HOUSTON, Texas, July 20 (TNSfund) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The Dakri family has pledged $4 million to support the University of Houston's new Center for Economic Inclusion (CEI) in the C. T. Bauer College of Business. Just launched in May, the CEI's programs build on Bauer's award-winning SURE program (Stimulating Urban Renewal through Entrepreneurship), which trains students in business development while simultaneously educating and enabling under-resourc  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: People who are genetically at higher risk for stroke can lower that risk by as much as 43% by adopting a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle, according to new research led by UTHealth Houston, which was published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The study included 11,568 adults from ages 45 to 64 who were stroke-free at baseline and followed for a median o  more

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, July 20 (TNSper) -- Rider University issued the following news release: Sharon McKool decided she wanted to be a teacher during the summer after her first year in college. At the time, she was working as a counselor at a camp for underprivileged children in Austin, Texas. "I realized that one thing all children need is someone to believe in them and to help them reach their goals," she says. "So when I started to think about my career, I really thought teaching was   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 23 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: New Fortress Energy, Inc. (NFE), an energy infrastructure company, and Apollo Global Management Inc. have announced that they entered into a definitive equity purchase and contribution agreement involving the sale of 11 liquid natural gas (LNG) infrastructure vessels, valued at $2 billion. Akin Gump represented NFE in the transaction. Under the deal, expected to close in Q3 2022, NFE will sell its 11 LNG infras  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 23 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: American Airlines announced today it has finalized an agreement with biofuel company Gevo, Inc. for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Over five years, American has committed to purchasing 500 million gallons of SAF, the most significant SAF offtake commitment to date for the carrier. "Today's announcement is a historic step forward for American and our industry as we work to reduce our carbon footprint," said Jil  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 23 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: For the seventh year in a row, American Airlines received a top score of 100 on the Disability Equality Index(R) (DEI) and was named one of the best places to work for disability inclusion in 2022. Now in its eighth year, the DEI exists to help businesses make a positive impact on the unemployment/underemployment of people with disabilities. Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 22 -- American Airlines issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today reported its second-quarter 2022 financial results, including: * Second-quarter net income of $476 million, or $0.68 per diluted share. Excluding net special items/1, second-quarter net income of $533 million, or $0.76 per diluted share. * Record second-quarter revenue of $13.4 billion, which represents a 12.2% increase over the same period in 20  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 20 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: A key approach to understanding the brain is to observe the behavioral effects of turning on specific populations of neurons. One of the most popular approaches to controlling neuronal activity in model systems is called optogenetics and depends on expressing microbial light-gated channels in the neurons of interest. These channels work as light-responsive switches, turning on neurons with a flash of  more

WACO, Texas, July 16 (TNSres) -- Baylor University issued the following news: After a 2020 hiatus due to COVID and a 2021 program embedded in a local summer school, Baylor University's Mathematics for Early Learners Academy (MELA), sponsored by the Baylor School of Education (SOE), has returned to the Baylor campus July 5-28 to host students ages 4 to 6 at the Mayborn Museum. On Monday, July 18, from 9 to 11 a.m., these young students will be in for a mathematical treat as Baylor student-athle  more

WACO, Texas, July 22 (TNSfund) -- Baylor University issued the following news on July 21, 2022: Baylor University announced a $1.5 million gift today from Tim and Sharalynn Fenn of Houston, establishing an endowed faculty chair position to attract, retain and support a visionary Christian leader who is focused on the growth and development of Materials Science and its associated fields. The Tim and Sharalynn Fenn Family Endowed Chair in Materials Science supports the Materials Science initiativ  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 19 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, issued the following news release: Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd. (GAMECO) signed a 5-year Integrated Materials Management (IMM) program contract. The agreement marks the first time Boeing will provide a comprehensive materials-management solution in mainland China. Boeing's new 5-year program will provide demand   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 22 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, issued the following news release: The first two U.S. Air Force F-15E aircraft recently began Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) modification at Boeing [NYSE: BA]. Forty-three F-15Es will receive EPAWSS, which is also the electronic warfare system that will equip the F-15EX Eagle II. Developed, produced and integrated by the  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 23 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Vasan Ramachandran, MD, a distinguished public health researcher at Boston University and principal investigator of the Framingham Heart Study, has been named founding dean of The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio. The new school is a strategic collaboration of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Ant  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 20 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: CenterPoint Energy launched a new Outage Tracker tool today for its 2.6 million electric customers across the greater Houston area. The new Outage Tracker features enhanced service maps, outage statistics and restoration status, as well as an advisory section for reporting weather or system status. The Outage Tracker features fully responsive functionality for all mobile devices. Users can search   more

