HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: Apache Corporation, a U.S. exploration & production company and subsidiary of APA Corporation, has announced its $505 million acquisition of properties in the Texas Delaware Basin. Akin Gump represented Apache Corporation in the acquisition. The Akin Gump team representing Apache was led by David Sweeney and Stephen Boone, with assistance from partners Alison Chen and Haidee Schwartz, and associate Madeline Sul  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSawa) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Angelo State University's Honors Program has been selected to receive the 2022 Community Engagement Award from the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) and will be honored at the annual NCHC Conference in Dallas in November. The Community Engagement Award was created by NCHC's Student Affairs Committee to recognize student excellence outside the classroom and to showcase how honors education leads st  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 11 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release: Kari Lake's call for Republican unity lasted about as long as it took for her to turn around and dig a knife into the back of the Arizona GOP. She immediately abandoned Arizonans in favor of joining her fellow conspiracy theorists at a MAGA megaconference in Texas over the weekend. In contrast, Katie Hobbs launched a three-day tour of central and southern Arizona. Now Kari Lake is preparing to rally thi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSfund) -- Austin Community College District issued the following news release: The Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees (BOT) unanimously approved a $770 million general obligation bond for the November 2022 ballot. If voters approve the bond, funds will go directly to projects in communities across Central Texas that expand training capacity for high-demand fields such as health care and advanced manufacturing. It would also include new sites in s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Bracewell LLP secured the denial of IBM's post-judgment motion on behalf of its client BMC Software, Inc. in BMC's long-running dispute with IBM. The denial of IBM's post-judgment motion effectively ends the trial court proceedings. With $21,615,144 in attorneys' fees and costs now added to the judgment, the full amount of the judgment the Bracewell team achieved against IBM exceeds $1.67 billion. On May 30, 2  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 10 -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Bracewell LLP obtained an award of attorneys' fees and costs on behalf of BMC Software, Inc. which is added to the over $1.6 billion judgment Bracewell previously obtained against IBM for fraudulently inducing and then violating a software licensing agreement with BMC. The Court found that, as the prevailing party, BMC was entitled to recover attorneys' fees and costs totaling $21,615,144 for the "extraordinar  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 9 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2022: A federal judge has vacated the injunction that forced the government to revive the Trump-era Remain in Mexico policy, which the government concluded had inflicted "unjustifiable human costs." This officially clears the way for the Biden administration to end the policy, once and for all. Today's ruling follows the Supreme Court's certification of its decision in Bid  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 10 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: This year, CenterPoint Energy's Community Safety Grant program awarded approximately 130 grants totaling more than $260,000 in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas to fund safety-related equipment and projects in local communities. "Safety is a core value of CenterPoint Energy's," said Alicia Dixon, Director of Community Relations for CenterPoint Energy. "Our Community Partnership Grant progr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2022: Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that in response to Texas and Arizona Governors' busing migrants to the District, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) will offer grants to local organizations at the front lines of providing critical humanitarian assistance and services. "The decision by the Governors of Texas and Arizona to bus asylum-seeking migra  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSpar) -- Dallas College issued the following news release: Dallas College has joined an effort to revitalize a key retail location and its surrounding neighborhoods in the southwest Oak Cliff area of Dallas by becoming a partner at The Shops at RedBird. The partnership includes the founding of an educational center that will serve residents through a staff of certified instructors and workforce placement specialists working to meet the area's employment and other needs  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 9 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Dallas ISD and national nonprofit Education Resource Strategies are proud to unveil a digital document that outlines the district's path to racial equity. This informational guide reveals six phases of work that set the foundation to establish an effective Racial Equity Office (REO). Dallas ISD's REO has become a leading example for districts across the nation, a solid framework for other district  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSfund) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Earlier this month, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $11 million in grant funding for projects promoting a Healthy and Resilient Gulf of Mexico watershed, with $448,625 to Lamar University for conjunctive deployment of distributed stormwater infiltration and Bioretention infrastructures to mitigate flooding and