WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following statement on Oct. 5, 2023: * * * The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will waive 26 federal public health, environmental, and cultural preservation laws to expedite border wall and road construction in Starr County, Texas. The decision is a dramatic departure from  more

LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador, Oct. 6 -- Alianza Americas issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2023: Alianza Americas is disappointed by yesterday's announcement by the Department of Homeland Security to continue construction of a 12 mile long border wall along the Rio Grande Valley in Starr County, Texas. To proceed with this work, the government had to waive 26 administrative rules, many of them related to environmental protection. The Biden-Harris administration has pledged since their p  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The American Federation for Children issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2023: Today, the American Federation for Children, a national school choice advocacy organization headquartered in Dallas, Texas, praised Representative Jacey Jetton for introducing a bill for the October 9 Special Session. Representative Jetton's bill would achieve Governor Abbott's goal of universal eligibility while prioritizing the needs of low-income and special-needs students. * * *  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 7 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2023: On average worldwide, fewer than one in every ten cardiac arrest victims outside of the hospital survive.[1] Too many people do not survive from cardiac arrest because those around them are not educated on the lifesaving skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Knowing CPR can be a lifesaving tactic. On October 7, 2023, the Chasing M's Foundation - professional football player Damar   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 5 -- The American Lung Association issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: Today, the American Lung Association Research Institute announced a three-year, $500,000 grant to Texas Biomedical Research Institute to help accelerate its efforts to develop a universal flu vaccine. This is the first Accelerator Program investment that the Lung Association has made since it launched the American Lung Association Research Institute earlier this year. "The influenza vi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The American Society of Hematology issued the following news release: The American Society of Hematology (ASH) recognizes Luluh Bin Dayil, MSN at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Saudi Arabia; Alessandra Ferrajoli, MD at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas; and Vilmarie Rodriguez, MD, MS at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio as Choosing Wisely(R) Champions working to tackle the overuse of hematology tests and treatments. Choosin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology issued the following news release: A new study (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2023.08.019) conducted by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center suggests that enhanced infection prevention and control (IPC) measures implemented to address the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a significant decrease in many healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and a reduction in respi  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2023: * * * In response to reports that the Biden administration will continue construction of border barriers in Starr County, Texas, the following quote is attributable to Tessa Wilson, senior program officer with the asylum program at Physicians for Human Rights (PHR): "The Biden administration's decision to waive 26 federal laws for faster border wall construction in Texas contradicts campaign promi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: NASA has selected a new SwRI-managed heliophysics mission focused on investigating the Sun's middle corona -- an enigmatic region of the Sun's atmosphere driving solar activity -- for a Phase A, mission definition study. Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Dan Seaton is deputy principal investigator of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian-led EUV CME and Coronal Connectivity Obse  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2023: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading energy and environmental advocate for families and businesses, released a new analysis detailing how high energy prices caused by bad policies have led to significant increases in operating and transportation expenses for America's farmers and ranchers, leading to increased food costs for families and restaurants. "Americans always notice wh  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 2 -- The Texas Association of School Administrators issued the following news release: TASA has named the Corsicana ISD Board of Trustees the 2023 Outstanding School Board -- the top honor in the TASA School Board Awards program, which has honored Texas school boards that have demonstrated commitment to their students and to their communities since 1971. The program is sponsored this year by Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union and Paper. The Corsicana school board was  more

GREENBELT, Maryland, Oct. 3 -- The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance issued the following news: As of Oct. 1, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has transitioned to new leadership for 2023-2024. Col. Russ Christoferson, with the Montana Department of Transportation, is the new president of the Alliance. Capt. John Hahn, of the Colorado State Patrol, is CVSA's vice president. And Maj. Chris Nordloh, from the Texas Department of Public Safety, moves into his three-year term as past pr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Demand Progress issued the following statement on Oct. 5, 2023: * * * On the 50th anniversary of the U.S.-backed coup against Chile's democratically-elected government, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas), and Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), introduced a resolution commemorating the tragic event. The resolution formally apologizes for the United States' involve  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Earthjustice issued the following statement on Oct. 5, 2023: * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced it is waiving 26 federal laws to construct more border wall infrastructure in Starr County, Texas. The waived laws include landmark environmental laws like the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act. The laws were last waived under former President Trump's administration to construct the border wall along the   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: The most comprehensive screening tool to date shows where record-breaking heat, suffocating wildfire smoke and other climate risks threaten the stability of communities throughout the U.S. - and why. Developed in partnership between Environmental Defense Fund and Texas A&M University, the U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) combines 184 sets of publicly available data to rank more than 70,000 U.S. ce  more

