DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: The Perot family, The Perot Foundation, and The Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr. Foundation have provided a transformative $50 million endowment for UT Southwestern's Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), among the nation's elite programs that provide graduates a dual M.D./Ph.D. degree to strengthen the advancement of laboratory discoveries into the clinical arena. Funding   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news on Nov. 4, 2022: * * * Go inside space research with a former astronaut, and an Aggie Fact about a 1917 Corps caper. Plus, a visit with Engineering's John E. Hurtado. * * * Air and space are the topics of Episode 4 of "Texas A&M Today," an original 30-minute show highlighting the people and places that make Aggieland special. The latest episode will feature a former NASA astronaut who's trying to send h  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced it has been selected, with partners Acciona and MACA Civil, as the Preferred Proponent to develop a plan to deliver the North Package, a major package of works with the North East Link Program (NELP), Victoria, Australia - the state's biggest road project and largest ever investment in Melbourne's north-east. AECOM is e  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 4 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2022: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced it has been selected, with partners Acciona and MACA Civil, as the Preferred Proponent to develop a plan to deliver the North Package, a major package of works with the North East Link Program (NELP), Victoria, Australia - the state's biggest road project and largest ever investment in Melbourne's north-  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSper) -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: AECOM, the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced today that it has appointed Richard Whitehead as the new chief executive of its Buildings + Places global business line. With more than 30 years of industry experience and nearly a decade of service with AECOM, Mr. Whitehead will be responsible for extending the Company's global portfolio of iconic and award-winning buildings an  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 5 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced today its South Jersey Transit Partners (SJTP) joint venture with STV Incorporated has been selected by the Glassboro-Camden Line (GCL) Project Team to provide engineering, project management, and additional professional services for the GCL Light Rail project in New Jersey. The planned 18-mile corridor will restore passenger  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 2 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: SLB, a global technology company that drives energy innovation, has announced it has entered an agreement to acquire Gyrodata Incorporated, a global company specializing in gyroscopic wellbore positioning and survey technology. Akin Gump advised SLB in the transaction. The transaction will integrate Gyrodata's wellbore placement and surveying technologies within SLB's Well Construction business, bringing custom  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSpar) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Angelo State University has signed a new articulation agreement with the National Security Agency (NSA) to provide additional educational opportunities for NSA personnel who have completed courses at the agency's National Cryptologic University (NCUniv). The new articulation agreement expands and updates the previous agreement signed in August 2018, adding two more ASU degree programs that will accept NCUn  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSpro) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Angelo State University has added a new Master of Science (M.S.) in business data science and analytics degree program that will prepare graduates to fill the ever-widening gap between analytics needs and the supply of analytics professionals. The new M.S. degree is offered through the Department of Management and Marketing in ASU's Norris-Vincent College of Business. It combines courses in accounting, fin  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Nov. 3 (TNSper) -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: Arkansas State University's Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Brian Lasey was sworn in recently as president of the Central Association of Physical Plant Administrators (CAPPA) at the organization's annual conference in Lincoln, Neb. Lasey took over from Sheila Awalt of the University of Texas at El Paso during the University of Nebraska-hosted event. He joined A-State this summer and oversees a  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 4 -- Carlyle Group issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2022: Aspen Power Partners LLC ("Aspen"), a distributed generation platform with the mission of accelerating decarbonization, today announced a $350 million investment from funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG). The investment supports Aspen's organic and acquisition-driven growth strategy targeting the community, multifamily, and commercial & industrial ("C&I") solar and storage markets.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: A longstanding question in neuroscience is how mammalian brains, including ours, adapt to external environments, information and experiences. In a study published in Nature, researchers at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine have discovered the mechanistic steps underlying a new type of synaptic plasticity called  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Diminishing eyesight is a common issue that occurs with age. While often unavoidable, routine eye checks are crucial. A Baylor College of Medicine ophthalmologist describes different age-related eyesight problems and how to manage them. Cataracts This is one of the most common age-related eyesight issues. A cataract is when the natural clear lens we are born with becomes cloudy. This affects focusing   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine will send a series of human health research experiments aboard the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission, the first in a series of human spaceflight missions from the Polaris Program. TRISH will join other institutions to send 38 experiments into high-altitude Earth orbit. TRISH will use federal funding from its coopera  more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSres) (TNSawa) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Ashley Barrett, Ph.D., earns $440,381 grant, the first non-STEM award presented to a Baylor faculty member by the National Science Foundation * * * As health care organizations adopt new information technologies, patients and providers alike must adapt to the role technology plays in communication that occurs in both in-person and virtual settings. Now, a Baylor University researcher is studying the i  more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: At its regular quarterly meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents focused its discussion on Baylor's position in the higher education marketplace, highlighted by strong financial reports about upgraded bond ratings and positive investment returns amid continued strong demand for a Baylor experience and education. On Monday, Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research, announced it had upgraded  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * A research team led by scholars from Brown University found higher death rates among people in prisons without air conditioning compared to those in climate-controlled institutions. * * * The U.S. has the world's largest population of prisoners, and Texas holds more incarcerated people than any other state. As climate change continues to increase the severity, frequency and duration of heat  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * TACC to lead the development of the project's convergent data model * * * A new grant to an interdisciplinary team of researchers at UT Austin will support the creation of a robot delivery network on campus, with the first deployments scheduled for early 2023. The researchers plan a five-year study focusing on what it takes to create, safely operate a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2022: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) or "CenterPoint" today reported income available to common shareholders of $189 million, or $0.30 per diluted share on a GAAP basis, for the third quarter of 2022 compared to $0.33 of diluted earnings per share, which included $0.08 of midstream earnings for the third quarter of 2021 and $0.04 of one-time items. * Reported Q3 2022 earnings of $0.30 and $  more

EVANSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNStalk) -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following agency statement statement on Nov. 2, 2022: Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with all those affected by the Aug. 10 incident at 1010 N. Weinbach Avenue. We also want to express our appreciation to the Indiana State Fire Marshal, Evansville Fire Department, Evansville Police Department and all personnel who assisted with the investigation. Following the incident, CenterPoint Energy conducted various tests on i  more

MCKINNEY, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSawa) -- Collin College issued the following news release: Collin College Fire Instructor Capt. Bret Storck, of Frisco, received a Congressional Medal of Honor Award recently at the 2022 Valor Awards presentation in Knoxville, Tennessee. Storck was honored for his life-saving efforts of removing an unconscious victim from a burning vehicle. In addition to awarding medals to military personnel, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society selects U.S. citizens to receive   more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSper) -- K and L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Sheila Armstrong as a partner in the government contracts and procurement policy practice. She returns to K&L Gates' Dallas office from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Armstrong represents a broad range of companies in many aspects of government contracting, including Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)-based contracts, grants and other financial assistance agre  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new report released today exposes Christine Drazan for accepting a $10,000 campaign contribution from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- an extreme and powerful pro-gun lobby group, where the CEO of "Daniel Defense -- which made the gun used in the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in May" sits on the board of directors. Reporting notes that "the National Shooting Sports Foun  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSper) -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2022: ExxonMobil said today that Jim Chapman has been appointed vice president, Tax and Treasurer, effective November 28, 2022. Chapman replaces Jaime Spellings, who has elected to retire after 31 years of service with the company. "We welcome Jim Chapman to the company, and look forward to working with him. Jim brings a breadth of capital market and function  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 3 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan recently analyzed the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) edge computing solutions industry, and, based on its research results, recognizes Stratus, an SGH company (Nasdaq: SGH), the global leader in simplified, protected, and autonomous computing solutions with th  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 1 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis finds that the evolution of automated manufacturing is leading to a paradigm shift away from manual metrology solutions to automated metrology solutions. With the integration of inspections into shop-floor processes, there is a need to perform meas  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Most businesses intend to support a hybrid workplace in the ever-changing work environment of the twenty-first century. Maintaining a hybrid workplace is the most effective way to stay competitive in the labor market and attract and retain the most talented professionals. T  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 5 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 321,000 migr  more

LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2022: Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement following a new report that shows Michigan will have the third highest number of maternal deaths in the country if abortion is banned. The only states where more women are expected to die if abortion is banned are Florida and Texas. Right now, Michigan's 1931 total abortion ban is not in effect thanks to Governor Whitmer's la  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today activated state emergency response resources ahead of severe storms and potential flash flooding expected to move across Texas today through late Friday night. Severe storms with damaging winds, strong tornadoes, large hail, and potential flash flooding are forecasted throughout the Panhandle today through early Friday morning and much of the eastern half of Texas th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2022: Governor Abbott today delivered remarks celebrating the grand opening for Charter Communications' Spectrum Gran Vista Call Center in El Paso. The Spectrum Gran Vista Call Center is expected to create more than 900 jobs that will provide troubleshooting, billing, and customer education support via live chat to over 31 million customers. The call center will also dramatically expand Spectrum's b  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 5 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to increase the readiness level of the Texas State Emergency Operations Center (SOC) to Level II (Escalated Response) to coordinate the state's response to severe storms expected to impact communities across Texas today. Severe storms with damaging winds, strong tornadoes, large hail, and potential flash floo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on July 8, 2022, as amended and renewed in a number of subsequent proclamations, certifying that exceptional drought conditions posed a threat of imminent disaster in several counties; and WHEREAS, the Texas Division of Emergency Management has confirmed that those same drought conditions continue to exist in these and o  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $334.5 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of November. The allotments are expected to help about 1.6 million Texas households. "Because of the emergency SNAP benefits provided by HHSC, millions of Texans have access to  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSfund) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Sam Houston State University received a $250,000 grant from the Trellis Foundation, a public charitable organization focused on improving postsecondary attainment for low-income students and student of color in Texas. The university will use the grant to partner with the Steve Fund in order to achieve equity in mental health on campus. "If you create a program to support the needs of the most vulnera  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 5 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP served as Intellectual Property counsel to Orthofix in connection with its merger with SeaSpine, a combination that will create a leading global spine and orthopedics company. The merger of equals was announced in October and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023. Orthofix is a global medical device company with a spine and orthopedics focus, and SeaSpine is a global med  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 2 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: A Haynes and Boone, LLP team led by Denver Partner Dan Malone represented Blucora, Inc. in the $720 million sale of its tax software business, TaxAct, to an affiliate of Cinven Ltd., a UK-based private equity fund. The transaction was announced Nov. 1 and is expected to close by the end of 2022. Following completion of the transaction, Blucora will rebrand as Avantax and focus on its success in providing  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSawa) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Sally Dahlstrom this week received the Future Leader Award from the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising during the group's 45th annual meeting in San Diego, Calif. The Forum on Franchising is the preeminent forum for the study and discussion of the legal aspects of franchising. Its goals include enhancing the professional growth of forum members and promo  more

HILLSDALE, Michigan, Nov. 4 (TNSsel) -- Hillsdale College issued the following news release: Hillsdale College's Academy for Science and Freedom held a day-long event on Oct. 21 titled "Reversing the Ideological Capture of Universities" at its D.C. campus. The event was co-hosted with the Global Liberty Institute and the Salem Center for Policy at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. It featured panel discussions on potential solutions for decreasing ideological restrictio  more

KENEDY, Texas, Nov. 2 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: Karnes County Emergency Medical Services will purchase a new medical training manikin to help first responders improve patient care, thanks to a $22,456 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $5,775 in matching funds from Karnes County EMS, will allow the organization to replace outdated training equipment for first responders wi  more

BURLESON COUNTY, Texas, Nov. 3 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: A $24,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority will help the Deanville Volunteer Fire Department construct a helipad in the open field behind the Deanville fire station. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $11,900 in matching funds from the department, will allow Deanville VFD to build a 40-by-40-foot concrete landing zone that will be available for emerg  more

GIDDINGS, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The non-profit organization Combined Community Action will replace the leaky roof at its senior center thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Giddings. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $8,000 in matching funds from the organization, will provide a new roof for the senior center and enable Combined Community Action to offer th  more

