DALLAS, Texas, May 11 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced that its joint venture with Aurecon has been awarded a contract by Acciona Construction Australia for the detailed design of the Western Harbour Tunnel, which will create a bypass of the Sydney central business district. "We are proud to help create a better-connected road network for Sydney commuters w  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 12 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced today that its joint venture was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to deliver per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) remedial investigations, feasibility studies, removal actions, and associated work at Army National Guard (ARNG) facilities nationwide. This work builds on AECO  more

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Air Products and Chemicals issued the following news release: Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it will build, own and operate two new world-scale carbon monoxide (CO) production facilities in Texas. The facilities in La Porte and Texas City will produce a combined over 70 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of CO and will be connected to Air Products' existing Gulf Coast -- and the world's largest -- CO pipeline network. Air Products is also a  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 11 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: University of Texas at Arlington alumnus Kelcy Warren, executive chairman and chairman of the Board of Directors of Energy Transfer LP, has made a $12 million gift to help elevate UTA to the forefront of the growing resource and energy engineering (REE) field. The gift represents the largest single philanthropic investment in UT Arlington history. Funding will fuel  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 9 (TNSfund) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The University of Houston has received a transformational $20 million gift from UH alumnus Andy Gessner and his wife Barbara to help bolster the nursing workforce amid a significant labor shortage in the profession. The gift to the UH College of Nursing, announced during National Nurses Week, will strengthen nursing education and research, fund scholarships and fellowships for students, and ultimate  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 9 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson has added 14 new associates across the Firm. These new associates and their primary areas of practice are: Baltimore, Maryland * Zachary S. Gilreath (Construction) Baton Rouge, Louisiana * Mary Gentry (Labor & Employment) Birmingham, Alabama * Cayman L. Caven (Labor & Employment) Charleston, South Carolina * Grant Wills (Labor & Employment) Houston, Texas * Alexis del R  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 12 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Somatic mosaicism occurs when somatic cells, or the body's non-reproductive cells, are genetically different from one another. Although somatic mosaicism can occur in all tissues and is known to lead to cancer, the extent of somatic mosaicism in human genomes and its full impact on human health is unknown. As part of a new National Institutes of Health Common Fund program called the Somatic Mosaicism a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 11 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common and second deadliest cancer. How colorectal cancer develops is not well understood, but a team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reports in the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research that silencing the gene p16, even though the DNA itself does not change, can drive colorectal cancer progression in animal models. The researchers also   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 10 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have linked specific variants or mutations of the gene myocardin-related transcription factor B (MRTFB) with a novel neurodevelopmental disorder. The team reports in the journal Genetics in Medicine that they were able to find variants in this gene in patients whose neurodevelopment disorders had previously gone undiagnosed. The research also revealed that the m  more

OAKLAND, California, May 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a multistate coalition in a legal fight to protect Americans' access to abortions during life-threatening medical emergencies. In an amicus brief, the coalition supported the Biden Administration's defense of its Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) guidance, which restates hospitals' obligations under EMTALA, req  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 12 (TNSpar) -- Western Governors University-Texas issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: The City of New Orleans and Western Governors University (WGU) today signed a partnership to support students seeking bachelor's and master's degrees. The partnership creates pathways for over 4,000 city employees to work toward a bachelor's or master's degree and further their education at WGU. "My administration is excited to develop pathways for City employees to   more

DALLAS, Texas, May 9 (TNSper) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP is pleased to welcome Partner Justin Bonanno to its Litigation Department and burgeoning Real Estate Litigation Practice Group in New York City. He has been in practice since 2001 and joins Haynes Boone after nearly three years as a partner at Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC. Justin handles a broad spectrum of complex commercial litigation work for a variety of clients, many of wh  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 10 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) ("COP") announced today that ConocoPhillips and its wholly-owned subsidiary, ConocoPhillips Company ("CPCo"), have commenced a cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase outstanding notes listed in the table below (collectively, the "Notes" and each a "Series" of Notes) having an aggregate purchase price (excluding accrued interest)   