support will ensure more than 1.5 million families can continue to pu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 6 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to ready resources in response to elevated fire weather through the end of the week across the state. The Texas A&M Forest Service warns that elevated fire weather is forecast for the Panhandle, South Plains, Hill Country, and West Texas today through the end of the week, particularly on Saturday. The combin  more

SEGUIN, Texas, Jan. 5 (TNSRes) -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: A Texas A&M University-led consortium has been awarded a two-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a first-of-its-kind traineeship program in isotope research and development, production and processing that aims to develop the future isotope production workforce for the nation and the DOE Isotope Program (IP). Texas A&M will serve as the isotope traineeship coordination  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 7 (TNSOps) -- Trinity University issued the following news: Trinity University will present its 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture speaker, Anneliese M. Bruner, on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. through Tiger Network, Trinity's live streaming platform. The event will take place virtually and is free, not ticketed, and no registration is required. Bruner is the great granddaughter of Tulsa race massacre survivor and author Mary E. Jones Parrish, whose conte  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Study Reveals Increased Risk with Donepezil * * * A study from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, and published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, has evaluated the risk of overactive bladder (OAB) as a side effect of cholinesterase inhibitor (ChEI) drugs taken for dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The research was based on the dissertation work of the study's fir  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 8 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release: The UT System Board of Regents named Jennifer Evans-Cowley, Ph.D., provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of North Texas, as the sole finalist for the president of UT Arlington. Regents voted unanimously Friday to select Cowley, who has risen through the ranks of academia over the past 20 years and has held numerous positions at the academic program, college and university level  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 8 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2022: * * * Prediction model with blood test significantly improves lung cancer risk assessment compared to current guidelines * * * A blood test, combined with a risk model based on an individual's history, more accurately determines who is likely to benefit from lung cancer screening than the current U.S. recommendation, according to a study published today in  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: * * * Study establishes LAG-3 inhibition as therapeutically relevant third immune checkpoint pathway * * * In patients with untreated, advanced melanoma, the combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors relatlimab and nivolumab doubled the progression-free survival benefit compared to nivolumab alone, with a manageable safety profile, according to the resul  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 4 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The UTA Alumni Association, Architecture Chapter, helped celebrate the opening of the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs' (CAPPA) new Community Design Lab with a generous gift to support student-led projects. The alumni group donated $25,000 to the Design Build Program, which facilitates student-led projects in the Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth communities. Mar  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 30 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: National and international media outlets widely reported on an array of research from UT Austin this year, from vaccines to black holes, from energy blackouts to dinosaurs, relationship dynamics, and the history of the Texas-Mexico border. Here are a few highlights from 2021 media coverage of UT Austin research. * * * UT COVID-19 Modeling Consortium Provides Critical Information on Spread of Virus L  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: Many companies today use experiments to gather the data that drives their strategies. That's how Facebook knows whether a newsfeed change increased user engagement, or how a bank knows whether its new promotional strategy increased deposits. But a phenomenon called interference has always made getting to that clear cause-and-effect difficult. Now researchers at The University of Texas a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 8 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: White, Asian and Latino parents in New York City all express strong racial/ethnic preferences in where to send their kids to high school, according to a study just published in Sociology of Education. The study suggests that these preferences contribute substantially to school segregation in New York, which has one of the most racially segregated school systems in the country. "Part of what's going on   more

CANYON, Texas, Jan. 7 (TNSOps) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: As West Texas A&M University's historic One West campaign enters its fourth month, it already is surpassing expectations in some key areas. Since September, WT's number of endowed professorships has virtually doubled, from 25 before the campaign launched to 49 as the spring 2022 semester is about to open. That far exceeds a goal of adding four endowed positions annually that was set out in the University's   more