GIDDINGS, Texas, Nov. 3 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Giddings Volunteer Fire Department will purchase a new brush truck to help provide fast, effective and reliable fire suppression in and around Giddings, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Giddings. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $115,000 in matching funds from the VFD, will allow the department to better protect peo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring a new target to improve immunotherapy responses, tools for predicting treatment response and risk genes, and combination therapy to improve ALL outcomes * * * 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 inc  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2022: Certain regions in Mexico have lost up to 40% of their pecan harvests to a condition that causes nuts to germinate prematurely on trees. The disorder, known as vivipary, renders pecans inedible and unsellable. It has started to pop up in pecan orchards in Arizona and Texas, bringing worries to producers in the United States. New Mexico State University is leading a group of scienti  more

DUBLIN, Virginia, Nov. 5 (TNSbook) -- New River Community College issued the following news release: New River Community College Professor of English Ben Campbell will have two poems published in the new book "The Southern Poetry Anthology IX: Virginia," which will be released in late November. Campbell's poems, "Left to Smolder" and "Soup Bean Supper," will be featured in the work. The book is part of the Texas Review Press Southern Poetry Anthology series that will include a compilation of p  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University researchers have joined Texas A&M University and Kansas State University in a $2 million collaborative research project to develop better nitrogen management practices for producers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities project could be allotted up to $65 million with $2 million of the funding going to the research side of the projec  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 2 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Recently, Frost & Sullivan researched the global cloud workload protection (CWP) industry and based on its analysis, recognized Palo Alto Networks with the 2022 Global CWP Company of the Year Award. Already recognized as a pioneer in the network security market, Palo Alto Networks e  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2022: Attorney General Paxton announced plans to enter into a $5.034 billion multistate settlement with CVS Pharmacy for its role in the nationwide opioid epidemic, with over $276 million designated for Texas. The agreement will largely track the terms of the Global Prescription Opioid Litigation Settlement Agreement with opioid distributors that was executed in July 2021. "Millions of Ameri  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2022: Attorney General Paxton has joined a Florida-led amicus brief in the San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of Arizona's efforts to strike down the federal contractor vaccine mandate. The brief highlights the many ways President Biden and his Office of Management and Budget (OMB) far exceeded their legal authority to try and enact theCOVID-19 vaccine  more

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSpar) -- Texas A&M University-Prairie View issued the following news release: Prairie View A&M University has partnered with TimelyMD, the leading virtual health and well-being solution in higher education. This new partnership will offer students free and equitable access to medical and mental health support through the TimelyCare platform. TimelyCare will serve as a 24/7 virtual extension of campus health and counseling center resources, with a goal of improvi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Political scientist also available to discuss implications of Texas gubernatorial vote * * * The Republicans' path to winning control of the U.S. House passes through South Texas, according to Rice political scientist Mark Jones, who is able to discuss the stakes of the 2022 midterm elections. Only three of the state's congressional districts are competitive, Jones says -- and they're all in South Te  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice labs' Nature paper introduces groundbreaking bioelectronic devices * * * When you hit your finger with a hammer, you feel the pain immediately. And you react immediately. But what if the pain comes 20 minutes after the hit? By then, the injury might be harder to heal. Scientists and engineers at Rice University say the same is true for the environment. If a chemical spill in a river goes unnoti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Expanding work permits for undocumented immigrants could fix the United States immigration system's "large, overlooked and often invisible crack" that fails to account for essential workers, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. "So many of the undocumented want to work but have no realistic means of doing so lawfully," wrote Catherine Glazer, contributing scholar  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 1 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Light-powered catalyst makes hydrogen energy from pungent gas in one-step process * * * Rice University engineers and scientists have created a sweet way for petrochemical refineries to turn a smelly byproduct into cash. Hydrogen sulfide gas has the unmistakable aroma of rotten eggs. It often emanates from sewers, stockyards and landfills, but it is particularly problematic for refineries, petrochemi  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSpar) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Vickie Mitchell and the team at Sam Houston State University's Eleanor and Charles Garrett Center on Transition and Disability Studies have been blazing a trail in the lives of many on and off campus since the center's inception in 2017. The team's services have extended to assist a statewide audience with the Texas Transition Student-Centered Transitions Network, which has been funded by the Texas Ed  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Nov. 1 (TNSfund) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University has been awarded a $36,943 planning grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund to support student success. The grant helps institutions develop or expand initiatives that impact access to and completion of workforce transitions. Tarleton's grant program, titled "Developing University Infrastructure to Increase   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2022: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $597,869 against 21 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: five air quality, one industrial wastewater discharge, one multi-media, four municipal wastewater discharge, three petroleum storage tank,  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Dr. Elizabeth Crouch has been named the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences' (VMBS) assistant dean for professional program admissions, a new position created to support enrollment for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program. Crouch now also serves as the VMBS' director for diversity, equity, and inclusion   more