related non-point source pollution in Beaumont and Port Arthur, according to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSper) -- Georgetown University Law Center issued the following news: RISE, a program that helps incoming students from backgrounds underrepresented in law schools and the legal profession thrive at Georgetown Law and later succeed in their legal careers, has a new leader. Itunu Sofidiya, who until this spring was a research librarian and adjunct professor of legal research, takes over this fall as RISE's first-ever full-time director. A graduate of the Thurgood Marshall   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised Younger Partners Investments (YPI) in its acquisition of Crockett Row, a 282,334-square-foot urban village with five blocks of pedestrian-friendly Class A retail and office space. Located at the southeast corner of University Drive and West 7th Street in Fort Worth, the property sits within the city's Cultural District just west of downtown. The deal was announced on Aug. 9.  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSpar) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Arlington has awarded research grants to interdisciplinary teams focusing on key areas related to health communication, medical technology and cognitive processes. The Interdisciplinary Research Program (IRP) began in 2015 to catalyze research collaborations across academic disciplines in alignment with the University's strategic research areas: health and  more

DENTON, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSfund) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: An international team led by University of North Texas scholars has been awarded another $1.2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to develop core scholarly infrastructure for the community governed sharing of quality, interoperable, open access book usage data. Open access (OA) materials are free to read online and are distributed without licensing restrictions. Allowing unrestricted acces  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSper) -- Lamar University issued the following news: The College of Engineering is proud to announce the appointment of five new chairs for civil and environmental,electrical, mechanical, chemical and biomolecular, and industrial and systems engineering departments. "We were able to attract these talented leaders due to the rich history of Lamar Engineering, which can be traced back to our earliest days as Lamar State College of Technology," said Lamar University Pre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSreact) -- Arizona State University's McCain Institute for International Leadership issued the following commentary: * * * By Andrea Villagran, McCain Institute McCain Global Leader Pascual Melvin Guachiac Sipac, a 13-year-old Guatemalan, was one of 51 migrants who died in an abandoned truck in San Benito, Texas on June 27/[1]. Melvin decided to migrate by himself; his dream was to get out of poverty and continue his studies to help his family have a better life. This i  more

ALPINE, Texas, Aug. 12 -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: The McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program grant at Sul Ross State University has been re-authorized in the amount of $261,888, according to an announcement from the office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn. According to the announcement, funds are awarded through competition to institutions of higher education to prepare eligible participants for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly   more

DECATUR, Illinois, Aug. 10 (TNSper) -- Millikin University issued the following news release: Millikin University School of Music Director Brian Justison announced on Aug. 9 that Dr. Benjamin Hawkinson has been named director of choral activities at Millikin. Currently assistant professor of music, Dr. Hawkinson will serve as conductor for Millikin's flagship choir, the University Choir, as well as Millikin's premier vocal jazz ensemble OneVoice and the tenor-bass True Blue Chorale. Under Dr.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Vicente Gonzalez told The Texas Tribune over the weekend that he thinks there are "still some concerning provisions" about the methane fee and energy industry in the Democrats' new reckless spending bill. Will he vote for the bill? Will Henry Cuellar? NRCC COMMENT: "Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez always cater to their cronies in the Democrat Party instead of their constituents. "If Cuellar an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Michelle Vallejo is all in on Democrats' new reckless spending spree. She says the bill "delivers for South Texas," even though it: * Does nothing to reduce inflation * Raises taxes on the middle class * Includes a $7,500 tax break on "luxury" electric cars * Hires an IRS Army to harass the middle-class but doesn't hire a single new Border Patrol agent NRCC COMMENT: "Michelle Vallejo just tol  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Oklahoma Water Resources Center at Oklahoma State University is teaming up with Texas A&M University for a $1.7 million project to study the benefits of regenerative agriculture in Oklahoma and Texas. "The water center's involvement was sparked from discussions on how implementing soil health practices would help achieve Oklahoma's Water for 2060 goal of consuming no more fresh water in 2060 than  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022: * * * Phase I/II trial suggests targeted therapy may be effective option across cancer types * * * The highly selective RET inhibitor pralsetinib was well-tolerated and demonstrated robust, durable responses in patients with RET fusion-positive cancers regardless of tumor type, according to results from the international Phase I/II ARROW trial led by res  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNStalk) -- Lamar