AUSTIN, Texas, June 3 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release: June 1 marks the start of Pride Month for the state's LGBTQIA+ community, which begins just days after the 88th Texas Legislature adjourned its regular session sine die on Monday. Our community experienced a record number of legislative attacks during the recent law-making session. Hundreds of anti-LGBTQIA+ bills were filed by legislators. Coalitions like All In For Equality, part  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 6 (TNSgov) -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: On behalf of three female athletes, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a friend-of-the-court brief Friday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit urging it to protect equal opportunity for women's athletics. In Neese v. Becerra, two Texas-based physicians are challenging the Biden administration's attempt to rewrite Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act to force doc  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, June 6 (TNStalk) -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following statement on June 5, 2023: * * * The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Matt Sharp, director of the ADF Center for Legislative Advocacy, regarding Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's signing Friday of SB 14, a bill that protects children from dangerous, life-altering medical procedures: "Denying the truth that we are either male or female ends up hurting people, especi  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNStalk) -- The Alliance for American Manufacturing issued the following statement on June 7, 2023: * * * A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday introduced the Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0, which aims to modernize the trade remedy tools America needs to push back against the predatory economic practices of China and other nations. The bill was introduced by Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) in the Senate and Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.), Bill J  more

IRVING, Texas, June 8 (TNSres) -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news: The AARC established a formal presence in international respiratory care with the establishment of the International Council for Respiratory Care (ICRC) back in 1991. In 1994, two leaders in the ICRC -- Jerome Sullivan, PhD, RRT, FAARC, and Louis Sinopoli, EdD, RRT, AE-C, FAARC -- decided to extend the work of the ICRC to encompass the International Education Recognition System (IERS) as w  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 7 (TNSgov) -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners issued the following news and letter on June 6, 2023: Today, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners(R) (AANP) and more than 235 organizations sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce illustrating their strong support for H.R. 2713, the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act. "This critical legislation wi  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 6 (TNSres) -- The American Federation for Children issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: Black Minds Matter (BMM), a project of the American Federation for Children (AFC) today announced a first-of-its kind project, conducted jointly alongside Step Up for Students, to study Black Education Entrepreneurs. With education entrepreneurship on the rise across the country, Black school founders are central to many emerging stories. BMM and Step Up for Students surve  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 9 (TNSjou) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * Treatment strategies for pediatric cardiomyopathy detailed in new scientific statement from the American Heart Association Statement Highlights: * A new American Heart Association scientific statement focuses on treatment strategies for pediatric cardiomyopathy (diseases of the heart muscle's structure and function that may lead to heart failure and death) and is a companion to a 2019 sc  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 8 (TNSjou) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * African American and Hispanic adults with Type 2 diabetes covered by Alabama Medicaid were less likely than white adults to have follow-up visits after heart failure hospitalization, finds new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association Research Highlights: * 58% of adults with Type 2 diabetes covered by Alabama Medicaid did not receive prompt outpatient care after hospitaliza  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 8 (TNSjou) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * The American Heart Association warns smoke exposure from the current wildfires out of Canada may cause heart problems or worsen existing ones * * * As wildfires spread across southern Canada, smoke from those fires is rapidly drifting into the U.S. and the American Heart Association, the world's leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health for all, warns that wildfir  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 6 (TNSjou) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * A new study in the journal Hypertension found that the type of estrogen-based menopausal hormone therapy for women had varying impacts on developing high blood pressure Research Highlights: * A study of more than 100,000 women, ages 45 and older, taking oral estrogen hormone therapy for menopause, has found that estrogen ingested in pill form may be associated with an increased risk of h  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSgov) -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) joined a broad coalition of representatives of public policy organizations, movie studios, Texas Broadcasters, newspapers, reporters, publishers, authors, and photographers in filing an amicus brief in support of free speech in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on behalf of Plaintiff-Appellee Netflix in Netflix Inc. v. Babin. The ca  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSgov) -- Campaign for Accountability issued the following news release: Campaign for Accountability (CfA) requested the IRS and the Texas Attorney General's office investigate whether key employees and directors of Texas-based nonprofit True the Vote, Inc. (TTV) improperly diverted funds from the conspiratorial vote-monitoring group. Catherine Engelbrecht, TTV's President and Executive Director, appears to have violated federal and state law by taking loans from the organi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 6 (TNSgov) -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release from June 2, 