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 10 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) ("COP") announced today that ConocoPhillips and its wholly-owned subsidiary, ConocoPhillips Company ("CPCo"), have increased the aggregate purchase price (excluding accrued interest) that they intend to purchase in the previously announced cash tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to $1.1 billion (the "Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price") from $7  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 12 (TNSfund) -- Dallas College issued the following news release: Logistics play a vital role in the North Texas economy, and now Dallas College, Southern Methodist University and the University of Texas at Arlington are among a network of 26 other participating organizations in the region that have been awarded $1 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines program. The consortium, led by the University of North Texas, is called the Texom  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 11 (TNSfund) -- Del Mar College issued the following news release: Over the past 10 years, Del Mar College (DMC) has trained over 5,000 industry partners' employees and general public participants who have taken workplace safety courses through the DMC Safety Training Program. These courses are offered through the College's Workforce Programs & Corporate Services and Continuing Education & Off-Campus Programs Divisions, which are partially supported through an annual   more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 12 (TNSfund) -- Del Mar College issued the following news release: Over the past 10 years, Del Mar College (DMC) has trained over 5,000 industry partners' employees and general public participants who have taken workplace safety courses through the DMC Safety Training Program. These courses are offered through the College's Workforce Programs & Corporate Services and Continuing Education & Off-Campus Programs Divisions, which are partially supported through an annual   more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, May 11 -- Dell issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) advances software-driven innovation across its industry-leading3 storage portfolio, driving increased cyber resiliency, energy efficiency and automation to power customers' multicloud journeys. Dell's commitment to software development has resulted in more than 2,000 storage portfolio advancements in the past twelve months across every category of the external storage industry. T  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 13 (TNSres) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Texas Southern University graduating senior Dexter Maryland has been awarded a 2023 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship following a highly competitive nationwide contest. A distinguished panel selected him out of almost 900 outstanding candidates. The Pickering Fellowship, funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by Howard University, supports extraordinary individuals who want to p  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 11 -- Entergy issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: * * * The agreement will help grow the Texas economy and improve reliability for customers * * * Entergy Texas has reached a settlement agreement with the Public Utility Commission staff and the intervening parties in its base rate case filed in July 2022. This agreement, pending approval by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), will allow Entergy Texas to recover in rates approximately $2.3  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 11 (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 May 10, 2023: * * * Spectrum Enterprise serves over 80% of Fortune 500 companies. Spectrum Enterprise is able to offer a wide range of fast and reliable connectivity services by leveraging its hundreds of thousands of fiber-lit buildings and fiber route miles across the   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 10 -- 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: Evolving Collaboration Requirements in the Next Era of Work As organizations solidify their hybrid work programs, many businesses are undertaking processes to understand the material impact on their real estate. For most organizations, it will be necessary to support evolved work s  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 8 (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: Genomenon's unique blend of AI technology and expert scientific review delivers deep genomic insights into genetic drivers of rare diseases and cancer. Frost & Sullivan today announced that it has awarded Genomenon with the 2023 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 10 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida reached a key milestone, awarding more than 2,000 bonuses through the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Program. This program is designed to encourage Floridians to join the profession and attract out-of-state recruits or experienced officers to relocate to Florida. To date, 595 law enforcement recruits from 49 states and U.S. terri  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 12 (TNSper) -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Donna McIntosh, Public Finance & Infrastructure associate in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Houston office, was named to the Tax Reinvestment Zone Five board of directors as well as the corresponding board of directors of the Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority (Memorial-Heights TIRZ). Houston City Council confirmed the appointment by Mayor Turner on May 10. The Memorial-Heights   more

