MIAMI, Florida, June 8 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release: Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP represented Dallas-based Caracara Services, LLC in establishing a joint venture with a wholly owned subsidiary of Houston-based Battalion Oil Corporation (NYSE American: BATL) to develop, fund and operate Brazos Amine Treater, LLC (BAT), a strategic acid gas treatment and carbon sequestration facility in the Delaware Basin of West Texas. Unlike traditional industry processes that  more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 10 (TNSper) -- Wayne State University issued the following news: One of the country's most sought after and experienced civil engineers has been selected as the next dean of the Wayne State University College of Engineering. Following a national search, Ali Abolmaali will begin his new role at Wayne State Aug. 15, 2022. Abolmaali has served as chair of the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) for the last 10 years. He is also a Dr.   more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, June 8 (TNSper) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: By Tom Nurre Dr. Joel L. Carr, an associate professor of social work and sociology at Angelo State University, has been elected to the American Board of Clinical Social Work (ABCSW), which sets the national standards for education, advocacy and credentialing for the clinical social work profession. The ABCSW sets and promotes national practice standards, publishes position statements, issues Board Certifi  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 11 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on June 10, 2022: With the increased concern about school safety in the wake of recent events around the nation, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced today that he has issued an executive order to reinstate the Arkansas School Safety Commission. "The recent violence in Texas was a stark reminder that the work of securing our schools is never done," Governor Hutchinson said. "That is why I am calli  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 9 (TNSreact) -- Atmos Energy Corp. issued the following news release: Bridge Builders Leadership Initiative is a nonprofit that serves the greater Pearl, Mississippi community with free faith-based afterschool leadership programs for secondary students. Serving an average of 150 students weekly, Bridge Builders Leadership Initiative's mission is to provide a safe afterschool learning environment that equips students with the necessary tools to be successful, contributing mem  more

AUBURN, Alabama, June 9 (TNStalk) -- Auburn University issued the following news: The Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, in partnership with several other academic colleges and administrative offices, recently hosted the first cross-laminated timber, or CLT, conference in the southern United States at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. The three-day event, titled "The Sustainable Future of CLT in the South: Grow. Design. Build.," was held   more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 8 (TNSper) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Dr. Kara Marshall, assistant professor of neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine and faculty member at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, has been named the newest McNair Scholar. The McNair Scholars program, launched by The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation and managed by the McNair Medical Institute, identifies and recruits the best and brightes  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 7 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have identified potent, highly specific compounds that interfere with bromodomain (BD)-containing proteins involved in cancer. The compounds, called BET BD1-inhibitors, are a starting point in the development of potentially more effective anti-cancer drugs with less side effects. The team reports in the Proceedings of the National   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, June 9 (TNSper) -- Lamar University issued the following news on June 8, 2022: By Shelbe Rodriguez Lamar University President Jaime R. Taylor announced today that Dr. Dann Brown has been named the university's next provost and vice president for academic affairs; effective July 1, 2022. Brown replaces Dr. Brenda Nichols, who is retiring from the position after 21 years of dedicated service in different leadership roles at Lamar University. "I am very pleased Dr. Brown accepte  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 2 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: By Kelly Brown, Division of Marketing and Communications Texas A&M University has announced that former student Arch "Beaver" Aplin III - one of the university's most successful entrepreneurs - is contributing $50 million toward establishing an academic center that will serve as an immersive learning laboratory for students. "When Beaver Aplin does something, it's never halfway!" said Texas A&M University System  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 10 (TNSper) -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Kimball High School has named alumnus Brandon "Bam" Harrison as its new athletic coordinator and head football coach. A 1990 Kimball graduate, he was an all-state wide receiver on the Knights' football team and later helped the school win its first basketball state championship. Harrison returns to Kimball from Texas Christian University, where he served as an offensive analyst for the   more

