AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSawa) -- The Texas A&M Forest Service issued the following news on Nov. 30, 2022: Like many, Billy Whitworth saw his career path take shape while he was in college. But it wasn't a class or a professor that most influenced Whitworth; it was a job with Texas A&M Forest Service. Whitworth joined Texas A&M Forest Service as a seasonal employee in 2001 while a student at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches. He credits what he learned and the relationships he formed  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: Texas A&M University-San Antonio (A&M-SA) held a signing ceremony on December 1 to announce a new partnership with Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) and University Health. The affiliation agreement brings three nationally recognized entities together to co-create and expand education pathways and research opportunities in the high-demand health sciences ec  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSpar) -- Austin Community College District issued the following news release: Austin Community College District (ACC) and Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) launch a new partnership to streamline transfer opportunities for ACC students seeking a bachelor's degree. The college held its first in-person articulation signing ceremony in more than two years in November to commemorate the new partnership. "Higher education is the true equalizer. Through these partners  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSawa) -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: Texas Lawyer has published a Q&A with Akin Gump corporate partner Thomas Yang on the occasion of his selection among the periodical's "Most Effective Dealmakers" in the 2022 Texas Lawyer Awards. Mr. Yang pointed to 2021 as a "challenging and exciting year" for M&A work, spotlighting his work in not only closing 7-Eleven's $21 billion acquisition of 3,900 Speedway convenience stores from Marathon Petrole  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 30 -- 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 researched the connected worker solutions industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Augmentir with the 2022 Global Customer Value Leadership Award. The company provides an artificial intelligence (AI)-based connected worker solution for the industria  more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 29 (TNSfund) -- Baylor University issued the following news: Baylor University's Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE) within the Paul L. Foster Success Center has received a $250,000 Student Success Acceleration Program (SSAP) Implementation Grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The SSAP grant will allow CASE, along with the University's Department of Mathematics, to build upon their success in mathematics curriculum redesign and mathem  more

WACO, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Multidisciplinary study adds to research seeking to understand religiosity among student- athletes, implications for religious institutions * * * Athletics can occupy an ambiguous place within a university's greater mission, particularly at religious institutions. Yet, little research has been conducted - until now - to understand student-athletes' connection with personal religious beliefs. A recent study of   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 29 -- CapStreet Group, an equity firm that invests in owner-managed, lower middle market companies, issued the following news on Nov. 28, 2022: Capstreet, a Houston-based lower middle market private equity firm, announced today that it has sold OnPoint Industrial Services ("OnPoint" or the "Company"), a specialized provider of safety, logistics and planning services designed to support complex maintenance projects in the refining and petrochemical industries, to MML Capital  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNStalk) -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Dec. 2, 2022: * * * Following the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Rules and Bylaws Committee voting to replace the antiquated presidential primary state order with one that more accurately reflects the Democratic electorate, Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa released the following statement. "With South Carolina and Nevada being the first presidential primary states - and Georgi  more

SAN RAMON, California, Nov. 29 -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following news release: Chevron is empowering women through a new collaboration in Texas and New Mexico aimed at lowering our carbon intensity and diversifying our supply chain. We're working with Siren Energy, a woman-owned company that transports a lower carbon intensity alternative fuel called compressed natural gas (CNG), to power our drilling operations in the Permian Basin. It's part of Chevron's ongoing efforts to  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Dr. Noah Cohen, a Texas A&M University Distinguished Professor of equine internal medicine, has been selected to hold the Glenn Blodgett Equine Chair at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS). Cohen has spent more than three decades conducting research, teaching students, and treating patients as a faculty  more

MCKINNEY, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSawa) -- Collin College issued the following news release: Collin College was recently announced as the 2022 Academic Innovator of the Year by the EC-Council for its Cybersecurity program and training. The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants, also known as EC-Council, is the world's largest cyber security technical certification body. Every year, the council recognizes excellence in cybersecurity training and education across global academic communities.  more

