STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSOps) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: A full slate of activities, highlighted by Lead with Love: A Valentine's Day Fireside Chat, is on tap in celebration of Black History Month at Tarleton State University. University President James and First Lady Kindall Hurley will join MW Logistics CEO Mitchell Ward and CPO Pamela Wills-Ward in sharing their secrets of success leading in love, leading from love and leading with love. The even  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSPer) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2022: Texas A&M University-Commerce has announced the hiring of Ashley Gordon as head coach of the Lions' soccer program. Gordon, who brings over 30 years of coaching and playing experience, becomes the third coach in the 26-year history of the Lion Soccer program as they transition into NCAA Division I as members of the Southland Conference. "It is a distinct pleasure to welcome As  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: After more than three decades of sharing astronomy with the public and working to protect dark skies from light pollution, Bill Wren has retired from McDonald Observatory. "Bill Wren has had a strong, positive impact on McDonald Observatory over his career, focused on dark skies preservation, but also including public outreach and new telescope devel  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSPer) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Haynes and Boone, LLP has hired Lauren Brogdon as a Houston-based partner in its Energy Litigation Practice. Lauren brings significant experience representing energy clients in suits related to hydraulic fracturing and other oil and gas operations, mass tort litigation arising from catastrophic industrial accidents, and toxic tort suits involving chemical exposure and environmenta  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSPer) -- Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that S. Wesley (Wes) Butler was recently named Managing Partner for the firm's Dallas office effective February 2, 2022. Mr. Butler assumes the leadership role from Karly Rodine who served as Managing Partner of the office for the past five years. "I am honored to lead this outstanding team of attorneys and profession  more

CALMAR, Iowa, Feb. 11 (TNSPer) -- Northeast Iowa Community College issued the following news: The Northeast Iowa Community College Board of Trustees, at a meeting this morning, Thursday, Feb. 10, announced Dr. Herbert Riedel as the College's next president. Dr. Herbert Riedel served as president of Lurleen B. Wallace Community College in Andalusia, Ala., where he introduced program offerings in advanced manufacturing, healthcare and short-term skills training, as well as an honor's program and  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSPer) -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Paul D. Moak, a leading restructuring and bankruptcy lawyer, today joined Reed Smith as a partner in its Financial Industry Group in Houston. Moak's arrival is the latest in a series of recent high-profile hires made by the global law firm to strengthen its formidable restructuring practice in Texas. Moak handles bankruptcy cases and related litigation across several industries, includ  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSPer) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Richard Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor at Rice University and a professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Election to the academy is among the highest professional accolades for an engineer. Baraniuk was selected in recognition of his "development and broad dissemination of open educational resource  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSPer) -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Reed Smith today announced the addition of Rebecca "Becca" Jones McKnight as a partner in the Life Sciences Health Industry Group in Austin. Formerly with DLA Piper, McKnight represents pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies with a wide array of issues at the intersections of FDA regulatory and health care law. McKnight began her career in Washington, D.C., and focuses her  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSPer)(TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Rachel Rose Dr. Arum Han, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, was named editor-in-chief of the journal Biomedical Microdevices, alongside Dr. Alessandro Grattoni with the Houston Methodist Research Institute and Houston Methodist Hospital. Biomedical Microdevices is a leading journal that discusses micro/nanodevic  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Elida Munoz to the Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee for a term set to expire on August 29, 2024. The committee reviews applications for approval and funding of family practice residency training programs and related support programs for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Elida Munoz of Farmers Branch retired from American Airlines after 37  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Gilberto Salinas to the Adult High School Charter School Program Advisory Committee for a term at the pleasure of the Governor. Gilberto Salinas of Brownsville is Executive Director of the Kerr Economic Development Corporation. He is a member of the board of the International Economic Development Council and a member of the Texas Economic Development Council. He   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Roger Cox as the Canadian River Compact Commissioner for a term set to expire on December 31, 2027. The commissioner is responsible for administering the provisions of the Canadian River Compact entered into by Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and the United States, and he has all of the power and duties prescribed by the Canadian River Compact. Roger Cox of Amari  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Bruce Oakley to the Board of Pilot Commissioners for Harris County Ports for a term set to expire on February 1, 2024. Bruce Oakley of Houston is a partner at Hogan Lovells US, LLP and previously served as Judge of the 234th Judicial District Court in Harris County. