LOS ANGELES, California, April 15 (TNSper) -- The Asian American Hotel Owners Association issued the following news release: Rahul Patel of Bradenton, Florida, is the new AAHOA Secretary. Patel is the Proprietor of Wisdom Group, LLC. AAHOA Members also elected the following ten members to the Board of Directors: * Arkansas Regional Director: Danny (Chintu) Patel * Florida Regional Director: Chetan (Chris) Patel * Georgia Regional Director: Vikesh (Vik) Zaver * Greater Los Angeles Area Regi  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNStalk) -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following statement on April 12, 2023: * * * AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, and Chief Scientific Officer, Ross McKinney Jr., MD, issued the following statement on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas's decision to invalidate the approval of the drug mifepristone by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its impact on a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 (TNStalk) -- The Texas Freedom Network issued the following statement on April 13, 2023: * * * The Fifth Circuit last night temporarily blocked Judge Kacsmaryk's ruling to halt FDA approval of mifepristone but left in parts of the ruling that severely impact access to the abortion medication. The US Department of Justice will ask the US Supreme Court to rule on this matter. A Washington judge has also issued a dueling injunction prohibiting the FDA from pulling mifepr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 7 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news: A federal district court in Texas issued a ruling today attempting to block access to mifepristone -- a medication used in half the abortions in this country -- after more than two decades of safe and effective use by millions of people in the United States for both abortion and miscarriage care. The decision does not take effect for seven days, during which time the governm  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 14 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Overnight, a panel of judges on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals partially blocked enforcement of a widely-criticized ruling last week by a Texas judge that would have forced the Federal Drug Administration to suspend its more than two decades old approval of mifepristone. The medication is widely used to terminate early pregnancies and manage miscarriage  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 15 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio issued the following news release: Experts from Abortion Fund of Ohio (AFO)'s Legal Access Program and ACLU of Ohio weigh in on the Fifth Circuit ruling on Mifepristone, following an emergency appeal of a Texas judge's order suspending the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s 2000 approval of the medication for use in ending a pregnancy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that Mifepristone--one   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release: In a closed-door, last-minute meeting, the Texas House Public Health Committee voted today to advance House Bill 1686 and its companion SB 14, which will ban evidence-based, life-saving health care for transgender adolescents in Texas. The following quote can be attributed to Emmett Schelling (he/him), Executive Director at Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT): "Trans ch  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSgov) -- The American Constitution Society issued the following news release on April 8, 2023: Two U.S. District Court judges issued conflicting opinions on the FDA's 2000 approval of mifepristone. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas declared the FDA's approval unlawful in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, staying his decision for seven days to allow the federal government to appeal. U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice of the Easte  more

IRVING, Texas, April 12 (TNStalk) -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following agency statement on April 11, 2023: * * * ATS Issues New Statement on Race, Ethnicity in PFTs * * * The use of race and ethnicity in the interpretation of spirometry results has been called into question by many in the medical community over the past several years. The American Thoracic Society (ATS) has now weighed in with an official statement on the matter based on the findings of a div  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 11 (TNSjou) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: A new American Heart Association scientific statement notes that current CVD risk assessments fall short for women from diverse races and ethnicities other than white * * * Non-biological factors and social determinants of health are important to include in CVD risk assessment for women, particularly for women of diverse races and ethnicities other than white, according to a new American Hear  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 11 (TNSjou) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * Scheduled labor inductions or Cesarean deliveries may prevent more than half of at-term preeclampsia cases, according to new research published in Hypertension journal * * * More than half of all preeclampsia cases that occur during weeks 37-42 of pregnancy (at-term) may be prevented with timed birth, such as a scheduled induction or Cesarean delivery, according to new research publish  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 12 (TNSjou) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * Smaller catheters to place the leadless pacemaker may expand its use as an option for more children with slow heartbeats, according to a new study in the Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology journal * * * Wireless or leadless pacemakers, commonly implanted in adults, may be a safe and effective short-term option for children with slow heartbeats, according to new research publ  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 10 (TNStalk) -- The American Public Health Association issued the following statement on April 8, 2023, by Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin: * * * "Dueling decisions were released on Friday in the struggle to provide women with optimal health care. "In another catastrophic ruling from the Texas judiciary, a single federal district judge has granted an injunction that will make Mifepristone unavailable, even though it has been safely used by 5.6 million women  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 14 (TNSgov) -- The American Society for Reproductive Medicine issued the following news release: The fate of abortion access for millions of Americans is once again dangling before the courts. On Friday, April 7, a Texas federal Judge issued a decision staying (pausing) the FDA's approval of the medication mifepristone used in the procedure. The decision from Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk out of the Northern District of Texas to stay nationwide approval of this medication a  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 11 (TNStalk) -- The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists issued the following agency statement on April 10, 2023: * * * A Texas District Court has issued a preliminary injunction halting sales of mifepristone in the United States. The ruling is part of a lawsuit by plaintiffs to overturn the Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of mifepristone in 2000 for reproductive health. The groups suing FDA to overturn mifepristone's approval have argued that the  more