University issued the following Q&A on Aug. 11, 2022, with Tammy Lilly, director for the Lamar University Accessibility Resource Center: * * * Tammy Lilly is the newly named director for the Lamar University Accessibility Resource Center, formerly referred to as the Disability Resource Center. Lilly, who earned her master's degree in nursing from Lamar University in 2014, is a registered nurse and has worked in nursing education for more than 10 year  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSper) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: A recognized leader in building successful athletics programs, Ken Ralph will join Southwestern University as athletic director effective Sept. 15. A native of Salem, New Hampshire, Ralph has served as director of athletics at the University of Maine since 2018. Prior to that he served 11 years as the director of athletics at Colorado College, and from 2002 to 2007 was director of athletics at Rensselaer P  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news on Aug. 10, 2022: * * * A Texas A&M study sheds light on a "major" health concern for a population already facing bone density loss. * * * By Aubrey Bloom New research from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) is the first to provide direct experimental evidence that people with Down syndrome may not heal from bone fractures. The recently published study, led by Ki  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Computations yield new insights about how motor proteins split double strands * * * Knowing the structure of a complex biological system isn't nearly enough to understand how it works. It helps to know how the system moves. In that light, Rice University researchers have modelled a key mechanism by which DNA replicates. Combining structural experiments and computer simulations, bioscientist Yang G  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Project aims to reduce heart failure with 'drug factories' as small as the head of a pin * * * The inventors of Rice University's tiny, cancer-killing "drug factory" implants are teaming with surgeons from Baylor College of Medicine to create a version of the technology that can heal injuries caused by heart attacks. Someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds in the United States. In each, an artery  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSawa) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University professors Naomi Halas and Peter Nordlander have won the prestigious 2022 Eni Energy Transition Award for developing light-powered "antenna-reactor" catalysts that can substantially lower the temperatures required for industrial-scale hydrogen production. Sponsored by Eni, a global multibillion-dollar energy company headquartered in Rome, the Eni Awards are premier honors for scientific resear  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSbook) -- Rice University issued the following news release: OpenStax, Rice University's educational technology initiative that provides students and instructors with free learning resources, will publish the 10th edition of Cornell University professor emeritus John McMurry's bestselling organic chemistry textbook next year. Organic chemistry is one of the most challenging courses in the sciences and typically requires costly materials. McMurry's Organic Chemistry,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Undergraduate college enrollment has declined since 2020, especially among institutions that serve low- to moderate-income students. Will that trend continue? When and if enrollment levels rebound depends mainly on the strength of the labor market, which hinges on the economy's response to Federal Reserve interest rate hikes designed to combat inflation, argues Joyce Beebe, fellow in public finance at Rice Un  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSeco) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Leaders and supporters from Sam Houston State University sent shovels into the dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Agricultural Complex at Gibbs Ranch on Aug. 5. Those in attendance included Board of Regents members Alan L. Tinsley and Sheila Faske, University President Alisa White, State Representative Kyle Kacal, Walker County and City of Huntsville representatives, SHSU faculty and adminis  more

ALPINE, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSpro) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: Starting with the Fall 2022 semester, Sul Ross State University will begin offering teacher certifications in a fully online format for those who already have a bachelor's degree. Students can be certified in either Early Childhood through 12th grade or 7th through 12th grade. According to Dr. Barbara Tucker, the dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies, students can finish their coursewor  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 12 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to Eastlake Studio in its sale to Geniant. Eastlake Studio is a Chicago-based architecture and interior design firm focused on progressive workplace design. Geniant is a next-generation experience consulting company based in Dallas, Texas. Taft's legal team included Catherine McGivney, Michael Roberts, John Kenny, Jonathon Dotson, and Rebecca Smith. Read the release   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 11 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: A new business-focused education center is coming to Texas A&M University in College Station, and a roadway will be named for a late American hero. The members of the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System voted Wednesday to approve key items, including an expansion of the Mays School of Business at Texas A&M and the naming of an entrance into Texas A&M-RELLIS in the honor of the   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The