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The First Liberty Institute issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2023: First Liberty Institute, the law firm Winston & Strawn, and the Ave Maria School of Law Veterans and Servicemembers Law Clinic filed a federal lawsuit today against the Department of the Air Force and U.S. Space Force on behalf of Jace Yarbrough, a Space Force reservist, after he received an admonishment letter illegally targeting his Constitutionally protected off-duty remarks as a private ci  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The George W. Bush Institute issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2023: Today, the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries opened the application for grants to help school libraries update and diversify their book collections. Since its inception in 2002, the Laura Bush Foundation has awarded $21 million to over 3,600 schools across the country. Grant applications are open to public, private, parochial, magnet, and charter schools that have a school libra  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNScapv) -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced ten students from HACU-member institutions have been selected to the inaugural Voces Nuevas Program. The students will receive a $2,000 participation stipend and attend HACU's 29th National Capitol Forum on Hispanic Higher Education on April 9-10, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The Voces Nuevas Program is  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNScapv) -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: In the last two decades, the total Hispanic population has increased significantly in Illinois, representing 18.3% of its population. In 2020, Illinois had the fifth largest Hispanic population in the U.S. with 2.3 million Hispanics. In 2021-2022, Hispanic-Serving Institutions enrolled over 200,000 postsecondary students in Illinois and 60% of all Hispanic students at  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 6 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities partnered with Amazon to offer Robotics @ Amazon Day or R@AD, a one-day career enrichment summit on Sept. 29, 2023, that brought undergraduate students from historically underrepresented backgrounds in robotics to Amazon's Seaport Office in Boston to learn about emergent technologies and explore career opportunities includin  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The Houston Association of Realtors issued the following news release: The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) is launching a live and interactive program to foster meaningful conversations about topics that matter most to Houstonians. HAR Community Conversations, a 30-minute monthly show live on HAR's Facebook and YouTube pages, aims to help people stay informed about what is happening in the Greater Houston area. The live show will feature special guests on a wide  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott of Texas has called a special session of the Texas legislature for October 10, 2023 to consider proposals that would increase human rights violations and lead to long sentences for thousands of young Texans, Human Rights Watch said today. Proposals to create a state crime of illegal entry into Texas with a sentence of up to 20 years, empower state law enforcement to deport asylu  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials issued the following news release: The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO(R)) last week conducted its 94th annual Education and Business Conference at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel. The event was co-located with ASSE International's Annual Meeting and the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association's (ARCSA) Annual Conference. Steve Panelli, c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release: The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) recently filed a brief (https://irli.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/5th-Cir._23-50632_66_0.pdf) in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case that, for the first time in history, puts at issue a constitutional provision that allows states to go to war if they have been invaded. A state of war exists in Texas. The enemy are Mexican cartels that control the   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2023: On Friday, in a blow to consumer choice and economic liberty, the Texas Supreme Court refused to grant review in Dr. Michael Garrett's challenge to the state's ban on doctor dispensing. Dr. Garrett, represented by the Institute for Justice (IJ), asked the Texas Supreme Court to review his case after an appeals court held the law did not violate the Texas Constitution. Texas is one of only five  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 3 -- Meals On Wheels America issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2023: Today, Jiffy Lube, an industry leader in vehicle maintenance for more than 40 years, announced the second annual fundraising event benefiting Meals on Wheels America and local senior nutrition programs. The Drive to Do More for Meals on Wheels campaign seeks to raise more than $1 million to help provide nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks for seniors, with 100% of the donations benefitin  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release: ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, and IEEE Computer Society have named Keshav Pingali, the W.A. "Tex" Moncrief Chair of Grid and Distributed Computing at the University of Texas at Austin, as the recipient of the 2023 ACM-IEEE CS Ken Kennedy Award. The Ken Kennedy Award recognizes groundbreaking achievements in parallel and high-performance computing. Pingali is cited for contributions to   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement on Oct. 5, 2023: * * * In response to today's announcement by the Department of Homeland Security to waive environmental laws for border wall construction in Texas, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and Chispa released the following statements: "We have long opposed the construction of this inhumane wall, and its massive environmental costs are at odds with protecting our communities from the climate   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4 -- LIBRE Initiative issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2023: * * * Today, The LIBRE Initiative, an organization founded in Mission, TX and committed to empowering the Latino community, expressed support for State Rep. Jacey Jetton's Education Savings Accounts (ESA) legislation that will come before the Texas Legislature in the coming weeks. In support of the legislation, LIBRE TX will run digital ads in districts with a high concentration of Latino constituents an  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The American College of Emergency Physicians issued the following news release: As the No Surprises Act's Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) portal surpasses the 8-week mark since its halt of full operations for the filing of new IDRs, the American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Radiology, American Society for Anesthesiology, the Emergency Department Practice Management Association, and Radiology Business Management Association together urged the  more