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Association, American Board of Trial Advoc  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSPer) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: For actors, there are Oscars. Singers have Grammys. And for engineers? The highest award, the most coveted lifetime honor, is election into the National Academy of Engineers. They don't elect many. Of the millions and millions of engineers in the world, this year the NAE chose 111 new members and 22 international members. One of them is Elon Musk, founder and chief executive of SpaceX and Tesla Mot  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Patrick Sung, DPhil, is the new director of the Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, effective March 1, 2022. William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, president of UT Health San Antonio, and Robert Hromas, MD, FACP, dean of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and vice president for m  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSAwa) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: The American Medical Association has awarded Dr. Peter Hotez, professor of pediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, with the 2022 Scientific Achievement Award. He is one of four Texas physicians the AMA has honored for their work before and during the pandemic. This award recognizes individuals for their nota  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 (TNSAwa) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Kyle Sears Director of Media Relations Two Mercer University Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students received national awards at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting held Feb. 2-5 in San Antonio, Texas. Caroline "Carly" Esposito and Jillian Watson, both members of the DPT class of 2022, were awarded by the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and the Academy of Pe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSAwa) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University computer scientist Anastasios Kyrillidis has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to explore the theory and design of non-convex optimization algorithms, an increasingly important class used in machine learning and artificial intelligence. CAREER Awards are among the most competitive given by the NSF, which awards only about 500 each year across all disciplines. The awards include fi  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSPer) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named three engineering faculty from Texas A&M University to its 2022 class of NAI Senior Members. The three new senior members from the College of Engineering are: Dr. Melissa Grunlan, Charles H. and Bettye Barclay Professor in Engineering in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Andreas Polycarpou, James J. Cain Chair in th  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Rachel Rose Dr. Jeyavijayan "JV" Rajendran, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, was awarded the 2022 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Award for his research proposal to develop the next generation of tools to bolster hardware security. When designing software and hardware, vulnerabilities can a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Emmitt Jackson, Jr. and Hillary England to the Texas Crime Victims' Institute Advisory Council for terms set to expire on January 31, 2023 and January 31, 2024, respectively. Additionally, Governor Abbott has reappointed Melissa Carter, Matthew "Matt" Ferrara, Ph.D., Lindsay Kinzie, Michael "Shawn" Kennington, and Jeffery "JD" Robertson for terms ending January 31   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed April Estrada, Ed.D. and Barbie Ezell and reappointed Amy Litzinger, Susan Nichols, Ph.D., Agatha Thibideaux, and Jo Ann Garza Wofford and to the Continuing Advisory Committee for Special Education for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. The committee provides policy guidance on special education and related services for children with disabilities in Texas. A  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has elected two engineers from The University of Texas at Arlington as senior members of the organization. NAI senior members are active faculty, scientists and administrators who have demonstrated remarkable innovation by producing technologies that have the potential to significantly impact the welfare of society. The new members are Yi Ho  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The Maverick Entrepreneur Program and Award Fund, a University of Texas at Arlington initiative that helps students take their business ideas from concept to market, has received the Tech Titans of the Future University Level award. A collaboration between the UT Arlington College of Business and College of Engineering, the program invites all UTA students to explore their tech-rel  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: A School of Social Work assistant professor at The University of Texas at Arlington has won the Faculty Achievement Award from the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW). The organization recognized Kathy Lee, an educator, gerontologist and social work researcher, for her efforts in social work, gerontology and geriatric education. "In this ear  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, director of Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio and a leading health disparities researcher, has been selected for the 2022 AAHHE Outstanding Support of Hispanic Issues Award. The award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments and support of the mission of the American Association of Hispanics in Hi  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 8 -- American Airlines issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: American Airlines announced it has signed a definitive investment agreement with GOL, Brazil's largest airline, deepening the relationship between the two carriers to create the broadest and most rewarding network in the Americas. The combined networks will provide customers with more than 30 destinations in the U.S. served by American and more than 34 new destinations in South America served by GO  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSOps) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: The Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) stands in solidarity with the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). At least 14 HBCU campuses, including ACS member institution Spelman College, were disrupted and terrorized by bomb threats in the first two days of February, a month that marks the celebration of Black History Month. Ethnically and racially motivated crimes like this not o  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Atmos Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) today reported consolidated results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021. Highlights * Earnings per diluted share was $1.86 for the three months ended December 31, 2021. * Consolidated net income was $249.