MCKINNEY, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSsel) -- Collin College issued the following news release: Collin College brought area leaders together for its inaugural Collin Leadership Policy Summit. Approximately 300 people attended the sold-out event. Designed to offer participants the opportunity to explore regional areas of interest prior to the 88th legislative session, the summit was sponsored by Atmos Energy, Crawford Catastrophe Services, Credit Union of Texas, and Oncor. The half-day event was held Nov  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 30 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) and QatarEnergy today announced the signing of two agreements to supply long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany. The suppliers are joint venture companies established between ConocoPhillips and QatarEnergy to participate in the North Field East (NFE) and North Field South (NFS) projects, and the buyer is a wholly owned subsidiary  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * A new study underscores the need for boosters and variant-specific vaccines in older adults * * * The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine limits transmission, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19 even among patients infected by variants of the virus, but the effectiveness of antibodies it generates diminishes as patients get older, according to a study by UT Sout  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 30 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Students, staff and community members gathered to celebrate the renaming of the former William Hawley Atwell Law Academy Saturday, Nov. 12. The school was officially renamed in honor of Louis Bedford, the first Black judge to serve in Dallas County. This milestone celebration featured remarks from two of Bedford's children, Angela Bedford Walker and Louis A. Bedford III, as well as District 6 Tru  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 1 (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: * * * Transformer Oil Analyst with Reliability-based Dissolved Gas Analysis prevents expensive unplanned power outages, protects equipment from disastrous failures, saves money on repairs, extends transformer service life, and enhances maintenance programs. * * * Based o  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 30 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: Georgia leaders and voters held a press conference discussing the new bombshell report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that revealed state investigators are being urged "to probe whether Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker violated the law by receiving a tax break on his Texas home meant for primary residents of that state even as he runs for federal office in Georgia." Speakers discusse  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 1 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2022: Georgia leaders and voters held a press conference discussing the new bombshell report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that revealed state investigators are being urged "to probe whether Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker violated the law by receiving a tax break on his Texas home meant for primary residents of that state even as he runs for federal office in Georgia." S  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 29 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: According to a new report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, state investigators are being urged "to probe whether Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker violated the law by receiving a tax break on his Texas home meant for primary residents of that state even as he runs for federal office in Georgia." Georgia law is clear that in order to run for office, a candidate must establish residency   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 1 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2022: Georgians are reading and watching a wave of news coverage highlighting how Herschel Walker "is on defense again - this time about whether he legally resides in the state of Georgia," as new details about Walker's Texas tax break are raising further questions about his voting status and highlighting how Walker has "repeatedly misrepresented critical details about his residency, person  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 25 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: On Wednesday, a bombshell report from CNN revealed that Herschel Walker "is getting a tax break intended only for a primary residence this year on his home in the Dallas, Texas, area, despite running for Senate in Georgia" -- and Georgians are hearing all about it. See what Georgians were watching on TV this Thanksgiving: WJCL News Savannah: WJCL Anchor: "Walker is making headlines this morning af  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (TNStalk) -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following statement on Nov. 28, 2022: * * * In response to a new complaint "to probe whether Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker violated the law by receiving a tax break on his Texas home meant for primary residents of that state even as he runs for federal office in Georgia," DSCC spokesperson Amanda Sherman-Baity issued the following statement. "Every day Herschel Walker's pattern of dishonesty a  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 2 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Texas recently issued a request for proposals for 2,000 megawatts of solar and wind generation resources. The solicitation for emissions-free renewables can provide cost-effective energy supply, capacity, fuel diversity and other benefits to customers for years to come. "As the demand for energy grows, so does the need to seek diverse resources to meet the changing needs of our customers," said Abigail Weaver,  more

