SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 20 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release: Much of ballet culture in America stems from the artistry and experience of world-renowned choreographer George Balanchine, who brought ballet to the next level in the United States, creating an entirely new aesthetic and understanding of movement. Despite his genius, he also controlled -- and, some would argue, abused -- a string of very young muses, even marrying several of them. He created a culture where a male ch  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSper) -- Austin Community College District issued the following news release: Austin Community College District (ACC) Chancellor, Dr. Richard M. Rhodes, will retire in August 2023 after 12 years of service to the college and the Central Texas community. He is the longest-serving Chancellor in the college's 50-year history. Since joining ACC as President/CEO in September 2011, Dr. Rhodes has cultivated a culture of innovation, collaboration, and transformation to put th  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSawa) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release: Dr. Mike Flores, Alamo Colleges District Chancellor, has been named a 2023 recipient of the Baldrige Foundation Award for Leadership Excellence in the education sector. The Baldrige Foundation's Leadership Awards recognize outstanding individuals, leaders, and supporters who embody Baldrige leadership and management values and principles and who have provided outstanding service to the Baldr  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSconf) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: In her first appearance before a Stephen F. Austin State University audience, Zoe Weil, co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education, will present "The World Becomes What We Teach: A Solutionary Approach to Humane Education." The presentation, the second in the series, is made possible by SFA's Montgomery Professorship for Humane Education. The professorship was awarded to D  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 21 -- American Airlines issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2023: American Airlines Group, Inc. announced today that Chief Customer Officer Alison Taylor will retire from the airline. Taylor will remain in an advisory role and her day-to-day responsibilities will transition to Vasu Raja, Chief Commercial Officer, and Scott Laurence, Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships and International. "Alison's career has been nothing short of legendary," Raja said.  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Jan. 20 (TNSper) -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Kelli Shomaker, Auburn's vice president for business and finance and chief financial officer, was elected to serve on the Treasury Institute's board of directors. The organization promotes excellence in treasury and financial management at institutions of higher education through developing educational programs and the sharing of best practices at large. Shomaker sits on the six-person board with colleag  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Your skin cells are clearly different from your brain cells even though they both develop in the same person and carry the same genes. They are different because each cell type expresses a particular set of genes that is different from the ones expressed by the other. This is possible thanks to cellular mechanisms that tightly regulate gene expression. In a study published in the Proceedings of the Na  more

WACO, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSawa) -- Baylor University issued the following news: Ronald Angelo Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor and The Ralph and Bessie Mae Lynn Chair of History at Baylor University, has been awarded the Alpha Chi Distinguished Alumni Award, an annual award given to one alumnus from the organization in recognition of public service that exemplifies the Alpha Chi spirit of making scholarship effective for good. Johnson will be presented with the award during Alphi Chi's annual   more

WACO, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSfund) (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: Jessica Akers, Ph.D., assistant professor of educational psychology in Baylor University's School of Education, has received a $893,409 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop an innovative treatment model for children with autism and their siblings. Akers has created an intervention program that intentionally focuses on improving the interactions between siblings. Sibling SUCCES  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSjou) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news on Jan. 18, 2023: * * * A large-scale biobank-based study performed in Finland has discovered several new disease genes as well as new insights on how known genetic factors affect disease. The study highlights an underappreciated complexity in the dosage effects of genetic variants. * * * An international team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Broad Institute of MIT an  more

FRISCO, Texas, Jan. 20 -- CapStreet Group, an equity firm that invests in owner-managed, lower middle market companies, issued the following news: Credit Bureau Connection (CBC), a provider of credit-focused lead generation, credit report and compliance solutions to automotive dealers, lenders, and other end markets, today announced a corporate rebrand to Informativ ("Informativ" or the "Company"). Informativ is backed by Capstreet, a Houston-based lower middle market private equity firm. Info  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management issued the following news: * * * Displaying the crash death toll on highway message boards is a common awareness campaign, but Carlson School research shows this tactic actually leads to more crashes. * * * A study in Science co-authored by Assistant Professor Joshua Madsen focused on Texas, where officials displayed these messages one week each month. After examining the crash data, the re  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Jan. 21 (TNSconf) -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Centenary's Hurley School of Music is proud to welcome renowned conductor and educator Dr. Tim Seelig to Centenary for a residency that includes two free public events highlighting the experience of LGBTQ+ musicians. Seelig is the Conductor Laureate of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus (SFGMC) and Conductor Emeritus of the Turtle Creek Chorale in Dallas, Texas. "Dr. Seelig is known fo  more

TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Jan. 19 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: The Cherokee Nation honored three veterans with the Medal of Patriotism during the January meeting of the Council of the Cherokee Nation. Steven Michael Cheatham of Bryan, Texas; Randall Fredrick Willmon of Amarillo, Texas; and Mark Allen Prather of Claremore, Okla., were recognized by Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Deputy Chief Bryan Warner,   more

MCKINNEY, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSpconf) -- Collin College issued the following news release: The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Power Leadership Breakfast drew about 350 people to Collin College's Plano Campus Living Legends Conference Center on Jan. 14. The event celebrated Dr. King's legacy and his vision for a more just, equitable world. In keeping with this year's theme, "Recharge, Reset, Renew Dr. King's Way," the event focused on messages of hope and renewed action. A panel of civic leade  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * The program is designed to lead the industry and prepare students for the future of farming. * * * The rapidly evolving field of controlled environment agriculture has taken root in the Department of Horticultural Sciences at the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Controlled environment agriculture, which includes hydroponics, vertical farming and aquaponics under protected gre  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 21 (TNSfund) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Tarleton State University has received a $172,139 Student Success Acceleration Implementation Grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund to develop or expand initiatives that positively impact workforce transitions. Tarleton's grant program, "Developing University Infrastructure to Increase the Use of Open Educational Resources and Affordable   more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 20 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: Jose Fernando Loaiza never expected to become a teacher, but when he entered his first classroom, he said it did not take him long to realize he had found where he was supposed to be. Today--20 years later--he relies on students' love of reading to transform their lives and make memorable moments at San Jacinto Elementary School. "I love this job," said Loaiza, a second-grade bi  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSconf) -- Del Mar College issued the following news release: There's a first for everything, and holding the distinction as America's first Latina military and commercial airline pilot belongs to Lt. Col. Olga E. Custodio. The retired U.S. Air Force and American Airlines pilot will share her story during a guest lecture, "Lessons from the Flight Deck: Overcoming Doubt/Imposter Syndrome" as part of Del Mar College's Cultural Programs Series on Wednesday, Feb. 8.  more

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Jan. 18 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Texas recently launched its Green Select program, which allows residential and business customers the opportunity to match some or all of their electricity usage with cleaner, renewable energy generated in state. The program offers affordable options to help achieve environmental sustainability goals, including reducing scope 2 emissions. "Green Select provides our customers another tool to help reduce their c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 21 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2023: First Lady Cecilia Abbott today joined the Governor's Commission for Women, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and the Texas Department of Public Safety at a human trafficking awareness training at the Texas Capitol in Austin to educate the public, support survivors, and shed light on the injustices many face. First Lady Abbott outlined the state's anti-human trafficking efforts  more

LAKELAND, Florida, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- Florida Southern College issued the following news: More than 2,100 scientists from around the world gathered in Austin, Texas from January 3 - 7, 2023, to participate in The Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology (SICB) Research Conference. Among them were five current marine biology students from Florida Southern College who shared their research findings completed under the guidance of Assistant Professor of Marine Biology, Dr. Jason Macrander.   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 19 -- 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 on Jan. 18, 2023: Frost & Sullivan recently analyzed the secure access service edge (SASE) industry and, based on its findings, recognized Versa Networks with the 2022 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award. Versa is one of the few vendors in the industry to offer a unified/co  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 17 (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: * * * Smart city solution providers are developing new capabilities and products, expanding the ecosystem, says Frost & Sullivan * * * Smart city solutions empower city governments to acquire distributed city data and unify it while offering a platform to provide innova  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 17 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, posted the following news release: The United Nations (UN) expressed its aim to "provide legal identity to all, including birth registration" by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A key motivator for achieving this goal is the reduction of mortality among children younger than 5 years old. Vac  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 17 (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 releas eon Jan. 16, 2023: * * * The circular economy remains at the forefront with an increasing focus across the value chain, including product design and recycling infrastructure * * * 2022 Round Up 2022 marked another volatile year in the chemicals industry across GCC. While  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 17 (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 on Jan. 16, 2023: * * * Artificial intelligence (AI) in the radiology value chain will be driven by ~30% of overall hospital investments in GCC countries * * * 2022 Round Up 2022 was the year that saw rising demand for healthcare services, an increasing focus on prevent  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 21 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the strength of the Texas workforce and economy following the December employment release from the Texas Workforce Commission showing Texas again surpassed its all-time record for total jobs for the 14th consecutive month. With employers adding 29,500 nonfarm jobs in December and more than 650,000 added over the year, total jobs in Texas reached a new hi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following remarks on Jan. 17, 2023: * * * To my fellow Texans, thank you for your support and trust. Thanks to Chief Justice Hecht for administering the oath of office. I want to thank Lieutenant Governor Patrick and Speaker Phelan for their leadership. Thanks to the statewide officials and legislators. We will work together to keep Texas the land of opportunity. God has blessed me with a wonderful family, including my extraord  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 21 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today joined the Israeli-American Council in Austin for their 8th Annual National Summit to express Texas' long-standing support for Israel and detail the state's efforts to combat anti-semitism. "The enduring bond between the people of Texas and Israel is unlike any other, whose beginnings share triumphant stories forged by the blessings of freedom and burdens of vigil  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 21 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on Jan. 20, 2023: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on May 31, 2021, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas-Mexico border posed an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster for a number of Texas counties and for all state agencies affected by this disaster; and WHEREAS, I amended the afor  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) today unveiled the State of Texas' new "Stop Human Trafficking" specialty license plate. The license plate will raise awareness about human trafficking, support survivors, and remind Texans to report suspicious activity to the Texas Department of Public Safety through the iWatchTexas community reporting system. "  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSawa) -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Elizabeth Ross Hadley, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Government Law & Policy and Litigation Practices, was recently recognized as Board Certified in legislative and campaign law by The Texas Board of Legal Specializations (TBLS). Hadley joins a select group of 13 Board Certified legislative and campaign law lawyers in Texas. Board certification is the highest level o  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 20 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: The law firm of Haynes and Boone, LLP served as lead counsel to Chesapeake Energy Corporation in the sale of the Brazos Valley region of its Eagle Ford asset to WildFire Energy I LLC for $1.425 billion. The sale, announced Jan. 18, 2023, involved approximately 377,000 net acres and approximately 1,350 wells in the Brazos Valley region. "Today marks an important step on our path to exiting the Eagle Ford  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSawa) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP and one of its attorneys were proud recipients of two Americas M&A Atlas Awards, presented by the Global M&A Network on Jan. 19, 2023. The firm earned Oil and Gas Deal of the Year at the 14th annual awards for representing Earthstone Energy in its acquisition of assets from Chisholm Energy. Additionally, Partner Maria V. Hopper was recognized as an Americas Rising Star Deal  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 21 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP represented Frisco Community Tennis (FCT) in being awarded a management contract to oversee and manage over 100 public tennis courts located in Frisco, Texas, a growing suburb of Dallas. Haynes and Boone advised FCT in the tender review, preparation of the public bid materials, and negotiation of the final contract with the Frisco authorities and the technology vendor, respectively.   more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: * * * Long-term humanities research produces understanding of who we are and why we act as we do. Education founded on research-based knowledge is the backbone of society, says Professor Tuomas Heikkila. * * * Being educated does not mean knowing how to use the appropriate cutlery, let alone the orthodox use of words of foreign derivation. According to Professor of Church History Tuomas Heikkila at the U  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: * * * There is a demand for expertise in Russia. Laura Kamarainen studies the field to understand Russian society and what makes it what it is today. * * * Officially, the Soviet Union ceased to exist in December 1991, but 30 years later its legacy continues to affect the former republics of the union. Laura Kamarainen has always been fascinated by this unique system. Kamarainen is completing her first  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: * * * University of Helsinki alum Matti Aarnio, PhD, works as an education specialist at Nordea. He encourages people to pursue doctoral education, as research-based knowledge and skills are appreciated by businesses too. * * * Training in the promotion of sustainable development, the management of ethics risks and information security. Coaching in the provision of feedback and problem-solving. Developin  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: * * * While Europe's climate policy is more ambitious than ever, it still falls below the standards required. Research in environmental economics will help to achieve the goals in a fair manner, says Associate Professor Lassi Ahlvik. * * * Society is being turned upside down to safeguard the carrying capacity of the environment. The energy system is being redesigned, and industry is in the middle of uphe  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSjou) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: * * * African rhino numbers are declining at unsustainable rates in core state-run parks which is why more than half the continent's remaining rhinos are now on private land. * * * Until the past decade, the largest population of rhinos was found