DALLAS, Texas, June 7 (TNSper) -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Seagoville High School has named Stephen Jackson Jr. as the school's new athletic coordinator and head football coach. Jackson is no stranger to Seagoville or Dallas ISD. He was the school's offensive coordinator and quarterback coach from 2013-2018. He also served as the head coach for the girls' track and field team and received his school's Teacher of the Year award in 2017. "I'm ex  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on June 7, 2022: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the departure of Murtaza Sutarwalla as Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel. Sutarwalla will return to private practice in Houston. He will also serve as outside counsel for the Ken Paxton for Texas Campaign. In his role as Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel, Sutarwalla was the chief legal counsel to Attorney General Paxton  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 8 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: The London office of international law firm Haynes and Boone, LLP has advised KX Power Limited on its joint venture with BlackRock Real Assets to develop a pipeline of UK grid-connected battery storage projects. The joint venture includes an initial commitment to support the build out of up to 2GWh (Gigawatt hours) of battery storage assets across the UK enabling enough renewables generation buildout to p  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 8 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Albert Tan this week was featured in a webinar titled "Fund Finance Experts Talks," hosted by Wildgen Luxembourg Law Firm. Tan is co-chair of Haynes Boone's Fund Finance Practice. The webinar is the latest installment of Wildgen's Fund Finance Webinar Series. In the episode, Tan talks with Wildgen Director Michael Mbayi about the similarities and differences between the U.S.   more

DALLAS, Texas, June 7 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: On June 6, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Siegel v. Fitzgerald, holding that Congress's enactment of a significant fee increase that exempted bankruptcy debtors in two states violated the uniformity requirement of the Constitution's bankruptcy clause. The ruling marks the second Supreme Court victory this year for Haynes and Boone, LLP. Partner Dan Geyser, chair of the firm's U.S. S  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 7 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised EnerSmart Storage OpCo II, LLC on the closing of a $78.2 million loan facility with the North American Development Bank (NADBank) and Siemens Financial Services Inc. to finance the design, construction and operation of a portfolio of utility-scale energy storage projects that will be constructed at nine sites in San Diego County, California. The deal appears to be the first repo  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, June 7 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: A $12,619 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority will help the Brownwood Fire Department buy a set of rescue jacks to lift and stabilize wrecked vehicles, making the scene safer for first responders and helping rescuers reach accident victims more quickly. Along with a matching contribution of $3,155 from the department, the Community Development Partnership Program grant will allow the dep  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 8 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Lower Colorado River Authority recently awarded more than $815,000 in Community Development Partnership Program grants for a wide range of projects across LCRA's wholesale electric, water and transmission service areas. The grants will help fund 36 community projects, including new firetrucks in Lee and Tom Green counties, a new trailhead and outdoor classroom in Early, renovations to a decades-o  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Highlights include three-year data from ZUMA-2, gamma delta CAR T cell therapy and NK cell combination treatment * * * Promising clinical results with cellular therapies for patients with blood cancers highlight advances being presented by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on June 7, 2022: Results from three early-stage clinical trials led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center show promising activity with novel immunotherapies and targeted therapies for patients with advanced tumors. The findings, presented today at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, highlight advances researc  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 7 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter: Last week, Governor Chris Sununu, Department of Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn, and Department of Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut wrote a joint letter to local school and public safety officials regarding recommended next steps in keeping NH schools safe. * * * Dear School Leaders, Emergency Management Directors, Police Chiefs, and Fire Chiefs: As we attempt t  more

ALBANY, New York, June 7 (TNStalk) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following statement: * * * New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following statement today regarding Governor Hochul's signing of a new legislative package addressing gun control: "Gun violence in our nation has gotten worse and hurts too many families. From a grocery store in Buffalo to an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, this scourge knows no geographic boundaries. "The gun  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 9 (TNSpro) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * $1.2 Million Grant from National Science Foundation Funds Alternative Certification Program * * * Some people are born to be teachers, even if early career choices lead them down other paths first. For professionals working in STEM fields, a new University of Houston program offers a fast track to earn a place at the head of a secondary school STEM classroom - and change their own lives in t  more

IRVING, Texas, June 10 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WTAJ-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Central Pennsylvania and the surrounding area, today announced that the Foundation will donate $9,000 to the Cambria County Regional Firefighters Association to assist with basic classroom training for firefighting and rescue personnel and with the purchase of a   more