BRIDGE CITY, Texas, Nov. 29 -- Entergy issued the following news release: The Public Utility Commission of Texas recently approved Entergy Texas' proposal to build the Orange County Advanced Power Station, a 1,215-megawatt combined cycle power facility that will be located near Bridge City. Located in one of the largest industrial regions in the nation, the plant will serve as the foundation to power and enable growth in Southeast Texas. The construction of this facility will ensure the region  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 30 -- 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 assessed the US clinical decision support for the critical care industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Etiometry with the 2022 US Clinical Decision Support market for Critical Care Enabling Technology Leadership Award. The company offers clinical   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 30 -- 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 assessed the water technology industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Evoqua Water Technologies with the 2022 Global Company of the Year Award. The company is a leading provider of mission-critical water and wastewater treatment solutions that supp  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 30 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have joined forces to deploy MHI's leading CO2 capture technology as part of ExxonMobil's end-to-end carbon capture and storage (CCS) solution for industrial customers. * ExxonMobil adds Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' carbon capture technology to its integrated CCS offering * Companies bring complementary capabilities to facilita  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 30 (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: * * * The rise in emergency department visits due to cardiac complaints drives the demand for cTn biomarkers * * * The global demand for cardiac troponin (cTn) diagnostics biomarkers is increasing as more patients with cardiac complaints are visiting emergency department  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 30 (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: * * * Digitalization enables a sustainable, effective, cost-efficient, and error-free system for biomanufacturing. * * * The biomanufacturing sector is experiencing a digitalization transformation that is aligned with Industry 4.0. According to Frost & Sullivan's recent  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: 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 328,000 migrant apprehension  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 29 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced new leadership appointments at the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) that strengthen the agency's mission of serving vulnerable adults and children across Texas by providing high-quality programs and services. Effective immediately, DFPS Associate Commissioner for Adult Protective Services Kezeli "Kez" Wold will take over   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced senior staff leadership in his administration following hiring and staff changes. Gardner Pate, who was named Chief of Staff last month, will lead the Governor's team going into the 88th Legislative Session with Deputy Chief of Staff Jordan Hale and new Deputy Chief of Staff Toby Baker who will be joining the Governor's Office later this month. "T  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ricky Garcia to the State Board of Dental Examiners for a term set to expire February 1, 2027. The Board regulates the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene in the state. Ricky Garcia of Pasadena is a retired IT Service and Project Manager for Shell Oil Company. He is member of the Lions Club in Pasadena and the Knights of Columbus Club. Additionally, he is a   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Holland Harper to the Governing Board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for a term set to expire on January 31, 2023. TDHCA is responsible for promoting and preserving homeownership, financing the development of affordable rental housing, supporting community and energy assistance programs, and other functions. Holland Harper of Paris  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Taylor Heaton to the 475th Judicial District Court in Smith County, effective January 1, 2023, for a term set to expire on December 31, 2024, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Taylor Heaton of Tyler is Judge of the County Court at Law #2 in Smith County. Previously, he served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Smith County District Attorn  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Quincy Moore, III, Ph.D. and Cheletta Watkins, M.D. to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council (SHCC) for terms set to expire on August 31, 2025. The Council ensures health care services and facilities are available to all Texans through health planning activities. Based on these planning activities, the SHCC makes recommendations to the Governor and the legisla  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Tanner Neidhardt to the 483rd Judicial District Court in Hays County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2024, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Tanner Neidhardt of Dripping Springs is Deputy General Counsel for the Office of the Governor and serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas School of Law. Previously, he was a Civil  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Horacio Pena to the 476th Judicial District Court in Hidalgo County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2024, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Horacio Pena of Mission is an Attorney in private practice and a Municipal Court Judge for the City of Palmhurst. Previously, he served as a Municipal Court Judge for the City of Mission and as Judg  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jeff Rambin to the Sixth Court of Appeals, Place 2, effective January 1, 2023, for a term set to expire on December 31, 2024, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Jeff Rambin of Henderson is an attorney and Partner at Fairchild, Price, Haley & Smith, LLP in Nacogdoches. Previously, he served as an attorney for Capshaw DeRieux and in private practic  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Dib Waldrip as Presiding Judge of the Third Administrative Judicial Region for a term set to expire four years from the date of qualification. Dib Waldrip of New Braunfels is Judge of the 433rd Judicial District in Comal County, where he has served since 2007. Previously, he served as the District Attorney for Comal County for nearly 10 years. He is