DALLAS, Texas, May 10 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Partners Monika Sanford, co-head of Finance, and Albert Tan, a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, on April 29 participated in a State Bar of Texas (SBOT) discussion titled: Can Asian Americans Break the "Bamboo Ceiling" in Law Firms and Corporations? Monika moderated and Albert participated in the discussion, which was sponsored by SBOT's Asian Pacific Interest  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 9 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP represented Callon Petroleum Company in a pair of complex energy acquisition and divestiture transactions valued at $1.1 billion. Callon announced May 3 that it had entered into an agreement to acquire the membership interests of Permian-based Percussion Petroleum Operating II, LLC in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $475 million, with potential contingent payments  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 10 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner John McGowan led a team that represented Capitol Services, LLC in securing an investment from Clearview Capital Fund IV, L.P and its affiliates. The transaction closed in April 2023. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Austin, TX, Capitol Services is a tech-enabled provider of outsourced legal and compliance services. Clearview has a proven track record of helping entreprene  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 12 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Haynes and Boone, LLP represented Eastprint Incorporated ("Eastprint"), a printed electronics solutions provider, in the sale of its business to East West Manufacturing, LLC. Haynes Boone Partner Larry Pascal, co-chair of the firm's International Practice Group, led a team that served as Mexican counsel for Eastprint. He was assisted by lawyers in Haynes Boone's Mexico City and Dallas offi  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 10 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight represented MedShift, LLC a leading medical technology provider based in North Carolina, in $108 million of new financing. The company caters to medical device manufacturers as well as individual medical practices and providers across various markets, including dermatology, gynecology, plastic surgery and medspa. Holland & Knight counseled MedShift in connection with three separate debt  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, May 9 (TNSres) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Every two years, when the House is in session, public universities are invited to showcase the undergraduate research, with a poster presentation at the Capitol in Austin. Undergraduate Research Day (UGRD) and is hosted at the Capitol in Austin by the Council of Public University Presidents & Chancellors (CPUPC). CPUPC is a council comprised of the chief executive officers of the Texas public general academic univers  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, May 9 (TNSsel) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news on May 8, 2023: Beginning fall 2023, Lampasas High School students can earn university credit before they graduate, thanks to Tarleton State University's dual enrollment program, Tarleton Today. Tarleton and Lampasas Independent School District leaders signed the agreement in April. "This newest partnership furthers our commitment to educational attainment for all Texans," said Tarleton President James   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 11 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The playground at Brady Lake soon will have new equipment thanks to a $12,713 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $3,178 in matching funds from the City of Brady, will pay for a new swing set, slide and material to cover the ground around the equipment. "The playground equipment is unsafe," said Erin Corbell, Brady city manag  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Talpa Volunteer Fire Department will construct a new building to protect its firetrucks and other emergency equipment, thanks in part to a $46,800 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $11,700 in matching funds from the department, will pay for the construction of a 40-by-40-foot building that will house two firetrucks and p  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Shiner Academic and Athletic Foundation will install a new heating and air-conditioning system in the old Shiner High School gym, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Shiner. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $13,500 in matching funds from the foundation, will create a more comfortable and safer environment for community e  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 9 (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: Frost & Sullivan has recognized Logi Dock with the 2023 Global New Product Innovation Award in the personal communication devices market. Logi Dock is an innovative product and first of its kind to address the growing problem of desktop clutter. As an all-in-one collaboratio  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring combination therapies for ALL, AML, kidney and pancreatic cancer, plus novel data science tools to identify cancer and predict immunotherapy response * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through seamless coll  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a multistate coalition in a legal fight to protect Americans' access to abortions during lifethreatening medical emergencies. In an amicus brief, the coalition supported the Biden administration's defense of its Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) guidance, which restates hospitals' obligations under EM  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate coalition in a legal fight to protect Americans' access to abortions during life-threatening medical emergencies. In an amicus brief, the coalition supported the Biden Administration's defense of its Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) guidance, which restates hospitals' obligations under EMTALA, requiring doctors nationwi  more

ALBANY, New York, May 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a multistate coalition in a legal fight to protect Americans' access to abortion care during life-threatening medical emergencies. In an amicus brief filed in Texas v. Becerra, the coalition of 22 attorneys general supported the Biden Administration's U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's defense of its Emergency Medic  more

