DALLAS, Texas, March 23 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Associates Dominique Baldwin, Maseo Brown, Khalil Bryant, and Meica Green have all accepted nominations to join the National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40. "It is a distinct honor and privilege to receive recognition among some of the greatest legal minds in the country, many of whom are personal role models," Khalil Bryant said. "Receiving this honor motivates me to continue worki  more

SEGUIN, Texas, March 22 -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news on March 21, 2024: It's that season again, and there are telltale signs of it all over campus at Texas Lutheran University. We're not talking about spring, but Tax Season. It's evident on Wednesday evenings, as the sun gets low in the sky and the cars line up along tree-lined Beck Drive--members of the community arriving to get their taxes done. The TLU Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Clinic is offered every   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 20 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, on behalf of the Federal Judiciary, selected Oracle as one of four Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) for its information technology modernization initiatives. Inclusion in the ten-year U.S. $100 million, multiple award Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) enables the U.S. Courts to use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services and Oracle C  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 21 -- American Airlines issued the following news: American continues to make its high-speed inflight Wi-Fi more accessible and easier to use, whether customers connect to work or browse the internet. From introducing a new way for AAdvantage(R) members to use their miles to consistently improving the inflight connectivity and entertainment experience, customers can look forward to making the most of their time onboard. Coming soon: redeem miles for Wi-Fi in flight AA  more

ANDERSON, South Carolina, March 19 -- Anderson University issued the following news release: Texas pastor Leroy Armstrong has been appointed Executive Director of the newly created Clamp Center for Preaching Excellence at Anderson University. The Center is funded through the Compelling Preaching initiative of the Lilly Endowment and is headquartered within the University's Clamp Divinity School. Armstrong will lead The Clamp Center for Preaching Excellence in strengthening preaching in local   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Arizona State Representative Steve Montenegro issued a statement following today's decision by the United States Supreme Court allowing a recently enacted Texas law to remain in effect permitting police to arrest and detain illegal immigrants. Representative Montenegro commends the Supreme Court's action and views Texas's law as an example for states like Arizona which are striving t  more

PHOENIX, March 20 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Senate Republicans are celebrating the decision made today by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing Texas to arrest and prosecute people for entering the country illegally from the southern border, in an effort to protect their citizens from crimes associated with the Biden Administration's failure to enforce immigration laws. Senate Republicans are now demanding Governor Katie Hobbs   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 20 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today directed the Arkansas National Guard to send soldiers to the southern border to support the Texas National Guard as they work to combat the illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and human trafficking created by the failed policies of the Biden Administration. The Arkansas National Guard is sending approximately 40 Guardsmen to s  more

NEW YORK, March 23 -- The Associated Press issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: The Associated Press and The Texas Tribune today announced a content sharing agreement, in which both organizations will benefit from each other's journalism. The Texas Tribune will receive access to AP's Texas news and its comprehensive immigration coverage from across the United States and beyond. The AP will now distribute the Tribune's reporting on Texas to its members and customers, complementi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 22 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is leading a coalition of 16 states in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy over the unlawful decision to ban new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The State of Louisiana is joined by the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina,   more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, March 20 -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: Brownwood's Barbara Grooms, a 1959 Howard Payne University graduate, has been selected by the HPU Women's Club to receive the 2024 Yellow Rose Award. Grooms will be recognized at the club's annual Yellow Rose Scholarship Luncheon, scheduled for Thursday, April 25, in the Beadel Dining Hall of HPU's Mabee University Center. The sponsored event is made possible due to the support of area businesses and friends of HPU  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 19 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Direct potable reuse (DPR) water systems add purified wastewater directly to a water distribution system, instead of first passing water through an environmental buffer such as a lake or reservoir. These systems are being considered in some water-stressed regions across the U.S. to address water shortages. However, little is known about the health outcomes of people who receive DPR drinking water. A   more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: You have your mother's eyes and your father's smile, but genetics is much more than just what's on the surface. In a study that spans more than a decade, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have looked at generations of families in a specific population to reveal the role newly inherited DNA variants play on recessive disease traits, and in the process, they have created a population specific da  more