in South Africa's Kruger National Park. This state-run park has, however, lost 76% and 68% of its white and black rhinos over the past decade, respectively. By   more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: * * * Lotta Ahveninen wishes to benefit society with her work. That is why she studied in the Master's Programme in Translational Medicine, which educates solvers of health problems. * * * Life expectancy has increased, and the Finnish population is ageing. This means that cancer and other chronic diseases and memory disorders are becoming increasingly common. At the beginning of her studies, Lotta Ahv  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news on Jan. 19, 2023: * * * Professor Heli Jantunen, Professor Emeritus Martti Koskenniemi and Research Professor Merja Penttila have been awarded the honorary title of Academician of Science. President of the Republic Sauli Niinisto granted the titles at a presidential session today, 19 January 2023. * * * Professor Heli Jantunen's expertise is in the field of materials science and engineering; Professor Mar  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSjou) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: * * * New results from the FinnGen study demonstrate the undeniable benefits of Finnish health research environment for genomic research. Among the wealth of genetic discoveries are novel genetic risk factors for many debilitating diseases. These findings have potential to facilitate the development of new therapies. * * * Since initiation in 2017, the FinnGen study has developed into one of the world's   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 18 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce Mark Vane is now one of only 13 Texas lawyers who has earned board certification in Legislative and Campaign Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Vane, who is based in the firm's Austin office, helps clients develop public policy and tackle high-stakes issues at the Texas State Capitol and state agencies. His legislative practice focuses on healt  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: Internationally recognized epidemiologist Saad B. Omer, M.B.B.S, Ph.D., who currently directs the Yale Institute for Global Health, has been appointed the inaugural Dean of the Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The O'Donnell School of Public Health, which will admit its inaugural class in 2023, launched with a   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: The Lower Colorado River Authority is beginning a $76 million, three-year project to remove and replace the 10 floodgates at Wirtz Dam to help ensure the dam continues to operate safely and reliably for years to come. The dam, which creates Lake LBJ, was completed in 1951. The dam has nine original floodgates and a 10th floodgate that was added when the original Thomas C. Ferguson P  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) women diagnosed with breast cancer have higher rates of Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC), the most aggressive form of breast cancer compared to other racial/ethnic populations in Hawaii IBC is unresponsive to conventional breast cancer treatments due in part to an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME), the ecosystem that surrounds a tum  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 21 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented CoServ Electric, the largest of the 16 member cooperatives of Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., the oldest and largest generation and transmission power cooperative in Texas. Brazos filed for Chapter 11 on March 1, 2021 in the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri, a catastrophic winter storm that blanketed the State of Texas during the  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 21 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented the City of Rock Hill, South Carolina in the Chapter 11 case of GT Real Estate Holdings, LLC (GTRE), a subsidiary of Tepper Sports Holding, Inc. The Chapter 11 case centered around the failed project to develop a mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly community, which was to be anchored by a new headquarters and practice facility for the Carolina   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: * * * Companies will provide classification information on EGFR mutations in non-small cell lung cancer that may guide clinical decision-making * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced licensing agreements with BostonGene Corporation and Tempus for the MD Anderson EGFR Classification, which groups EGFR mutations in non-smal  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: Jennifer Wargo, M.D., professor of Surgical Oncology and Genomic Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has received a 2023 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Medicine from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST) for her contributions to the understanding of how the gut microbiome influences responses to immunother  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 19 -- 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 on Jan. 18, 2023: Frost & Sullivan recently analyzed the healthcare cloud industry and, based on its findings, recognizes NetApp with the 2022 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award. The company is a leading global platform-as-a-service healthcare cloud services provider that  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSper) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST: NASDAQ) ("Nexstar" or "the Company"), today announced a newly-created advertising sales structure and leadership team designed to drive ad sales across Nexstar's diversified media portfolio by further emphasizing its client-first approach, combined with a new data-driven, multi-platform focus. Nexstar's portfolio of media  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Jan. 18 -- Dell issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) expands the industry's top selling server portfolio/1, with an additional 13 next-generation Dell PowerEdge servers, designed to accelerate performance and reliability for powerful computing across core data centers, large-scale public clouds and edge locations. Next-generation rack, tower and multi-node PowerEdge servers, with 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, include Del  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 21 