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, July 20 (TNSper) -- Chowan University issued the following news: By Kim Sherman Bailey Chowan University welcomes Christy Klemiuk to serve as Admissions Counselor. Klemiuk comes to Chowan from Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, Texas, where she served as the Registrar at their Northwest and Northeast Campuses. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Church Ministries from the University of Mount Olive and a Master of Arts degree in Counseling from Southeastern Baptist  more

NEW YORK, July 19 (TNSres) -- City College of New York issued the following news: Dr. Adriana Espinosa, assistant professor, psychology, in The City College of New York's Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, is the principal investigator of a $467,205 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for an innovative study of tobacco use and its varying impact on white and Black adolescents. Entitled "An intersectional examination of early tobacco use among white and Black ado  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 20 (TNSfund) -- Dallas College issued the following news release: Dallas College was the only Texas higher education institution awarded part of a $121.7 million U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Building America grant. Through the $5 million award, Dallas College will strengthen its Workforce Scholars program, providing additional apprenticeships to enable students to find a reliable pathway to the middle class and beyond. Under the program, students will work 34 hou  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, July 23 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP represented Hanger, Inc., a leading provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) patient care services and solutions, in its definitive agreement to be acquired by Patient Square Capital, a dedicated health care investment firm. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Hanger provides comprehensive, outcomes-based O&P services through its patient care segment, with approximately 875 Hanger clinic  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 20 (TNSjou) -- Florida State University issued the following news: You own a small business, and you find yourself stressing about, among other things, staffing, payroll, supply chains, the economy and the latest strain of COVID-19. Sure, you're overwhelmed, and you see the stress as debilitating. You're probably doing it wrong, says Samantha Paustian-Underdahl. Paustian-Underdahl, an associate professor in the Department of Management at Florida State University's   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 20 (TNSjou) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Researchers have developed a methodology to determine why coastal glaciers are retreating, and in turn, how much can be attributed to human-caused climate change. * * * More of the world's coastal glaciers are melting faster than ever, but exactly what's triggering the large-scale retreat has been difficult to discern because of natural fluctuations in the glaciers' surroundings. Now, resea  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 19 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP has advised OT Tennis in the financing, permitting, development, and acquisition of an approximately 4-acre site in the Frisco Sports Village in Frisco, Texas. The cross-border venture, which includes Mexican investors, received bank financing for the purchase of the land from UBank. OT Tennis runs a leading junior tennis academy in Frisco and is developing a racket club with eight t  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 19 (TNSper) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Angela Grant has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a Washington, D.C.-based partner in the firm's Patent Prosecution Practice. With a Ph.D. in immunology and microbiology, Angela has significant experience advising clients in the biotechnology and life sciences sectors. Her practice focuses on developing and managing global patent portfolios; performing IP due diligence related to investments and   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 23 (TNSper) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: On July 19, Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Karen Denney was sworn in as president of the Tarrant County Bar Association (TCBA), which is comprised of more than 2,600 lawyers, judges, and law students in the Fort Worth area. The organization's members voted for Denney as president-elect in 2021, and she began serving as president in July 2022. Her term as president will run through June 30, 2023.   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 20 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: On July 19, Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Karen Denney was sworn in as president of the Tarrant County Bar Association (TCBA), which is comprised of more than 2,600 lawyers, judges, and law students in the Fort Worth area. The organization's members voted for Denney as president-elect in 2021, and she began serving as president in July 2022. Her term as president will run through June 30, 2023. "I have   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 21 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on July 20, 2022: The Texas Democratic Party is announcing that several Texas Democratic statewide nominees have outraised their Republican opponents, shattering fundraising records along the way. "I couldn't be prouder of the incredible slate of nominees we have to put forward this cycle," said Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa. "The numbers we're seeing from the latest fundraising filing period tel  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 21 (TNSper) -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Holland & Knight has bolstered its leading corporate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity practice with the addition of Chauncey Lane as a partner in its Dallas office. Mr. Lane structures and negotiates complex transactions for strategic buyers and sellers and private equity firms in the technology and financial services industries. Prior to joining Holland & Kni  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: Unvaccinated first responders in the U.S. were more likely to develop COVID-19 and less likely to believe in the effectiveness and safety of vaccines than their vaccinated counterparts, according to a study led by University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and published on July 19 as a research letter in JAMA Open. Miller School investigators were part of a national study of 1,  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, July 21 (TNSpar) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Flowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced today the opening of a new Learning Resource Center within the Lamar University College of Engineering. The new state-of-the-art center will provide LU engineering students, Flowserve customers and Southeast Texas community members with the opportunity to engage with Flowserve's innovativ  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, July 22 (TNSconf) -- Lamar University issued the following news: For the second time, the Office of Undergraduate Research will host the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium from 2-4:30 p.m. on Friday, August 5 in the Reaud Executive Event Space. Comprised of presentations from 12 students across LU academic colleges, the forum will highlight the summer research projects and discoveries in STEM and HASBSEB academic areas with topics ranging from vibrational motion and the a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 20 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Multicoin Capital, a thesis-driven investment firm that invests in cryptocurrencies, tokens and blockchain companies, in the formation of Venture Fund III, which closed with capital commitments of $430 million. The fund will provide capital for early- and later-stage projects focused on data-aggregating decentralized autonomous organizatio  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, July 21 (TNSpar) -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: West Texas and the Big Bend region are known for their starry night skies, made possible in part due to ongoing efforts to preserve them. Recently, McDonald Observatory and the non-profit organization Texan by Nature recognized the efforts of Catalyst Midstream Partners ("Catalyst"), a joint venture between Howard Energy Partners ("HEP"), and Devon   more