IRVING, Texas, May 9 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced that it agreed to acquire the assets of KUSI-TV in San Diego from McKinnon Broadcasting Company and Channel 51 of San Diego for $35 million plus a customary working capital adjustment. KUSI-TV is an independent television station, broadcasting more than nine hours of local news each weekday and nearly 60 hours  more

IRVING, Texas, May 9 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) today announced that senior management will be participating in the following investor conferences in May 2023: * SVB MoffettNathanson Inaugural Technology, Media and Telecom Conference * Date: May 17, 2023 * Fireside Chat Presentation: 2:00 p.m. ET * JPMorgan 51st Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Confere  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 10 (TNSpconf) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Oklahoma State University Department of English hosted the inaugural Southern Plains Arts, Humanities and Languages Conference April 28-29 at the Wes Watkins Center. The conference brought together instructors and students from various programs in the College of Arts and Sciences along with participants from regional universities such as the University of Oklahoma, Texas Christian University   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: To help improve patient care through better information access, a group of 21 Ontario-based hospitals and facilities are now benefitting from Ontario eHub Health Information Exchange (HIE) powered by Oracle Health. The Ontario eHub can help these healthcare organizations share patient data more easily and securely, reducing administrative overhead, and facilitating improved care co  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 11 (TNSres) -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: Oracle has been named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) for Oracle Fusion Cloud Warehouse Management for the eighth consecutive year. The Magic Quadrant, which evaluated 18 companies, recognized Oracle as a Leader based on "Completeness of Vision" and "Ability to Execute". A complimentary copy of the report is available here  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Oracle is expanding the global rollout of its Oracle Hospitality OPERA Cloud Property Management System (PMS), today announcing plans to bring the system to 2,000 additional hotels under the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts portfolio by the end of next year. Currently, hundreds of Wyndham branded hotels are live on OPERA Cloud with franchisees using the system to simplify e  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 11 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: Touchland, a health and beauty brand, is working with Oracle NetSuite to support its vision of bringing unexpected joy and expression to every act of self-care. With NetSuite, Touchland has been able to take advantage of an integrated business system to improve the speed, accuracy, and efficiency of its financial processes and help scale its operations to support more than 4,000 re  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: It's a common misconception that older adults need less sleep than those younger, but many get fewer hours due to insomnia and various health problems, including sleep apnea and heart trouble. In addition to a reduced quality of life, long-term health consequences of poor sleep include high blood pressure, weight gain, stroke, heart attack, diabetes, memory problems, and eve  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, May 13 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news on May 12, 2023: Dr. Salena Brody, a professor of instruction in psychology at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been tapped to join the UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers. She is one of four new fellows of the academy, which recognizes extraordinary educators throughout the UT System's academic institutions. "I think these are my people, and I'm so excited to be invited," said B  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Black and Hispanic adults are significantly less likely to take statin drugs for preventive measures compared with white adults * * * Black and Hispanic adults at risk of developing cardiovascular disease are less likely to take statin drugs than white adults with the same risk factors, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers reported in JAMA Cardiology. Age, sex  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news release: Senate Bill 14, which would ban child gender modification, is a top legislative priority for the Republican Party of Texas. We must protect Texas children from the left-wing extremists who would chemically castrate and surgically mutilate them for life. This bill has been scheduled for a vote on the House Floor for the third time on Friday, May 12th. Previously threatened rulings on points of order by Spe  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement on May 12, 2023: * * * Today the Texas House of Representatives took a critical step towards ending the chemical castration and surgical mutilation of children by passing SB 14 to engrossment. 18 other states have already protected children from these horrific and abusive practices. SB 14 protects Texas children from so-called "gender transition" or "gender affirming" practices, including puberty blockers, c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 9 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement on May 8, 2023: * * * Representative Bryan Slaton officially resigned from the Texas House of Representatives today. Republican Party of Texas Chairman Matt Rinaldi released the following statement: "The Republican Party of Texas commends the Texas House for responding swiftly and appropriately to the reprehensible actions of Representative Slaton. "The misconduct described in the General Investigative Comm  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 9 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: For newborns with congenital hypothyroidism, early diagnosis spells the difference between a normal, healthy life and lifelong disability. After