board certifie  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the tremendous achievement of researchers at the University of Houston (UH) who have developed a groundbreaking fentanyl vaccine with the potential to save millions of innocent lives from fentanyl poisonings and addiction. Following a tour of the UH fentanyl vaccine lab and a briefing from lab technicians, Governor Abbott touted this milestone at a press c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 27, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to deploy necessary resources to support the city of Houston after it announced a boil water notice following the loss of local power to three water treatment plants. "The State of Texas is immediately responding and deploying support to Houston as t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30 -- 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, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $341.4 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of December. The allotments are expected to help about 1.6 million Texas households. "Thanks to SNAP benefits provided by HHSC, Texans across the state continue to have access to nutritious fo  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSper) -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP strategically expanded its Health Care & FDA Practice with the addition of James Peacock as a shareholder in the Dallas office. "As Greenberg Traurig continues our strategic growth of key areas of practice in Texas and firmwide, we remain focused on employing high quality individuals," Greenberg Traurig Executive Chairman Richard A. Rosenbaum said. "James   more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 2 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: A Haynes and Boone, LLP deal team led by Megan Gess and Simin Sun advised firm client NextGen Healthcare, Inc., a leading provider of innovative cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, in its acquisition of TSI Healthcare. The transaction was completed on Wednesday, Nov. 30. NextGen Healthcare is a leading provider of innovative healthcare technology solutions. Located in Chapel Hill, N.C., TSI Healt  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: When it comes to access to health care in rural areas, the disparities and inequities are easy to spot, especially in the area of mental health. Rural areas have fewer primary care providers, and they often lack a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner. Nationwide, a major push is being made to try and address the health disparities and inequities, and researchers at the  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSfund) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: Howard Payne University's network of alumni, friends, personnel and community partners made a record-setting show of support on GivingTuesday, providing over $860,000 to impact the university's student experience. The gifts were made by 430 supporters. HPU's goals for the event were $750,000 through the support of at least 250 people and companies/organizations. The annual global day of giving celebrates g  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 30 -- 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: Based on its recent analysis of the workforce engagement and intelligent automation industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Intradiem with the 2022 Product Leadership Award for empowering customer experience (CX) teams with intelligent automation solutions that boost productivity. G  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The Journal of the American Medical Association - Network Open has published findings from a recent HSC study about chronic lower back pain, race and the patient-physician relationship. The study revealed that Black patients reported worse outcomes for low back pain intensity and back-related disability compared with white patients. However, none of these racial differences in c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Cat Spring Volunteer Fire Department will replace an unreliable pumper truck with a newer model to enhance the department's emergency response capabilities, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $260,000 in matching funds from the department, will enable Cat Spring VFD to replace its aging pumper truck t  more

MENARD, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: A popular public park on the grounds of the historic Menard County Courthouse will receive much-needed improvements, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $60,000 in matching funds from the county, will allow Menard County to add a new irrigation system at American Legion Park, which is adjacent to the courth  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Oakland Volunteer Fire Department will purchase a variety of new emergency response equipment to assist firefighters in answering calls in remote areas, thanks to a $7,569 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $1,893 in matching funds from the recipient, will allow the department to equip its emergency response vehicles wit  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The New Bielau-Content Community Center will be able to repair its uneven driveway and create a new parking area, thanks to an $8,832 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $2,208 in matching funds from the organization, will help the center create a gravel driveway and parking lot to provide a safe way for visitors to enter the  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: A $14,953 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative will help a church in Winchester replace outdated playground equipment at a community park and play area. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $4,100 in matching funds from the church, will allow Saint Michael's Lutheran Church to improve a park on its land that hosts numerous commun  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Washington Volunteer Fire Department soon will purchase new personal protective equipment thanks to a $15,654 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $3,914 in matching funds from the department, will provide eight new sets of protective gear. Washington VFD firefighters are using personal   more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 3 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented MedStar Health in a five-year full-scope information technology (IT) outsourcing deal with Kyndryl, the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider. Under the five-year agreement, Kyndryl will provide mission-critical IT capabilities across the MedStar Health system and accelerate its digital transformation with the aim of enhancing  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring novel immunotherapy and targeted therapy combinations, an evaluation of lung cancer screening criteria, the importance of accurate prognoses for palliative care, and successes of a comprehensive tobacco control effort * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recent basic, translational and clinic  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSper) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) today announced the appointment of innovative and experienced sales and advertising executive Michael Strober as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for leading the reimagination and execution of a new advertising sales and go-to-market strategy for the Company. As Nexstar's diversified m  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 29 (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: * * * CXone AppLink and CXone Open represent a standardized, vendor-driven approach that addresses the complexity of legacy integration when migrating workloads to the cloud. * * * Frost & Sullivan recently published this year's edition of its European contact center-as  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 1 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that his office, along with a coalition of other state attorneys general, has obtained settlements totaling more than $16 million with Experian Data Corp., Experian Information Solutions, and T-Mobile. In September 2015, Experian reported a data breach that impacted more than 15 million people who submitted credit applications with an Experian client, T-Mobile  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 29 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton led a multistate coalition that filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to halt the implementation of radical climate regulations promulgated by the Biden Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Lacking statutory authority and relying upon the left-wing political goals of the Biden Administration as their justification, EPA has instituted   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: Lawyers from Attorney General Ken Paxton's office are representing Texas before the U.S. Supreme Court today concerning a case where Paxton sued to stop the Biden Administration from illegally refusing to enforce immigration laws. "The law that the Biden Administration is trying to ignore is crystal clear: certain illegal aliens that have committed crimes must be detained and cannot   more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSper) -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: Global law firm Reed Smith announced today that Erin England has joined the firm's Financial Industry Group in Dallas, the latest in a series of important additions to the firm's industry-leading global fund finance practice. England joins the firm from Katten Muchin Rosenman. England structures and negotiates complex debt transactions for some of the world's largest organizations. In a  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- Dallas College issued the following news release: For many, earning a college credential to get a higher-paying job can be a life-changing accomplishment, improving the economic situation and quality of life for themselves and their families. Traditional college rankings have been criticized for not measuring the aspects of institutions that are most beneficial to students and instead valuing privilege and selectivity. New tools devised by the Dallas College Re  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 29 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice theorists' method can predict shapes of crystals that lack symmetry * * * A crystal's shape is determined by its inherent chemistry, a characteristic that ultimately determines its final form from the most basic of details. But sometimes the lack of symmetry in a crystal makes the surface energies of its facets unknowable, confounding any theoretical prediction of its shape. Theorists at Rice U  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Isolation no barrier as rainforest animals follow the daily dictates of time and temperature * * * How do animals in the wild use their time? A researcher at Rice University is part of a new study that shows what motivates the daily ramble of tropical populations. The study by an international team that includes Rice bioscientist Lydia Beaudrot and is led by Andrea Vallejo-Vargas, a graduate student  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSawa) -- 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 analyzed the global medical device connectivity industry and, based on its research findings, recognizes S3 Connected Health with the 2022 Global Customer Value Leadership Award for medical device connectivity. The company has broad expertise in w  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 29 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news on Nov. 28, 2022: Nearly 800 VHS tapes with historical ties to the local Mexican American community will receive a new lease on life thanks to students and staff at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Experts from the TAMU-CC Mary and Jeff Bell Library Special Collections and Archives recently received a $17,952 grant courtesy of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission's (TS  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Study shows pollution exposure during pregnancy alters fetal lung development, predisposes infants to more severe infection * * * Cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are usually at their worst during the winter months. This