DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSPer) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2022: Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Raghav Bajaj has been selected to serve on the Steering Committee for the Texas Minority Counsel Program (TMCP), a diversity initiative of the State Bar of Texas. For three decades, the TMCP has worked to increase opportunities for minority, women, and LGBTQ+ attorneys who provide legal services to corporate and government clients and to expose orga  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSPer) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Jeanine Bias has been named as chief diversity officer (CDO) at Sam Houston State University. She will assume this inaugural role on March 7. Bias will report directly to SHSU president, Alisa White, and serve as a member of the extended Cabinet. Bias will provide the strategic leadership for diversity, equity and inclusion programming. She will coordinate and advise on initiatives, establishing and   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSPer) -- Lamar University issued the following news: By Shelbe Rodriguez Confidentiality, independence, impartiality and informality. Those are the four principles outlined in the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice advocated by the International Ombudsman Association -- they are also the four principles in which Dr. Jim Mann operates. The criminal justice professor was recently named as Lamar University's first faculty ombudsperson following an internal search  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSAwa) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Stephen F. Austin State University's Stone Fort Museum has named Sheryl and Steve Hartz, and the late Mable Ferguson Hall as the 2021 Cum Concilio Club Heritage Preservation Award recipients. The museum's biennial heritage preservation award was established in honor of the Cum Concilio Club's dedication to the preservation of Nacogdoches' cultural and historical landscape. The award recognizes  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSPer) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Andreas Polycarpou is now a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Senior members are recognized for their innovation in producing technologies that bring -- or intend to bring -- a positive benefit to society and successes in mentoring and educating the next generation of innovators. Polycarpou serves as James J. Cain '51 Chair Professor in the J. Mike W  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Charla Brotherton to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority for a term set to expire on February 1, 2025. The authority assesses the scope of motor vehicle crime in Texas and supports a statewide law enforcement network through grants, auto theft reduction initiatives, education, and public awareness. Charla Brotherton of Fort Worth is Owner and Principal   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Larry Long to the Texas Facilities Commission for a term set to expire on January 31, 2027. The commission controls state buildings, grounds, and property and is responsibility for the maintenance, repair, and construction of state buildings for the state. Larry Long of Dallas is owner and managing member of L2JL Capital, LLC and has a real estate license with t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Alfonso Charles as Presiding Judge of the Tenth Administrative Judicial Region for a term set to expire four years from the date of qualification. Alfonso Charles of Longview is Judge of the 124th Judicial District Court in Gregg County and has served as the Presiding Judge of the Tenth Administrative Judicial Region since February 2018. He is board certified in  more

SEGUIN, Texas, Feb. 26 (TNSPer) -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news on Feb. 25, 2022: Neal LaHue, who brings over 35 years of coaching experience, has been named the new head football coach at Texas Lutheran, athletic director Bill Miller announced today. "We are so excited that Neal LaHue has made the decision to lead the TLU Football Program," said Miller. "Coach LaHue has been successful everywhere he has coached including his two years as our offensive coordinator under   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2022: Lee Clippard has been selected to serve as executive director of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the official botanic garden and arboretum of Texas. Clippard has been interim director since May and previously worked for seven years in center leadership, serving as deputy director and the head of communications and guest experience. Clippard has been an integral part of effort  more

HUNTINGTON, Indiana, Feb. 25 (TNSAwa) -- Huntington University issued the following news release: Huntington University is pleased to announce that Nicole Scheiman, DrOT, MHS, OTR/L, department chair, associate professor and director of the occupational therapy assistant (OTA) program, has been chosen to receive the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Occupational Therapy. This award is given to those who exhibit extraordinary contribution  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSAwa) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University engineer Xue Sherry Gao has won a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to create versatile toolkits for controlling gene expression. The ability to turn specific genes on or off at precise times and places in the body would open new doors for studying gene functions and treating disease. Gao is aiming for tools that both grant that level of control and include built-i  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 26 (TNSAwa) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: By Karen Leonhart The Sam Houston State University School of Nursing has been honored with the Volunteer Service Award by the Montgomery County Food Bank. This service award honors an organization for its invaluable volunteer service at the Food Bank. The award will be presented in April at the 2022 Fighting Hunger, Feeding Hope Gala presented by Woodforest National Bank. The relationship between th  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced the 2022 recipients of its most prestigious awards, the AIAA Premier Awards. Among the recipients is Dr. Terry Alfriend, University