learning about the heavy toll the disease takes on children born in parts of the world where testing is limited or absent, a team of Rice University students came together to develop a low-cost screening tool that can detect abnormally high thyroid-stimulating hormone  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 10 (TNSpar) -- Rice University issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: Rice University and Texas Southern University (TSU) have announced a partnership to share resources, expertise and best practices to build stronger bridges between their institutions and communities. The collaboration aims to foster meaningful dialogue; seed new research partnerships; create additional opportunities for students, faculty and staff at both universities; and be a boon to their cit  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 9 (TNSfund) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Many birth defects and spontaneous abortions occur during the embryonic development stage known as neurulation, yet we have very little insight into how this critical developmental process unfolds in humans. The Rice University lab of Aryeh Warmflash has received a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to optimize and develop experimental cell models that can shed light on the s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 11 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Livestock herders, or pastoralists, have been a part of African societies for many millennia. They are a major driver of local economies and a key part of cultural traditions throughout the continent. But how has their work developed and changed over time, and what lessons can be learned for our world today? A new project led by Rice University archaeologist Mary Prendergast, together with co-  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 11 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Physicists have discovered "stacked pancakes of liquid magnetism" that may account for the strange electronic behavior of some layered helical magnets. The materials in the study are magnetic at cold temperatures and become nonmagnetic as they thaw. Experimental physicist Makariy Tanatar of Ames National Laboratory at Iowa State University noticed perplexing electronic behavior in layered helimagnetic crystal  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 9 (TNSpar) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University's Office of Innovation is partnering with Redwood City, California-based Carbon and Austin, Texas-based manufacturer TyRex Group to make additive manufacturing equipment and expertise an integral part of its initiative to provide campuswide access to prototyping and design facilities and services. "Collaboration is the fastest way to get technology out of the lab and into the real world," said   more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, May 11 (TNSper) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news on May 10, 2023: The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents today accepted the May 31 retirement of President Steve Westbrook and named Gina Oglesbee, vice president for finance and administration, as interim president beginning June 1. Oglesbee will serve as interim president until a new president is named. She will not be a candidate for the permanent position. "The SFA community   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12 (TNSfund) -- St. Edward's University issued the following news release: St. Edward's University is proud to announce the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded more than $94,000 in grants to two professors with the School of Arts and Humanities. Georgia Seminet, associate professor of Spanish, was awarded $34,903 for a one-year project creating a certificate in Advanced Spanish for the Health and Helping Professions. Seminet is one of 19 recipients nation  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 9 (TNSper) -- American Airlines issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) announced today that Stephen Johnson has been named Vice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer. In this expanded role, Johnson will lead and help shape American's strategic efforts and initiatives across the enterprise and have responsibility for American Eagle and American Airlines Cargo. "This is part of our long-term plan to continue strengthening ou  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, May 9 (TNSres) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Nearly 90% of Stephen F. Austin State University's May 2022 graduating class reported positive career outcomes within six months of graduation, according to a class-specific survey conducted by the university's Center for Career and Professional Development. The First Destination Survey is used to capture information from SFA's new graduates within their first six months after graduation. Specif  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 11 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $313,217 against 15 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: one agriculture, two air quality, one industrial wastewater discharge, three municipal wastewater discharge, two petroleum storage tank, a  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 11 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Recent study sheds light on the link between colorectal cancer and COVID-19 and reveals a potential way to target the crosstalk * * * A new study from the Texas A&M Health Institute of Biosciences and Technology suggests that drugs called bromodomain and extraterminal domain (BET) inhibitors could help reduce the risk of colorectal cancer and COVID-19. The study found that  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, May 11 (TNSgov) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news on May 10, 2023: The U.S. Department of Education today announced Texas A&M University-Kingsville as one of 26 institutions in the nation to be selected as an early adopter of the National Partnership for Student Success initiative. The program aims to address learning loss and mental health challenges in K-12 populations as