MIDLAND, Michigan, June 6 (TNSawa) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University will be competing against 15 other universities from around the globe this weekend in the 2022 Collegiate Rocket League World Championship. The tournament, which will be held in Dallas, Texas, is the first major intercontinental competition for collegiate Rocket League teams and players. Representing Northwood will be the following players: Stephen Hoelbinger of West Deptford, New Jersey  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, June 9 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Yoichi Miyahara, assistant professor in the Department of Physics at Texas State University, has received a National Science Foundation grant to develop a new type of scanning probe microscope which can be used for investigating exotic quantum materials. Once developed, the cutting-edge microscope would be an instrument unique to Texas State and establish the university as one of the leaders in mate  more

LA JUNTA, Colorado, June 7 (TNSawa) -- Otero Junior College issued the following news release: In March, the Women's Rodeo World Championship (WRWC) named Linsay Rosser Sumpter their event commissioner. Sumpter is also the Head Rodeo Coach at Otero College. Some of her responsibilities with the WRWC include working with the athletes, increasing their opportunities, and ensuring their experience with the WRWC is collaborative and positive. She will help build and expand female rodeo talent and c  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 2 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Visible light triggers Rice's molecular machines to treat infections * * * Molecular machines that kill infectious bacteria have been taught to see their mission in a new light. The latest iteration of nanoscale drills developed at Rice University are activated by visible light rather than ultraviolet (UV), as in earlier versions. These have also proven effective at killing bacteria through tests o  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 7 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice University models show unique properties of 2D materials stressed by contoured substrates * * * Atoms do weird things when forced out of their comfort zones. Rice University engineers have thought up a new way to give them a nudge. Materials theorist Boris Yakobson and his team at Rice's George R. Brown School of Engineering have a theory that changing the contour of a layer of 2D material, thus  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 10 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice study shows those used to home schooling more likely to handle added stress in stride * * * Parents accustomed to home schooling felt more resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic than those whose public-school children were suddenly housebound, according to a Rice University study. That was particularly true for home-schooling parents who stayed physically active. But those who experienced incre  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Fifteen scientists in the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern received more than $17 million in research funds in the latest round of grants awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The grants will be used to address scientific questions covering a wide range of cancer types and topics. "The generous grants awar  more

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, June 7 (TNSawa) -- Stockton University issued the following news: Stockton University's Rocket League esports team is now second in the world following its impressive showing at the Collegiate Rocket League World Championship Tournament in Dallas, Texas on June 3-5. The team of captain Brian Busse of Hazlet, Trey Batson of Manahawkin and John Merendino of Hauppauge, New York were one of 16 teams that qualified for the international competition. The event, the first colleg  more