NEW YORK, April 12 (TNSgov) -- The National Institute for Reproductive Health issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced her plan to stockpile the medication abortion pill Misoprostol as well as to dedicate an additional $20 million to shore up the statewide infrastructure for reproductive healthcare providers if the Federal Court in Texas' ruling against the FDA's approval of the medication abortion drug Mifepristone stands. In her announcemen  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 12 (TNSgov) -- The American Nurses Association issued the following news release: The American Nurses Association (ANA) is appalled by a recent ruling out of Texas that would invalidate the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of the abortion drug mifepristone. On April 7, 2023, a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling in the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, that could result in further restrictions on patients'  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, April 13 (TNSper) -- The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations issued the following news release: The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) named its first Foundation President as Joseph Nespral, MD, Chief Executive Officer, at Texas Organ Sharing Alliance (TOSA) and Secretary-Treasurer as Tasha Flowers, CPA, Director of Finance and Information Technology at ARORA (Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency). Nespral has over 35 years of experience in th  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSgov) -- The Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses issued the following news release: Two recent federal court decisions have resulted in contradictory rulings impacting the availability of mifepristone nationwide. Mifepristone is a drug used in medical abortion procedures and in managing miscarriages. On April 7, 2023, Amarillo Division of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, ruling on t  more

TEMPLE, Texas, April 7 (TNSawa) -- Baylor Scott and White Health issued the following news release: To honor his decades of generous support for children's healthcare, legendary Texas businessman and philanthropist Drayton McLane Jr. was awarded the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals' Founder's Award. McLane accepted the award at the facility bearing his name, Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center in Temple, which is dedicated to helping the children of Central Texas heal and  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 (TNStalk) -- The Biotechnology Innovation Organization issued the following statement: * * * A federal judge in Texas rules this week to suspend the FDA's approval of mifepristone. BIO interim President and CEO, Rachel King, released the following statement. "The preliminary ruling by a federal judge in Texas is an assault on science and the FDA's long-standing role as the authority to make decisions on the safety and efficacy of medicines. For a court to invalidate the ap  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 12 (TNSgov) -- The Catholic Medical Association issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Catholic Medical Association today applauded a decision by a federal judge in Texas to halt FDA approval of chemical abortion drugs. The lawsuit, filed by Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (of which CMA is a founding member), was argued by attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom in Amarillo, TX. "The FDA's approval of these dangerous chemical abortion drugs   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 11 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: Thanks to a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is placing the bracted twistflower on the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The flower is in the path of expanding development along the Interstate 35 corridor of central Texas, and today's protection comes after 48 years of delay. The Service also designated nine  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 12 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit confirmed that Mississippi's anti-sodomy law is unconstitutional, bringing the state into line with the Supreme Court's landmark 2003 ruling in Lawrence v. Texas. Two decades after that decision, Mississippi continues to enforce its "Unnatural Intercourse" law by requiring people convicted under it to regi  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNSgov) -- The Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee issued the following news release: On Friday, April 7, Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk blocked the Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of the abortion drug Mifepristone because of the FDA's removal of safety precautions and medical protocols, making it less safe and dangerous for women to take and undermining its legal obligation to protect women's health, safety, and welfare. Mifepristone is us  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 11 (TNSper) -- Harte Research Institute issued the following news release: Dr. Greg Stunz has been named the Senior Executive Director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) by Dr. Kelly Miller, President and CEO of TAMU-CC. Stunz has served as HRI's Interim Senior Executive Director since November 2022. "Dr. Greg Stunz's commitment to the HRI mission, his incredible record as a researcher a  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSgov) -- The Endocrine Society issued the following news release: The Endocrine Society is deeply concerned about a Texas ruling that reverses the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of mifepristone, a drug used to treat Cushing's syndrome and to end pregnancy safely and effectively. Last week, two conflicting federal court decisions in Texas and Washington state left access to mifepristone unclear for both the treatment of Cushing's syndrome and for medi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 (TNStalk) -- Environment Texas issued the following statement on April 13, 2023: * * * The state Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee on Thursday voted unanimously in support of two bills creating a Centennial Parks Conservation Fund. This new entity would invest at least $500 million to buy more land for the state parks system. The legislation, SB 1684 and SJR 74 (Parker), would establish the fund and amend the state constitution to authorize it. SB 1   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 (TNSawa) -- The American Botanical Council issued the following news release: The American Botanical Council (ABC) has presented its 2023 ABC Steven Foster Botanical Conservation and Sustainability Award to the FairWild Foundation, a Swiss nonprofit organization that, since 2008, has promoted the sustainable, traceable, and ethical trade of wild plant ingredients and products. The ABC Steven Foster Award was created in 2022 and recognizes excellence in conservation and   more

