DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2023: * * * The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas filed federal civil rights complaints Thursday against a fine arts public charter school in Fort Worth and a Fort Worth-area school district for adopting anti-LGBTQIA+ policies. The organization is calling for the U.S. Department of Education to open investigations into the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts and Keller Independen  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 9 -- The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Foundation issued the following news release: Future practitioners with the knowledge to efficiently distribute and manage costly treatments through specialty pharmacy will prioritize patient understanding and adherence. To develop leaders and enhance outcomes, AMCP Foundation proudly partnered with Sanofi Genzyme to launch a themed internship in Specialty Care this summer. Our organizations congratulate Raquel Erb, a PharmD 2  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 8 -- American Atheists issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2023: The North Texas atheist group Metroplex Atheists has launched a billboard campaign to promote their educational event, "Keep God Out of Our Public Schools." On Sunday, District Judge Reed O'Connor denied them a preliminary injunction to post banners on downtown poles. Nonetheless, the billboard campaign, which will run until August 24, will help promote the August 26 event. In addition, the lawsuit will co  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The American College of Emergency Physicians issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: The American College of Radiology(R) (ACR(R)), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) applaud the Aug. 3 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas' ruling that the government's exorbitant 600% fee increase to access the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process and its overly-restrictive "batchin  more