Texas A&M University's Engineering Experiment Station issued the following news: By Justin Elizalde Texas A&M University and Arizona State University (ASU) are collaborating on a $4.8 million multidisciplinary project funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Biological Technology Office to create artificial intelligence (AI) for detecting fatigued states using human breath. The project aims to better understand sleep dep  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * An epidemiologist explains why it isn't an STI and what counts as close contact. * * * By Rebecca S.B. Fischer Monkeypox is caused by a virus that, despite periodic outbreaks, is not thought to spread easily from person to person and historically has not spurred long chains of transmission within communities. Now, many researchers are left scratching their heads as to why monkeypox seems to be p  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M AgriLife entomologists explain the factors behind the endangered pollinators' population decline. * * * By Paul Schattenberg Monarch butterflies have long graced the skies of Texas during their annual migration. However, their population has been in steady decline, and recently the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) placed the monarch on its Red List of threatene  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSeco) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release: A new Jimmy John's location is slated to open on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce. The location will replace the Sandella's sandwich shop in the Nursing and Health Sciences Building. This will be a full-service location honoring gift cards, national promotions and more. A&M-Commerce students will be able to utilize their FLEX cash for in-person purchases. Jimmy John's will  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Since 1987, the Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has played a vital role in informing and protecting citizens and property along the Gulf Coast. The institute seeks to build on its mission to promote surveying education and protect and serve the public through its research, accurate data, and related outreach. Accordingly, it h  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Kingsville has been awarded over $1.3 million as part of the U.S. Department of Education's continued recovery efforts to help university students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding is made possible through Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF), part of the Supplemental Support under the American Rescue Plan (SSARP). Texas A&M-Kingsville was the only publ  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Qingsheng Wang, associate professor and George Armistead '23 Faculty Fellow in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, and his team of researchers have spent over three years finding more efficient ways to manufacture metal-organic framework (MOF)-based composites for industrial applications such as flame retardants. MOFs are a class of   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Due to human activity, including the use of organic pollutants from pharmaceuticals and personal care products, water systems are becoming increasingly polluted. Dr. Garrett McKay, assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University, received an Early Career Program grant from the U.S. Army Research Office to research the ro  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Millions of barrels of oil are produced daily from shale reservoirs, yet a significant amount remains untouched, trapped in molecular-sized pores on a nanoscale. Current reservoir models can't predict oil behavior or recovery at this scale, so companies can't accurately estimate production amounts for financial investors. Texas A&M University researchers built and tested (potent  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton joined a Florida-led amicus brief filed in the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit seeking to affirm a successful challenge to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Transportation Mask Mandate. The CDC is appealing a lower court's order striking down the mandate. "No one doubts that the COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges for every A  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a Montana-led multistate amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rulemaking on bump stocks. The unconstitutional rule instantaneously transformed hundreds of law-abiding gun owners in the United States into criminals and compelled them to destroy or relinquish lawfully acquired property. A  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 13 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2022, and an Aug. 12, 2022, letter: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing its potential adoption of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (CAA), which the multistate coalition describes as "equal parts imprudent and legally flawed." The letter, sent on be  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 8 (TNStalk) -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2022: * * * The State Democratic Executive Committee, which governs party business in between biennial state conventions, met to charge a committee to amend the existing platform and approved this document after it was amended by committee. The committee began with the 2022 Convention Permanent Platform Committee approved platform that was unreported to the Convention due to quorum call/adj  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the arrival of the first group of migrants bused to New York City from Texas. The migrants are being dropped off this morning on a green bus at Port Authority Bus Terminal at Gate 14. In addition to Washington, D.C., New York City will now be a