year, however, has seen a marked increase of cases in the summer, leading to overcrowding in hospitals throughout the United States. Medical ex  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Chelsea Hu, an assistant professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University and a member of the Accountability, Climate, Equity, and Scholarship (ACES) Faculty Fellows Program, is using synthetic biology to help scientists control genetically engineered cells. Her study is the first to use modeling and a physical experiment to show the e  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSawa) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Steven A. Beebe, Texas State University System Regents' Professor and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Texas State University, has been named Scholar of the Year by the Religious Communication Association (RCA). Beebe was chosen by the RCA's executive council in recognition of his consistent and significant contribution to the communication discipline and his fresh and relevant work at  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Nov. 29 (TNSjou) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: When the COVID-19 pandemic prompted stay-at-home and social distancing policies throughout 2020 and 2021, many predicted a "pandemic baby boom" would soon result. Why that anticipated spike in the birthrate never materialized may be due in part to the pandemic itself. While COVID-19 was wreaking havoc on mental and physical health, economies and employment globally, it was also quietly infiltrating  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSpconf) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Students from TSU's School of Communication were recently given a seat at the table on reshaping American media and examining threats to democracy. Four journalism students, along with their professor, were invited to attend the inaugural Democracy Summit at the Center for Journalism and Democracy at Howard University in Washington, DC. KTSU2 multimedia journalists, Mario Dunham, Amber Land, Matthew Parke  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSfund)(TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: A five-year, nearly $3.5 million grant to study the mechanisms of brain receptors involved in neurological disorders such as learning disabilities has been awarded to Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, of UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of Health. Jayaraman, professor and John S. Dunn Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with McGovern Medical School at UTHeal  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: A translational research study from collaborating UTHealth Houston laboratories of Mikhail Kolonin, PhD, and Absalon Gutierrez, MD, on the new mechanism mediating the anti-diabetic effects of incretins has been published in Cell Reports Medicine. Kolonin is a professor and the Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Distinguished University Chair in Metabolic Disease Research with McGovern Medica  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: Mechanisms involved in the rapid, severe progression of fibrosis in the lung tissues of COVID-19 patients, a potentially fatal complication of the virus that damages and scars the lungs, have been uncovered by researchers led by UTHealth Houston. Until now, little was known about the cellular mechanisms that lead to fulminant lung fibrosis (FLF) in non-resolvable COVID-19. FLF  more

EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2022: The University of Texas at El Paso announced today the naming of its college of business administration as the Woody L. Hunt College of Business, along with a $25 million gift -- the largest in the university's history -- from the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation. The contribution will fund initiatives that position UTEP's Woody L. Hunt College of Business as th  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: The number of surgeries performed on Black, Latino, and Asian children is significantly lower than among white children in the United States, a UT Southwestern study has found. These differences may reflect inequities in access to surgical care. The study, published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, examined surgery data for more than 200,000 children from the 1999-201  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA biologist to help create open-access library of mutant water flea DNA * * * A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington is leading an effort to establish an open-access library of gene knock-out mutants for the water flea genus Daphnia. Sen Xu, associate professor of biology, and Michael Pfrender, professor and director of the Genomics & Bioinformatics Core Fac  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 29 (TNSbook) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Rambsy says book is "long overdue" history of short stories in African American literature * * * An English faculty member at The University of Texas at Arlington aims to present African American short story writers as cultural cartographers by using quantitative information and an extensive literary dataset. In his new book, The Geographies of African American Short Fict  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * First-ever symposium aims to connect two important fields and the people who serve in them * * * An inaugural symposium brought together social work professionals, legal experts and students alike from around the country to explore the strong connections they share. Founded by Sherece Shavel, assistant professor of practice at The University of Texas at Arlington's School o  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A University of Texas at Arlington athletic training faculty member has been honored for her dedication to the field. Cindy Trowbridge, associate professor in UTA's College of Nursing and Health Innovation, received the Lifetime Contribution Award from the National Athletic Training Association (NATA). The award recognizes an individual's sustained exemplary support and contribution  