WACO, Texas, March 22 -- Baylor University issued the following news: By Clarissa Garza Baylor University's First in Line (FIL) program has been selected as the 2024 NASPA Excellence Award Bronze Honoree for First-generation Student Success. The Excellence Awards annually recognize members who are transforming higher education through outstanding programs and innovative services. First in Line works to provide first-generation students on Baylor's campus with resources that aid them in navig  more

WACO, Texas, March 22 -- Baylor University issued the following news: By Shelby Cefaratti-Bertin The Human Biology Association has honored Samuel S. Urlacher, Ph.D., assistant professor and graduate program director for the Department of Anthropology at Baylor University, with its premier early career award in the field - the 2024 Michael A. Little Early Career Award - for Urlacher's work and research as a human evolutionary biologist. The Michael A. Little Early Career Award, established in   more

WACO, Texas, March 22 -- Baylor University issued the following news: By Clarissa Garza Baylor University's 2024 senior class has selected Lotte Bostick, J.D., CPA, assistant clinical professor in the Department of Accounting and Business Law at Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business and adjunct professor at Baylor Law School, as the 2024 Collins Outstanding Professor. The senior class votes each year to select the recipient of the Collins Outstanding Professor Award, which recogniz  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 18 -- Rice University issued the following news release: After a successful inaugural event in 2023, the Black Houston(s) Symposium returns this year with an event slated for March 21-22, which will bring together scholars, community members and thought leaders to explore the multifaceted narratives of Black life in Houston. Affectionately known as "H-Town" and hailed as "the Prophetic City," Houston stands as the epitome of ethnic diversity and cultural dynamism in the  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 22 (TNSres) -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) will host a conference call webcast on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss first-quarter 2024 financial and operating results. The company's financial and operating results will be released before the market opens on May 2. To access the webcast, visit ConocoPhillips' Investor Relations site, www.con  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 19 -- Dallas College issued the following news release: Dallas College continues to lead the way when it comes to preparing the future education workforce. The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) has commended Dallas College's School of Education as an "innovator" for its educator preparation program (EPP). Dallas College is the only community college to receive this recognition. "This commendation from the SBEC is a tremendous honor. It's a testament to our ent  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 20 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Martin Osae, the Carnegie Honor Mathematics at West Dallas STEM School Program at Pinkston, has been selected to be part of the steering panel for the 2028 National Assessment of Educational Progress Science (NAEP) Assessment Framework project. The NAEP, often referred to as "The Nation's Report Card," has been assessing student achievements for more than 50 years. The National Assessment Gover  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 22 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: By Rashda Khan The University of Houston is proud to announce the appointment of two distinguished professionals to key leadership roles within the Office of Technology, Transfer, and Innovation (OTTI) under the Division of Energy and Innovation. These appointments mark a significant step forward in the University's continued commitment to fostering entrepreneurship, innovation and partnerships between academia an  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 19 (TNSres) -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: After alarming reports (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/texas/article-13188843/Americans-warned-brace-SECOND-wave-Venezuelan-gangsters-coming-border-countrys-prisons-100-inmates-RELEASED-killers.html) of the Biden administration allowing other countries to push prisoners into the United States interior, Attorney General Ashley Moody is seeking to uncover the adm  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 22 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news on March 21, 2024: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger praised the Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday after refusing to block Texas from implementing its own policies in regard to illegal immigration, stating: "The southern border is in crisis," emphasized Raffensperger. "As Biden continues to fail to secure our borders, states have no choice but enacting their own measures. Our main objective continues t  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, March 21 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: * * * Analysts Discuss the Evolving Role of Tech Service Providers due to GenAI at the Gartner Tech Growth & Innovation Conference 2024, March 20-21 in Grapevine, Texas * * * More than 30% of the increase in demand for application programming interfaces (APIs) will come from AI and tools using large language models (LLMs) by 2026, according  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 21 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Health Care & FDA Practice in the firm's Houston office with the addition of Nicholas J. Diamond. Diamond joins the firm from Jackson Walker, where he established and led its FDA practice. "Greenberg Traurig remains focused on expanding our offerings with industry-leading practitioners like Nick Diamond, in both the Texas market and the Health Care &  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 22 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP advised Diversified Energy Co. PLC ("DEC") on its $410 million acquisition of oil and natural gas assets from Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Under the agreement, DEC will purchase interests in natural gas wells located in the central region of the U.S. The strategic move will add approximately 510 billion cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe) of proved developed producing (PDP) reserves t  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 23 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Managing IP named Haynes and Boone, LLP among the leading law firms in America across multiple categories and also shortlisted Partner David McCombs as one of the nation's leading practitioners. Haynes Boone is one of a handful of Firm of the Year nominees in the categories of Trademark Prosecution (National) and Trademark Disputes (South), while McCombs is up for Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Pr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 18 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice Business' podcast, Owl Have You Know, is hosting a special live recording event March 25 with New York Times best-selling author Scott Sonenshein and CEO of the Houston Symphony John Mangum. Soneshein, the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management in Organizational Behavior at Rice Business, published research on how the Houston Symphony was able to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and get "jazzy" with their  more