IRVING, Texas, July 19 (TNSper) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on July 18, 2022: Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced the promotion of Cory Gylock to Vice President and General Manager of its broadcasting and digital operations in La Crosse/Eau Claire, Wisconsin (DMA #129), including WLAX-TV (FOX) and WEUX-TV (FOX), wiproud.com, and their related digital and social  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 21 -- Microsoft issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Oracle Corp and Microsoft Corp today announced the general availability of Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure. With this new offering, Microsoft Azure customers can easily provision, access, and monitor enterprise-grade Oracle Database services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) with a familiar experience. Users can migrate or build new applications on Azure and then connect to the high-performanc  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement on July 18, 2022: * * * Republican Party of Texas Chairman Matt Rinaldi released the following statement after the Texas Democrat Convention adjourned due to a lack of quorum and failed to pass a party platform. "Texas Democrats showed this weekend what happens when you take away tens of millions of dollars from California, New York, and D.C. All that remains is a low enthusiasm, fringe party of political e  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: For school-age students and their parents, school choice programs can be complicated and stressful. Research from Rice University economist YingHua He suggests the process gets easier when schools are upfront about admission prospects and other details that factor into decisions, and that students should be allowed to apply before having to rank schools in order of preference. He's research is summarized in   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 22 (TNSper) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Kelly Fox, a senior executive with more than 20 years of experience in higher education, has been named Rice University's vice president for finance and administration. Fox currently serves as executive vice president and chief budget officer at the Georgia Institute of Technology, leading the financial management and planning activities for the university's $2.3 billion budget. Fox also provides leadership,  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 19 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Restrictive immigration policies and aggressive law enforcement are harmful to the mental health of immigrants living in the United States illegally, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The research also shows mental health problems stemming from immigration status are often passed from one generation to the next, said Tony Payan, director of the Baker Institut  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, July 20 (TNSconf) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Preston Johnson Jr. will be the featured guest speaker for Sam Houston State University's 2022 summer commencement ceremonies taking place on Aug. 6 in the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas. Johnson earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from SHSU and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston. An active member of the campus community, he was a member of Be  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, July 21 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Two Tarleton State University staff members presented at the recent Anthology Together conference in Orlando, Fla. Higher education and technology professionals from every state and 12 countries gathered to leverage Anthology's technology and help prepare students to lead a global society. The presentation, by Dr. Elizabeth Wallace and Lathes Towns, addressed Tarleton's support of the Texas Higher Educ  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 19 (TNSpro) -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: Beginning this fall, students at Fort Worth ISD's Success High School will be able to take classes both to earn their high school diploma and start toward a college degree as part of a special P-TECH program in partnership with the Tarrant County Connect and South Campuses. P-TECHs (Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools) are innovative open-enrollment high schools that allow students le  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Overwhelming Majority Favors Resources for Pregnant Women and Young Children * * * As a signal of the intense abortion debate continuing to simmer in Texas, a new survey from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs found just four percentage points separating the issue's two extremes - 50% of survey participants opposed the state's strict new abortion law and 46% supported   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 14 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Study shows asthma-related education provided by community health workers can improve quality of life for children with asthma and reduce health care costs for their families * * * One out of every 13 people in the United States has asthma. Although they are diagnosed with asthma at similar rates, children under 18 years old have a higher prevalence of asthma attacks and   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Getting COVID-19 tests to people who need them can be a challenge, something drone deliveries could overcome * * * Researchers at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health have developed a new COVID-19 test distribution method that utilizes drones to quickly deliver at-home diagnostic tests to individuals who suspect they have the coronavirus. COVID-19 showed that  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 21 (TNSres) -- The Texas A&M University's Engineering Experiment Station issued the following news: By Erin Simoni Dr. Gabriel Xu, an expert in experimental plasma science, in-space electric propulsion and rotating detonation engines, is leading a The University of Alabama in Huntsville research team exploring a solid-fuel rotating detonation ramjet technology. The study combines the two technologies of solid fuel ramjets and rotating detonation engines to provide   more