LAREDO, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: Recently, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) students and faculty from the A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business published "Examining Social Sustainability" in the 2022 academic journal, Sustainability. The publication was written by Dr. Leonel Prieto, associate professor of Management, and TAMIU International Business Administration Ph.D.  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on Nov. 3, 2022: Students at Texas A&M University built an extended reality (XR) flight simulator that could potentially be used by the Texas Air National Guard as a cost-effective training tool for pilots. The simulator has been designed to work in conjunction with a mixed-reality deep-immersion headset developed by Passenger Inc., a company out of Austin, Texas. After seeing the  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * A pair of projects led by new faculty member David Douphrate will study health and safety issues among dairy farm workers * * * Over the past few decades, the U.S. dairy industry has seen a reduction in the number of dairy farms. However, the farms that remain have increased their milking herd sizes, leading to an increased number of workers needed to perform a variety of   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 1 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * A new computational tool for investigating bacterial mutation rates when exposed to an antibiotic may hold the key to better addressing drug-resistant bacterial infections * * * The introduction of antibiotics in the 20th century was something of a medical miracle. But widespread use of these lifesaving drugs is contributing to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 29 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: The recipient of the 2022 McLane Leadership in Business Award said his advice for students and young entrepreneurs is simple: Make a decision, roll up your sleeves and act on your ideas. That was Arch "Beaver" Aplin III's course of action after he graduated from Texas A&M University with a construction science degree in 1980. He moved home to work for his father's construction and development business,   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M researchers say conserving the endangered species will require action both on land and at sea. * * * Many of the ocean's most charismatic animals spend their lives swimming, flying or gliding thousands of miles, from the coasts to the high seas. Arctic terns, humpback whales and sea turtles are examples. Scientists have spent many years documenting and studying these magnificent journey  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 31 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Arum Han and his team have developed a new technology that can analyze cell properties through the use of single-cell electrorotation, which can aid in many life science applications such as disease diagnosis. * * * The ability to analyze the properties of individual cells is vital to broad areas of life science applications, from diagnosing diseases and developing better therapeutics to charact  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Analysis from a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. * * * Wheat prices are high, and weather and market factors could make the crop an attractive option for Texas growers coming out of a severe drought, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Mark Welch, AgriLife Extension grain economist, Bryan-College Station, said uncertainty about accessibility to wheat around th  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: The Supreme Court's historically low public standing has prompted a national conversation about the court's legitimacy. It's even drawn rare public comment from three sitting Supreme Court justices. What's referred to by experts as the problem of "judicial legitimacy" may seem abstract, but the court's faltering public support is about more than popularity. Eroding legitimacy means that government offici  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news on Nov. 4, 2022: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is proud to announce the newly established College of Engineering and welcome Dr. David Ma, its new dean. The College of Engineering - formerly part of the College of Science and Engineering - will open doors for advancement in academics, research, and community partnerships. The university hosted a college launch event on Nov. 2 in   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Hung-Jen Wu, associate professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, is working to defeat bacteria that have become resistant to multiple types of antibiotics. To achieve interdisciplinary results, Wu is collaborating with researchers in the Texas A&M College of Engineering and the Texas A&M Health Science Center. "These bacteria   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution sponsored and hosted a professional development workshop for teachers and multidisciplinary engineering technology STEM students at Texas A&M University that involved robotics and Lego bricks. The workshop was organized by Dr. Garth V. Crosby and taught by Dr. Mohamed Gharib, both are associate professors in the  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 1 (TNSawa)(TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Robin Murphy, Raytheon Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, was honored with a Women in Robotics Engineering and Science (WiRES) Award for her contributions to disaster robotics and human-robot interaction during the 2022 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Robotics Society of Japan International Confere  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) elected Dr. Bruce Tai among its latest fellows. The honor recognizes recipients for their exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. Over 3,000 of ASME's more than 60,000 active members have attained the distinction of fellow in the organization. Tai is an associate professor and the G  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2022: Attorney General Paxton has announced a historic agreement with the states of New Mexico and Colorado that, if accepted by a Special Master and approved by the United States Supreme Court, would guarantee that the resources of the Lower Rio Grande River are justly distributed among the states. Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico entered into the Rio Grande Compact in 1938 to equitably appo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSfund) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Texas Southern University's Center for Justice Research (CJR) has been awarded a nearly $600,000 grant to rigorously study prosecutor diversions and provide greater awareness and insights into the decisions made every day by prosecutors across the United States. This is part of a $7.4 million pledge by Houston-based Arnold Ventures. CJR's project is one of 14 projects that will research 40 prosecutor offic  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 23-007) on Nov. 2, 2022, entitled "A Report On Emergency Communications and Their Utilization." Here is the summary of the report: * * * Overview This statewide survey on emergency communications collected information and other feedback from (1) Texas counties, (2) municipalities, (3) independent school districts, (4) special purpose districts, (5) other local government entities, a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 23-304) on Nov. 3, 2022, entitled "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Efficiency Audit." Here is the summary of the report: * * * Overview Texas Government Code, Section 531.005522, directed the State Auditor's Office to select an external auditor to conduct an efficiency audit of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The State Auditor's Office contracted  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSfund) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: A Texas State University team is researching how an array of factors can impact burn patterns and skeletal destruction in structural and vehicle fires to improve how evidence is gathered and analyzed in forensic investigations. The study is supported by a $1 million National Institute of Justice grant to the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State (FACTS). A key component of this study will in  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSawa) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Texas State University graduate Brad Engleking (B.F.A. '00) won the 2022 News and Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound on the Apple TV+ documentary "Fathom." Since graduating from Texas State, Engleking has worked on a range of projects, including the 2002 collaboration with director Robert Rodriguez at Troublemaker Studios on the film "Spy Kids 2." His career has included work on films suc  more

DENTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSfund) -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: The Center for Women Entrepreneurs (CWE) at Texas Woman's University has selected 25 female entrepreneurs to receive $5,000 awards through its StartHER Grant Program, part of an ongoing effort to boost women-owned businesses in Texas. "We received a significant number of outstanding submissions for this round of grants, which not only demonstrates a need, but a desire by many women to become successful entre  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 1 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: American Airlines and Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology announce a new partnership to expand the American Airlines Cadet Academy for aspiring pilots. Spartan, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the Cadet Academy's first collegiate partner offering an Associate of Applied Science degree in Aviation Flight and increases its training network to five locations. "The American Airlines Cadet Academy is designed t  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 5 (TNSper) -- Emory University's Candler School of Theology issued the following news release: Two Candler alumni have been elected to serve as bishops in The United Methodist Church (UMC) during jurisdictional meetings held the week of October 31. Thomas Berlin 88T, lead pastor of Floris United Methodist Church in Herndon, Virginia, was elected at the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. Berlin has been assigned to serve the Florida   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 1 (TNSfund) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Fighting the rising tide of opioid addiction and death, the Prescription Drug Misuse Education and Research (PREMIER) Center at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy has been funded for the next two years by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for an additional $3.34 million. The center's fundamental priority - to reduce the risks of prescription drug misuse - is based on and sup  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Researchers Aim to Prevent Poor Health Outcomes Before They Occur * * * More than 37 million people in the United States have diabetes but many don't receive timely care which can lead to costly, even deadly complications. While effective treatments are available in primary care settings, clinicians lack the tools necessary to identify those at the highest risk. To prev  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Greg Abbott Leads Beto O'Rourke by 13 Points in Governor's Race * * * Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is leading Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke by 13 percentage points in the final days leading up to the 2022 election, an election driven by voter concerns about crime and public safety, inflation and the reliability of the state's electric grid. A poll released Tuesday by the Hobby School of Pub  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2022: The Institute for Health Disparities is leading the way in community engagement through a variety of projects and programs, including the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity, or AIM-AHEAD. Dr. Jamboor Vishwanatha is the program's contact principal investigator and lead of the Coordinating Center at   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 1 (TNSawa) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The American Osteopathic Association honored three faculty members from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine as the recipients of the 2022 Innovation Research Award and the 2022 Clinical Research Award. TCOM's John Licciardone DO, MS, MBA, FACPM received the Innovation Research Award from the AOA for his study  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSbook) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: A new, much-anticipated book by the late Fr. William A. Wallace, O.P. and published by the Catholic University of America Press is coming out this winter and names two University of St. Thomas-Houston individuals and a third as editors. They are Professor and Director of St. John Paul II Institute Dr. John Hittinger; UST alumnus and Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Aquinas College Dr. Daniel   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSpar) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: University of St. Thomas-Houston's School of Education and Human Services (SEHS) re-established its partnership with Region 4 accrediting body in October to offer a robust teacher education program and graduate programs. The SEHS was part of Region 4 for many years before moving to Texas Education Agency. Advantages of Region 4 Collaborating with Region 4 allows SEHS to streamline its process fo  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Determining whether the practice of product bundling -- such as combining cable TV channels into packages or computer software programs into software suites -- is profitable in the presence of piracy is important to businesses as they formulate pricing strategies. Piracy -- the unauthorized use or reproduction of another's work -- has become more pervasive because consumers often don't want t  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: The new bivalent booster vaccine provides better protection against newly emerged Omicron sublianeages than previous monovalent COVID vaccines, according to new research from the University of Texas Medical Branch. Researchers also found that three of the new sublineages, BA.2.75.2, BQ.1.1, and XBB.1, exhibit the greatest evasion against vaccine-elicited neutralization and may become t  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * UTSW researchers joined colleagues at 11 hospitals to examine infections after arthroplasty revisions * * * The most common bacterial infection to occur after revision shoulder arthroplasty surgery can be diagnosed more accurately by considering how quickly samples of the microbe grow in hospital labs and the level of bacteria that grows, a study partly performed a  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA engineering faculty named fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers * * * The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has named University of Texas at Arlington mechanical engineering associate professors Alan Bowling and Ankur Jain as fellows. Bowling was recognized for his contributions to high-speed simulations and modeling of micro- and nano-si  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Norma Garza Reyes, a doctoral student in experimental psychology at The University of Texas at Arlington, recently earned an award for Best Scholarly Paper from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE). Her paper is titled "Nepantla aqui, Nepantla alla: The borderlands of identity from Mexican-origin women in STEM." Co-authors are Sarah Rodriguez, associate   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSbook) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * New book examines how creative ideas emerge from cognitive and social dynamics * * * Two psychology researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington have published a new book about how innovative ideas emerge in individual and group environments. Jared Kenworthy, professor of psychology, and Paul Paulus, dean emeritus and former professor of psychology, are co-authors  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Stress is common in all marriages, but same-sex married couples cope with that stress more positively and collaboratively than different-sex couples, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. The study also found that women married to men report more negative support -- meaning that their spouses react ambivalently or even hostilely in response to stress -- than wom  more

DENTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are higher than ever, leading to warmer average temperatures and altering the planet's climate. Two of the most abundant greenhouse gases -- carbon dioxide and methane -- can remain in the atmosphere for hundreds and even thousands of years. As scientists and engineers look for ways to reduce the man-made greenhouse effect, University of North Texas Departmen  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism issued the following news: Texas-based journalist and USC Annenberg alumnus Waylon Cunningham has been selected as the inaugural Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow in Investigative Journalism. The former Selden Ring Fellow for Investigative Journalism at USC Annenberg earned his MS in journalism in 2020. Cunningham -- who is currently a reporter at the San Antonio Report  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSper) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2022: One of the four pillars of the University of St. Thomas-Houston's new strategic visioning plan, "Greater Things," is strengthening its global relationships. Recently, UST created the Office of International Relations and Engagement to enhance its partnership alliances worldwide. UST appointed Dr. Hans Stockton, former director of its Center for International Studies as its associat  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the American Cancer Society to enhance individualized, timely and equitable access to care for cancer patients and their families. The local effort will feature use of an innovative mobile app in collaboration with Rakshit Sharma, MD, CEO of digital health company Care4ward Inc.  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: UT Southwestern researchers have identified a causative signaling pathway in breast cancer, providing potential new targets for treatment of the most common type of cancer in women. The findings, published in Science Advances, build on previous work in which the group identified a gene called ZMYND8 as a regulator of breast tumor growth. In the new study, the researchers f  more