ABILENE, Texas, March 23 -- Hardin-Simmons University issued the following news: Hardin-Simmons University students volunteer to help local Parkinson's patients at the Fletcher Fitness Center on campus. As a free resource to the community, HSU hosts a program for people with Parkinson's to receive support and physical education. HSU student volunteers follow physician-approved exercise plans while helping their patients maintain and improve their health. Dr. Lorraine Wilson, a former exercise  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 21 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news on March 20, 2024: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering by Appalachian Power Company ("APCo") of $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.65% Senior Notes, Series CC, due 2034. The transaction closed on March 20, 2024. APCo is a subsidiary of American Electric Power Company ("AEP") and is part of AEP's vertically integrated utilities seg  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 21 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP served as counsel to Parker Wellbore in negotiating and concluding an exclusive strategic collaboration arrangement with TDE Digital Gmbh. Parker and TDE will collaborate to perform pilot projects and commercialize TDE's proprietary powerlineTM downhole power and data highway and will provide TDE powerline services globally. For more information, see Parker Wellbore's press release  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 22 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that counsel Rachel E. Hudgins has been recognized as one of Business Insurance's 2024 Break Out Award winners. The magazine's Break Out Awards honor 40 top professionals each year from a competitive field of nominees who have under 15 years' experience in the insurance and risk management sector and are "on track to be the next leaders in the risk management   more