COMMERCE, Texas, July 19 (TNSpro) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release: The Department of Engineering and Technology at Texas A&M University-Commerce has launched a new Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) in Technology Management degree program. The new fully online program is designed to prepare working professionals for managerial careers in technical fields. Brent Donham, Ph.D., who serves as dean of the College of Science and Engineering at A  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 22 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Michelle Revels Dr. Manish Shetty, assistant professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, is the recipient of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. "When I look at previous years' awardees and their career trajectory, it gives me promise," said Shetty. "I thank everyone asso  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 23 (TNSper) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on July 22, 2022: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the appointment of D. Forrest Brumbaugh as Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel. Mr. Brumbaugh comes to the Office of the Attorney General of Texas with over 28 years of experience in the private sector. Forrest was named shareholder at one of Texas's leading law firms, Winstead Sechrest & Minick less than seven years aft  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 20 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an Oklahoma-led petition for rulemaking asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to repeal regulations that unlawfully delegate emergency-declaration authority to the World Health Organization. The petition outlines three reasons for repealing the regulation. First, giving this authority to groups outside the U.S. is unlawful and dangerou  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a temporary restraining order against a business in Houston selling fake forklift training services. The court ordered an injunction preventing the deceptive business practices of Southwest Forklift LLC, and froze its assets up to $350,000. The operators, Sergio Hernandez and Roxanne Rodriguez, purported to offer an $80 one-day training to become qualified as an "  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court opposing the Department of Justice's request to stay a district court order vacating the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) September 2021 Immigration Prioritization Memorandum. Federal law requires DHS to detain certain aliens who have committed crimes and aliens with final orders of removal, but DHS's Memorandum ignores th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 21 (TNStalk) -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 20, 2022, by Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa: * * * Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa released the following statement on the 23 (out of 24) Republican Members of the Texas U.S. House Delegation either not voting for, or outright voting against, codifying same-sex marriage: "We applaud all the Democrats in the Texas House Delegation for voting to codify same-sex marriage into law a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on July 21, 2022: Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa released the following statement applauding the Dallas County Democratic Party for exposing an election cheating scheme involving a precinct chair, candidate, and the Dallas County Republican Party chair. "We're thankful for the Dallas County Democratic Party's leadership - and Chair Kristy Noble's in particular - in shining a light on the complete   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 18 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: This weekend, Lieutenant Governor Nominee Mike Collier spoke at the 2022 Texas Democratic Convention, sharing with Texas Democrats his plan to move Texas forward - from his iron-clad commitment to finally fixing the electric grid, to creating a public education system that will allow for every child in Texas to receive a quality education. See below for some highlights from Collier's prepared remarks, and click her  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 22, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today applauded the Texas Workforce Commission's release of June employment numbers showing continued economic expansion as Texas led the nation for jobs added in June, as employers added 82,500 jobs over the previous month. For the eighth consecutive month, Texas set a new employment record for total jobs at 13,431,100, with 778,700 jobs added since June 2021. "Texas  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 20 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 19, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today encouraged Texans to remain vigilant during increased wildfire activity this week as the State of Texas continues ongoing coordinated wildfire response efforts through the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM). Critical fire danger and widespread drought conditions have resulted in multiple wildfires continuing to burn across Texas, including the Chalk Moun  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on May 31, 2021, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas-Mexico border posed an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster for a number of Texas counties and for all state agencies affected by this disaster; and WHEREAS, I amended the aforementioned procla  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- 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, July 16 -- 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 the wildfires that began on February 23, 2022, posed 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,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 20 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on July 20, 2022: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement following Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.'s ("Samsung") decision to potentially increase their historic investment in Texas to include 11 new semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Taylor and Austin. Last year, Governor Abbott announced Samsung's initial plan to invest $17 billion in the construction of one new semiconductor manufacturing f  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on July 18, 2022: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today released a statement on the Texas House of Representatives' investigative report into the shooting at Robb Elementary School: "I want to thank Speaker Phelan and the Texas House for their investigation and for sharing a detailed account directly with the victims' families and the Uvalde community. "The findings in their investigative report are beyond distu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on July 21, 2022: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement urging the United States Congress to pass the CHIPS Act of 2022 to promote the research, development, and fabrication of semiconductors within Texas and the United States. "Texas is a national leader in the semiconductor industry. More than 30,000 Texans work in this field and in the last year alone, Samsung and Texas Instruments announced   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 22, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Music Office today congratulated the City of Frisco on being named the selected location for the 58th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards. The 58th ACM Awards will mark a return to Texas for the first time since the landmark 50th ACM Awards, which took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington in 2015. Ford Center at The Star in Frisco opened in 2016 and serves  more