2023: Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation that will improve access to care for cancer patients and people with other conditions by expanding coverage for biomarker testing. Senate Bill 989 will enable more patients to benefit from biomarker testing, an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments. "ACS CAN thanks Sen. Joan Huffman and Rep. Greg Bonnen  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: The Center for Biological Diversity and Texas Campaign for the Environment moved today to intervene in a lawsuit to defend the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to protect lesser prairie chickens under the Endangered Species Act. In November the Service announced it would protect the southern distinct population of lesser prairie chicken in Texas and New Mexico as endan  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 7 (TNSres) -- The American Geosciences Institute issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) congratulates Dr. Christine Ray on her selection as the 2023-2024 William L. Fisher Congressional Geoscience Fellow. The Fisher Fellowship offers geoscientists the unique opportunity to spend a year in Washington, D.C., working as a staff member in the office of a member of Congress or with a congressional committee. Dr. Ray ear  more

FREEPORT, Texas, June 9 (TNSres) -- Earthworks issued the following news release: Residents are still feeling the impacts after the explosion at Freeport LNG. Exactly one year after the incident, residents gathered near the site to draw attention to the safety concerns and dangers the facility poses to the surrounding residents, while exposing how much money the state and local governments handout to polluters. A recent investigation revealed Freeport LNG received tax breaks amounting to more   more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 7 (TNSrpt) -- The Episcopal Health Foundation issued the following news release: Governor signs new law that enhances screening for non-medical needs and role of community health workers and doulas to improve health outcomes for Texas moms and babies. Texas governor Greg Abbott has signed a new law requiring Texas Medicaid to develop a standardized, strengthened screening tool to help determine the non-medical health needs of pregnant Texans and their babies and allows com  more

NEW YORK, June 6 (TNStalk) -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following statement on June 5, 2023: * * * The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, released the following statement in response to several shootings across the state over the weekend in Texas. In San Antonio, 11 people were shot, including five fatally in six separate shootings in residential areas, at a soccer field, and at the North Star M  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 (TNSgov) -- The Food Research and Action Center issued the following news release: Nine states have not yet submitted plans to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide summer benefits through the Pandemic EBT Program. If they do not do so by July 14, millions of families will be left struggling to make ends meet this summer when they lose access to school meals, says the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 1 (TNSconf) -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced the agenda and speakers of its 12th Annual Deans' Forum on Hispanic Higher Education taking place, Oct. 31, 2023, at the Hilton Chicago, in conjunction with HACU's 37th Annual Conference. The post conference event will address topics under the theme "Leading a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce in the 2  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 9 (TNSpp) -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, the University of Salamanca and the City of Salamanca signed a memorandum of understanding on June 7, 2023, in Salamanca, Spain, on the University of Salamanca campus. HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores, and Universidad de Salamanca Rector Ricardo Rivero Ortega signed the MOU on behalf of HACU, the university  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 9 (TNSgov) -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: The Texas State Legislature passed a series of cruel and hateful bills during the 2023 regular and special sessions that will harm immigrants, educators and students, the LGBTQ community, ban books, eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion policies, and strip away many freedoms including reproductive rights. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), along with its state partners, will con  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 7 (TNSgov) -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Today, Houston resident Alek Schott partnered with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to announce a federal lawsuit against Bexar County deputies for illegally stopping him for a traffic violation that he didn't commit, and then using the stop to detain him and search his truck in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. The incident occurred the morning of March 16, 2022, when Alek  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 10 (TNSgov) -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Allen v. Milligan, a lawsuit that challenged Alabama's discriminatory redistricting maps, is an important victory for democracy and holds implications for other ongoing challenges to recently drawn maps. Specifically, the court's 5-4 decision that Alabama's congressional redistricting map likely dilutes Black voting stre  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 10 (TNSgov) -- The National Association for Gun Rights issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: Today, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a new federal lawsuit against the Biden Administration on behalf of gun owners across America in coordination with National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) and Texas Gun Rights (TXGR). The lawsuit argues that the new rule usurps Congressional authority by significantly expanding the definition of "rifl  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 8 (TNSgov) -- The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors issued the following news release: The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) proudly announces the first round of signatures to the Cooperative Interstate Agreement for the Supervision of State-Chartered Credit Unions. As of this release, signatories of the agreement include: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missou  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSpconf) -- The National Space Society issued the following news release: At the 41st annual International