Distinguished Professor and holder of the Jack E. and Frances Brown Chair II in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. Alfriend will receive the Goddard  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Gita Bolt, Gina Bellinger, Maru De La Paz, and Denise Castillo-Rhodes and reappointed Cynthia "Cindy" Conroy, Sasha Crane, Karen Harris, Amy Henderson, Ashlee Kleinert, Nathali Parker, Jinous Rouhani, Catherine Susser, Patsy Wesson, and Laura Koenig Young to the Governor's Commission for Women for terms set to expire on December 31, 2023. Additionally, the Governor  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Dr. Daniel A. Griffith, Ashbel Smith Professor of geospatial information sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been recognized by the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) with the 2021 Jean Paelinck RSAI Award for Distinguished Sustained Scholarship in Regional Science Methods. The RSAI is an international community of scholars interested in the regional impacts of   more

LUBBOCK, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSAwa) -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news: It's been a little more than a week since Dr. Judy Jarratt was recognized with the Texas School Counselor Association's award as Counselor Educator of the Year, but the enormity of the recognition is not lost on her. "This is one of the most humbling awards I've received," Jarratt said. "This is from my peers. People I have worked with for 30 years, and people I continue to work with." Jarratt, the Inter  more

CANYON, Texas, Feb. 26 (TNSAwa) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: Students from the Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities at West Texas A&M University won several ADDY awards at the 2022 American Advertising Awards, hosted by AAF Amarillo, on Feb. 17. The mission of the American Advertising Awards is to "recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in the art of advertising." The local tier of the Advertising Awards is the first of a three-tier  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 23 (TNSOps) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: The University of Rhode Island will host internationally renowned writer, producer and director Haile Gerima on its Kingston Campus, Wednesday, March 2. Gerima will hold a master class on "African American Counter Cinema" and separately screen selections from his latest project, a documentary on maroons in the United States. The larger project follows a trail of escape, guerrilla warfare and fl  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSOps) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release: The Alamo Colleges District thanks community members, the City of San Antonio and its fellow partners for their support ahead of the launch of SA: Ready to Work, a $200 million program that will expand workforce development efforts across the region. As the largest provider of workforce training in the region, the Alamo Colleges is proud to be one of four selected community partners alongsid  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide Spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species, including vision loss and neurodegeneration, new research led by the University of Melbourne and Baylor College of Medicine has found. The study, published in eLife, used the vinegar fly Drosophila to analyse the impact of chronic exposure to low concentrations (0.2 parts per million  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Diabetic patients receive standard-of-care treatment when they receive their diagnosis. This includes visiting their primary care doctors and learning about the disease and why and how they need to care for themselves by attending formal diabetes education provided by certified diabetes educators and nutritionists. If a patient's diabetes does not improve, they are referred to a specialist. However, a   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 24 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: As American Airlines continues to roll out its new menu, there is a story behind a delicious dessert customers can find on board select American Airlines flights starting today. Tamara Turner founded Silver Spoon Desserts in her Aurora, Illinois, home. She poured all her focus and energy into pursuing her passion and along the way created opportunities for her children and her community. Years later, an opportu  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 23 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) ("COP") announced today that ConocoPhillips and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Concho Resources Inc. ("CXO"), have commenced a cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase outstanding notes listed in the table below (collectively, the "Notes" and each a "Series" of Notes) having an aggregate purchase price (excluding accrued interest)  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 23 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) ("COP") announced today that it is commencing a private offer to exchange (the "Pool 1 Offer") four series of notes issued by COP, ConocoPhillips Company ("CPCo") and Burlington Resources LLC ("Burlington") as described in the table below (collectively, the "Pool 1 Notes") for a combination of cash and a new series of CPCo's senior notes   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 23 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) ("COP") announced today that it is commencing a private offer to exchange (the "Pool 1 Offer") four series of notes issued by COP, ConocoPhillips Company ("CPCo") and Burlington Resources LLC ("Burlington") as described in the table below (collectively, the "Pool 1 Notes") for a combination of cash and a new series of CPCo's senior notes   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 23 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022: Dallas ISD football head coaches will receive a pay increase beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year to retain and attract coaches. After collecting data from other districts in North Texas, the Dallas ISD Department of Athletics proposed a plan to adjust the current head football coach salary structure. As a result, the district is providing a one-time salary adjustment of   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2022: When Ryan Hopkins was a student at Lincoln High School and Humanities/Communications Magnet, he was part of that "40-0 Perfect Season." Now he runs his own consulting firm and recalls that being a Dallas ISD athlete taught him to value hard work, work under pressure, and be part of a team. He says his coaches instilled many of the positive values that stuck with him through his a  more