SEGUIN, Texas, July 21 (TNSper) -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: Jennifer Biry '97 was recently named the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at McAfee. Biry, who earned a business administration degree from Texas Lutheran University, will lead the finance, strategy, IT, and security operations of the online protection company based in San Jose, California. Prior to this role, Biry served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Wa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 19 (TNSres) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Women of color are now directly benefitting from TSU's Breast Cancer Screening & Prevention Center's (BCSPC) $1 million Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) grant. BCSPC recently launched mobile screening services at sites across the Houston region, increasing access and providing health care equity for many who have been underserved in the past. The grant specifically targets women over  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 22 (TNSres) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Dr. Michael O. Adams, founding director of the Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) program at TSU, and EMPA professor Carroll G. Robinson, Esq., are the recipients of a $15,000 grant from the Criminal Justice REFORM Foundation (REFORM Alliance). The grant will help fund the participation of TSU in beta testing the REFORM Alliance Court Watch App this fall. "This is an incredible opportunity fo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-036) on July 20, 2022, entitled "An Audit Report on Cook Children's Health Plan, a Managed Care Organization." Here is the summary of the report: * * * Cook Children's Health Plan (Health Plan) accurately reported STAR Kids medical and pharmacy expenses in its fiscal year 2020 financial statistical report (FSR). In addition, the Health Plan complied with eligibility requirements  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-035) on July 20, 2022, entitled "A Report on the Implementation Status of Prior State Auditor's Office Recommendations." Here is the summary of the report: * * * The State Auditor's Office has compiled the following data to provide information regarding the implementation status of recommendations made in prior audit reports. From September 1, 2018, through June 30, 2021, the St  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, July 23 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Texas State University is one of seven U.S. colleges or universities featured in a new report from Excelencia in Education, a national authority on accelerating Latino student success in higher education. The Washington-based nonprofit organization focuses on educational institutions. The report, "Beyond Completion: Post-completion Efforts at Hispanic-Serving Institutions," exemplifies post-complet  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, July 23 (TNSjou) (TNSawa) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Linda Alkire, assistant professor in the Department of Marketing at Texas State University, and Raymond Fisk, professor in the Department of Marketing, have won the Journal of Service Research (JSR) 2021 Best Article Award for their paper on "Transformative Service Initiatives." Alkire and Fisk share the award with their co-authors, Silke Boenigk, Aaron A. Kreimer and Annika Becker, all of  more