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2023: The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a complaint today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's secret, unaccountable, and inherently biased prosecutorial processes. With no meaningful supervision by any government official appointed or directly removable by the President, a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 21 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton announced that Texas is joining a $2.37 billion settlement with opioid manufacturer Allergan for its role in the nationwide opioid epidemic. The agreement in principle was previously announced in July 2022. Under the settlement, over $135 million is designated for Texas and its local governments. Allergan will pay participating states and local governments over a period of seve  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has filed a lawsuit defending Texans from the Biden Administration's unlawful rule defining "waters of the United States" ("WOTUS"), which would assert federal control over Texas land. Under the WOTUS rule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and the U.S. Department of the Army are seeking to grow federal administrative power by expanding the limits of their own j  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 21 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton announced that Texas is joining finalized opioid agreements with CVS and Walgreens totaling $10.7 billion nationally, with CVS paying $5 billion and Walgreens paying $5.7 billion. Texas and its local governments are slated to receive over $304 million from CVS and $340 million from Walgreens. This brings the total amount of settlement funds from attorneys general investigations  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton, along with the State of Oklahoma, is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") to remove an illegal regulation from federal law that cedes our sovereignty to the World Health Organization ("WHO"). Under federal law, HHS has been granted certain police powers to respond to public health emergencies. The Obama-era rule at issue in the lawsuit--which was fin  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 20 -- The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) today voted unanimously to adopt the Performance Credit Mechanism (PCM) electric market design option and a set of guiding principles for implementation to strengthen reliability, accountability, and affordability of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) electric grid. The ERCOT grid serves more than 26 million Texas elect  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSpro) -- Rice University issued the following news release: For working professionals who want to pursue a Master of Business Administration degree with a flexible schedule, the new Hybrid MBA program at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business opens this summer. The Hybrid MBA -- the first of its kind in Texas -- preserves the benefits of the in-person educational experience while leveraging the flexibility offered by online learning through live Zoom ses  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: An expert from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy is available to discuss the Department of State's Welcome Corps, a new sponsorship program for refugee resettlement in the U.S. The program is seeking 10,000 Americans to serve as private sponsors for 5,000 refugees, with the hope of expanding the program going forward. Traditionally, nongovernmental and faith-based organizations have served   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * New study uncovers how a unique, fast synapse keeps us from falling * * * The sensory organs that allow us to walk, dance and turn our heads without dizziness or loss of balance contain specialized synapses that process signals faster than any other in the human body. In a discovery more than 15 years in the making, a small group of neuroscientists, physicists and engineers from several institutions  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Illuminating study from Rice, UT, Stanford advances 'green' reducing agents * * * There are many ways to initiate chemical reactions in liquids, but placing free electrons directly into water, ammonia and other liquid solutions is especially attractive for green chemistry because solvated electrons are inherently clean, leaving behind no side products after they react. In theory, solvated electrons   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice U. lab develops imaging tool that holds promise for cancer treatment * * * Talk about a bright idea: Thanks to chemists at Rice University and Stanford University, lighting up the brain is no longer just a figure of speech. Rice's Han Xiao, Stanford's Zhen Cheng and collaborators have developed a new tool for noninvasive brain imaging that can help illuminate hard-to-access structures and proce  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: A Rice University musicologist and history professor are among the recipients of 2023 grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for their research projects on televised opera and tracking historical slave trading voyages. Danielle Ward-Griffin , an assistant professor of musicology in the Shepherd School of Music, and Daniel Domingues , an associate professor of history in   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSawa) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University structural engineer Jamie Padgett has earned one of Texas' highest academic honors, the Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Engineering from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST). Given annually since 2006, O'Donnell Awards are individual honors that include a $25,000 honorarium and recognize rising stars in five research categories. Padgett, the Stanley C. Moore P  more

