SAN ANGELO, Texas, June 23 (TNSeco) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: By Tom Nurre The Angelo State University Soccer Complex is set to undergo a $1.6 million, two-year renovation project that will add additional covered fan seating, a press box and the soccer program's first dedicated clubhouse. The first phase of the project will feature installation of stadium seating, a covering steel canopy, a modular press box and related infrastructure, with targeted completion prio  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 24 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Coming out of high school in Southlake, Texas, Edmund Miguel Mattler knew he had the grades and the work ethic to attend and succeed in college. What he didn't have were the financial resources. With an expected family contribution of $0, little savings and no transportation, he wasn't sure how he could pay for college or even get to his classes. Mattler said a college education would have  more

ALPINE, Texas, June 23 (TNSawa) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: Historic Alpine Ghost Tours, a collaboration between the Alpine Historical Association and the Sul Ross State University Theatre Department, is the winner of a Texas Travel Award. The recipients were announced June 20, and are presented by the publishers of Austin Monthly, San Antonio Magazine and Texas Music magazine. The ghost tour won for best "Under the Radar Activity - Small Market." According to tex  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 23 -- American Airlines issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: American Airlines customers with TSA PreCheck(R) can now breeze through the airport with just their phone and their face, thanks to a collaboration with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and American to test mobile identification. Starting today at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), American Airlines AAdvantage(R) members who are enrolled in TSA PreCheck may choose to   more

MCKINNEY, Texas, June 24 (TNSfund) -- Collin College issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: Collin College and the Collin College Foundation announced a $1 million gift from The Andrea-Mennen Family Foundation (TAFF) for endowed scholarships and naming rights for a new welcome center at the college's McKinney Campus. At the Andrea-Mennen Welcome Center, students will be able to take advantage of a one-stop-shop that offers admissions, advising, financial aid, counseling, and more.  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 25 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Breast cancers with HER2 mutations respond to the drug neratinib, but the responses are variable and often not durable. Looking to better understand the underlying cause of this variation, a team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine investigated whether different HER2 mutations drove different responses to therapy. They were able to identify a mutation that conferred therapeutic resistance   more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 22 (TNSpar) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on June 21, 2022: The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine in consortium with Caltech and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced today new funded $300,000 partnerships with teams at Texas State University and the University of Florida, awardees of TRISH's Diversity Partnership Solicitation Program. The program is an important aspect o  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23 (TNSpar) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on June 22, 2022: The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine in consortium with Caltech and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced today new funded $300,000 partnerships with teams at Texas State University and the University of Florida, awardees of TRISH's Diversity Partnership Solicitation Program. The program is an important aspect o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on June 18, 2022: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring June 18, 2022, as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A Day of Observance" in the State of California. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: * * * America does not only celebrate our independence on July 4. On June 19 each year, we look back to this day in 1865, on which Union General Gordon Gra  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 22 -- CNN issued the following news: In the hour-long CNN Special Report: DEEP IN THE POCKETS OF TEXAS airing Friday, June 24 at 10pmET, Ed Lavandera reveals how a handful of influential billionaires steer the politics of school boards, city councils and the state legislature in Texas. Texas is one of only 10 states with no limitations on campaign donations to candidates, and as a result, a few wealthy donors with strong religious views have an outsized influence on the   more

MCKINNEY, Texas, June 23 (TNSacc) -- Collin College issued the following news release: Collin College's Automotive Technology program has been formally accredited by the ASE Education Foundation, a mark of validation for automobile technician training programs based on strict industry standards. The Automotive Technology program is one of several high-demand skilled trade programs offered at the state-of-the-art Collin College Technical Campus located in Allen. Collin's program was accredited   more