DENTON, Texas, July 22 (TNSpro) -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: Texas Woman's University is offering a bachelor's degree in Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies beginning in Fall 2022. "It's officially approved," said Danielle Phillips-Cunningham, PhD, associate professor and program lead of the Multicultural Women's & Gender Studies program. "It's on the books. Sign up." The new bachelor's program has quickly generated interest. The degree was approved in April and  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Thiel College issued the following news release: Thiel College faculty and staff members presented the College's Tomcat Way, a new development model for undergraduate success, at a national conference in Dallas this spring, and the new program was also profiled in the organization's journal. President Susan Traverso, Ph.D., Liza Schaef, Pastor Brian Riddle '07 and Greg Q. Butcher, Ph.D. recently presented the Tomcat Way at the 2022 Network for Voca  more

IRVING, Texas, July 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Dallas issued the following news: By Kate Friend The University of Dallas has a proud tradition of turning out alumni who go on to make their mark on the world in notable ways. It is even more exciting when current students step into their leadership abilities early and design new solutions for their fellow students and professors. Rising senior Jisoo (Suzie) Hwang is a biochemistry major who saw the need for a student portal to provide a   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 23 (TNSfund) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The University of Houston Athletics Department has received an anonymous $10 million pledge to support its planned state-of-the-art Football Development Center (FDC). The gift is part of Houston Rise, the newly launched $150 million fundraising campaign centered on competitive excellence in the Big 12 Conference. Considered the cornerstone of a new, championship era in the Big 12 for Houston Footb  more

VICTORIA, Texas, July 21 (TNSper) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: Recently, a University of Houston-Victoria staff member was nominated to take on a board member's role in the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Region III. For the second time in six years, Michael Wilkinson, UHV senior director of student services and judicial affairs, will serve a two-year term as the association's professional programs co-chair. He first s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * High Carrier Mobility in Cubic Boron Arsenide Offers Promise for Next-Gen Electronics * * * Researchers have for the first time experimentally discovered that a cubic boron arsenide crystal offers high carrier mobility for both electrons and holes - the two ways in which a charge is carried in a semiconducting material - suggesting a major advance for next-generation electronics. While ear  more

DENTON, Texas, July 21 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Faculty in the University of North Texas College of Health and Public Service Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology received a $300,000 grant from the Hearing Industry Research Consortium to determine how emotions, psychological well-being, social relationships, stress and other factors impact whether adults continue to use hearing aids once they're purchased. "Every hearing aid   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 23 (TNSpar) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: By Eric Griffey The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and Optum Serve, a health care solutions business that supports public agencies and others, have signed an agreement to collaborate on a broad range of whole health initiatives in North Texas. These initiatives include exploring, identifying and acting on issues related to health inequities, socia  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 21 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: When The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth received a $562,500 grant, managers of the Sparkyard platform that supports local entrepreneurs and startups set out to expand its services. One of the key initiatives of that expansion was to translate Sparkyard into Spanish and embark on a significant outreach to Fort Worth's Spanish-speaking entrepreneuria  more