NEW YORK, April 11 (TNSgov) -- The Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization that says it is committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide, issued the following news release: Late Friday, less than 10 months after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a federal judge in Texas known for his strong anti-abortion views handed down a decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration that attempts to revoke FDA appro  more

NEW YORK, April 11 (TNStalk) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on April 10, 2023: * * * In Conflicting Decisions, Two US Judges Rule on Access to Safe Abortion Drug By Annerieke Smaak Daniel, Researcher, Women's Rights Division; Margaret Wurth, Senior Researcher, Children's Rights Division In a stunning decision issued on Friday, a federal judge in Texas moved to revoke approval of mifepristone, a safe and effective drug used for medical abortion. In a separate decision i  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 (TNStalk) -- The Institute for Women's Policy Research issued the following statement on April 7, 2023: * * * The Institute for Women's Policy Research today released the following statement after a Texas judge's decision invalidating the FDA approval of mifepristone and potentially denying women across the U.S. access to medication abortion. "Today, a single Texas judge helped to further turn back the clock on women's reproductive freedom in America. First it was the over  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNStalk) -- The American College of Physicians issued the following statement on April 10, 2023, by President Ryan D. Mire: * * * The American College of Physicians (ACP) is deeply concerned about the federal court decision in Texas that was announced late last week that effectively revokes the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of mifepristone. While another federal court in Washington has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the FDA from taking action to   more

ADDISON, Texas, April 14 (TNStalk) -- Job Creators Network issued the following statement on April 13, 2023: * * * Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of Job Creators Network, released the following statement on today's producer price index, which rose by 2.7%, and core PPI, which rose by 3.6%: "Persistently rising wholesale prices hurt small businesses, which tend to operate on tiny profit margins that inflation erodes. This ongoing inflation that's creating so much pain among small businesses   more

ADDISON, Texas, April 13 (TNStalk) -- Job Creators Network issued the following statement on April 12, 2023: * * * Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of Job Creators Network, released the following statement on today's March Consumer Price Index report: "Today's CPI report marks the two-year anniversary of declining real wages for ordinary American workers as a result of ongoing historic inflation. This sad anniversary is the result of President Biden and Congressional Democrats' reckless spend  more