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 22 (TNSRes) -- Delaware State University issued the following news: Delaware State University recently received a $239,947 two-year grant from Clarkson Aerospace Corp. of Houston, Texas. Delaware State has joined other universities as a subcontractor for the grant awarded by The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) to work on new two-dimensional (2D) materials and devices development. The University's Dr. Mukti Rana, Professor of Engineering, is the principal   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022: This evening, Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley will take the stage at CPAC, where the Republican Party has rolled out the red carpet for their most spineless members. First up is none other than Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who famously left his spine somewhere between Mar-a-Lago and Cancun. He has fully sold his soul to Donald Trump and is now spreading lies while ignoring the fact that he  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 23 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso PNG P'nyang Limited, Ampolex Limited, and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea have signed the P'nyang project gas agreement for the proposed development of the P'nyang LNG project. * Agreement provides clear framework toward P'nyang project's future development * ExxonMobil-operated P'nyang project would link new upstream facilities in Western  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 25 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil has completed its first commercial sale of certified circular polymers, using its Exxtend(TM) technology for advanced recycling of plastic waste. The purchaser is Berry Global, a leading provider of innovative packaging and engineered products, which will use the circular polymers to manufacture containers for high-performance food-grade packaging on a mass balance a  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 26 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil has made a final investment decision to expand carbon capture and storage at its LaBarge, Wyoming, facility, which has captured more CO2 than any other facility in the world to date. The expansion project will capture up to 1.2 million metric tons of CO2, in addition to the 6-7 million metric tons captured at LaBarge each year. * Estimated $400 million investment fu  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 26 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil has reached an agreement to sell its equity interest in Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited to Seplat Energy, a Nigerian independent oil and gas company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Seplat Energy Offshore Limited. ExxonMobil to sell Mobil Producing Nigeria shallow-water affiliate * Sale supports company's disciplined investment strategy, Nigeria's efforts to   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSPar) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release: Four colleges within the Alamo Colleges District have been selected to become an academic partner in the Grow with Google Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Career Readiness Program. Among the Alamo Colleges selected were San Antonio College, St. Philip's College, Northeast Lakeview College and Palo Alto College. The initiative will help Latino students at more than 20 HSIs prepare for the  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 25 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP this week hosted a virtual "Day in the Life of a State Representative" program for students from the L.G. Pinkston P-TECH Preparatory Collegiate Academy in Dallas. Haynes Boone, for years, has mentored students from L.G. Pinkston, whose student body historically comes from underrepresented backgrounds. The P-TECH Collegiate Academy seeks to empower students who want to position them  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 22 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Three Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers have been selected to participate in the 2022 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellows and Pathfinders Programs. Partner Raquel Alvarenga has been named a Fellow, and Associates CJ Donald and Judy He will participate in the Pathfinders Program. Founded in 2009, LCLD is an organization of more than 400 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing par  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 23 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022: OneOf, the Green Web3 Company built for music and sports, has announced an exclusive partnership with iHeartRadio's influential, top-rated contemporary Hip-Hop/R&B nationally-syndicated morning show "The Breakfast Club". "The Breakfast Club," hosted by DJ Envy, Angela Yee and Charlamagne tha God, is one of the most important media outlets for hip hop news, music and interviews. OneOf and "The Breakfa  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Feb. 24 -- Lamar University issued the following news: By Shelbe Rodriguez LU alumna Amanda (Grund) Hollins '19, has been named as vice president of operations for non-profit organization Cars for Kids. In operation since 1992 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Cars for Kids, is a non-profit organization benefitting the Texans Can Academies of Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio. The organizations mission of soliciting vehicle donations and auctioning them of  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSAcc) -- Lamar University issued the following news: By Elizabeth Newman AACSB International has recently reaffirmed its accreditation of the business programs of Lamar University's College of Business. The distinction has been a hallmark of business education excellence since 1916 and places the College of Business in an elite group of institutions. Less than 5% of all