GOLDEN, Colorado, June 24 (TNSres) -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news: A delegation of students and faculty members from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia's School of Mines in Medellin and the University of Texas at Arlington recently spent a week at Colorado School of Mines, hosted by the Responsible Mining, Resilient Communities project. Funding for the visit and project came from a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Partnerships in International Res  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 21 (TNSper) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Dr. Diana Ortega-Feerick has been named interim Vice President for Tarleton State University's Division of Student Affairs, effective July 1, pending approval by The Texas A&M University System. She replaces Dr. Kelli Styron, who's stepping back after almost four years in the role. Currently Assistant Vice President for the division and Dean of Students, Dr. Ortega-Feerick joined the Tarleton  more

IRVING, Texas, June 25 (TNSres) -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil, Grieg Edge, North Ammonia, and GreenH have signed a memorandum of understanding to study potential production and distribution of green hydrogen and ammonia for lower-emission marine fuels at ExxonMobil's Slagen terminal in Norway. * Potential production of up to 20,000 metric tons of green hydrogen; distribution of up to 100,000 metric tons of green ammon  more

IRVING, Texas, June 22 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on June 21, 2022: ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy today announced they have signed an agreement to further develop Qatar's North Field East project, which will expand Qatar's annual LNG capacity from 77 million tons to 110 million tons by 2026. The deal was announced at QatarEnergy's headquarters in Doha. * ExxonMobil awarded 25% interest in North Field East joint venture * LNG pro  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, June 22 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: On June 20, Rep. Lloyd Doggett joined Robert Mace, Executive Director and Chief Water Policy Officer at The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and a Professor of Practice in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Texas State University, as well as Meadows Center educators, to unveil the details of a brand-new project to study the impact of climate change on Texas water an  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 17 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP advised EDST, LLC d/b/a Quext, a Texas-based technology company that offers a cutting-edge property management platform for the multifamily industry, in securing $63 million from a network of private investors. The fundraising round is based on a post-money valuation of $350 million and includes notable technologists and innovators. Since Quext's first round of funding in 2017, it has  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 23 (TNSper) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: To say Ruth Roman has been at the center of high-level decisions would be an understatement. In her role as the executive officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, her leadership produced positive outcomes that have rippled across the world, including orchestrating Phase II of the coordination of Human Health and Services' federal Zika-related efforts and resp  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 17 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Counsel Joseph Lawlor and Partner Richard Rochford successfully secured dismissal of defamation claims filed by a former middle school teacher, who was criticized over her allegedly controversial approach to teaching her students about slavery. On June 16, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling fully dismissing defamation and others claims filed by the   more

DALLAS, Texas, June 16 (TNSper) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP has bolstered its Investment Management Practice by hiring Partner Rachel Hass Reinus, who has significant experience in-house and in private practice representing private fund sponsors and investors in the formation of, operation of and investment into private investment funds. She is based in Haynes Boone's Orange County office. Rachel joins the firm from the Hedge Fund S  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 24 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, posted the following news release: On June 17, 2022, U.S. District Judge Robert W. Schroeder III of the Eastern District of Texas issued a judgment siding with Pizza Hut, LLC in a dispute involving the franchise agreements for all Pizza Hut restaurants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The judgment was a significant victory for Pizza Hut and established important precedent in the franchise industry, bolstering legal support for the enforceme  more

HILLSBORO, Texas, June 21 (TNSper) -- Hill College issued the following news: After a months-long national search, the Hill College Board of Regents approved the college's 11th president at their meeting last week. Dr. Thomas Mills will serve as Hill College President beginning August 1, 2022. Dr. Mills brings a wealth of community college experience to the position having spent almost thirty years in Texas and Oklahoma colleges. He has served as a faculty member, coach, director of athletics,  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 24 (TNSper) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release on June 23, 2022: University of St. Thomas-Houston announces the appointment of Ben Nguyen, MTS, JCL, J.D., D.Min-ABD, as Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students as of June 1. He will also serve as an adjunct professor in the Cameron School of Business Master of Ecclesial Administration & Management Program (MEAM). In his new role, Nguyen draws from deep theological and   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 22 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Lower Colorado River Authority is offering grants of up to $50,000 for community projects throughout LCRA's wholesale power, water and transmission service areas. Applications for Community Development Partnership Program grants will be available online in July and must be submitted by midnight July 31. Most grants are for $25,000 or less, but several grants of up to $50,000 are awarded during e  more