NEW YORK, April 13 (TNSgov) -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news: On Tuesday, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, a case regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of mifepristone. Last Friday, a federal judge in Texas issued an unprecedented opinion that could effectively ban the sale of mifepristone, which was appro  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSgov) -- The National Fair Housing Alliance issued the following news release: Some of the nation's leading civil rights organizations issued a joint statement expressing shock and dismay following news reports that Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas accepted expensive gifts from Texas billionaire and real estate mogul Harlan Crow. The reports are an alarm about the need for strong ethics reforms for the nation's highest court, they said. ProPublica wrote a   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 15 (TNSgov) -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the statement below in response to President Biden's nomination of two sitting judges to federal courts of appeals, including the first Latina to serve on the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez has served as   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 13 (TNSpp) -- The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders news release: With the generous support of USAA, The National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) will provide capacity-building grants of $40,000 each, along with a year's worth of training, to five San Antonio nonprofits that offer financial coaching and/or small business technical assistance for Latino, immigrant, and low-income populations. As part of USAA's three-year,  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSgov) -- The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum issued the following news release: On Friday, a federal judge in Texas issued an unprecedented decision that threatens nationwide access to mifepristone, a safe, effective FDA-approved medication used for early abortion. In the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration et al, the judge issued a preliminary ruling declaring the FDA's approval of mifepristone unlawful. T  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNStalk) -- The National Council of Jewish Women issued the following statement on April 8, 2023: * * * With the ruling out of Washington state involving medication abortion care, National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) CEO Sheila Katz released the following statement: "National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is grateful for the decision out of Washington state from Judge Thomas Rice, blocking the FDA from taking Mifepristone off the market in 17 states and the District   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNSgov) -- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) praised the decision by a judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota to grant a preliminary injunction stopping the Biden administration's "Waters of the U.S." (WOTUS) rule from taking effect in 24 states. Combined with a previous ruling in the Southern District of Texas, 26 states across the count  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 (TNSres) -- NextGen America issued the following news release: * * * NextGen America is organizing millions of young voters across the country to take action for abortion rights * * * A recent report from the Pew Research Center reveals that younger people are more likely than older Americans to say medication abortion should be legal in their state. Two-thirds (66 percent) of people under 30 say abortion pills should be legal, compared with half of respondents 30 and  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSgov) -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news release: The National Health Law Program is carefully monitoring the rapidly changing availability of mifepristone and the Food and Drug Administration's authority to regulate medication in light of two conflicting federal court rulings. In the Texas case, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk granted an injunction that may make mifepristone unavailable while a lawsuit challenging FDA approval continues. In the Washi  more

NEW YORK, April 14 (TNStalk) -- The National Institute for Reproductive Health issued the following statement on April 13, 2023: * * * Following the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' Needlessly Confusing and Deeply Flawed Ruling in Response to Last Week's Federal Court Decision in Texas, NIRH Released the Below Statement: * * * "To say we are disappointed with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' late-night decision would be a dramatic understatement. Rather than rebuking last week's dangerous,  more

NEW YORK, April 14 (TNStalk) -- PEN America issued the following statement April 12, 2023: * * * Llano County, Texas, County Commissioners are holding a special meeting this Thursday to vote on whether to close their public library system. weeks after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that library officials had to return 12 books to circulation that were pulled from shelves. The ruling came as part of a suit alleging that removing the books violated the First Amendment. U.S. Dist  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 (TNStalk) -- People for the American Way issued the following statement on April 7, 2023, by President Svante Myrick: * * * Following the ruling by Trump judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas, which could limit access to the common abortion medication mifepristone, and a subsequent ruling in Washington state by Eastern District court judge Thomas O. Rice ordering the F.D.A. to preserve access to mifepristone, People For the American Way President Svante   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 (TNSgov) -- The Progressive Policy Institute issued the following news release: Last week, a Trump-appointed Texas District Court judge ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take back its approval of mifepristone, a drug for inducing abortions, used safely in this country for 23 years. Despite abortion access being a winning issue with voters, the Republican Party is continuing to use legislation and right-wing judges to strip away bodily autonomy and the a  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 (TNSrpt) -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: Last week, a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling revoking authorization for mifepristone, a safe and effective medication essential for abortion access that was approved by the FDA more than 20 years ago. Not only does this ruling risk barring the use of mifepristone for safe and legal abortions for millions of American women, but it opens the door for the politically-motivated removal of other safe and effective dr  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 (TNSrpt) -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: Protect Our Care is releasing an updated report detailing the disastrous implications of the medical abortion lawsuit in Texas aiming to ban the abortion medication mifepristone. A decision to ban mifepristone would threaten millions of women's access to safe and legal abortions and open the door for the politically-motivated destruction of the entire drug approval process. Last week, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSgov) -- The Union for Reform Judaism issued the following news release: In response to the decision by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of U.S. District Court for the North District of Texas in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al. v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration et al. ordering the FDA to rescind its approval of mifepristone, Rabbi Nancy Kasten, Texas Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC-TX) Leader, and Rabbi Marla J. Feldman, Executive Director of Women of Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSgov) -- The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism issued the following news release: In response to the decision by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of U.S. District Court for the North District of Texas in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al. v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration et al. ordering the FDA to rescind its approval of mifepristone, Rabbi Nancy Kasten, Texas Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC-TX) Leader, and Rabbi Marla J. Feldman, Executive Direct  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 (TNStalk) -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following statement on April 10, 2023: * * * Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement today after Governor Maura Healey announced several actions to protect and stockpile a state supply of mifepristone, the first drug used in a two-drug medication abortio  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 15 (TNSgov) -- Born Free USA issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: A Texas court decided an unusual custody case involving a young monkey named Lyla in the last few weeks, issuing an order that she can live out her days in the care and safety of the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary in South Texas, one of the leading animal sanctuaries in the U.S. Lyla is a rhesus monkey kept as a pet in a dog crate for seven years in Round Rock, near Austin, TX. She   more