schools offering degree programs in business at the bachelor level or higher worldwide hold AACSB  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 25 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2022: iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment announced today that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee LL COOL J will host and perform during the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The event will air LIVE from The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Tuesday, MARCH 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live / PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The event also will be heard on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app. In ad  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2022: A cross-practice Mayer Brown team represented Dobson Fiber in its strategic partnership with iCON Infrastructure, after which iCON Infrastructure Partners V will support Dobson Fiber's $700 million fiber deployment plan across Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. The partnership advances the Dobson Fiber mission to provide fast, reliable and local fiber-based internet services to underserved communities  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 26 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news on Feb. 25, 2022: After a hard-fought seven-day trial, a Mayer Brown team, working with Quinn Emanuel as co-counsel, secured a major victory in Conduent State Healthcare, LLC, et al. v. AIG Specialty Insurance Company, et al. on behalf of two member companies of AIG, AIG Specialty Insurance and Lexington Insurance Company. The lawsuit, filed in the Superior Court of Delaware, focused on whether professional liabili  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 24 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2022: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented funds managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. (Kayne Anderson), a leading alternative investment management firm focused on real estate, credit, infrastructure/energy, renewables and growth equity, in a $182.5 million equity commitment to TreadStone Energy Partners III, LLC (TreadStone III), a private exploration   more

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Feb. 18 -- Morningside College issued the following news: From starting a nonprofit for at-risk youth, to writing the first book in his new series, Jeremy Lahar (09') is making a huge impact in his community of Houston, Texas. Lahar credits Morningside with providing him experiences that led him to where he is today. Lahar chose to attend Morningside because of the many opportunities in athletics, academics, and communication. During his time at Morningside, Lahar produced an  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 23 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) ("Nexstar" or "the Company") today reported financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021 as summarized below: CEO Comment Perry A. Sook, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. commented, "In 2021, Nexstar generated all-time high net revenue and record non-election year Adjus  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022: * * * Additional funding bolsters improvements to national computational resource serving thousands of scientists * * * The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) today announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has extended operational funding for the Stampede2 supercomputer through June 2023. Prior to the extension, the life of  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSOps) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022: As Russia faces sanctions for invading Ukraine, experts from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy are available to discuss the potential impact of cutting off Russian gas supplies to European countries and what the conflict means for global oil prices. Oil supply and prices Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the institute and a senior fellow at the U.S. Associati  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2022: * * * New research provides evidence of demographic shifts in sub-Saharan Africa * * * A new analysis of human remains that were buried in African archaeological sites has produced the earliest DNA from the continent, telling a fascinating tale of how early humans lived, traveled and even found their significant others. An interdisciplinary team of 44 researchers outlined its findings in   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSRep) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Houston's low-income neighborhoods bear the biggest burdens during catastrophic events -- from damage to older homes during natural disasters such as Hurricane Harvey and last year's winter storm to economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic -- according to a Harris County Community Services Department analysis prepared by Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. The report found that th  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice University lab manipulates ultracold Rydberg atoms to mimic quantum interactions * * * Our spatial sense doesn't extend beyond the familiar three dimensions, but that doesn't stop scientists from playing with whatever lies beyond. Rice University physicists are pushing spatial boundaries in new experiments. They've learned to control electrons in gigantic Rydberg atoms with such precision they  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSBook) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Sam Houston State University Assistant Professor of English Ginger Ko recently released a new book of poetry titled "Power On." The book combines elements of new media, interactive storytelling and digital humanities through the use of a free interactive smartphone app meant to be used as a companion to the reading experience. Ko, who joined the Department of English in 2020, began working on poems   more