a result of the pandemic through proven high-impact practices such as tutori  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 12 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Researchers at Texas A&M University have established foundational design principles for composite phase change materials to store thermal energy rapidly. This breakthrough is expected to dramatically simplify the design process, allowing a nearoptimal composite phase change material to be simply calculated without exhaustive computational fluid dynamic calculations or extensive it  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 9 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Homophily is the notion that humans tend to preferentially interact and connect with individuals who are like them in some way. In other words, it's the idea that "birds of a feather flock together." While traditional research focuses on measuring homophily from the perspective of two-way relationships, such as ones encoded by friendship links in a social network, many human intera  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 11 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: From their own experience as students at Texas A&M University, Kim Tompkins McDivitt '88 and Ascend Performance Materials CEO Phil McDivitt '87 recognize the value of hands-on experimentation and real-world applications. Through the couple's generosity to fund the McDivitt Double Effect Evaporator, students in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering can gain crucial   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 9 (TNSeco) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Clanging metal, the crackle of welding and beeping machinery filled the air as students studying structural steel design entered the new building construction site at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum that will house the Union Pacific 4141 locomotive and Marine One helicopter. Over 50 students from the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 9 (TNSconf) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Taylor Ware, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and joint faculty in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, is one of 60 engineers selected to attend the National Academy of Engineering's 2023 Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering symposium. The two-and-a-half-day symposium will feature developments on the fo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton and Normangee Independent School District ("Normangee ISD") announced a settlement with UBS in the amount of $850,000. The settlement resulted from the company's inability to underwrite Normangee ISD's bonds under the terms of a Texas law known as "SB 13," which stipulates the terms on which certain companies can do business with state governmental entities. "UBS's actions in t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton announced an $8 million settlement with Google for its deceptive advertisements that promoted the Google Pixel 4 smartphone. Attorney General Paxton took on Google to protect Texas's consumer marketplace against false and misleading advertisements by the technology giant. "Texas will do whatever it takes to protect our citizens and our state economy from corporations' false and  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has filed a motion for a temporary restraining order to request that the courts stop Joe Biden from enacting an unlawful policy that releases illegal immigrants into communities across America as record numbers of aliens surge to the United States-Mexico border. The program, promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security on May 10, allows the Administration to "parole" ille  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 11 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement on May 10, 2023: * * * The Biden Administration's effort to maximize illegal immigration to the United States will crush Texas with the costs, crime, and upheaval from yet another surge of unvetted foreign aliens entering our country as Title 42 expires on May 11. Attorney General Paxton has issued the following statement: "The brutal reality of Biden's immigration agenda should shock the conscience of e  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured a conviction against Floyd Eugene Dixon, owner of Ambu-Care Transportation, on the charges of first-degree felony theft and health care fraud. A Harris County District Court sentenced Dixon to serve eight years in state prison for his crimes. In November of last year, Paxton's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit also convicted Belinda Harden, senten  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: In a case with wide-ranging consequences for the State of Texas, Attorney General Paxton successfully stopped the Biden Administration's judge-shopping efforts and secured the stay of an Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") action that would have imperiled the State's ability to properly manage its environment. Attorney General Paxton previously sued after the EPA improperly disapproved Texas's stat  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton filed a cert-stage amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the freedom of religious organizations and their ability to choose their own leadership. The Virginia-led amicus brief was filed after the New York-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a troubling ruling that could allow courts to interject themselves into organizational decisions that rig  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced four Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant awards for a combined $944,203 to Austin Community College and Bastrop Independent School District (ISD) by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to support career and technical education (CTE) training programs. These grants will help the schools purchase and install equipment to initially train over 1,600 stud  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 11 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Hatch C. Smith, Jr. and