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The American College of Radiology issued the following news release: The American College of Radiology(R) (ACR(R)), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) applaud the Aug. 3 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas' ruling that the government's exorbitant 600% fee increase to access the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process and its overly restrictive "batching" limitations violate f  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 8 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Nancy Brown, chief executive officer of the American Heart Association, has again been recognized for elite leadership in the 26th annual listing of The NonProfit Times Power & Influence Top 50. For more than three decades, The NonProfit Times has been a leading trade publication providing news, information and insight into nonprofit management. Brown, who is now appearing for the 8th time on this list,   more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * The American Heart Association funds new scientific research to examine the use of race in formulas that calculate risk and determine treatment for cardiovascular disease * * * As part of a focused effort to assess current cardiovascular treatment algorithms for racial bias, the American Heart Association, the single largest non-government supporter of heart and brain health research in   more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * The American Heart Association Social Impact Funds invest in sustainable, community-led solutions to improve health inequities in under-resourced communities * * * Los Angeles County has one of the highest poverty rates in the state with nearly 14% of residents living in poverty[1]. An individual's personal circumstances can impact their health and well-being with living conditions expl  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * A new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association found consistent increases yet variable differences in the rate of premature CVD death and disability due to particulate matter air pollution around the world * * * Research Highlights: * Between 1990 and 2019, the total annual number of premature CVD deaths and years of disability attributable to particulate matter air pollut  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: * * * A new American Heart Association science advisory urges clinical care guidelines for youth, and for hospitals, payers and policymakers to help meet the need for best practices in pediatric preventive cardiovascular care * * * Advisory Highlights: * Risk factors for cardiovascular disease are common among preteens and teens, and the need for preventive care to reduce thei  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news: Immediate past president Steven Arndt announced at the ANS Annual Meeting that Yassin Hassan, Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor, and the L. F. Peterson '36 Chair II in Engineering at Texas A&M University, will be the next technical editor of ANS's Nuclear Technology journal. Following the 2022 Annual Meeting, ANS past president Andrew Klein (2016-2017), professor emeritus of nuclear s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The Campaign Legal Center issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against "SHBT, LLC" and any unknown person(s) that made a $1 million contribution to the super PAC Tell It Like It Is PAC ("Tell PAC"), which is supporting former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's 2024 presidential candidacy. The complaint alleges that SHBT--organized in Texas in June 202  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Carbon Capture Coalition issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * The following statement may be attributed to Madelyn Morrison, Government Affairs Manager for the Carbon Capture Coalition: "Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of two project awardees for the development of two regional direct air capture (DAC) hubs in Texas and Louisiana along with 19 additional awardees for earlier-stage development projects as directed by th  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: CCO has filed legal action in Texas against three individuals and one company for claims arising from a scheme to fraudulently certify individuals, including claims for fraud, unfair competition, copyright infringement, breach of contract, and conspiracy. The defendants are Dan Chavez, Luisa Torres, Pedro Hernandez, and Coastal Bend Crane Certificatio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Shortly after the horrific shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, last year, Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), the most significant gun violence reduction legislation in 30 years. One year later, a new CAP report highlights how the legislation is saving lives by implementing commonsense gun laws and investing in root causes of gun violence,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the Center for Constitutional Rights and Texas A&M Law School Immigrant Rights Clinic and Civil Rights Clinic filed a case in the District of Columbia on behalf of two Cameroonian men abused by U.S. immigration detention officials and then deported back to persecution. The case, filed yesterday evening, seeks damages and return to the United States for a   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Independent Women's Forum issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: Two destransitioners who shared their stories through the Independent Women's Forum (IWF) multi-part "Identity Crisis" documentary last week filed separate lawsuits against healthcare professionals for medical malpractice. The lawsuits, filed in two states by Prisha Mosleyin North Carolina and by Soren Aldaco in Texas, represent a growing momentum of individuals who now recognize the danger an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association issued the following news release and letter: In a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association is asking the CFPB to expand the recently issued injunction staying the effective dates of Section 1071 of Dodd-Frank to include all affected financial institutions. This injunction, issued on July 31, currently covers members of the American Bankers Association and Texas Bankers  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug. 8 -- Harte Research Institute issued the following news release: Large volumes of oyster shell and rock material are currently being placed in St. Charles Bay near Rockport, Texas to create a new oyster reef to restore oysters to the area. This is a continued effort of the Coastal Conservation and Restoration group at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, in partnership with Derrick Construction Compan  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The Houston Association of Realtors issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Despite easing home prices, higher interest rates stifled housing affordability in the Greater Houston area in the second quarter of 2023 compared to a year ago, reports the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR). Thirty-nine percent of households could afford to purchase a median-priced home in the Houston area in the second quarter of this year, down from 42 percent in t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The Houston Association of Realtors issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Even with some indicators in negative territory, the Houston housing market continues to demonstrate that it is returning to a more normal state as it moves beyond the pandemic and the challenges posed by rising interest rates. Home sales across Greater Houston were down for a 16th straight month in July, but the rate of decline was the smallest in more than a year. Accord  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on Aug. 9, 2023: With new reports of Texas Governor Greg Abbott's latest extreme anti-immigrant actions, Human Rights First again called on the Biden administration to take action to halt Texas' deadly Operation Lone Star and to bring justice for those harmed by its unlawful tactics. "Family separation, barbed wire across the Rio Grande, and a chain of buoys with saws attached are extreme violations of human rights that have n  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Independent Community Bankers of America issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT), and Texas First Bank today filed a motion and complaint calling on a federal court to declare that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Section 1071 final rule is invalid and unenforceable and seeking preliminary and permanent injunctive relief. In a motion to interve  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug. 10 -- Harte Research Institute issued the following news release: The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) is proud to welcome Jace Tunnell '01 as the new HRI Director of Community Engagement. Tunnell will join HRI on Aug. 14, 2023. "We're very excited to have Jace joining our team at HRI," said Dr. Greg Stunz, HRI Senior Executive Director. "Jace brings a wealth of knowledge and experience surrou  more

EAGLE PASS, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release: Domingo Garcia, National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), is standing at the southern edge of the greatest nation on earth, just a few feet from where the waters of the Rio Grande River touch U.S. soil at Shelby Park, in the shadow of the old bridge between Eagle Pass, Texas and Piedras Negras, Coahuila. This site is ground zero of a re  more

LOVELAND, Colorado, Aug. 12 -- The National Association for Gun Rights issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: The National Association for Gun Rights filed a lawsuit against the ATF, National Association for Gun Rights v. Garland, in federal court in the Northern District of Texas yesterday, "seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to end Defendants' arbitrary, capricious, and otherwise unlawful efforts to misclassify Forced Reset Triggers as "machineguns" under the National Fire  more

BERKELEY, California, Aug. 9 -- The National Association of Science Writers issued the following news: The 2023 NASW Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program would not have been possible without the scores of volunteers who served as mentors and editors. These mentors willingly gave of their time, expertise and energy, working with students throughout this summer, from pitch to publication. The long list that follows is a testament to the goodwill and generosity of the following NASW members: * * *   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Ranking third nationally in annual recreational boating economic impact is Texas with $11.8 billion and more than 38,000 jobs supported. A detailed infographic for Texas can be downloaded by NMMA members and industry stakeholders here (http://www.nmma.org/statistics/publications/economic-impact-infographics). These economic impact infographics are helpful tools to use in mee  more

WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 12 -- The National Ground Water Association issued the following news release: NGWA Director of Science and Technology William Alley, Ph.D., pictured at right, recently participated in a podcast discussing critical groundwater issues in the southwestern United States. Alley was speaking on the Water Resources Podcast which interviews water resource experts and discusses challenges relating to climate, droughts, floods, and more. The podcast is hosted by Bridget Scanlon,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The National Safety Council issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2023: Motor vehicle crashes are among the top causes of death in Texas, and employers in the Lone Star State are concerned for their employees' safety on and off the job, each time they drive. The National Safety Council Our Driving Concern program recognizes Texas employers who are leading the way to promote driving safety. Safety is a core value at all nine of the Texas organizations recognized through the  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 12 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Jeffrey Moats is suing the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) for violating his right to a fair trial. Jeffrey served as CEO of the Edinburg Teachers Credit Union for more than 25 years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the credit union developed financial problems that resulted in the Texas Credit Union Department ordering the credit union into conservatorship under the NCUA. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following statement with the Planned Parenthood Action Fund: * * * Today, in response to reporting on Henry Cuellar's 2024 reelection bid, Planned Parenthood Action Fund and NARAL Pro-Choice America released the following statement reminding voters of his anti-abortion record. "Henry Cuellar is the last anti-abortion Democrat in the House. He has repeatedly voted against measures to protect abortion access and, to add insult to injury,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the Center for Constitutional Rights and Texas A&M Law School Immigrant Rights Clinic and Civil Rights Clinic filed a case in the District of Columbia on behalf of two Cameroonian men abused by U.S. immigration detention officials and then deported back to persecution. The case, filed yesterday evening, seeks damages and return to the United States for a fair oppor  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Aug. 5 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following agency statement on Aug. 4, 2023: * * * Save the Children expresses deep concern and alarm over recent news reports that Texas state troopers have been separating families at the US-Mexico border under Operation Lone Star. "As an organization that advocates for the rights and well-being of children, we   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: Southwest Research Institute is helping the freight rail industry assess potential pathways to decarbonization with a new open-source modeling and simulation software known as ALTRIOS. ALTRIOS, the Advanced Locomotive Technology and Rail Infrastructure Optimization System, can simulate the real-world impacts and expenses related to adopting alternative energy locomotive technol  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute developed an algorithm to remotely update and repair spacecraft software using less time and data than conventional techniques. The tool not only improves the overall efficiency of satellite software transmissions but also can recover data from failed over-the-air updates and malicious cyberattacks. It works by identifying missing bytes and other errors before de  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: * * * "The lawsuit is also entirely without merit, and it seeks to impose draconian penalties on Planned Parenthood for doing nothing more than expecting these two states [TX and LA] to comply with a federal court order." - Ian Millhiser, Vox * * * What is United States ex rel. Doe v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America? In United States ex rel. Doe v. Planned Parenthoo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott will sign a historic $18 billion property tax relief package into law. This is the largest property tax cut in Texas history and includes an increase in the homestead exemption, reduces school tax rates, provides franchise tax relief, and creates a circuit breaker pilot project. TPPF's CEO Greg Sindelar, who will be in attendance at today's signi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief in the Biden Administration's ongoing challenge to Texas' placement of floating buoys in the Rio Grande river to stem the flow of illegal immigration, reduce drownings, and encourage migrants seeking asylum to utilize legal points of entry. The brief, filed on behalf of twenty-two members of the United States Congress, ar  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 12 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * Today, following claims that buoy barriers and concertina wire are designed to "maim or kill" illegal immigrants, Distinguished Senior Fellow for Border Security Rodney Scott released the following statement: "During my time as Border Patrol Chief, we tested several variations of buoy barrier features, including what some refer to as a "saw blade." This classification is inaccur  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots network, Moms Demand Action released the following statements in response to the Supreme Court's order allowing the Biden Administration's ghost guns Rule to remain in effect for now. The Supreme Court's order freezes a decision of the Northern District of Texas that had temporarily invalidated the rule. Today's order grants the Biden Administration's requ  more