ALPINE, Texas, June 8 (TNSper) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: Dr. Andrew Alegria was elected as the Region 6 college chair of the Texas Music Educators Association at a meeting in Odessa on Saturday, April 23. Dr. Alegria joined the faculty of Sul Ross State University in 2018 as an assistant professor of Music and is the director of Choral Activities and Vocal Study. He received his bachelor's degree in music from Baylor University, his master's degree in music from t  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 8 (TNSpro) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University's Tutoring and Learning Center has completed the International Tutor Training Program Certification (ITTPC) peer review process and been certified as a Level 1, 2 and 3 tutor training program by the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). Achieving certification means that the tutoring program meets CRLA's standards for tutor selecti  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 9 (TNSfund) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Two-time Tarleton State University alumnus Henry Hohenberger recently made the largest cash gift ever to the Tarleton Foundation for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources -- $881,000 to expand hands-on experiences for students at the Tarleton Agriculture Center. The Henry Hohenberger Endowment will provide working scholarships as well as scholarships for students who wish to become   more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 9 (TNSawa) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University captured first-place honors in the Design Division of NASA's annual Student Launch Initiative. The 19-member team of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science students won the Experiment Design Award for the most creative and innovative payload design while maximizing safety and science. Sixty teams from 22 states including Puerto Rico partic  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 7 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: Wayne Roberts '85 has made a generous lead gift of $8 million to the Aggie Park project in memory of his late wife, Shannon Lia Roberts '86. The project to transform 20 acres in the heart of Texas A&M University's campus broke ground in February 2020 and will be completed later this summer, with an estimated $35 million in funds coming from generous donors to The Association of Former Students, which is  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 8 (TNSjou) -- The Texas A&M University's Engineering Experiment Station issued the following news: Dr. Edwin L. Thomas, professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, a team of researchers from Texas A&M University and Yonsei University recently discovered a helicoidal-shaped defect in layered polymers, uncovering how solvents can rapidly diffuse through layers and produce color changes. This research was recently published in Science Advances.   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 8 (TNSres) -- The Texas A&M University's Engineering Experiment Station issued the following news: Dr. Jiang Hu, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, is working to revitalize electronic design automation (EDA) technology with machine-learning techniques to keep pace with the ever-growing chip design complexity. EDA is a category of software tools used to design electronic systems such as integrated circuits. No  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 7 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Danielle Sullivan In January 2021, Texas A&M University's Formula SAE, a student organization that builds different Formula cars for competitions, debuted a new team, Formula Electric (Formula E), which focuses on building formula-style cars with pure electric engines. The team will be competing with their first-ever formula electric car on June 15, 2022, in Detroit at the Int  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 3 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * The initiative will help coffee growers, product quality and youth employment. * * * By Paul Schattenberg The Center for Coffee Research and Education of the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture at Texas A&M University in College Station will establish a new coffee academy and laboratories in Honduras to provide training for coffee farmers as well as badly needed youth employme  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 3 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: The Texas A&M University System's Board of Regents today named a much-decorated professor, Jeffrey W. Savell '75, as Vice Chancellor and Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences for Texas A&M. Savell is a University Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor and the E.M. "Manny" Rosenthal Chair in the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University. He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Tex  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 6 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M College of Medicine researchers have answered a major question about how the neocortex develops, offering insights into the underlying causes of intellectual disabilities. * * * By Lindsey Hendrix Scientists at the Texas A&M University College of Medicine have made a breakthrough discovery about the development of the brain. This new information contributes to our understanding of how   more