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. * Capital expenditures totaled $684.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021,  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Baylor College of Medicine and DNAnexus, Inc., together with other members of the Genome in a Bottle (GIAB) consortium, announce the publication of a comprehensive benchmark dataset comprising 273 challenging medically relevant autosomal genes that are associated with the development of diseases such as homocystinuria and spinal  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSRes) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: One way of protecting your heart that you might not be aware of is by getting the COVID-19 vaccine. A Baylor College of Medicine cardiologist says that SARS-CoV-2 causes inflammation and injury that can damage a number of organs, and that includes the heart. The risk and complications can be higher for those individuals who already have preexisting health concerns, including hypertension, heart disease  more

WACO, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSRes) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2022: * * * Grant will fund longitudinal study of students at centers and institutes for Christian study, secular universities, and religiously affiliated universities * * * Baylor University researchers will examine virtue formation in higher education moral communities, both secular and faith-based, with a $2.7 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The project, "The Role of Meta-identity in D  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 9 (TNSJou) -- Cornell University issued the following news: By James Dean One year after winter storms crippled Texas' electricity grid, contributing to more than 200 deaths, a Cornell-led analysis recommends contracting improvements to reduce decentralized energy markets' vulnerability to rare events. Such "energy-only" markets rely on investors to anticipate demand for all conditions and build appropriate resiliency into the system. They allow prices to soar during ex  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 12 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: Black History Month profile - The Crowder family Numerous people and families have partnered and labored throughout the district's history to leave an indelible mark on their generation. Some, like the Crowder family, have extended their impact across generations. Willie Crowder, a retired associate superintendent of Human Resources, began her tenure in Dallas ISD in 1970 as a h  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 12 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2022: ExxonMobil today said it started production at Guyana's second offshore oil development on the Stabroek Block, Liza Phase 2, bringing total production capacity to more than 340,000 barrels per day in only seven years since the country's first discovery. * Production from Liza Unity vessel to reach 220,000 barrels of oil per day later this year * Accelerated d  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 8 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: A Haynes and Boone, LLP team lead by Partner Tom Harris represented Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) in its acquisition of Reasor's LLC's 17 grocery stores in Oklahoma. The transaction was completed Jan. 25, 2022. With the acquisition, BGC now has more than 200 stores with close to 20,000 employee-partners serving Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. "We are excited for the opportunity to  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSOps) -- Lamar University issued the following news: By Shelbe Rodriguez In honor of Black History Month, Lamar University will celebrate with a series of events organized and sponsored by a variety of organizations, departments and clubs that highlight and pay tribute to the achievements of African Americans and important events that contributed to U.S. history. In addition to university events, LU also chose to celebrate Black excellence by spotlighting several B  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSOps) -- Lamar University issued the following news: In honor of Black History Month, Lamar University will celebrate with a series of events organized and sponsored by a variety of organizations, departments and clubs that highlight and pay tribute to the achievements of African Americans and important events that contributed to U.S. history. In addition to university events, LU also chose to celebrate Black excellence by spotlighting several Black LU students and   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSOps) -- Lamar University issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2022: By Shelbe Rodriguez In honor of Black History Month, Lamar University will celebrate with a series of events organized and sponsored by a variety of organizations, departments and clubs that highlight and pay tribute to the achievements of African Americans and important events that contributed to U.S. history. In addition to university events, LU also chose to celebrate Black excellence by spotlig  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring findings in actionable gene fusions, cell therapies and targeted therapy for acute myeloid leukemia * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recently published studies in basic, translational and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts. Current advances include a classification system   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSBook) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: Suppose there's anything that keeps UST's Dr. David Schein, MBA, J.D., Ph.D, up at night. In that case, it might be the existential threat he perceives from the possibility that the U.S. could lose its 100-years standing as the world empire it is. The Cameron Endowed Chair of Management and Marketing and Director of Graduate Programs for the Cameron School of Business warned in his first book, "D  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 9 