LAREDO, Texas, Feb. 26 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: A Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Mental Health Grant is helping students get mental health services through a collaborative service program delivered by its Student Counseling Services, Border Region Behavioral Health Center, and Serving Children and Adults in Need (SCAN). The $1.1 million Grant was awarded in 2020 by Texas' Health   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Research indicates hazard statements with alert icons in procedures could lead to dangerous incidents on the job * * * It is common in high-risk industries for companies to provide workers with procedures that include a hazard statement aimed at facilitating safe and effective completion of their tasks while on the job. Hazard statements are meant to communicate potentia  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSRep) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * The ban on avocado imports from Mexico has lifted -- heading off a potential shortage, price hikes and other disruptions. * * * The recent ban on Mexican avocado importation into the U.S. highlights the importance of a strong bilateral supply chain that promotes economic growth and prosperity for both countries, said Texas A&M AgriLife experts. Inspections of Mexican avocados were halted recent  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news on Feb. 21, 2022: Texas A&M School of Public Health researchers co-authored a recent commentary that extends on previous research about COVID-19 and college athletics. Not only are student athletes less likely to contract COVID-19 than the rest of the student population, non-athlete students are in turn less likely to become sick with the virus than young adults in the general public, according to a new   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 17 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: Texas A&M oceanographers are examining ancient methane gas ocean cores that reveal clues about global and environmental changes. Sediment cores taken from the Southern Ocean dating back 23 million years are providing insight into how ancient methane escaping from the seafloor could have led to regional or global climate and environmental changes, according to a study from two Texas A&M University resear  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news on Feb. 21, 2022: The findings of a new study suggest a need for initiatives to mitigate the effects of social isolation on vulnerable populations. Over the past two years, public health organizations around the world have attempted to control the COVID-19 pandemic through various means. Social distancing, where people limit close contact with others outside of their households, is one of these methods.   more

COMMERCE, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Commerce is poised to become a national leader in gamebird research with the future completion of the proposed agricultural education complex. Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp expressed optimism for the potential of the complex's facilities that will be dedicated to quail research. "More birds, of course, is great news for hunters like me, but increased   more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Murphy Dale Givens, a respected journalist, author, and historian, dedicated his life's work to sharing the untold stories of Texas throughout a celebrated 40-year career before his untimely passing in December 2020. Thanks to his family's gracious donation, Givens' legendary accounts of local and state history are now housed in the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Mary and Jeff B  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Alyson Chapman Time for a road trip. You punch the destination into your GPS and choose the suggested route. But is this shortest route the safest? Not necessarily, according to Texas A&M University researchers. Dr. Dominique Lord and Dr. Soheil Sohrabi, with the help of funding from the A.P. and Florence Wiley Faculty Fellow at Texas A&M, designed a study to examine the saf  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Nancy Luedke Two primary challenges that petroleum engineers face are finding oil in the Earth's subsurface and making it flow to enable production. The subsurface contains a huge variety of materials and is underground and out of sight, so the process is like finding a needle in a large haystack in the dark. Over the past few years, oil and gas companies have deployed advanc  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Jennifer Reiley Dr. Feng Zhao, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, is innovating ways we treat tissue damage in the body. Zhao's expertise is in cardiovascular tissue engineering and tissue vascularization (where a capillary network capable of delivering nutrients to the cells is formed within the tissue). Applications ran  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Alleynah Veatch Cofas Two seniors in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, Drew Dehaven and Eduardo Gracia Rodriguez, spent the fall semester working at the SpaceX Starbase at the Boca Chica, Texas, launch site. They were among approximately 13 students from Texas A&M who worked there through the co-op job experience program that allow  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 22 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton released a formal attorney general opinion concluding that performing certain "sex-change" procedures on children, and prescribing puberty-blockers to them, is "child abuse" under Texas law. The holding comes at a critical time when more and more Texans are seeing the horrors that flow from the merging of medicine and misguided ideology. Specifically, the opinion concludes  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined multiple state attorneys general in sending a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting his resignation. Secretary Mayorkas has openly boasted about his lack of response to the ongoing crisis at the southwest border, including his refusal to enforce congressionally-enacted laws designed to keep border states safe. "It is time to pu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives seeking to stop the enforcement of federal regulations regarding firearm suppressors made in Texas. Texas House Bill 957, passed in 2021, expressly exempts from federal regulation firearm suppressors that are made in, and remain in Texas. Federal law regulates firearm suppressors, making it i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the City of Denton after it refused to pull down its unlawful mask mandate in response to a notice letter from the Attorney