DALLAS, Texas, March 22 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news on March 21, 2024: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is proud to share that a deal for which the firm served as advisor was recently recognized as Project Finance Deal of the Year at the 2024 IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards, an annual event that celebrates the region's most innovative cross-border work and those behind it. The firm was recognized for its role as advisor to the sponsors and borrower of the Monsoon Wind proje  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 22 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news on March 21, 2024: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP was honored with two Deal of the Year awards at the IJGlobal Americas Awards 2023. The firm was celebrated for its role in the following deals: * Codelco Water Supply - Christian Rudloff (Water Deal of the Year - Desalination - Latin America) * MTA Subway Upgrade P3 - David Horner, Brendan Staley, Andrej Micovic (Transport Deal of the Year - Mass Transit - North A  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, March 18 -- Indiana Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 17, 2024: For the past two years, Indiana Tech's Cyber Warriors have been thwarted by DePaul University in their quest for a Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Midwest Regional championship. This year, the Blue Demons have been cast out! The Cyber Warriors bested DePaul and others on Saturday to win the Erich J. Spengler CCDC Midwest Regional title--the university's fourth. The victory secures  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 19 -- 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 recently researched the agent experience (AX) industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Intradiem with the 2024 Global New Product Innovation Award. Intradiem offers intelligent automation solutions to enhance productivity and engagement within customer expe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 20 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Three-time Grammy Award winner Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano and star on the world's leading stages and screens, has been named the Rice University Shepherd School of Music's 2023-24 Aleko Endowed Master Class artist. Isabel Leonard. Photo credit: Sergio KurhajecLeonard's multi-day residency includes a public master class April 14 in Brockman Hall for Opera's Morrison Theater and four days of private coaching sessio  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 19 -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has won a new subcontract with Bering Straits Information Technologies (BSIT), a subsidiary of Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC), in support of the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command to provide human performance optimization services at various military bases around the world. The Human Performance O  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 22 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson's Kimberly A. Chojnacki has been named to Super Lawyers' 2024 edition of Texas Rising Stars. Ms. Chojnacki, a shareholder in Baker Donelson's Houston office, is a catastrophic loss and complex commercial litigator and transactional attorney representing clients in an array of industries and in state and federal courts in Houston and throughout Texas. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reu  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 20 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00310) on March 19, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic 2023 Integrated Resource Plan Of Big Rivers Electric Corporation ORDER On March 8, 2024, Sierra Club moved the Commission to admit pro hac vice Kathryn Huddleston, an attorney whose office is in Texas, to practice law before the Commission on behalf of Sierra Club in association with Joe Childers, an attorney licensed t  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 15 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00422): * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Investigation Of Louisville Gas And Electric Company And Kentucky Utilities Company Service Related To Winter Storm Elliott ORDER On March 11, 2024, the Sierra Club moved the Commission to admit pro hac vice Kathryn Huddleston, an attorney whose office is in Texas, to practice law before the Commission on behalf of Sierra Club in associa  more

SARASOTA, Florida, March 20 -- The University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus issued the following news: In life, Tom Tiedemann was known for his generous spirit and humble manner, his desire to help friends and causes, and his goal of improving the lives of the people he cared about. He arrived quietly from Texas one day some 15 years ago at Bethel Lutheran Church in Clearwater. A diminutive senior citizen with silver hair and glasses who called little attention to himself, it didn  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring treatment options for AML, insights into pancreatic and bone metastases, and improved diagnostic approaches to lung cancer * * * 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 collaboration between MD Ande  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: * * * Affiliates bring diverse expertise to facilitate engagement, advance the work of the institute and grow the data science ecosystem at MD Anderson * * * The Institute for Data Science in Oncology (IDSO) at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the appointment of its inaugural cohort of IDSO Affiliates. These 33 talented  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- George Washington University issued the following news: The Supreme Court lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally. The measure if taken from a divided Supreme Court and Biden administration. The Biden administration is suing the strike down, arguing it's a violation of federal authority that would harm international relations and cause further chaos. Faculty experts at the George Washingto  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: A nanoparticle-based therapy developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists stimulated an immune pathway that eradicated tumors in mouse models of various cancer types. Their findings, published in Science Immunology, offer a new way to potentially harness the power of the body's immune system against cancer. "The gold standard of current cancer immunotherapies rel  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 23 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law over a decade ago, millions of Americans - including 362,000 Nevadans - are now receiving critical health care coverage and increased access to potentially lifesaving treatments and screenings. MAGA extremist Sam Brown has spent his entire political career fighting to repeal the widely popular ACA, including: * During his failed run for Texas State Ho  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 19 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: By Eileen Teves Leaders from The University of Texas System, UT Health Physicians, the clinical practice of UT Health San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio gathered today to celebrate the opening of the new UT Health Outpatient and Surgery Center at Kyle Seale Parkway (UT Health at Kyle Seale Parkway). Joining them in the celebration were representati  more