MCKINNEY, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSfund) -- Collin College issued the following news release: The Collin College Foundation honored a major gift from construction firm Skanska during a dedication ceremony with company executives, college officials, and foundation representatives. The company donated $50,000 as a sponsor for the Construction Lab at Collin College's Technical Campus in Allen. The gift is a milestone for the college as the foundation expands the naming rights program into sponsorships   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering posted the following news: Astronauts are heading back to the moon, and this time they are focusing on establishing the first long-term presence. Afterward, NASA has its sights set on a trip to Mars. With these long-duration missions ahead, new challenges will have to be accounted for on every front. The moon is about 238,855 miles from Earth, but a trip to Mars for an astronaut means traveling around 140  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and 43 other Texas universities and medical research libraries working together as the Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA) have negotiated a historic deal with Elsevier - the world's largest publisher of scientific journals. The deal, finalized in 2022, will take action this spring and cultivates more sustainable and equitable journal  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 18 -- 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 telematics usage-based insurance industry and, based on its analysis results, recognizes Targa Telematics (Targa) with the 2022 Europe Enabling Technology Leadership Award. The company uniquely leverages its technology and human expertise to  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSper) -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: Global law firm Reed Smith announced today that technology transactions and privacy lawyer Rocio Palomo has joined the firm's Global Corporate Group in Dallas. Palomo joins Reed Smith from Perkins Coie. Palomo counsels enterprise and consumer-facing companies on various legal issues related to the development, procurement, protection and commercial viability of their technology and pr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 19 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Jan. 18, 2023: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today he joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the Western District of Texas in the case of Carter v. McDonough. In September 2022, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reversed long-standing agency practice and adopted an interim final rule that purports to authorize taxpayer-funded  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 20 -- The Texas A&M Forest Service issued the following news: The second of three men indicted in a timber theft investigation in Liberty County was convicted of engaging in organized criminal activity this month. Anthony Dewayne Major, 43, of Livingston, pleaded guilty to the second-degree felony charge and was sentenced to 10 years of deferred adjudication and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and $102,776 in restitution. Deferred adjudication is a form of probation that allow  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M researcher finds that a targeted care management initiative improves health outcomes and lowers costs * * * A new study by Benjamin Ukert, PhD, of the Texas A&M University School of Public Health found that targeted outreach efforts may improve care for patients with chronic heart failure while also lowering health care costs. Published in the December 2022 edi  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Second-year School of Medicine PhD student Bettina Hoden is studying the intersection between lung cancer and the immune system * * * In the United States, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality, with deaths totaling in the millions per year. Multiple treatment methods have been developed, yet overall survival rates for metastasized lung cancer--mean  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 21 (TNSeco) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: The Texas A&M University System's downtown research campus, officially named Texas A&M-Fort Worth, is moving quickly toward construction as the anchor project for a technology and innovation district planned around the redevelopment of the city's convention center. The three-building complex, to be built on four blocks at the site of the Texas A&M School of Law, will provide a range of programs offered   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, best known for its iconic "Doomsday Clock," has selected internationally recognized nuclear security expert Dr. Siegfried Hecker as chair of the organization's distinguished Board of Sponsors. Hecker currently serves as a professor of practice in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University and as a Faculty Fellow in the Te  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Amy Halbert, Assistant Director of Communications In summer 2022, Dr. Ranjana Mehta, associate professor in the Wm Michael Barnes '64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University and director of the Neuroergonomics Laboratory, participated in a new research collaboration opportunity. She became the inaugural recipient of NASA's inclusion, diversity  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Ned Thomas has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science for his research on showing direct 3D experimental evidence of new mesoatom shapes and symmetries that occur in a special twin boundary in soft matter. Thomas, a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, studied twin boundaries, a type of planar  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSpro) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: As the world struggles to keep up with energy demands and create a supply that is affordable, accessible, reliable and clean, hydrogen has emerged as an important player in the energy transition arena. The hydrogen economy - where hydrogen is used as the major driver for a substantial portion of the world's energy and related services - has the potential to reduce carbon emissions, cut consumption,   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) women diagnosed with breast cancer have higher rates of Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC), the most aggressive form of breast cancer, compared to other racial/ethnic populations in Hawaii. IBC is unresponsive to conventional breast cancer treatments due in part to an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME), the ecosystem that surrounds a tumor  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Caregiver Attention Must Be Paid * * * New findings from the University of Houston may reverse some of the prevailing wisdom about the scourge of screen time and digital devices in the hands of young children. The research is the first to focus on a child under three and reveals