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WANE-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Fort Wayne, Indiana, and the surrounding area, announced today that the Foundation will donate $5,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana (BBBSNEI) in celebration of the organization's 50-year anniversary. For more than 100 years, the national organi  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 1 -- Atmos Energy issued the following news release: Founded in 1982, the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) is a nonprofit hunger relief organization that distributes donated and purchased foods through a network of Partner Agencies spanning 13 counties. NTFB distributed more than 400,000 pounds of food in its first year to neighbors experiencing hunger through food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, senior centers, and other organizations. In its last fiscal year, the N  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSRes) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Dr. Marc Moon, an expert and pioneer in the most advanced forms of cardiac surgery, has been named chief of the division of cardiothoracic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, chief of the adult cardiac surgery section at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center and chief of adult cardiac surgery at Texas Heart Institute. "Dr. Marc Moon is a renowned cardiac surgeon and we are thrilled to have him taking on   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Tests show harness makes surgical masks just as good as N95 in stopping aerosol droplets * * * Masks to protect people from illness come in all shapes and sizes. Unfortunately. During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a team at Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center went looking for and found a way to make standard surgic  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSRep) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Investments in oil and gas have decreased in favor of alternative energy in recent years, but with alternative energy technologies still able to supply only a small fraction of useable energy, rushing the transition would be a costly mistake, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Recent government climate pledges imply a desire for a rapid, impractical displacemen  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice lab's flash Joule heating extracts valuable elements from fly ash, bauxite residue, electronic waste * * * Rare earth elements are hard to get and hard to recycle, but a flash of intuition led Rice University scientists toward a possible solution. The Rice lab of chemist James Tour reports it has successfully extracted valuable rare earth elements (REE) from waste at yields high enough to resol  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSJou) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2022: Juan Diego Daza, associate professor in Sam Houston State University's Department of Biological Sciences, is co-author of a new study that involves the discovery a new species of fossil lizard. Published recently in Scientific Reports, the collaborative research describes the first definite representative of a group of lizards known as scincoideans, a group that today includes skinks,   more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSOps) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2022: Sam Houston State University's efforts to celebrate Black History Month include two events produced by the Student Government Association (SGA). February was designated as Black History Month in 1976, and it has continued for decades since. "I think Black History Month is important to sit back and recognize how far we have come as a community, as a culture," SGA Director of Student Af  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSOps) -- Southwestern University issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2022: In the last quarter of 2021, alumni, parents, and friends of Southwestern committed over $1.1 million to endowed scholarships and endowed high impact experience funds in response to an anonymous donor's Endowment Matching Initiative. This initiative was announced in October 2021 as part of a $1 million commitment from an anonymous donor in honor of their mother, a lifelong educator, in or  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSRep) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Clear Bipartisan Consensus Exists for Several Proposed Changes * * * A new University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs survey found a sizeable majority of Texans voicing strong support for several provisions in the proposed federal Freedom to Vote Act. When asked individually about 18 specific voting and election reforms - each a key part of the proposed law - most survey responden  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSEco) -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: The construction crew from Skansa reached a significant milestone on Jan. 17, "topping out" Buildings 1 and 2 of the TCC Northwest redevelopment, but there was precious little fanfare. Normally, after cement is poured to create the roof the of a new building, there would be a ceremonial placing of a tree atop the structure and a catered lunch for the crew. Not this time. "There was no typical cere  more

LAREDO, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) will continue its observation of Black History Month Wednesday, Feb. 16 with a conversation about Afrolatinidad by exploring Afro-Latinx histories and identities. Allison C. Roman, better known as Alli, is a Black Latina educator, storyteller, and social justice advocate and will share  more