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Astronomers on a historically ambitious and massive galaxy-mapping mission have activated more than 10,000 amateur scientists in 85 countries to help in their quest. Now they hope to significantly scale up their volunteer force for a unique project that could reveal for the first time the nature of dark energy. The research project known as HETDEX, or the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Talking with patients about nutrition can be delicate, and few medical doctors have training in nutritional science. But now, physicians will be able to get assistance from a new artificial intelligence system designed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. Nutri is the brainchild of Marissa Burgermaster, an assistant professor of nutritional sciences at UT Austin. It offers clinicians a   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSpro) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: The University of Texas at Dallas has launched a new international education program to encourage participation from students who typically would not have the opportunity to take classes in other countries. "We're making it reasonable and easy to get there," said Dr. Juan Gonzalez, dean of graduate education, vice provost for global engagement and the Francis S. Johnson Chair for Graduate Edu  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: A psychology professor from The University of Texas at Dallas has been chosen by the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) to convene a worldwide team of researchers to determine ways of measuring social cognition in schizophrenia that can be used cross-culturally. Dr. Amy Pinkham in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences received SIRS' 2022 Research Harmonisation Award, wh  more

LOGAN, Utah, Nov. 30 (TNSfund) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Funded by a $3 million grant from the National Center for Education Research, researchers at Utah State University and the University of Texas at Austin have studied a promising solution to the decline of educational outcomes following the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, conducted in 138 classrooms in 14 schools in Northern Utah and Central Texas, was designed to rigorously evaluate the efficacy of the Supporting   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Discovery to Impact, the newly named group leading The University of Texas at Austin's research commercialization and innovation efforts, has formed a new $10 million UT Seed Fund. The fund will invest in the most promising new startups built on university-owned intellectual property emerging from UT Austin's $800 million research enterprise. "By investing in these early-stage companies, we will be a  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, seeks dementia-free volunteers ages 55 to 80 to enroll in a clinical trial of an investigational antibody. The goal of the AHEAD study is to assess whether IV infusions of the antibody (lecanemab) can delay cognitive dec  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD, professor of medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and deputy director of University Health's Texas Diabetes Institute, will receive one of the world's most prestigious prizes, the Prince Mahidol 2022 Award in Medicine, the health science center announced today.   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 29 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Nov. 17 approved $2.5 million to establish the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative (TRC4) at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) in partnership with University Health's Level 1 Trauma Center at University Hospital and the U.S. Department of Defen  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Older adults, who are more susceptible to infection and hospitalization, should get a high-dose vaccine * * * With flu cases on the rise, geriatric specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center say vaccinations are particularly important this year for people 65 and older who are more at risk from complications than other age groups. As we age, our immune system ch  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Team finds variant had no negative cardiovascular effect in young adults * * * In a first-of-its-kind study, University of Texas at Arlington researchers explored the effects of breakthrough cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant on otherwise healthy young adults and found no negative cardiovascular impacts. Published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulat  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) has been awarded a project agreement worth up to $87.4 million by the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) within the  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 30 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: Yesterday, a new complaint called on Georgia authorities, "to probe whether Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker violated the law by receiving a tax break on his Texas home meant for primary residents of that state even as he runs for federal office in Georgia." See for yourself what Georgians are seeing: WSB Atlanta: * WSB Anchor: "Georgia Democrats are asking the state to h  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Dec. 1 (TNSper) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: West Virginia University has named Wren Baker as its next vice president and director of Intercollegiate Athletics. Baker comes to Morgantown from the University of North Texas where he has been the vice president and athletics director since 2016. With previous stops at Missouri, Memphis, Northwest Missouri and Rogers State, Baker brings more than 20 years of experience to WVU as its 13th directo  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 29 -- 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 researched the global breach and attack simulation market and, based on its findings, recognizes XM Cyber with the 2022 Global Customer Value Leadership Award for its breach and attack simulation (BAS) platform. The company enables organizations to monitor  more