IRVING, Texas, June 21 (TNSres) -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on June 20, 2022: * * * Neptune Energy, ExxonMobil subsidiary XTO Netherlands, Ltd., Rosewood Exploration Ltd., and EBN Capital B.V. today announced the signing of a Cooperation Agreement to progress the L10 large-scale offshore carbon capture and storage project in the Dutch North Sea. * * * The agreement brings together the technical and commercial capabilities nec  more

IRVING, Texas, June 22 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on June 21, 2022: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) (the "Company") announced today that Nexstar Media Inc. ("Nexstar"), a wholly-owned subsidiary, has closed a new five-year term loan A facility in an aggregate principal amount of $2,425 million and a new five-year revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $550 million. In addition, Mission Broadcastin  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, June 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news on June 21, 2022: New research is the first to show large-scale intergenerational effects of the federal Head Start program that launched in 1965 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty. The program continues to this day and serves children from low-income families and disadvantaged circumstances. When assessing the children of the first generation of Head Start participants, researc  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, June 24 (TNSres) -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news: Wayland Baptist University has been awarded a $1.36 million Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program grant from the National Science Foundation to assist with financial aid and scholarships for exceptionally qualified students who are studying to become high school math and science teachers. The project, submitted by Wayland Baptist University, includes partnerships with Plainview High School and South Plains C  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, a 1973 decision that struck down a Texas statute banning abortion, effectively legalizing the procedure across the country. Since that has been overruled, decisions regarding the legality of abortion procedures will be up to individual states to determine and regulate. State Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) weighed in on what that  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 22 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 21, 2022: Governor Dan McKee today signed into law a crucial legislative package to strengthen gun safety laws. Rhode Island is one of just a few states to quickly take action on critical gun safety legislation intended to reduce and prevent gun violence in the aftermath of the tragic mass shootings in Buffalo, New York. and Uvalde, Texas. The Governor was joined at the signing   more

DALLAS, Texas, June 21 (TNSres) -- Dallas College issued the following news release on June 20, 2022: The Research Institute at Dallas College has increased the reach of its work with the launch of a new website that shares research findings with the public, as well as with peers in higher education, through evidence-based studies that will measure the socio-economic impact of Dallas College's educational model on the region. With goals similar to the Community College Research Center at Teach  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 24 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice lab creates first heat-tolerant, stable fibers from wet-spinning process * * * Boron nitride nanotubes used to be hard to process, according to Rice University researchers. Not anymore. A Rice team led by professors Matteo Pasquali and Angel Marti has simplified handling of the highly valuable nanotubes to make them more suitable for large-scale applications, including aerospace, electronics an  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Engineering study is next step for SSPEED Center's proposed hurricane barrier * * * Houston, Harris County, Port Houston and a local entrepreneur have chipped in for an engineering study of Galveston Bay Park, a chain of man-made islands that Rice University experts have proposed building as both a hurricane barrier and a 10,000-acre public park. Rice's Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuat  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice lab draws on nature to create flexible precursors for drug, materials design * * * Inspired by your liver and activated by light, a chemical process developed in labs at Rice University and in China shows promise for drug design and the development of unique materials. Researchers led by Rice chemist Julian West and Xi-Sheng Wang at the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, are   more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 22 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Open-source program IDs synthetic, naturally occurring gene sequences * * * It's a given that certain bacteria and viruses can cause illness and disease, but the real culprits are the sequences of concern that lie within the genomes of these microbes. Calling them out is about to get easier. Years of work by Rice University computer scientists and their colleagues have led to an improved platform f  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 24 (TNSawa) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news on June 23, 2022: Sam Houston State University's Marketing and Communications team has won 14 Telly Awards. Award winners represent work from some of the most respected advertising agencies, television stations, production companies and publishers from around the world. "Video is one of the most important ways of communicating with our audiences today," said Stephanie Knific, interim vice president f  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 25 (TNSres) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Lost items always have a way of turning up when we least expect them to. At least this was the case for a set of death records belonging to Montgomery County that had been missing for over 40 years before surfacing again at Sam Houston State University's Newton Gresham Library (NGL). "Fact is stranger than fiction," opined Montgomery County Records Administrator Ellen Collins after discussing the 45  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 23 (TNSper) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Aneika Simmons, interim associate vice provost for faculty success (starting Aug. 1) at Sam Houston State University, has been both nominated and selected to take part in the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Emerging Leaders Program (ELP). Joining a new cohort of 36 higher education professionals, Simmons will participate in discussions and learning experiences through   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 (TNSres) -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: * * * Partners create a simpler, no-code path to IT-OT convergence with industrial IoT edge computing, streaming analytics, AI and cloud * * * Pioneering partners SAS and ClearBlade are helping operations managers in asset intensive industries like manufacturing, oil & gas, and transportation to maximize the effectiveness of their operational technology (O  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, June 22 (TNSfund) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: A $2.9 million challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Midland, Texas, will help Southwestern University bring new life to Mood-Bridwell Hall, one of its most historic buildings. The challenge grant, totaling $2.9 million, is part of $11 million in gifts being raised for the renovation of Mood-Bridwell Hall, which will commence in summer 2023 and include a reconfiguration and expansion  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, June 22 (TNSconf) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Stephen F. Austin State University's SFA Gardens will host the monthly Les and Theresa Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. July 14 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St. Steven Chamblee, executive director for the Longview Arboretum and Nature Center, will present "The Longview Arboretum: The Good, the Bad and the Muddy."  more