IRVING, Texas, March 22 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today released the following statement from its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Perry Sook, about the FCC's action regarding the Company's relationship with WPIX-TV in New York City: "We are extremely disappointed in today's action by the Federal Communication Commission regarding our relationship with WPIX-T  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 21 -- Nossaman, a law firm, issued the following news release: We are pleased to announce Sejin C. Brooks and Melissa Ferringer have joined our Eminent Domain & Valuation Group in Nossaman's Austin office. Sejin and Melissa join as Partners. Before joining Nossaman, Sejin served as Partner at Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo. His practice focuses on eminent domain litigation and real estate transactions involving entities with the power to condemn. He has practiced almost excl  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 23 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a U.S. Appeals Court to uphold Texas' right to enforce a state immigration law amid a challenge by the federal government. "States have a right to enforce their own laws - especially when federal inaction leads to a crisis like the one at the Southern border," Yost said. "Ohioans shouldn't have   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 22 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: A day after encouraging the Oklahoma legislature to pass its own version of Texas' Senate Bill 4, Attorney General Gentner Drummond has joined a legal brief supporting Texas in its effort to preserve that law. If successful, Oklahoma and other states will be empowered to declare illegal immigration a state crime and authorize state officials to enforce it. House and Senate leaders  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, March 21 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Electrical engineering students at The University of Texas at Arlington have an upgraded space to meet, collaborate and study, thanks to a $75,000 gift from Oncor Electric Delivery. The Oncor IEEE Student Lounge features 726 square feet of renovated community space in UTA's Nedderman Hall, which houses the Electrical Engineering Department. The lounge serves as a popular gathering spot whe  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 19 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Austin, Texas and San Jose, California -- Oracle and NVIDIA today announced an expanded collaboration to deliver sovereign AI solutions to customers around the world. Oracle's distributed cloud, AI infrastructure, and generative AI services, combined with NVIDIA's accelerated computing and generative AI software, are enabling governments and enterprises to deplo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 20 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Oracle today announced the availability of Java 22, the latest version of the world's number one programming language and development platform. Java 22 (Oracle JDK 22) delivers thousands of performance, stability, and security improvements to help developers increase productivity, drive innovation, and accelerate growth across their organizations. These include   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 23 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Oracle today announced the availability of Java 22, the latest version of the world's number one programming language and development platform. Java 22 (Oracle JDK 22) delivers thousands of performance, stability, and security improvements to help developers increase productivity, drive innovation, and accelerate growth across their organizations. These include   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 19 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: AI trailblazers are using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) AI Infrastructure and OCI Supercluster to support the development and deployment of production-ready AI, including large language model training for generative AI applications. An influx of AI companies including Modal, Suno, Together AI, and Twelve Labs are deploying OCI AI Infrastructure to accelerate AI training and i  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 20 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: The state Senate today approved a resolution introduced by Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) calling on the governor to deploy the Pennsylvania National Guard along Texas's southern border with Mexico as part of Operation Lone Star. "Pennsylvania families are being harmed by the influx of immigrants and illegal drugs resulting from lax federal border security measure  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 23 -- The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) today adopted a new rule implementing the Texas Energy Fund In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program. This program will incentivize the construction of new dispatchable electric generating facilities or the expansion of existing facilities within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region by providing low-interest loans to qua  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 15 -- Rice University issued the following news release: by Jade Boyd Special to Rice News Rice University synthetic biologists have found a way to piggyback on the glucose monitoring technology used in automated insulin dosing systems and make it universally applicable for the monitoring and dosing of virtually any drug. A prototype electronic sensor that emits current when it detects the anticancer drug afimoxifene. Rice University synthetic biologists created the dev  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 15 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A number of experts in energy, carbon, hydrogen, sustainability, geopolitics and innovation from Rice University will appear at CERAWeek, an annual energy conference organized by the information and insights company S&P Global, to present their research or expertise March 18-22. The week also features the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship's annual Energy Venture Day and Pitch Competition March 20, wh  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 21 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University and collaborators at The Texas Heart Institute, the Georgia Institute of Technology and North Carolina State University have received two grants from the United States Department of Defense and the National Institutes of Health to develop and optimize left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) -- circulatory support pumps implanted as an alternative to heart transplantation for patients with end-stage   more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 18 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Soft robots use pliant materials such as elastomers to interact safely with the human body and other challenging, delicate objects and environments. A team of Rice University researchers has developed an analytical model that can predict the curing time of platinum-catalyzed silicone elastomers as a function of temperature. The model could help reduce energy waste and improve throughput for elastomer-based components  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 19 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Researchers at Rice University have unlocked the potential to use 3D printing to make sustainable wood structures, offering a greener alternative to traditional manufacturing methods. Wood has historically been marred by wasteful practices generated during shaping processes, driving up costs and environmental impact. Now researchers in materials science and nanoengineering at Rice have developed an additive-free, wa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 20 -- Rice University issued the following news release: When the largest wildfire in Texas history recently ravaged small towns and ranches in the Texas panhandle, Canadian, Texas native Alex Moreno-Gonzalez, a senior composition student in the Rice University Shepherd School of Music , knew he had to do something to help. The talented young musician, known around campus for creating an original composition in celebration of Rice President Reginald DesRoches' inau  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 19 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Now available from OpenStax, the world's leading provider of free, peer-reviewed, openly licensed content based at Rice University, is "Introduction to Python Programming."  Like all OpenStax resources, access to "Introduction to Python Programming" is not limited to traditional educators and students in educational contexts. Anyone interested in learning, upskilling, reskilling or honing their existing programming  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: Round Rock Independent School District Police Department is using Oracle's Public Safety Suite to improve information access and communications across the 55 school campuses and over 47,000 students it supports. Previously, the department relied on contracted county dispatch services that did not meet its needs for real-time communication across the 110-square mile school distric  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: Attorney General Alan Wilson led a coalition of 22 states supporting a Texas law that makes illegal immigration a state crime and authorizes state officials to enforce it. "Joe Biden has created a border crisis of historic proportions," said Attorney General Alan Wilson. "His Administration's flagrant and repeated pattern of ignoring national immigration laws has allowed more t  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 20 -- Southwest Airlines issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is celebrating its fifth anniversary of Hawaii service by today announcing a partnership with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) as Presenting Sponsor of the community's beloved and revitalized Kilohana Hula Show. The Kilohana Hula Show presented by Southwest Airlines(R) is free and open to the public, and will run weekly, Sunday through Thursday  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 22 -- Southwest Airlines issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced a ratified collective bargaining agreement for nearly 18,000 Southwest Airlines(R) Ramp, Operations, Provisioning, and Cargo Agents. The contract covers the second-highest number of Employees, represented by the Transport Workers Union Local 555 (TWU 555), of the airline's 12 labor agreements. "Our Ramp, Operations, Provisioning, and Cargo Agents  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 21 -- Southwest Airlines issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced a Tentative Agreement with the Transport Workers Union Local 556 (TWU 556) for a new labor contract covering the Company's nearly 20,000 Southwest Airlines(R) Flight Attendants. "Southwest's Flight Attendants support the Safety and comfort of our Customers while providing legendary Southwest Hospitality," said Adam Carlisle, Vice President Labor   more