drop-off location for the busing strategy as part of the Governor's response to the Biden Administration's open border policies ov  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next in the statewide 2022 Governor's Small Business Series to be held in-person in Lubbock on Thursday, August 25. The Governor's Small Business Series connects small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with the resources and information needed to start, strengthen, and grow a business. "Small businesses are the backbone of our economy," said G  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced Producer Owned Beef, LLC ("POB") will create a new beef processing plant in Amarillo. The plant will harvest 3,000 cattle per day and sell beef and beef byproducts both in and out of Texas. The new facility allows Texas cattle producers to access the value chain and keep hundreds of millions of dollars in Texas. The project will create more than 1,500 new  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Rebecca "Hunter" Adkins and Erik Dally and reappointed Eva Storey to the State Independent Living Council for terms set to expire on June 20, 2025. The Council develops the State Plan for Independent Living and serves as a resource to state and local organizations on Independent Living and related issues for persons with disabilities. Rebecca "Hunter" Adkins of La  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kris Coons to the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee for a term set to expire on February 1, 2023. The Committee coordinates the development of statewide policies for the delivery of correctional health care within the criminal justice system. Kris Coons of San Antonio is retired after a career in retail and marketing for various companies. She was previou  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Dick Eastland to the Upper Guadalupe River Authority for a term set to expire on February 1, 2025. The River Authority is responsible for control, storing, preservation, and distribution of the waters of the Upper Guadalupe River and its tributaries. Dick Eastland of Hunt is the President of Camp Mystic Incorporated, a Christian summer camp for girls. He is a mem  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Steven Jumes to the 485th Judicial District Court in Tarrant County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Steven Jumes of Fort Worth is an attorney and managing member of the Law Office of Steven Jumes, PLLC. He previously served as Partner at Varghese Summersett, PLLC and as a senior associate at Brow  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jeff Nelson as the Commissioner of Workers' Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) for a term set to expire on February 1, 2023. TDI's Division of Workers' Compensation regulates the workers' compensation system in Texas, ensuring injured workers receive the necessary benefits to quickly return to work and that workers' compensation costs are kep  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Brian Smith and reappointed Pilar Rodriguez to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System Board of Trustees for terms set to expire on September 1, 2027. The Board oversees and governs a dedicated retirement fund for volunteer firefighters and emergency services personnel in Texas. Brian Smith of Austin is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Office  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 13 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Omar Veliz to the Small Business Assistance Advisory Task Force for a term set to expire June 14, 2023. The Task Force advises and assists the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker of the House with issues relating to small businesses and provides information to the public. Omar Veliz of El Paso is the President of Veliz Construction. Additionally, he is a   more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Texas State University has received a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a research project titled, "Using artificial intelligence to improve the accuracy of automated pavement condition data collection." The two-year NSF grant will use machine learning to detect and measure the cracking distresses on roads in the U.S., with the aim for better use of budgeting and technolo  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSfund) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: William "Bill" Hobson and Loma Hobson have made a gift of nearly $350,000 to Texas State University in support of the William and Loma Hobson Endowed Scholarship. The Hobsons established the endowed scholarship in 1998 to financially assist undergraduate students who have graduated high school from Edna or Sealy high schools and have been accepted to Texas State. Eligible students must be enrolled  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSfund) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Texas State University, in partnership with Stratajam, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant to develop an innovative process to cut mineral exploration costs. The $256,000 grant will support research on a real-time mineral data collection and identification module, which will incorporate machi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- Trinity University issued the following news: * * * Mellon Initiative project examines pandemic's effect on trans and non-binary community * * * By Jeremiah Gerlach If you've had to shelter in place or isolate during the COVID-19 pandemic, you can probably relate to the experience of learning a bit more about yourself. Whether this means taking up old hobbies or pursuits that you put on hold during school or work, or exploring new ones, one silver li  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Review Concludes Big Data Rocks, Pushing Formation of Crystals Forward * * * If