WACO, Texas, April 12 (TNStalk) -- Texas Farm Bureau issued the following statement on April 11, 2023: * * * The following statement may be attributed to Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening on the Texas House of Representatives' approval on April 10 of a proposed right to farm constitutional amendment and its approval on April 11 of two right to farm bills supporting Texas farmers and ranchers. * * * "Texas Farm Bureau is extremely pleased with passage by the Texas House of Represent  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 13 (TNStalk) -- The Texas Freedom Network issued the following statement on April 12, 2023: * * * The Texas State House Committee on Public Education yesterday held hearings for a series of bills that would divert tax dollars from neighborhood students in public schools to instead subsidize religious schools and exclusive private schools. * * * Texas Freedom Network Executive Director Val Benavidez issued the following response: "As a parent with children in Texas publ  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 13 (TNSres) -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Deepak Kaushal, former director of the Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC), has been removed from his leadership position following a finding by federal authorities that he repeatedly lied about data from a study involving monkeys. An August 2022 investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Research Integrity (ORI) found Kaushal   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 (TNSgov) -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: The Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds the Texas Senate passage of SB 2424, legislation that will help defend Texas communities and provide law enforcement with the tools necessary to defend our southern border. The bill now heads to the House for consideration. "SB 2424 is both Constitutional and necessary for the defense of Texas's unsecured southern border," said Joshua Trevino, chief   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: The Texas Public Policy Foundation is pleased to announce a significant victory in the Michigan Court of Appeals in a case involving the Percy brothers, who were facing almost half a million dollars in fines from Canton Township for cutting down trees on their own property. This marks the fourth court to strike down the township's ordinance, with every judge that has examined it concluding that it viola  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, April 11 (TNSgov) -- The U.S. Pharmacopeia, an organization that says it focuses on building trust in the supply of safe, quality medicines, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) today issued a statement on the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas decision to suspend the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Mifepristone in the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration case  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 (TNStalk) -- United We Dream issued the following statement on April 12, 2023: * * * Texas legislators heard from the public regarding House Bill 7 and House Bill 20. HB 7 would create "Border Protection Courts," decreasing the due process rights of immigrants and all Texans. HB 20 would create a "Border Protection Unit" that would empower even regular citizens to racially profile and detain immigrants and people of color. It would also allow the state to deport immigra  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 (TNSgov) -- The Young Invincibles, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release: The Texas House of Representatives passed House Bill 8, which would advance the recommendations made by the Texas Commission on Community College Finance on how the state should invest in our community college system. Young Invincibles helped lead the Student Advisory Council to help inform the Texas Commission on Community College Finance, and ensure the commission included   more

WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNSgov) -- The Young Invincibles, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release: The Texas House of Representatives passed House Bill 8, which would advance the recommendations made by the Texas Commission on Community College Finance on how the state should invest in our community college system. Young Invincibles helped lead the Student Advisory Council to help inform the Texas Commission on Community College Finance, and ensure the commission included stu  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSgov) -- The Young Invincibles, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release: Friday, Texas U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled to suspend the FDA's approval of Mifepristone, a widely used abortion pill, that would go into effect nationally. The 67-page opinion by Kacsmaryk allows seven days for the government to appeal the decision. Nearly simultaneously, Washington State U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice ruled ordering the FDA to not alter its a  more