STERLING, Kansas, March 23 -- Sterling College issued the following news release: The Sterling College Forensics and Debate team not only competed at the recent Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament and Convention held in Phoenix, Ariz., but was also recognized as being one of few colleges to have had an active team which has competed in the National PKD Tournament for over 100 years. Fifty-seven colleges and universities competed at PKD Nationals this year including Marshall University, Mississ  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 19 -- 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 March 18, 2024: Frost & Sullivan announces Tata Communications, the global communications technology (commtech) player as a recipient of multiple awards for its excellence in connectivity and communication solutions for enterprises. Tata Communications was honored with the follo  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 23 -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: Tarrant County College Northwest President Zarina Blankenbaker has been named one of three cochairs of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Community Coordinating Council. NICE aims to advance cybersecurity education, training and workforce development. Representing higher education, Dr. Blankenbaker shares council oversight with Michael Alicca, chief human resources manager for Trellix, a   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 22 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on March 21, 2024: On Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 22 states in filing an amicus brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in support of Texas's state law SB4. SB4 makes illegal immigration into the Lone Star State a state crime and allows state magistrates and judges to order those who have crossed the border illegally back to   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 22 -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: By Rachel Knight, VMBS Communications Rebecca Guenther has dreamed of becoming a veterinarian since she was 6 years old and has been working toward that goal for as long as she can remember. "Becoming an Aggie veterinarian is the first step in fulfilling my life's purpose," she said. "Every time I am in the clinic, working with a patient or talki  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 19 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have developed a new virtual tool that will allow scientists to study the function of genes more efficiently and hopefully reduce the number of animal models used in genetic research. The tool, called Gene Knockout Inference (GenKI), allows scientists   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 20 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: Having two autoimmune diseases is unusual for a dog, but having three is exceptionally rare. When Lanie, an English silver Labrador retriever, began showing signs of another illness less than a year after the diagnosis of her first two autoimmune diseases, her owners acted quickly, taking her to their local, trusted emergency veterinary clinic. The clinic used every tool at its disposal to help Lanie   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 20 -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Having two autoimmune diseases is unusual for a dog, but having three is exceptionally rare. When Lanie, an English silver Labrador retriever, began showing signs of another illness less than a year after the diagnosis of her first two autoimmune diseases, her owners acted quickly, taking her to their local, trusted emergency veterinary clinic. T  more