TYLER, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler announced the winners of the 2022 Big Idea Pitch Competition, which featured entrepreneurial ideas of UT Tyler students. Hosted by the UT Tyler East Texas Entrepreneurship Center, the entry-level competition featured 19 undergraduate and graduate students majoring in business, education, engineering and nursing who presented various ideas across four track  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2022: * * * Study uncovers reason for sex differences and identifies specific targets for improving treatment efficacy * * * A new preclinical study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) has discovered the underlying cause of gender differences in immunotherapy-associated myoca  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2022: * * * Hypofractionated treatment achieves similar tumor control with no increased risk of wound complications * * * Patients with non-metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS) who need pre-operative radiation therapy can safely receive hypofractionated treatment over three weeks instead of five, with comparable tumor control and no increased risk of major compl  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * National Academy of Sciences supports UTA professor's early career research * * * The National Academy of Sciences has selected an associate professor at The University of Texas at Arlington as an early career research fellow in its prestigious Gulf Research Program. Ricardo Sanchez-Murillo, a tracer hydrologist and associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, r  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A University of Texas at Arlington computer science researcher is developing a robotic system that helps people with spinal cord injuries perform everyday tasks, and she's involving members of the UTA Movin' Mavs wheelchair basketball team in the effort. Fillia Makedon, a distinguished professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, received a $218,000 grant from t  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 2 (TNSsel) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Dallas has been selected to host the 2023 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) annual conference Oct. 5-7 in Richardson. Themed "Mindsets and Methods," the conference will focus on how to support entrepreneurs and will explore how university-based entrepreneurship centers can be more effective in t  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 5 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Alumni, friends and corporate partners gathered outside the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center on Oct. 20 for the return of Celebration of Support, an annual event honoring the impact of The University of Texas at Dallas' philanthropic supporters. Nearly 18,000 donations from 8,400 individual donors were made in the last academic year in support of campus causes, the largest number of gifts ever r  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: A recent viral video showing a California ophthalmologist removing 23 contact lenses from an elderly patient's eye has drawn attention to the importance of properly using contact lenses to ensure the health of your eyes. Katrina Parker, O.D., an optometrist and Faculty Associate in the Department of Ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, said wearing contact lens  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Progesterone has been used to prevent recurrent preterm births, but a study finds no benefit * * * Vaginal progesterone, a hormone treatment considered the standard of care for preventing preterm birth in at-risk pregnant women, may not be effective, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers. Anyone who has held the fragile body of a preterm baby - b  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 3 (TNSconf) -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: The 13th Annual VMI Leadership and Ethics Conference, "Principled Dissent: Navigating Moral Challenges," was held Monday, Oct. 31, and Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Marshall Hall on post. The conference focused on both the personal aspects of developing and exercising moral courage and the organizational environment set by leaders to encourage respectful, honest, and candid conversation. More than 160 partici  more

CANYON, Texas, Nov. 3 -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * New entrepreneurial studies give WT students the toolbox * * * After the last of the free pizza had been inhaled and washed down with soft drinks, and the five entrepreneurs had given a brief summary of their business, the formal part of the recent "Meet the Local Entrepreneurs" roundtable had concluded. Dr. David Howe, assistant professor of management at West Texas A&M University, gave about 200 students i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (TNSawa) -- Wiley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Wiley is pleased to announce that Government Contracts partner and retired Army Reserve Judge Advocate Lieutenant Colonel Scott A. Felder received the Reserve Organization of America's (ROA) "Twice the Citizen Award" for representing the organization as amicus curiae in the Supreme Court case Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety. ROA engaged Wiley to file an amicus brief in support of an Army Reserve So  more