General's Office. The mandate violates Gov. Abbott's Executive Order GA-38, which prohibits governmental entities from forcing any person to wear a mask. "No one is above the law. No one," Attorney General Paxton said. "This sheepis  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton, as part of a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, has joined a comment letter calling on the Federal Trade Commission to target "impersonation scams" -- a pervasive problem that victimizes millions of American consumers, whereby an individual poses as a government official, business entity, relative, or friend in order to obtain money or other things of value from th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: The Texas Democratic Party requested an investigation into Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick's violation of his very own law, Senate Bill 1. The portion in question is Election Code Sec. 84.0111, which makes it a crime for public officials to send unsolicited mail ballot applications to voters. Lieutenant Governor Patrick decided that the law that he championed and played a pivotal role in passing does not apply to h  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court-delivering on yet another promise to the American people. Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement: "The Texas Democratic Party applauds President Biden for the outstanding nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court. Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa released the following statement on Greg Abbott's latest move. "Governor Abbott and his Republican colleagues have made it clear that they have no respect for transgender children or their parents. His latest order is not only full throated assault on transgender rights, but an all out war on the LGBTQ+ community." "At every turn, Texas Republicans have do  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Miles, having completed the multi-step training and certification process, has been designated as a Film Friendly Texas community by the Texas Film Commission. For more than 50 years, the Texas Film Commission has helped grow local jobs and economies by promoting the Lone Star State as the premier destination for film, television, commerc  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) directing the agency to conduct prompt and thorough investigations of any reported instances of Texas children being subjected to abusive gender-transitioning procedures. The directive comes after the Office of the Attorney General confirmed that a number of so-called "sex-change" proced  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2022: In light of enhanced potential for Russian cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure and private businesses in the United States, Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) directing both agencies to use every available resource to safeguard the state's critical infrastructure and to ass  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following Statement on Feb. 23, 2022: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement of support for the officers of the Austin Police Department: "Last year, Austin set an all-time record for the number of murders. It comes as no surprise that murders increased after Austin decreased funding for law enforcement. "In Texas, we do not defund and denigrate our law enforcement officers. Instead we support them for risking thei  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on May 31, 2021, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas-Mexico border posed an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster for a number of Texas counties and for all state agencies affected by this disaster; and WHEREAS, I amended the aforementioned procla  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on March 13, 2020, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all counties in the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, in each subsequent month effective through today, I have issued proclamations renewing the disaster declaration for all Texas   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, do hereby certify that exceptional drought conditions pose a threat of imminent disaster in Andrews, Angelina, Archer, Armstrong, Atascosa, Bailey, Baylor, Borden, Bosque, Bowie, Brewster, Briscoe, Brown, Callahan, Cameron, Camp, Carson, Cass, Castro, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Collingsworth, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Cro  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 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 147 seat recently vacated by Representative Garnet F. Coleman. 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 Monda  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-018) in February 2022 involving performance measures at the state office of administrative hearings: * * * Here is the summary of the report: Summary Analysis The State Office of Administrative Hearings (Office) reported unreliable results to the Automated Budget and Evaluation System of Texas (ABEST) for: * Two key performance measures tested for fiscal year 2020 * One key pe  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following report (No. 22-020) in February 2022 entitled "State of Texas Compliance with Federal Requirements for the Provider Relief Fund (COVID-19 Relief) for the Year Ended Aug. 31, 2021": * * * Here is the summary of the report: The State of Texas complied in all material respects with the federal requirements for the Provider Relief Fund in fiscal year 2021. As a condition of receiving federal funding, Ti  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following report (No. 22-019) in February 2022 entitled "State of Texas Compliance with Federal Requirements for the Research and Development Cluster for the Year Ended Aug. 31, 2021": * * * Here is the summary of the report: The State of Texas complied in all material respects with the federal requirements for the Research and Development Cluster in fiscal year 2021. As a condition of receiving federal fundi  more