ALPINE, Texas, June 23 (TNSconf) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: For the first time since 2016, the Trans-Pecos Wildlife Conference will be held at Sul Ross State University from Aug. 4-5. The event will be co-hosted by the Borderlands Research Institute, Texas Wildlife Association and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The Trans-Pecos is one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world, but managing wildlife in the desert is difficult where frequent drought, invasive   more

ALPINE, Texas, June 22 (TNSfund) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Education has renewed the Upward Bound grant administered by Sul Ross State University for another five years. The outreach program for first generation, low income, high academic risk student populations has been operating at SRSU since 1999, said Director Barbara Vega. While the grant is awarded nationwide, SRSU is authorized to serve 70 students from Terlingua, Van Horn and Sierra  more

ALPINE, Texas, June 22 (TNSres) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: The Center for Big Bend Studies at Sul Ross State University has been awarded a grant for $12,500 from the Cooperative Research and Training Programs of the National Park System, Department of the Interior. David W. Keller, a senior project archaeologist with CBBS, wrote the proposal to "source, sample, analyze and test historic adobes and local clay rich soils for use in projects at Fort Davis National His  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 21 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: National Champions. Again. Tarleton State University's men's rodeo team added another award this weekend to its already jam-packed trophy case, winning its fourth national crown at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. "It was an exciting week," said Tarleton rodeo coach Mark Eakin. "We usually say it's a roller coaster because there are so many ups and downs, but this one it seemed like t  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 22 (TNSper) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University President James Hurley will serve as the 2022-23 Past Chair of the Western Athletic Conference Executive Committee. Utah Valley University President Astrid Tuminez was elected Chair, and California Baptist University President Ron Ellis will be Vice Chair. Elections were part of last week's WAC Board of Directors meeting. The board also voted to strengthen its commit  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 18 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Alyson Chapman A plan from Texas A&M University researchers to 3D print new resilient buildings using hempcrete has the potential to lower the environmental impact of traditional construction methods and make housing more affordable and available. The project will be funded by a $3.74 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 21 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Cyndy Cerbin, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Millions of shipments of nuclear and other radiological materials are moved in the U.S. every year for good reasons, including health care, power generation, research and manufacturing. But there remains the threat that bad actors in possession of stolen or illegally produced nuclear materials or weapons will try to smugg  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 25 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Rachel Rose Dr. Miroslav Begovic was honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power and Energy Society (PES) with the organization's top energy award, the 2022 Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award. This award recognizes researchers with outstanding contributions in the field of developing, utilizing and integrating renewable energy  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 22 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Blood pressure is one of the most important indicators of heart health, but it's tough to measure outside of a clinical setting frequently and reliably. For decades, cuff-based devices that constrict around the arm to give a reading have been the gold standard. Researchers at Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin are working to change that, enabling continuo  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 23 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Rachel Rose According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, approximately 18,000 new spinal cord injuries occur each year in the United States. Spinal cord injuries often lead to serious constipation or incontinence, which can lead to decreased quality of life and may even be life-threatening. After a spinal cord injury, 41% of patients rated bowel dysfunctio  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 24 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Steve Kuhlmann Dr. James Hubbard Jr. is the 2022 recipient of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Award. The recognition highlights a lifetime of achievement and sustained impact of significant contributions to the sciences and technologies associated with adaptive structures or materials systems, according to the ASM  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 21 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Michelle Revels Dr. Xuejun Zhu, assistant professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, was awarded a Welch Foundation grant to help uncover and characterize enzymes involved in modifications that lead to pharmaceutical ineffectiveness. In turn, this could help medical professionals prescribe medications based on an individual's g  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 22 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release and letter: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate letter urging the United States Senate to oppose President Biden's nominee for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Steven Dettelbach. Dettelbach has a long history of anti-Second Amendment activism. This is Biden's second anti-gun nominee to the post, a clear indication that the Administration is   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release and letter on June 23, 2022: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate letter urging the United States Senate to oppose President Biden's nominee for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Steven Dettelbach. Dettelbach has a long history of anti-Second Amendment activism. This is Biden's second anti-gun nominee to the post, a clear indication that the  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 18 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Brigadier General Anthony Woods as the Commanding General of the Texas State Guard for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. Anthony Woods of Frisco currently serves as Acting Commanding General of the Texas State Guard. He received an early commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army in 1984 and has served in numerous leadership positi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Rebecca Cantu-Serrano to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027. 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. Rebecca Cantu-Serrano of Houston is Vice President   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 18 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Michael "Mike" Lee to the 256th Judicial District Court in Dallas County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Michael "Mike" Lee of Dallas is an attorney in private practice and former Judge of the 95th Judicial District Court in Dallas. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar Co  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 23 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kevin Robnett to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company Board of Directors for a term set to expire on July 1, 2027. The company provides a stable, competitive source of workers' compensation insurance for Texas employers, acts as an insurer of last resort, and helps to prevent on-the-job injuries and illnesses and minimize their consequences. Kevin Robnett of Fort Wo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 22 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Samuel "Sammy" Farias and reappointed Chris Davis and Deborah Hunt to the Texas County and District Retirement System Board of Trustees for terms set to expire on December 31, 2027. The board oversees a retirement system for employees and retirees of more than 780 counties and districts, including hospital water districts, water districts, and emergency services di  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, two proposed amendments to the Constitution of Texas were voted on in the Constitutional Amendment Special Election held on May 7, 2022; and WHEREAS, on June 2, 2022, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas, did certify the tabulation prepared by the Secretary of State and issued a proclamation on that same day; and WHEREAS, this proclamation supersedes the proclamation issued on June 2, 20  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 22 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed David L. Evans as Presiding Judge of the Eighth Administrative Judicial Region for a term set to expire four years from the date of qualification. David L. Evans of Fort Worth has served as the Presiding Judge of the Eighth Administrative Judicial Region since 2014 and is the former Judge of the 48th Judicial District Court in Tarrant County. He is board certifi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 21 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Abbott has reappointed Thomas "Tom" Reiser and Douglas "Doug" Walker to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors for terms set to expire on April 1, 2023. Additionally, the Governor has reappointed Jon "Mark" Sjolander for a term set to expire on April 1, 2024. The Authority is a conservation and reclamation district located within Harris, Chambers, and Liberty Counties, that has the   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 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 procl  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 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, June 18 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on March 18, 2022, as amended and renewed in a number of subsequent proclamations, certifying that wildfires that began on February 23, 2022, an imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property in Andrews, Aransas, Archer, Bee, Bell, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Brewster, Brooks, Brown, Camer  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 21 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-034) on June 20, 2022, entitled "A Report on Agencies', Higher Education Institutions', and Community Colleges' Compliance with Public Funds Investment Act and Rider 5, General Appropriations Act, Reporting Requirements". Here is the summary of the report: * * * All agencies, higher education institutions, and community colleges subject to the Public Funds Investment Act (Texas G  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, June 22 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: When Dr. Anne Ngu, professor and Ph.D. program director in the Department of Computer Science, examined her observations and feedback from students, she realized older adults urgently needed a new tool to address a problem. "I know there are a lot of people who live alone, and I also heard from students that their older family members who had fallen faced medical bills that are not cheap," Ngu said  more