LAREDO, Texas, Feb. 5 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2022: Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) will launch its observation of Black History Month Thursday, Feb. 10 with a Diverse Cultures, Diverse Humanities Series virtual lecture focusing on social justice post George Floyd. Dr. Lorenzo M. Boyd, Stewart Professor of Criminal Justice and Community Policing at the University of New   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: When Henry arrived at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences' (CVMBS) Small Animal Teaching Hospital (SATH) with a mysterious condition his local veterinarians and specialists couldn't solve, the hospital's new Interventional Radiology Service came to the rescue with a diagnosis and treatment that saved the 7-yea  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Rebecca Fischer and Benika Dixon co-author JAMA commentary that extends research about COVID-19 and college athletics * * * College athletes and non-athlete college students may be less likely to contract COVID-19 than young adults in the general public, according to a new JAMA Open Network commentary co-authored by Texas A&M University School of Public Health's Rebecca F  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2022: * * * Texas A&M animal scientists' advances could have future implications for human fetal development. * * * A Texas A&M University research team working with two amino acids, arginine and methionine, and the metabolite creatine in pigs is making great strides to improve the overall litter weight and health of individual babies. This research, they believe, also has implications for  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: A new Gulf Coast oyster reef conservation study has its roots in concerns expressed by anglers who are worried about oyster reef habitat losses and the cascading effects such losses would have on other marine organisms. Near the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge are oyster reefs in the Mesquite, Carlos, and Ayres bays; while reefs in these bays make up a small portion of the total are  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Felysha Walker Patrick Walgren and Hannah Stroud, doctoral students in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, traveled to Alaska to spend a few days helping first- and second-graders learn about space. Growing up there, Walgren had one of his first introductions to aerospace at the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska. Now that he's preparing for a c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to halt the Biden Administration's unlawful vaccine mandate imposed on the Texas Army National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard. The Texas Governor, not the President nor any federal military official, possesses the power to direct disciplinary actions for any non-federalized Texas Guardsmen. This latest example   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) to GoFundMe Inc. to investigate potential violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA). The crowd-funding platform's integrity has come into question after it removed a multimillion-dollar fundraising campaign for the Canadian truckers "Freedom Convoy" which is protesting vaccine mandates. "GoFundMe's respon  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has reached an opioid settlement of $225 million with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. General Paxton has fought for Texans who have been impacted by the improper marketing of opioids manufactured by the pharmaceutical companies, which have caused the tragic deaths of several thousand people every year. "This agreement is not only another win for Texas, but a major step in the   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Biden Administration for unilaterally and unlawfully imposing an increase in the minimum wage for all federal contractors by executive order. The president has no authority to overrule Congress, which has sole authority to set the minimum wage and which already rejected a minimum wage increase. This disastrous policy will lead to countless layoffs, inflation, a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2022: The Lone Star State marks a solemn point in the COVID-19 pandemic with over 80,000 lives lost. These were fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters who will be missed by loved ones and friends. As we have seen over the course of this deadly pandemic, accessible health care plays a vital role in the outcome of those impacted by COVID-19. And no other group has suffered or experienced more loss of lif  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Richard Gann, Marcela Navarrete, and Manish Seth and appointed Robert Bridge to the One-Call Board of Texas for terms set to expire on August 31, 2024. The board has authority over call-before-you-dig systems that notify underground facility operators of excavation plans so pipelines and utility lines can be marked to prevent accidents. Robert Bridge of Normanna   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference at the construction site of the new Great Lakes Cheese (GLC) packaging and distribution facility in Abilene. The Governor also presented GLC with a signed proclamation and Texas flag to officially welcome the company to the Lone Star State. The Governor was joined by Abilene Mayor Anthony Williams, GLC Board Chairman Heidi Eller, and the Offic  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today delivered remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for Steel Dynamics' new manufacturing facility in Sinton. Steel Dynamics is one of the largest domestic steel producers and metal recyclers in the country, and their new facility will create more than 590 new jobs and generate more than $1.9 billion in capital investment. Governor Abbott also presented Steel Dynamic  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has filed a preliminary-injunction motion urging the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to protect non-federalized members of the Texas National Guard from the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The motion argues that President Biden's unconstitutional attempt to commandeer Governor Abbott's commander-in-chief power threatens to undermine his chain of comm  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, the resignation of the Honorable Eddie Lucio III, and its acceptance, has caused a vacancy to exist in Texas State House of Representatives District No. 38, which is wholly contained within Cameron County; and WHEREAS, Article III, Section 13 of the Texas Constitution and Section 203.002 of the Texas Election Code require that a special election be ordered upon such a vacancy, and Section 3.003 of   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott yesterday joined Texas's petition urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to vacate a federal license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that would bring spent nuclear fuel to a private storage facility in the Permian Basin. The petition argues that the Commission's licensing decision exceeds its statutory authority, botches basic administrative-law prin  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSRep) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today