COMMERCE, Texas, June 10 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Marine veteran Demetrius L. Harrell Jr. as student regent for The Texas A&M University System. Harrell, who is pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice with a double minor in Sociology and Legal Studies from Texas A&M University-Commerce, will serve a one-year term to expire on May 31, 2023. Harrell previously served honorably in the United State  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 8 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Steve Kuhlmann Dr. Robert Ambrose received the 2022 Thomas A. Edison Patent Award, bestowed by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), recognizing his role in creating safer robots for use in outer space. Established in 1997, the award highlights the creativity of a patented device or process that has the potential of significantly enhancing some aspect of mechan  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 8 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Stephanie Jones Dr. Dilma Da Silva, professor and holder of the Ford Motor Company Design Professorship II in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, was recently named director of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) for a three-year term, effective July 11, 2022. "I am thrilled   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 7 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Rachel Rose With an increase in commercial space flight and further exploration of our solar system on the horizon, there is a growing need for more robust integrated circuits, or chips, capable of weathering the harsh and damaging effects of radiation to which satellites and spacecraft are exposed. David Dolt, a doctoral student in the Department of Electrical and Computer E  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 10 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Steve Kuhlmann Dr. J.N. Reddy will receive the 2022 International Association of Computational Mechanics Congress Medal, also known as the Gauss-Newton Medal, later this year. It is the highest award bestowed by the organization. The honor recognizes individuals who have made outstanding and sustained contributions to the computational mechanics field. Among Reddy's many con  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined an amicus brief before the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of Florida's law banning sanctuary cities. So-called sanctuary cities are political subdivisions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. As a result, sanctuary cities have become havens for illegal aliens and all the social, economic, and cri  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 7 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Today Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation against Twitter for potentially false reporting over its fake bot accounts in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. On Twitter, "bots" are automated, non-human accounts that can do virtually the same things as real people: send tweets, follow other users, and like and retweet others' posts. Spam accounts like these inflate fo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton resolved an enforcement action against pharmaceutical manufacturer Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) for reporting inflated drug prices to the Texas Medicaid program. DRL will pay $12.9 million to settle the claims against it. This settlement is the latest recovery in price-reporting cases that the Attorney General has brought under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act (  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, through his Consumer Protection Division, has secured a deceptive trade practices settlement against Vision Path, Inc.--specifically, its Hubble contact lens business--in state district court in Bexar County, Texas. Hubble will pay $300,000 in civil penalties, $70,000 in attorneys' fees, and $2,100 in restitution for certain consumers. Hubble deceptively marketed i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next in the statewide 2022 Governor's Small Business Series to be held in-person in Fort Worth on Thursday, June 9, 2022. The Governor's Small Business Series connects small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with the resources and information needed to start, strengthen, and grow a business. "Small businesses are the backbone of our economy,"   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 9 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Laurel Coles and reappointed Sheela Lahoti, M.D. to the Texas Medical Board District One Review Committee for terms set to expire on January 15, 2028. The Governor has appointed Annel Guadalupe to the Texas Medical Board District Two Review Committee for a term set to expire on January 15, 2024, and reappointed Lewis Benavides and Zachary Jones, M.D. for terms set t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 9 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Tyrone Sharp, Ph.D. to the Texas Board of Nursing for a term set to expire on January 31, 2023. The board oversees the practice of professional nursing, examination of students, and standards of professional conduct for license holders. The board also prescribes and publishes the minimum requirements and standards for course studies in various nursing degree pro  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 9 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed 8 student regents to their respective universities for terms set to expire on May 31, 2023. Additionally, the Governor appointed the student representative to serve on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for terms set to expire on May 31, 2023. Texas A&M University System Demetrius Harrell, Jr. of Commerce is a student at Texas A&M University-Commerce pu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 8 (TNSres) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on June 7, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter directing Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steve McCraw, Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath, and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Commissioner Harrison Keller to expand and accelerate their efforts to promote the ability to report suspicious activity known to students, staff, and fa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on June 8, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter directing Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Commissioner Cecile Young to use all available resources to ensure mental health support services are available to every child in the Uvalde community following the tragedy at Robb Elementary School. The Governor also instructed HHSC to work alongside the Texas Education Agency (TEA)  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on June 9, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter directing Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath to create the position of Chief of School Safety and Security within the agency. The Chief of School Safety and Security will be a recognized expert on school security and public safety issues, an effective coordinator of multidisciplinary teams, a resource to school districts a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has named Keith Pardue Chair of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners for a term at the pleasure of the Governor. The mission of the Board is to establish and enforce policies to ensure the best possible quality of veterinary and equine dental provider services for the people of Texas. Keith Pardue of Austin is an attorney and owner of the Law Office of Pardue and A  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 7 -- The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation released its 2023-2027 Strategic Plan and Supplemental Schedule which can be found at https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/stratplan.htm. The TDLR Strategic Plan covers the agency's priorities for the legislative session that begins in January 2023: * Modernizing TDLR's outdated licensing software systems. TDLR currently relies on nine different s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 10 (TNSacc) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news on June 9, 2022: The Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Texas Southern University has received renewed accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International). The organization's peer-review team delivered a rigorous evaluation that included checking strategic management and innovation, and the academic engagement of students and faculty. The AACSB accreditation f  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 10 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-033) on June 9, 2022, entitled "An Audit Report on the Audit of the Teacher Retirement System's Fiscal Year 2021 Employer Pension and Other Post Employment Benefit Liability Schedules". Here is the summary of the report: * * * We have issued two audit reports dated June 2, 2021, related to the Teacher Retirement System's (System) pension and other post employment benefit (OPEB) l  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 7 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-031) entitled "An Audit Report on Financial Processes at the State Law Library". Here is the summary of the report: * * * The State Law Library (Library) did not have adequate processes and controls for financial transactions related to vendor payments, revenue management, or capital assets. It did manage payroll expenditures in compliance with applicable requirements. Vendor Pay  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 7 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-032) entitled "An Audit Report on the Red River Authority of Texas". Here is the summary of the report: * * * The Red River Authority of Texas (Authority) has taken steps to address the operational challenges identified in the Sunset Advisory Commission's Report to the 86th Legislature (Sunset Report) issued in June 2019. Among the challenges discussed in the Sunset Report was tha  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 7 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-705) entitled "A Report on State Employee Benefits as a Percentage of Total Compensation for Fiscal Year 2021". Here is the summary of the report: * * * State employees receive more than just base salary; the State also offers a wide variety of benefits. Those benefits, combined with base salary, form the total compensation package for state employees. The value of the total com  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, June 7 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: This spring, 21 Texas State students took on an elective course called Design X Cultures (design across cultures) and got to work collaborating on projects with students from Oulu University of Applied Sciences in Finland, researching global design values and discussing each other's cultures. All this without leaving Texas. This Global Innovation Exchange was an opportunity for students from the U.  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 10 (TNSper) -- Trinity University issued the following news: 2022 marks the inaugural year of the Dr. Deneese L. Jones Award for Inclusive Excellence. Deneese Jones, Ph.D., is a multicultural educator, scholar of equity pedagogy, and senior academic leader with a career in education spanning more than 40 years. She served as vice president for academic affairs at Trinity from 2016-212021 and was the first woman of color to serve as Trinity's chief academic officer. In   more