David Willmann and reappointed Stephen F. Cooper, Tom Kelley, and Nancy Yeary to the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Board of Directors for terms to expire on February 1, 2029. The LCRA delivers electricity, manages the water supply and environment, provides public recreation areas, and supports the community and economic development of  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Tesla's new lithium refining facility and the economic boost it will have for South Texas at a groundbreaking ceremony in Robstown. During the groundbreaking ceremony, Governor Abbott thanked Tesla for choosing Nueces County as the location for the state-of-the-art lithium refinery, noting that the new facility will generate $375 million in capital investme  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the deployment of the new Texas Tactical Border Force to the Texas-Mexico border to respond to the growing border crisis at Austin Bergstrom International Airport in Austin. With President Joe Biden ending Title 42 this Thursday, the Governor is enhancing Texas' unprecedented border security efforts with the tactical deployment of hundreds of Texas National G  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on May 10, 2023: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, do hereby certify the severe thunderstorms that began on April 28, 2023, and included large hail, heavy rainfall, and hazardous wind gusts, caused widespread and severe property damage, injury, or loss of life in Hidalgo County; NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by S  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has named Jerry Bob Daniel as president of the Red River Authority of Texas Board of Directors. The Red River Authority of Texas has broad authority of conservation, reclamation, protection, and development of the water resources throughout the Red River Basin in Texas. Jerry Bob Daniel of Truscott is a self-employed rancher and real estate investor. He is co-founder with his wi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on May 12, 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 aforem  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 10 (TNSawa) -- Trinity University issued the following news: Trinity University recognized 15 teachers from the San Antonio area for their outstanding performance in public education by bestowing upon them the 2023 Trinity University Prize for Excellence in Teaching on Friday, May 5. Now in its 41st year, the Trinity Prize is widely recognized across local school districts and schools as a tremendous honor for individuals and a collective call for professional recogniti  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 13 (TNSsel) -- Trinity University issued the following news: Trinity University is thrilled to announce the graduating Class of 2022 has achieved a 98% positive outcomes rate. That means within six months of graduating, 98% of undergraduates in the Class of 2022 were either employed, accepted to graduate school, or engaged in volunteer-oriented service. "When people ask me how a positive outcomes rate like this is possible, I point them immediately to the resources we   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 11 (TNSpar) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news on May 10, 2023: Rice University and Texas Southern University (TSU) are excited to announce a partnership to share resources, expertise and best practices to build stronger bridges between our institutions and communities. We believe this collaboration will foster meaningful dialogue; seed new research partnerships; create additional opportunities for students, faculty and staff at both universities; and be   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 11 (TNSper) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The UH Health Family Care Center, an on-campus health clinic that provides affordable, comprehensive and integrated primary care and mental health services to the University of Houston community and surrounding neighborhood, has appointed seven members to its new board of directors. "We are excited to bring together these accomplished, dedicated professionals to lead the UH Health Family Care Center  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 10 (TNSconf) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: Dr. Harlan Jones is no stranger to traveling to promote educational initiatives geared toward eliminating health disparities. As director of the Institute for Health Disparities at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, it's part of his vocation. In fact, Jones has been an integral part of IHD (formerly the Center for Diversity and International Progr  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 11 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: Paredes EditIn Dec. 2022, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's Clinic, HSC Health, launched the Metabolic and Longevity Clinic. This specialty clinic is for patients who have metabolic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and more. Those who do not have metabolic diseases but are interested in prolonging the longevity of their act  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, May 10 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: The Harry W. Bass Jr. Foundation has made a $40 million gift to The University of Texas at Dallas to support the School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology (AHT). The landmark gift -- which will name the school the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology -- will build upon the school's dynamic foundation to create new and expanded opportunities for students, faculty and t  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, May 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Manish Samson is no ordinary undergraduate student. Since The University of Texas at Dallas biology senior joined Dr. Shalini Prasad's bioengineering lab as a freshman, he has co-written four research papers published in scientific journals, presented at a national undergraduate research conference, and won two Undergraduate Research Scholar Awards and a poster