released his "2022 Report to the People of Texas," looking back at all that was accomplished by and for the people of Texas over the previous year and sharing his vision for the year ahead. This is the Governor's fourth Report to the People since taking office in 2015. It is released in interim years when the Texas Legislature does not meet and no formal Sta  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation announcing Saturday, May 7, 2022 as the special election date for the Texas State House of Representatives District 38 seat recently vacated by Representative Eddie Lucio III. Candidates who wish to have their names placed on the special election ballot must file their applications with the Secretary of State no later than 5:00 PM on Monday,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-701) in February 2022 involving systems analyst positions at health and human services agencies. * * * Here is the summary of the report: For the three health and human services agencies within Article II of the General Appropriations Act (87th Legislature), 388 (50.9 percent) of 762 employees tested were correctly classified in accordance with the State's Position Classification  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSRes) -- Trinity University issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2022: * * * Trinity's interdisciplinary approach centers teaching, undergraduate research * * * In the midst of crushing uncertainty wrought by the pandemic, Trinity University made a bold move. Rather than retrench, the 150-year-old institution decided that now is precisely the time to invest deeply in the liberal arts, breaking ground on a new home for the Humanities in May 2021. More importantl  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 8 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2022: Troutman Pepper advised an investment consortium Pharma Nobis, LLC - which includes Signet Healthcare Partners, Bionpharma, Inc, and GMS Capital Partners LLC - in its planned acquisition of Fagron's U.S. contract manufacturing business. This business unit, operating from a manufacturing facility in Texarkana, Texas, provides contract manufacturing and private label services for consumer healthcare compan  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: A trial team from The University of Baltimore School of Law won a regional division of the National Trial Competition (NTC) on Sunday, Feb. 6, and will compete in the nationals in Fort Worth, Texas, March 30 through April 3. The team of Annemarie Duerr, Brice Litus and Kaitlin O'Dowd won for their representation of a fictional defendant in a criminal trial. A second team, led by Leah Dotter,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSOps) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: A $1 million gift from Houston Methodist to the University of Houston will establish a new endowed professorship to be held by a nationally prominent thought leader in medical education. This first-of-its-kind role at UH will further propel the city of Houston and the region as global leaders in health care innovation. The holder of the Houston Methodist Professorship of Medical Edu  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSRep) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: * * * Survey Also Finds Anger Cooling, Support Growing for Jan. 6 Insurrection at US Capitol * * * The U.S. is headed down the wrong track, say a large majority of Texans in a survey from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs. When asked the same question about the state, survey respondents were divided more evenly with a narrow plurality thinking Texas is genera  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Engineering Forum Explores Health Care Shortcomings * * * To address the challenges of bringing COVID-19 solutions into clinical practice quickly, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) convened an international COVID-19 forum. In the group, 29 scientific researchers and innovators, industry leaders, clinical experts, a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Researcher Warns of Global Climate Trouble * * * In a new University of Houston study using an advanced remote imaging system known as synthetic aperture radar interferometry, three glaciers at the South Pole are being documented with levels of clarity and completeness never seen before. The new remote sensing data system is not just uncovering icy secrets from Earth's   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Researcher Conducts Large-scale Study of Proteins * * * A globally renowned expert in autoimmune diseases and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at the University of Houston has identified potential biomarkers for neuropsychiatric symptoms of lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks its own tissues, causing widespread inflammation and ti  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Feb. 9 (TNSPar) -- The University of Maryland issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2022: University of Maryland researchers have partnered with a manufacturer of federally approved N95 respirators to explore the development of masks for children and identify parameters that could one day help shape pediatric mask standards. Engineering faculty and staff in the Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices are working with Aegle, a Texas-based personal protective e  more

DENTON, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education(TM) reaffirmed UNT's standing as a Tier One Research University in its 2021 report, released Feb. 2. Only 141 universities nationwide are classified as "Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity," which places UNT among the nation's most elite, top-tier research institutions. "UNT's continued inclusion in Carnegie's 'very hi  more