LUBBOCK, Texas, Feb. 26 (TNSRes) -- Texas Tech University issued the following news release: Texas Tech faculty members can discuss politics, economics, energy and more. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to unfold, sending global markets plummeting and prompting uncertainty throughout multiple nations and industries, experts from Texas Tech University are available to discuss the situation's impacts and implications for the future. Experts Agriculture - Darren Hudson, director of   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 22 (TNSJou) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Dr. Jacqueline Burse, assistant professor of social work at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has published an article sharing the experiences of older African American women who have survived domestic violence. Burse published the article, "Domestic Violence Survivorship Among a Sample of Older African American Women: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis," in the Journal of Interpers  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 15 (TNSJou) -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release: When Winter Storm Uri arrived in Texas last February, a series of miscalculations, missteps, and regulatory barriers led to deadly power outages. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) experienced generation shortfalls on an unprecedented scale. Rolling blackouts and extended outages created an infrastructure failure that led to more than 200 deaths. While Texas reformed some parts of   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSPro) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The University of Houston has added a new degree program focused on the experiences and contributions of the Latino community in the United States. The Bachelor of Arts in Mexican American and Latino/a Applied Studies was unanimously approved by the UH System Board of Regents at their Feb. 24 meeting. The program still needs to be approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Over the   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * After Examining Hundreds of Proteins, One Target Emerges * * * After examining 398 proteins, a University of Houston College of Pharmacy researcher has found one that is an important biomarker predicting therapy outcome and a potential drug target in estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer, which makes up approximately 80% of all breast cancers. The growth of ER+ breast cancer is sti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Process Could Help Manufacturers Make Batteries More Efficient * * * As the world lessens its dependence on fossil fuels, industries and manufacturers are turning to lithium-ion batteries to power the machines that make modern life possible. These batteries power electric vehicles, mobile phones, drones, vacuum cleaning robots and other machines and will be an essential component to the ene  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSOps) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: The University of Houston-Victoria College of Business' graduate human resources program took a major leap forward this month when it received approval from the most prestigious human resources association in the world. The Society for Human Resource Management recently awarded its coveted certificate of alignment to the college for its Global and Strategic Master of Business Admin  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 26 (TNSRep) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2022: * * * Survey by University of Houston and Texas Southern University Finds Little Enthusiasm for the New Technology * * * Ever more electric vehicles can be spotted these days on the urban roads of Texas. But switching the whole state from gas tanks to batteries is looking like a tough sell. That is what 2,067 respondents to the Texas Trends Survey, conducted by the University of  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Findings of a new study suggest the need for culturally sensitive initiatives to mitigate the effect of social isolation in vulnerable populations * * * Over the past two years, public health organizations around the world have attempted to control the COVID-19 pandemic through various means, including social distancing. Limiting contact between people can decrease how much a disease can sp  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSRep) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Public Health issued the following news: Female workers injured on the job are more likely to qualify for workers' compensation disability payments and to receive higher payment amounts when their claims are evaluated by female doctors, according to a new study from economics researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Illinois Chicago. Their work provides the first evidence that   more

DENTON, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSOps) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The University of North Texas will gather emergency management practitioners, academics and students from 10 states to host the second annual Preparedness Response Innovation Mitigation Recovery conference March 6-8. The College of Health and Public Service's Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science is the first venue to host the conference in person, as it was virtual in 2021. Co  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSPar) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: Reyna Anderson, MAFC '15, brings United Nations relationship-building skills to her new role in the Center for Faith and Culture (CFC) at the University of St. Thomas-Houston. The warm and outgoing professional, who served as a legal fellow at the U.N., will be assistant director for community partnerships at the CFC. Anderson's previous experience has her remarkably well-prepared. "The U.N. was  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * Arctic researchers and remote sensing experts use AI and HPC to characterize large, unexplored parts of the Earth * * * Permafrost -- ground that has been permanently frozen for two or more years -- makes up a large part of the Earth, around 15% of the Northern Hemisphere. Permafrost is important for our climate, containing large amounts of biomass   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022: The UT System Board of Regents and Chancellor James B. Milliken today announced the creation of a $300 million endowment to help undergraduate students at UT institutions pay for college. The "Promise Plus" program will provide tuition assistance to eligible students at seven UT