LUBBOCK, Texas, June 18 (TNSres) -- Texas Tech University issued the following news release: Christine Nittrouer is on a team that just completed a four-study research project looking at post-traumatic stress disorder hiring practices and the role social media disclosures have when hiring veterans. Could information shared on social media have an impact on the hiring of military veterans upon their return to civilian life? Would the discovery of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) lead a rec  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 22 (TNSfund) -- Trinity University issued the following news: When LGTBQ+ youth are kicked out of their home by their parents, where do they turn? Trinity sociology and anthropology professor Amy Stone, Ph.D. has won a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to examine one possible answer to that question: Stone, in partnership with Professor Brandon Robinson at UC-Riverside, will examine the effect of non-parental family members (grandparents, aunts, uncle  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 24 -- Trinity University issued the following news: Title IX is 50! But don't think "50 is the new 30" applies to this historic birthday. Considering how far women have come in education and athletics since 1972, we certainly can't afford to go backward. I hadn't given much thought about those early Title IX days since injuries forced me to hang up my softball glove and running shoes. But my work the past few years on a Trinity women's sports history project has provid  more

CANYON, Texas, June 24 -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: Two West Texas A&M University graduates are among a handful of young Latino leaders from across the nation picked for paid internships in Washington, D.C. Michelle Galdamez, a 2017 WT graduate, and Madeline Kleinschmidt, a 2022 WT graduate, are among 26 chosen for the 2022 cohort of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. Their appointments will run from August through May. They were selected from a field of 30  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: * * * Study Suggests Ink Can Be an Advantage in Certain Career Fields * * * Here's a quick question. When you spot someone with highly visible tattoos, what might be among your first guesses: Rapper? Pharmacist? Welder? CEO? Nanny? Better slow down on the assumptions. Over past decades, American stereotypes about tattoos have pivoted. Not so long ago, body art almost exclusively  more

DENTON, Texas, June 22 (TNSpar) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release on June 21, 2022: The University of North Texas (UNT) announced today that UNT and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) are collaborating to develop an Advanced Regional Mobility Corridor (ARMC) that will offer future economic opportunity and growth. Leadership from both sides are collaborating to create a plan for facilitating a multi-modal advanced transportation corridor that will leverage pro  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 25 (TNSeco) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth made history on Thursday with the opening of the first immersive virtual reality simulation center in Texas. A ribbon-cutting ceremony -- featuring Dr. Michael R. Williams, chancellor of the UNT System and HSC president, as well as HSC students, faculty and staff -- took place to celebrate the new Regional Simula  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 21 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: When Destinie Settlemyre got the news, she knew she was in the right place doing the right thing. Settlemyre, a rising third-year student with the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine won first place in the Original Research Poster competition at the JPS Research and Quality Symposium. Her poster, "Assessing Social Determinants of Health in Women of Reproductive Age and Explori  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release on June 20, 2022: * * * UT Southwestern researcher's decades-long quest to understand synaptic transmission gets help from fastest U.S. academic supercomputer * * * Let's think for a second about thought - specifically, the physics of neurons in the brain. This topic has been the lifelong interest of Jose Rizo-Rey, professor of Biophysics at the University  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: By Caitie Barkley People who received at least one influenza vaccine were 40% less likely than their non-vaccinated peers to develop Alzheimer's disease over the course of four years, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston. Research led by first author Avram S. Bukhbinder, MD, a recent alumnus of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, and senior author Paul. E.  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: By Jeannette Sanchez Daily use of a mushroom extract supported the immune system in clearing human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston. The study was published today in Frontiers in Oncology. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II study was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (1R03CA212935  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Down-regulating TAO2 prevents influenza from replicating in cells and could provide new target for antiviral therapies * * * A collaborative study from UT Southwestern scientists has identified a new function for a protein called TAO2 that appears to be key to inhibiting replication of the influenza virus, which sickens millions of individuals worldwide each year   more