science and nature were to have a baby, it would surely be the zeolite. This special rock, with its porous structure that traps water inside, also traps atoms and molecules that can cause chemical reactions. That's why zeolites are important as catalysts, or substances that speed up chemical reactions without ha  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Mothers' Own Experiences with Caregivers May Be Important Driver Within This Relationship * * * It should come as no great surprise that mothers have profound influence on their children. But what about mothers who have their own personality disorder symptoms, such as problems getting along with others? New research finds, for the first time, that maternal personality disorder symptoms impa  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: By Eric Griffey The numbers are staggering. Each year in the U.S., 300 to 400 physicians die by suicide. Such deaths are between 250% and 400% higher among female physicians when compared with women in other professions, and male doctors have suicide rates as much as 40% higher than the general population. Despite a recent push by the U.S. surgeon general and data showing that  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Aug. 10 (TNSper) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: Jim Berscheidt, a veteran leader in higher education with success in brand awareness, student recruitment and fundraising, has been named vice president for marketing and communications at the University of South Alabama, President Jo Bonner announced today. Berscheidt most recently held a similar position at the University of North Texas, a 42,000-student institution in the   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: A five-year, $1.95 million grant to research novel pathways through which endothelial cells, the inner cellular lining of blood vessels, control inflammation has been awarded to UTHealth Houston researcher Jessica C. Cardenas, PhD, by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Cardenas, assistant professor of surgery with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, studies the  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: While research has revealed that children and adults hospitalized with COVID-19 are more susceptible to developing long COVID symptoms, a new study by researchers at UTHealth Houston found that children infected with COVID-19, but not hospitalized, still experienced long COVID symptoms up to three months past infection. The study was published in The Pediatric Infectious Disea  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring CRISPR screens to enhance chemotherapy benefits, targeted therapies for kidney and colorectal cancer, and a novel engineered TIL therapy for ovarian cancer * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recent basic, translational and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts Current advances   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Empyrean Medical Systems, Inc. today announced an exclusive license and joint development agreement to advance novel technologies and products in the fields of radiation oncology and cancer therapeutics. This agreement brings together the complementary research and development expertise of both institutions to advance i  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Multi-institutional Clinical Validation Center seeks to improve risk assessment and early detection of cancer in patients with cirrhosis * * * UT Southwestern will lead a multisite initiative funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to identify biomarkers to improve risk assessment and early detection of hepatocellular cancer (HCC), the most common form of li  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Nearly a third of patients with obesity reported gaining more than 5% of their body weight in 2021 * * * Over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost 30% of patients with obesity gained more than 5% of their body weight, and 1 in 7 gained more than 10%. While diet and exercise habits were factors, people with the highest levels of stress, anxiety, and depr  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Findings could lead to new strategies to treat COVID-19 infections * * * A team led by UT Southwestern researchers has identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, builds a structure called the RNA cap that's critical for successful viral replication. The finding, published in Nature, could lead to new strategies to attack COVID-19, which has sickene  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Scientists have uncovered what sets the masses of stars, a mystery that has captivated astrophysicists for decades. Their answer? Stars, themselves. Using highly detailed simulations, a collaborative team led by researchers from the University of Texas at Austin has made a breakthrough discovery that star formation is a self-regulatory process, knowledge that may allow researchers to understand star fo  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Peering into the long wind tunnel at The University of Texas at Dallas, a group of high school students got a closer look at one of the many ways researchers use science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills to solve problems. "The wind tunnel has a big fan that can generate the constant speed that you want, and that gives you a very good environment for testing," Dr. Yaqing Jin, a  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: With more than 60 wildfires actively burning in more than a dozen states, the Verizon Frontline Response Team continues to deploy mission-critical communications technology in support of public safety agencies and the nearly 10,000 wildland firefighters currently on the front lines. This year alone, the Verizon Frontline Response Team has deployed nearly 1,000 Verizon Frontline so  more