institutions: UT Arlington, UT Dallas, UT El Paso, UT Permian Basin, UT Rio Grande Valley, UT San Antonio and  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2022: * * * Study suggests molecule offers improved specificity to monitor inflammation across many potential clinical applications * * * Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new radio-labeled molecule capable of selectively reacting with certain high-energy radicals that are characteristic of innate immune activity  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring PIK3CA and FGFR targeted therapy advances, new treatments for myelofibrosis, and laboratory discoveries in pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma and CLL * * * 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. Cu  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following Q&A with Diane Mitschke, associate dean for academic and student affairs in the School of Social Work: * * * In this Q&A, Mitschke, associate dean for academic and student affairs in the School of Social Work, discusses her work, why it drives her and what it means for our society. Q: As a researcher, you're focused on housing choice, transportation equity and access to opportunities in refugee  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA computer scientist to develop virtual environment for Android malware analysis * * * A University of Texas at Arlington computer scientist is using a three-year grant worth nearly $500,000 from the National Science Foundation to create virtual "sandbox" environments that allow computer security professionals to analyze Android malware without being detected by the code   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Houston entrepreneur, law professor and civic leader Tony Chase has committed a gift to The University of Texas at Austin's School of Architecture that will honor his late father, John S. Chase, FAIA (M. Arch '52), the first Black graduate of the school and the first Black licensed architect in the state. The investment will help build a pipeline to attract underrepresented communities to the field and  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022: More than 60,000 digitized items and a new educational resource based on the papers of two LGBTQ pioneers are now online thanks to researchers at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. The Ransom Center houses the papers of British author Radclyffe Hall, author of the 1928 lesbian landmark novel, "The Well of Loneliness," and partner, artist Una Vincenzo, Lady T  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Scientists think they may have uncovered a whole new approach to fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which, if successful, would help address a health crisis responsible for more deaths every year than either AIDS or malaria. A team of researchers led by Despoina Mavridou of The University of Texas at Austin found a new way to impair antibiotic resistance in bacteria that cause human disease, incl  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: New applications in energy, defense and telecommunications could receive a boost after a team at The University of Texas at Austin created a new type of "nanocrystal gel" -- a gel composed of tiny nanocrystals each 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair that are linked together into an organized network. The crux of the team's discovery is that this new material is easily tunable. That is  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 26 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Stephen Fontenot Researchers from the Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS) at The University of Texas at Dallas have teamed up with colleagues at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Yale School of Medicine and Tel Aviv University to pursue a new approach to localized chronic pain relief. Their project received a $6.8 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disord  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022: First lady Jill Biden toured Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), and praised its efforts in addressing disparities in cancer rates among Latinos. The visit came on the same day as the opening of the biennial Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference, hosted by   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 24 (TNSAwa) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech men's club rugby team traveled to Houston, Texas, in December and brought back first place in the Division I-AA Men's Collegiate Rugby Championship -- all in less than 24 hours. "We're only a club team. We have player coaches, don't have a lot of funds, and have to manage all the logistics ourselves," said Danny McKillop, former club president. "It was in the middle of finals week, so we had to  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSEco) -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news: Members of the Hutcherson Flying Queens Foundation (HFQF) gathered with Wayland Baptist University officials, the WBU Flying Queens basketball team and members of the community Saturday morning at the Jimmy Dean and Llano Estacado Museum to break ground on the Flying Queens Museum. A project driven by the HFQF, Wayland is providing the space and the expertise and training to properly catalog and preserv  more

CANYON, Texas, Feb. 26 (TNSOps) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news on Feb. 25, 2022: Four local businesses were awarded a total of $399,000 in funding in this year's Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge Awards Celebration. 11 Marketing + Design and owner Walter Steelman were awarded $100,000 for the Amarillo-based marketing agency. Since 2017, 11 Marketing has grown from a purely digital agency to a full-service agency providing an array of services from video production to brand  more

CANYON, Texas, Feb. 22 (TNSOps) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news on Feb. 21, 2022: The second-oldest building on West Texas A&M University's campus will be posthumously named for a graduate whose roots with the University ran deep, WT officials announced today. The Education Building will be christened the Geneva Schaeffer Education Building, named in memory of a distinguished alumna who attended not only WT, but also the demonstration school that once was housed in the b  more