DALLAS, Texas, June 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Four out of five Americans 65 and older want to stay in their homes as they age, according to a recent Associated Press poll. But deciding how long an elderly relative should live alone and when they should move to an environment with more support - such as assisted living or a nursing home - can be difficult. Molly Camp, M.D., an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UT S  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Nanoparticles developed by UT Southwestern researchers can travel deep into tumors to deliver drugs and activate the immune system. * * * As they grow, solid tumors surround themselves with a thick, hard-to-penetrate wall of molecular defenses. Getting drugs past that barricade is notoriously difficult. Now, scientists at UT Southwestern have developed nanoparticl  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Ravenscraft's research focuses on how insects disable plant toxins * * * A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a prestigious national award for her research into how bacteria in the guts of insects break down natural defense toxins produced by plants, making them consumable for the host. The research could prevent both the large loss of food crop  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on June 20, 2022: Blood pressure is one of the most important indicators of heart health, but it's tough to frequently and reliably measure outside of a clinical setting. For decades, cuff-based devices that constrict around the arm to give a reading have been the gold standard. But now, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University have developed an electronic tattoo that ca  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin has directly or indirectly attracted 415 new faculty physicians to Austin and Travis County since its launch in 2014. This news comes amid a rapidly growing population in Central Texas as well as an increasing doctor shortage in the region and across the state. The 415 new-to-Austin physicians represent roughly 10% of doctors locally. There are   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Frog-eating bats trained by researchers to associate a phone ringtone with a tasty treat were able to remember what they learned for up to four years in the wild, according to a new study published in Current Biology. Researchers acquainted 49 frog-eating bats with a series of ringtones that attracted their attention, and trained them to associate flying toward just one of the tones with a reward: a b  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Kim Horner Two University of Texas at Dallas professors in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science have earned Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity research. Dr. Joseph S. Friedman, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, will re  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 18 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Stephen Fontenot Optics researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have shown for the first time that a new method for manufacturing ultrathin semiconductors yields material in which excitons survive up to 100 times longer than in materials created with previous methods. The findings show that excitons, quasiparticles that transport energy, last long enough for a broad range of pot  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Black women die of breast cancer at rates nearly 40% higher than white women, despite having lower instances of the disease, because of racial disparities in care, according to a New England Journal of Medicine article by a UT Health San Antonio surgical oncologist and two American Cancer Society scientists. The authors, led by Ismail Jatoi, MD, PhD, FACS, pro  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Protein levels in blood samples of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease reveal those at highest risk who should be screened regularly for liver cancer * * * An estimated one-quarter of adults in the U.S. have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an excess of fat in liver cells that can cause chronic inflammation and liver damage, increasing the risk  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 18 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Joan Tupponce The first thought that raced through William Pelfrey Jr.'s mind when he heard the breaking news about the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, was typical of any parent with young kids. "It made me want to get into my vehicle and drive to their schools," said Pelfrey, Ph.D., an expert in the field of homeland security, terrorism and radicalization and a professor   more