RIVERSIDE, California, June 9 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * The study will implement an evidence-based reading intervention program in Southern California and Central Texas * * * UC Riverside has received $3.8 million from the Institute of Education Sciences to study the effectiveness of a reading comprehension intervention for students with autism. The study, led by education professor Michael Solis, will implement a fully develop  more

VICTORIA, Texas, June 9 (TNStalk) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: For many in the field of technology and computer science, the future doesn't exist without artificial intelligence. That was the topic of discussion and interest at the AI & the Future of Houston Conference in April, where professionals and science educators, including University of Houston-Victoria faculty, gathered to discuss the future of the field. The two-day conference was he  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Using Newly Developed Mini Electrodes to Fight Hypertension * * * A University of Houston biomedical engineer is expanding the study of wireless electrodes to treat hypertension and is reporting that blood pressure and renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) is controlled by bioelectronic treatment. RSNA is often increased in hypertension and renal disease. Using a custom-wired electrode, M  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 9 (TNSawa) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on June 8, 2022: Stories highlighting Texas' troubled mental health care system, the spread of viral disinformation and its effects on personal relationships, and the darker side of a religious order founded by Mother Theresa are the latest winners of the Livingston Awards. The awards, announced today, honor stories that represent the best in local, national and international reporting by journ  more

DENTON, Texas, June 10 (TNSpar) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The University of North Texas is among 20 of the nation's top research universities that today announced the formation of the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities to increase opportunity for those historically underserved by higher education. The HSRU Alliance aims to achieve two key goals by 2030: * Double the number of Hispanic doctoral students enrolled at Alliance universities  more