DENTON, Texas, July 19 (TNSper) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Brandon Buzbee has been named vice president for university advancement at the University of North Texas, a Tier One public research university with an alumni network of more than 461,000. Buzbee, whose appointment as leader of the Division of University Advancement is effective Aug. 29, is charged with developing and implementing institutional advancement strategies that align with the UNT stra  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news on July 20, 2022: An anti-inflammatory compound may have the potential to treat systemic inflammation and brain injury in patients with severe COVID-19 and significantly reduce their chances of death, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston and other institutions. A team of researchers including UTHealth Houston faculty members Aaron M. Gusdon, MD, assistant professor i  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * ACS program aims to increase the number of Black, Latino, and Indigenous students earning doctorates in chemistry * * * UT Southwestern Medical Center has been selected as the nation's first academic medical center to participate in the American Chemical Society (ACS) Bridge program, designed to increase the number of Black, Latino, and Indigenous students earning  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 18 -- The University of Texas System issued the following commentary by Chancellor James B. Milliken to the Dallas Morning News: * * * Texas is often defined by its entrepreneurial spirit and determination to push new frontiers. Businesses are establishing roots here in droves. People are moving here, working here and staying here. As our state continues to rapidly grow and diversify, Texas higher education has the responsibility, and the privilege, of ensuring an educated   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * FDA granted IND clearance for OBX-115, Obsidian's lead engineered TIL therapy, for the treatment of patients with solid tumors * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc. today announced Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for an MD Anderson-sponsored Phase I clini  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on July 21, 2022: * * * Findings suggest cancer-specific collagen may be highly specific therapeutic target * * * Cancer cells produce small amounts of their own form of collagen, creating a unique extracellular matrix that affects the tumor microbiome and protects against immune responses, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Can  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Pregnant women with active rheumatic disease carry a higher risk of adverse outcomes than the general population including hypertension, preeclampsia, higher cesarean section rate, small for gestational aged infants, preterm delivery, and fetal loss. To decrease the risk of these complications, rheumatic disease should be under control before conception with medications th  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 22 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has selected Jennifer Cowley, president of The University of Texas at Arlington, as an honorary member. Cowley was inducted as an honorary member last month at the academy's 11th annual meeting in Phoenix. Honorary members are leaders and representatives nominated by colleagues for their dedication to fostering a spirit of innovation at their home ins  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 20 (TNStalk) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following Q&A on July 19, 2022, with Ziyad Ben Taleb, assistant professor of public health: * * * The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced plans to require tobacco companies to cut the amount of nicotine in traditional cigarettes. It also announced a ban of Juul e-cigarettes in the U.S., saying the company has provided insufficient data about the potential risks of using its products. T  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 19 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Arlington has won the national Excellence in Sustainability Award from the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). The Excellence in Sustainability Award recognizes institutions for a specific campus innovation, process or program that advances environmental sustainability in higher education or progress toward a more en  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA study discovers expansive venom toolkit that helps rattlesnakes kill prey * * * A new study by a team that includes biologists from The University of Texas at Arlington describes how rattlesnakes diversify their venom to maintain an advantage in the ongoing "arms race" with evolving prey resistance. Understanding this diversity of venom could be useful in developing an  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA biologist and international team identify new amphibian species in Mexico * * * Eric Smith, a professor of biology at The University of Texas at Arlington, and a team of international researchers have discovered six new species of miniature frogs in Mexico. These amphibians are so tiny that they fit on top of a Mexican coin with room to spare. Fully grown, none of the   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: When people feel sleepy or alert, that sensation is controlled in part by the ebb and flow of a 24-hour rhythm of their body temperature. Bioengineers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a unique mattress and pillow system that uses heating and cooling to tell the body it is time to go to sleep. Sleep is possible when the body temperature declines at night as part of the 24-hour rhythm  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 (TNSpar) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Austin and the MITRE Corporation, a nonprofit dedicated to solving problems for a safer world, have formed a partnership that includes accelerating innovative ethical artificial intelligence (AI) research currently underway by interdisciplinary teams of researchers who are part of UT Austin's Good Systems research grand challenge. AI technologies are being adopted rapidly ac  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: When it comes to keeping time, an unassuming species of songbird is on a par with professional musicians, according to new research led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin. The study is the first to investigate natural time-keeping ability of an animal in the wild rather than under observation in the lab, with scientists examining the song of the scaly-breasted wren, a small brown bird   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, July 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Daniel Steele The Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas recently received the largest single corporate gift in the center's 22-year history from Sammons Enterprises Inc. The multiyear gift will advance work to identify neural indicators of brain health by enhancing the center's ability to pioneer, test and deliver novel metrics that assess gains in brain health and p  more

TYLER, Texas, July 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler announced that Erica Martinez of Kilgore presented research at the Alpha Chi National Honor Society annual convention in Austin. A research assistant and May 2022 graduate from UT Tyler's psychology and counseling department, Martinez presented research that focused on the mental health curriculum in public schools. She is a member of Alpha Chi's Texas Al  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 20 (TNSper) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Hugh Tucker has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a Houston partner in the firm's Energy Transactions Practice, bringing decades of experience handling complex transactions in the domestic and international energy sectors. Tucker previously worked at Shearman & Sterling LLP, where he was a Lead Industry Coordinator for Energy and a member of the firm's Merger & Acquisitions and Project Development  more

CANYON, Texas, July 21 (TNSres) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: With temperatures soaring in the Texas Panhandle, researchers with West Texas A&M University and the National Weather Service are continuing an impactful study on the hazards of extreme heat in Palo Duro Canyon State Park. WT students helped install 24 temperature and humidity sensors on the floor and walls of the canyon in summer 2021, and preliminary observations appear to confirm the long-held belief tha  more