LUBBOCK, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The National Sorghum Producers issued the following news release: The National Sorghum Producers board of directors re-elected officers and a new director at its annual board and budget meeting in August. Craig Meeker of Wellington, Kansas, will serve a second term as chair, Amy France of Scotty City, Kansas, will continue to serve as vice chair and Kody Carson of Olton, Texas, retains his position as past chair. "This executive leadership team has represented sorghum  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 -- The Texas Association of School Boards issued the following news release: The 2023-24 officers for the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) were elected during the Association's 2023 Delegate Assembly, which was held Sept. 30 in Dallas. New TASB President Armando Rodriguez of Canutillo ISD succeeds Immediate Past President Debbie Gillespie. Rolinda Schmidt of Kerrville ISD now serves as president-elect. First vice-president is Tony Hopkins of Friendswood ISD, and s  more

WASHIANGTON, Oct. 5 -- The National Association for Gun Rights issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: Today, the National Foundation for Gun Rights (legal branch of the National Association for Gun Rights) scored a major victory for gun rights when federal district court judge in the Northern District of Texas Judge Reed O'Connor, granted a preliminary injunction in NFGR's lawsuit challenging the ATF's pistol brace rule. All members of the National Association for Gun Rights and Te  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 -- PEN America issued the following news release: Without notification, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has apparently implemented an "approved vendor" policy for its prisons, a type of censorship that PEN America opposes because it can seriously limit the flow of books to incarcerated people by restricting which distributors can send reading materials to prisons. Moira Marquis, senior manager of PEN America's Freewrite Project, said: "Approved vendor policies   more

SAN DIEGO, California, Oct. 6 -- The Southern Border Communities Coalition, a program of Alliance San Diego, issued the following statement on Oct. 5, 2023: * * * Despite President Biden's statement today regarding the use of waiver authority to build more border wall, the Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC) maintains its position that border communities have the human right to equal protection under the law. Yesterday, the Biden administration announced that it will waive 26 federal   more

BOULDER, Colorado, Oct. 4 -- The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association issued the following news: The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) has kicked off a new learning community to help members develop a statewide plan to support student mental health and wellness. Five states will be awarded $25,000 planning grants to design and implement mental health strategies and solutions that fit the unique context of their respective states. With generous suppo  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Oct. 5 -- The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association issued the following news: The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) has kicked off a new learning community to help members develop a statewide plan to support student mental health and wellness. Five states will be awarded $25,000 planning grants to design and implement mental health strategies and solutions that fit the unique context of their respective states. With generous suppo  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 4 -- The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership issued the following news on Oct. 3, 2023: The BRE program serves as the essential bridge connecting St. Louis companies with dedicated government and economic development officials. The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership (STL Partnership) proudly announces its recent recognition at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas, Sept. 17-20, 2023. The IEDC, the world  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Susan G. Komen, an organization that says it addresses breast cancer on fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives, issued the following news: Susan G. Komen(R), the world's leading breast cancer organization, has presented international legend Dolly Parton with the 2023 Promise Award, recognizing her philanthropic efforts and commitment to Komen's mission to end breast cancer. She was presented with the award in a private c  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute scientists are using telescopes to observe the asteroid Psyche in the infrared, providing context for NASA's upcoming Psyche mission. Dr. Stephanie Jarmak is using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to look for water signatures on the metallic surface of Psyche, while Dr. Anicia Arredondo is using some of the last data collected by the Stratospheric Observatory   more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: The American Heart Association, a global force for healthier lives for all, has been recognized as a Leading Disability Employer by the National Organization on Disability (NOD), a noted, private non-profit organization that seeks to increase employment opportunities for the 60% of working-age Americans with disabilities who are not employed. The Association was one of 65 employers recognized this year w  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2023: Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced the upcoming Parental Empowerment Leadership Summit, bringing together parents and legislators to preview the upcoming special session and lay out how they will forge the path forward to empower parents with transparency, respect and choice in the state's education system. Featuring legislators such as Rep. James Frank, Sen. Mayes Mi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Texas Attorney General's Office have successfully defended a recent election integrity measure: S.B. 1111. The plaintiffs filed suit seeking to invalidate S.B. 1111 in 2021. That law's aim is to ensure Texans are voting in the correct precinct where they reside. For example, the law requires voters that were using non-residential addresses, such as post-offi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2023: This week, the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) and The American Stewards of Liberty (ASL) jointly filed a comment opposing the Biden Administration Council of Environmental Quality proposed rule modifying the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). TPPF and ASL object that the proposed rule disproportionately emphasizes climate change considerations in the NEPA process. In doi  more