that while digital technology may bore, distract and confuse them, those are the same emotions that promote creat  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSfund) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: A University of Houston researcher is expanding a method of gene therapy with the hopes it will restore vision loss in Usher Syndrome Type 2A (USH2A), a rare genetic disease. The National Eye Institute has awarded Muna Naash, John S. Dunn Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering, $1.6 million to support her work. Usher Syndrome Type 2A, caused by mutations of the USH2A gene, can include hearing  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSbook) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: University of St. Thomas-Houston's John Paul II Institute will invite in April author and scholar Dr. Monika Jablonska-Chodakiewicz to talk about her newly released book titled "A Pope for All Seasons: Testimonials Inspired by Saint John Paul II." Jablonska is a scholar, lecturer, business consultant, and author of "Wind from Heaven: John Paul II, the Poet Who Became Pope." She holds law degree  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 21 (TNSpro) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: Ignatius Press and the University of St. Thomas announce a course on the thought of Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI, team-taught by Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J., Ignatius Press president Mark Brumley, and Prof. Thomas Harmon. They will be joined by a slate of expert guest lecturers, who will each address some aspect of the thought of Pope Benedict, followed by discussion of the topic with the cour  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * High-res display system enables researchers to zoom in and analyze data in eye-catching detail * * * Stallion has a new look! Stallion -- one of the highest-resolution tiled displays in the world -- has been used by researchers to study impactful data such as the earliest galaxies ever observed from the James Webb Space Telescope and flu variants du  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: Recent research on a novel approach to the treatment of pancreatic cancer, from the lab of Jennifer Bailey, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been published in Cancer Immunology Research. According to the American Cancer Society, pancreatic cancer affects more than 60,000 people each year and is   more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Research in Science could offer a new approach to treat cardiac disease * * * Editing a gene that prompts a cascade of damage after a heart attack appeared to reverse this inevitable course in mice, leaving their hearts remarkably unharmed, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists showed. The findings, published in Science, could lead to a new strategy for protec  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSpconf) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The president of The University of Texas at Arlington and the mayor of Mansfield urged an audience of Arlington and North Texas community leaders to dedicate their lives to service, as Martin Luther King Jr. did during his life. UTA President Jennifer Cowley and Mansfield Mayor Michael Evans spoke at the 34th Annual Arlington Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, held Friday, Jan.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: One of the largest international surveys ever conducted shows people are more willing to get a COVID-19 vaccination when they are told about how many other people in their community plan to get one. The global survey, which appeared in two research papers, one recently published in Nature Human Behavior and another in Nature Communications, showed that people greatly underestimate vaccine acceptance -  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Dr. Donal Skinner, who led the honors programs at Ohio University and the University of Wyoming, has joined The University of Texas at Dallas as dean of the Hobson Wildenthal Honors College, effective Jan. 17. Skinner, an accomplished educator, researcher and academic administrator with more than 25 years of experience, had been the dean of the Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University sinc  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSawa) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: In a NASA-hosted Shark Tank-style competition for higher education engineering students from across the country, a University of St. Thomas-Houston team has taken the top prize, besting institutions like Boston College and Tufts University. The nine-member team represented various backgrounds in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering and physics. The NASA MUREP Inno  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * Drug target that revs up energy expenditure, reduces appetite identified * * * A drug that promotes energy expenditure in the body while suppressing appetite could be a powerful weight loss therapy. Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University-China and Baylor Colle  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: With more than 50 studies, departments and centers, the Center for Brain Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will be home to the institution's many brain health initiatives. For a complete overview of these vital programs, visit https://advancingbrainhealth.org/. Recently, UT Health San Antonio received $60 million in PUF bon  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 18 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: The University of Texas System has been awarded a Phase 2 grant through Strada Education Network's $10 million Beyond Completion Challenge. Strada awarded the $1.5 million grant as part of an effort to support higher education institutions substantially expand promising efforts to improve long-term outcomes for many more students, especially those who historically have faced the greatest  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 19 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: James Collins III, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, will receive the 2023 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Biological Sciences from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST) for broadening understanding of schistosomiasis, a disease caused by parasitic worms that infect hundreds of millions of the worl  more