competition. Now, his work wit  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation has awarded funding to The University of Texas at Austin to lead an alliance of industry partners, academic research institutions, and nonprofit organizations and national laboratories to lay the groundwork for a new regional innovation engine in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico to help bridge the gaps between research, entrepreneurship and job creation in the r  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 11 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Lillian Mills, dean of The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business, has received the prestigious 2023 Outstanding Accounting Educator Award from the American Accounting Association. The award committee chose Mills after considering more than 30 nomination letters from her research co-authors, peers at top academic institutions nationwide, former students across the globe and Texas Mc  more

TYLER, Texas, May 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The lack of access to care and resources in Northeast Texas has resulted in a higher rate of child mortality in the region than both national and state averages, according to a recent report by the UT Tyler School of Medicine. In Northeast Texas, the mortality of pediatric patients is nearly 2.5 times higher than the national average. "Children are the future of our community, and it is al  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 9 (TNStalk) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following Q&A on May 8, 2023, with Lorraine S. Evangelista, dean of research in the School of Nursing: * * * Lorraine S. Evangelista, a Southern California native, was a part of the University of California system for 20 years. A world-renowned nurse researcher highly respected for her expertise in cardiovascular nursing (specifically patients with heart failure), she decided to "extend her wings" academ  more

DENTON, Texas, May 12 (TNSfund) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The University of North Texas, Southern Methodist University, the University of Texas Arlington, Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Dallas College along with a network of 25 other participating organizations in North Central Texas and Southeastern Oklahoma, have been awarded $1 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines, program. The U  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 10 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Discovery to Impact at The University of Texas at Austin has invested $250,000 in ClearCam Inc., a UT-affiliated startup that has launched a technology cleared by the Food and Drug Administration that drastically improves visualization and safety in laparoscopic procedures. This is the second investment made by UT Austin's $10 million Seed Fund. ClearCam's ClearScope, a disposable in-vivo laparoscopic  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry ranked first in Texas and 7th nationally in National Institutes of Health research funding among 71 accredited dental schools during the federal fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2022, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Biomedical Research, an independent nonprofit organization. Blue Ridge rankings are generated an  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 10 (TNStalk) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following Q&A on May 9, 2023, with Beth Kennard, director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology, and James Norcross, chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: * * * Whether it's after a natural disaster, a fatal shooting, or a tragedy closer to home, parents may find themselves trying to navigate difficult conversations with their children. What to say is just as important  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: The goal of every dividing cell is to accurately segregate its genome into two genetically identical daughter cells. However, this process often goes awry and may be responsible for a new class of chromosomal abnormalities found in cancers and congenital disorders, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists report in a new study. The discovery, published in Nature, sheds light  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 11 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: The James P. Allison Institute at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the appointment of its first members, James P. Allison, Ph.D., Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., Jennifer Wargo, M.D., Sangeeta Goswami, M.D., Ph.D., and Kenneth Hu, Ph.D. In addition, Garry Nolan, Ph.D., will join the Allison Institute as an adjunct member. These  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Hyperthyroidism registry aids research to help diagnose and treat thyrotoxic periodic paralysis and related conditions * * * Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP), a rare neurological condition causing limbs to go limp, may be an underrecognized cause of paralysis in young Hispanic men, a review of data by UT Southwestern Medical Center endocrinologists shows. The rare  more

NEW YORK, May 13 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: The Max Original three-part docuseries HOW TO CREATE A SEX SCANDAL, directed by Julian P. Hobbs and executive produced by Elli Hakami (co-directors "House of Hammer") debuts TUESDAY, MAY 23 on Max. Synopsis: In 2005, the sleepy community of Mineola, Texas, is thrown into turmoil when local children reveal shocking stories about a pedophile sex ring that took place at a local s  more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, May 11 (TNSres) -- Westminster College issued the following news: A Westminster College junior biology major was able to share her undergraduate research project at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) annual conference in Austin, Texas, at the beginning of the semester. Madelyn Scarmack '24 of Sharon, Pa., presented "The Effect of B-alanine on the Rate of Axolotl Wound Healing and Limb Regeneration." Scarmack focused on the first and second  more