DENTON, Texas, June 8 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: From a new media music composition inspired by time and sound and an exhibition on African American fiber art traditions to original research on the childbirth experiences of queer people in America, four University of North Texas professors will be pursuing creative projects in the next year as the 2022-23 Institute for the Advancement of the Arts Faculty Fellows. UNT is committed to fostering c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 10 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release on June 9, 2022: As Texas continues to grow in size and diversity, University of Texas institutions continue to innovate and invest in the future by creating new opportunities and pathways for populations whose talents and contributions are essential to our nation's vitality and health. As part of that investment, UT Arlington, UT Austin, UT El Paso and UT San Antonio announced today they are joining for  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on June 4, 2022: * * * Phase II study supports further evaluation of neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade in early-stage undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma and dedifferentiated liposarcoma * * * In a Phase II clinical trial, immune checkpoint blockade before surgery was associated with favorable responses and outcomes in undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) and r  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: * * * MD Anderson researchers present findings at 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting * * * Two studies led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center that shed new light on the potential of the gut microbiome as a targetable biomarker to improve responses to immunotherapy were presented today at the 2022 American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Researchers at UT Southwestern have developed a first-of-its-kind ultrasound-guided cancer immunotherapy platform that delivers immune-stimulating agents to cells for the development of systemic anti-tumor immunity. The technology, termed Microbubble-assisted Ultrasound-guided Immunotherapy of Cancer (MUSIC), was described in a study published in Nature Nanotechnology. The  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Maverick entrepreneurs receive startup resources through Blackstone LaunchPad * * * Founders and inventors require more than a golden idea to build and maintain successful new businesses. They need knowledge and resources to attract investors, meet customer demand and generate profits. For students at The University of Texas at Arlington, the Blackstone LaunchPad at the Cen  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA partners with leading Hispanic-serving research universities on Crossing Latinidades projects * * * The University of Texas at Arlington, alongside some of the nation's other top Hispanic-serving research universities, are working together on cross-regional projects in Latino humanities studies. The projects, funded by a $5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Founda  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 8 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A $50,000 gift from the Delta Theta Chapter 102 of Sigma will provide a collaborative space in The University of Texas at Arlington's new Smart Hospital where faculty can engage with students, enhancing the nursing learning environment. UTA will name the area the Sigma Learning and Engagement Space in recognition of the Delta Theta Chapter's generous investment in educating the nex  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 2 (TNSpro) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Sherece Shavel says the driving force behind her new course at The University of Texas at Arlington is the need to make students understand the intimate connection between the law and social work. "Often times, social work students don't recognize that connection--that intimate relationship that our profession has with the law," said Shavel, assistant professor of practice in the Sc  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 10 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Austin has selected Allan Cole to serve as dean of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Cole, who currently holds the Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professorship in Social Work, will begin his new appointment on June 13. He will succeed Luis Zayas, who will step down after 10 successful years as the school's dean. "I am thrilled to welcome Allan to his new position as dean   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Moderate drinkers who binge alcohol are at a significantly higher risk of developing alcohol problems than those who drink the same amount overall but don't binge, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. After analyzing a national sample of adults, UT Austin psychology professor Charles Holahan and his collaborators found that moderate average drinkers with a pa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The gap in ideology between the U.S. Supreme Court and the public has grown since 2020, with the court moving to a position that is more conservative than an estimated 75% of the American public. That is the finding from a decadelong study co-authored by a researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. "We show that after conservatives achieved a 6-3 majority in late 2020, the court is ideologically   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Brittany Magelssen A new algorithm proposed by a University of Texas at Dallas researcher and his colleagues could help dating app users find the perfect mate. In a study published online April 7 in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, corresponding author Dr. Ignacio Rios, assistant professor of operations management in the Naveen Jindal School of Management  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Amanda Siegfried A new molecule synthesized by a University of Texas at Dallas researcher kills a broad spectrum of hard-to-treat cancers, including triple-negative breast cancer, by exploiting a weakness in cells not previously targeted by other drugs. A study describing the research -- which was carried out in isolated cells, in human cancer tissue and in human cancers grown in mice --  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 10 (TNSfund) (TNSpro) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * UT Health San Antonio, UTSA collaborate to reduce health disparities, train public health professionals * * * Bexar County Commissioners Court gave preliminary approval June 7 to award $10 million to UT Health San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) for development of The University of Texas School of Public Health San A  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release on June 6, 2022: UT Health San Antonio is an integral partner in the trauma network of San Antonio and South Texas - a national model that involves the military, the Level 1 Trauma Center at University Hospital, trauma faculty of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, regional hospitals and many other collaborators. Because Long School of Medicine   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Momelotinib, an oral pill taken once a day, significantly improved outcomes of patients treated for myelofibrosis (MF), a rare but fatal bone marrow cancer, researchers reported June 7. Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, presented results of the MOMENTUM phase 3 randomized   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have found that oral administration of rapamycin to an Alzheimer's disease mouse model causes an increase in beta (Beta)-amyloid protein plaques. Beta-amyloid buildup is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Rapamycin is approved to treat transplant and cancer pat  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, June 8 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: In response to the most recent school shootings in Uvalde, Texas, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder has directed Deputy Superintendent Chad Auer to host a series of roundtable discussions across the state with district superintendents, staff, and school board members in June and July. "As we continue to reflect on the tragedy that has befallen the families and citizens o  more