Space Development Conference(R) (ISDC(R)) held in Frisco, Texas a little over a week ago, the National Space Society (NSS) hosted an incisive collection of talks on space policy and its ramifications for the settlement of space in the 21st century. The sessions were chaired by Michelle Hanlon of For All Moonkind and Co-Director of the Air and Space Law Program at the U  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSrpt) -- The National Association of Realtors issued the following news release: * * * Key Highlights * The U.S. housing market is missing about 320,000 home listings valued up to $256,000, the affordable price range for middle-income buyers (households earning up to $75,000). * Middle-income buyers can afford to buy less than a quarter (23%) of listings in the current market. Five years ago, this income group could afford to buy half of all available homes. * Among th  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 6 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute is expanding its flow meter research in collaboration with NYSEARCH, a nonprofit research and development organization for the gas industry, to address the impact of introducing hydrogen and natural gas blends into the residential and commercial energy mix. In the second phase of the program, SwRI will expand its research in measuring the energy content of blended   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 7 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute is using markerless motion capture to assess the performance and injury risk of baseball pitchers. The internally funded project utilized the SwRI-developed Engine for Automatic Biomechanical Evaluation (ENABLE(TM)) analysis tool to create a portable, user-friendly system to improve pitchers' accuracy and alter their mechanics to reduce injury risk. Markerless mot  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 6 (TNSgov) -- The Texas Association of Business issued the following news release with letter on June 5, 2023: Today, 6 new Texas business and consumer organizations joined a letter to state leadership supporting Governor Greg Abbott's call for property tax relief through compression during the current special session of the Texas Legislature. With today's addition, a total of 40 organizations and associations across the state of Texas have expressed support for Governor Abb  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 8 (TNStalk) -- The Texas Association of Business issued the following statement on June 7, 2023: * * * The Texas Association of Business (TAB) today released a statement thanking Governor Greg Abbott for signing House Bill 5, the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology and Innovation Act, by Chairman Todd Hunter: "By signing HB 5, Governor Greg Abbott gave Texas communities an edge over the competition. History shows economic development incentives are the deal sealers for big time  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 10 (TNSgov) -- The Texas Association of Business issued the following news release: The Texas Association of Business (TAB) thanks Governor Abbott for signing HB 8 by Representative Gary VanDeaver (R-New Boston): "Community colleges are uniquely positioned to strengthen the future Texas workforce," said TAB Board Chairman Massey Villarreal. "TAB thanks Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dade Phelan, Representative Gary VanDeaver, Chairman Brandon Crei  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 (TNSawa) -- The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources issued the following news release: Texas Christian University (TCU) has received the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) 2023 Inclusion Cultivates Excellence Award for the implementation of the R.I.S.E. (Responsible for Inclusion & Sustaining Excellence) Certificate program. This award recognizes and celebrates institutional initiatives and   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 7 (TNSres) -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced a groundbreaking research effort in understanding immigration to the United States. The Mexican Migration Project does what no other research has attempted to this level of detail: examine the in-Mexico origins of Mexican nationals in the United States. With Mexican Americans the leading cohort of the Hispanic populations tr  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 9 (TNSgov) -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced their lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, challenging their waiver grant for California's Advanced Clean Trucks Rule. This state regulation, requiring 40 to 75 percent of all new truck sales be electric or fuel-cell vehicles by 2035, fails to meet the requirements for a waiver grant and is unconstitutional.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 8 (TNSgov) -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: In the latest U.S. House Homeland Security Committee hearing on transnational criminal organizations, policy director for TPPF initiative Secure & Sovereign Texas Melissa Ford explained the campaign's research into the threats posed by these criminal organizations, particularly on the southern border. "Today, the flow of humans being smuggled, opioids, and poisonous illegal n  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 (TNSawa) -- The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Dallas has received the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) 2023 HR Innovation Award for its BRIGHT Leaders program. The HR Innovation Award recognizes innovative thinking in higher education HR, especially models that can be adapted for use on other campuses. CUPA-HR is pleased t  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 8 (TNSconf) -- The American Society of Travel Advisors issued the following news release on June 6, 2023: The American Society of Travel Advisors is proud to announce world-class tennis champion and entrepreneur Venus Williams as the keynote speaker to headline ASTA Global Convention 2024. The event will be held in Dallas, Texas; May 29-31 at the Hilton Anatole. As a crusader of equal rights, cultural icon, and a leading woman in business across industries, Williams   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 6 (TNSgov) -- The Young Invincibles, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: This weekend, Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 14, a disastrous bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, into law. This bill, which goes into effect September 1st, has several implications for Texas minors. It prevents access to gender-affirming surgeries, puberty blocking medication, and hormone therapies. Additionally, health care profe  more