DENTON, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: For the first time in University of North Texas history, spring enrollment is 40,806 students. The 6% increase marks three years of continuous growth and comes as UNT is reaffirmed as one of the nation's elite research universities. Only 141 universities nationwide are classified as "Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity" by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Educa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: A team of three University of St. Thomas-Houston researchers have had their scholarly work accepted for publication through the prestigious International Technology, Education and Development (INTED) organization. The paper is titled: "COVID-19: Roadmap to Reaching all Communities Especially the Vulnerable." The researchers are UST Adjunct Professor Michelle Carnahan, who coordinated the research  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * University of Texas researcher identifies factors for safe and effective carbon capture and storage * * * The road to a stabilized climate is challenging and contentious. A number of solutions will be needed to enable a fast, equitable transition away from fossil fuels: among them the development of sustainable energy sources, greener materials, and   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Brittany Magelssen The Texas Schools Project (TSP) at The University of Texas at Dallas recently received two grants that will support a pair of projects aimed at better understanding some of the challenges community college students face as they pursue a college credential. A $299,274 grant from Greater Texas Foundation will allow researchers to explore enrollment patterns of part-time   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A civil engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington has received two contracts worth nearly $1.1 million from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to use recycled plastic pins (RPP) for slope stabilization and increasing the bearing capacity of highway walls. "This technology makes the slopes more stable and reduces cost to repair the slopes," said Sahad  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Thanks to 20 years of seismic data processed through one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, scientists have created the first complete, 3D visualization of a mountain-size rock called the Kumano Pluton buried miles beneath the coast of southern Japan. They can now see the rock could be acting like a lightning rod for the region's megaquakes, diverting tectonic energy into points along its side  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Having a high class rank in third grade, independent of test scores and other measures of achievement, positively affects long-term life outcomes, according to a new study of millions of Texas elementary school students. Researchers have long known that high test scores in the early years of a student's education are predictive of long-term academic success. The new study, however, demonstrates that cl  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2022: Rapid weight gain in the first and final months of a pregnancy may play a key role in the development of excess fat tissue in children and adolescents - at least if those children are girls, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. In the study, published today in the journal Obesity, nutritional sciences researchers looked at more than 300 pregna  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Katherine Morales In 2014, only a year after Dr. Heather Hayenga first began running her own laboratory as a faculty member at The University of Texas at Dallas, she wasn't feeling well. She had a sore throat and some hearing loss in one ear. Nothing to be too concerned about, she thought. But what should have been a routine trip to the doctor turned into something much more serious. "I   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Phil Roth The University of Texas of Dallas is studying how to place students in math classes more effectively in a new initiative designed to ensure equity and greater academic success. Last fall, the Lumina Foundation, an independent, national private foundation, awarded $550,000 to The University of Texas System to establish the Equitable Student Pathways Project, which will use data   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of the Incarnate Word issued the following news release: * * * Study Published in Nature Journal "Eye" Reveals Stimulation of Color Vision Functions in Cerebral Cortex and Neural Adaptivity * * * The University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry (UIWRSO) is proud to announce the publication of a groundbreaking new study that found special EnChroma glasses, engineered with technically advanced spectral notch filters, enhan  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSPro) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The cardio-oncology program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has been recognized by the International Cardio-Oncology Society as a Center of Excellence, reflecting its exceptionally high level of expertise in cardiovascular care of cancer patients and survivors. Cardio-oncology is a quickly developing field focusing on safe treatm  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: A Hispanic Center of Excellence at the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry is filling a need for dental professionals in underserved counties of Texas by recruiting students from those areas, many of whom return to practice. Recruitment and mentoring programs of the initiative have led to an increase in under-represented minority applicants and enrollees,  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * Treatment could aim to raise levels of a neuroprotective molecule, studies hint. * * * Growing evidence suggests that traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia. But to date, effective therapies aren't available for preventing or treating TBI-induced disease. Scientists may be on to somethi  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSOps) -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2022: Admittedly being someone who cries easily, Olympic gold medalist Tamyra Mensah-Stock wasn't ready for what she walked into when she stopped by Plainview's City Hall on Monday morning. "I just stopped in to say, Hi," she said with tears rolling down her cheeks. Plainview Mayor Charles Starnes, who taught Stock in her college business courses at Wayland Baptist University, had invited the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Wiley, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: On February 7, Wiley, a preeminent Washington, DC law firm, filed separate amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Professor Jeffrey M. Hirsch and the Reserve Organization of America (ROA) supporting a challenge to state sovereign immunity by a former military member who alleges employment discrimination. The case, Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety, is set for oral argument on Marc  more