COMMERCE, Texas, March 20 -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Texas A&M University-Commerce conducted a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, March 18 to begin construction of a new Agricultural Multipurpose Education & Training Center and a gamebird research center, both located on State Highway 24 south of Commerce. The $45 million, approximately 190,000-square-foot agricultural facility will serve as a dynamic hub for agricultural rese  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 21 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Dr. Wenping Wang and Dr. Scott Schaefer, faculty members in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, were recognized by the Association for Computing Machinery as authors of influential computer graphics papers. * * * In the fall, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) released a collection of the most original, boundary-pushing papers that have been p  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 19 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M researchers collaborate with NASA on updated satellites that track water reservoirs. * * * By Justin Agan '18 Most satellites are placed in orbit on 5-to-10-year missions to accomplish many tasks. One of the many functions of the satellites carrying a Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is to monitor water reservoirs around the world. A sign  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 23 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Annual African dust storms may spread more than just dust clouds around the world; bacteria and fungi may be involved as well, scientists say. * * * By Justin Agan and Alyson Chapman When allergy season hits, many blame their reactions on the local flora in the spring. However, African Saharan-Sahelian dust plumes, large enough to register on weather radar, travel arou  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 20 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major victory as the Supreme Court of the United States denied emergency motions filed by the Biden Administration and various other organizations seeking to block enforcement of Texas's recent immigration law, SB 4. Today's order vacates the administrative stay previously issued by the Supreme Court, thus allowing Texas to immediately e  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit to block the Biden Administration's unlawful and indefinite ban on approving applications to export liquified natural gas ("LNG") that the Department of Energy itself has already acknowledged has "no factual or legal basis." Texas, along with Louisiana and fourteen other states, has filed a lawsuit to void the unconstitutional LNG export ban, which i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Multi Media, LLC, and Hammy Media, major pornography companies that operate sites such as "Chaturbate" and "xHamster," for violating HB 1181, a Texas law that requires reasonable age verification measures to protect minors from being exposed to harmful obscene material. Instead of abiding by Texas law requiring purveyors of obscene material to institute age  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 19 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Texas remains the battleground of battlegrounds, and firmly holds a spotlight within the 2024 national political arena. This general election cycle will ultimately shape the electoral landscape in Texas for generations to come. And to kick off our path to November, the Texas Democratic Party is proud to announce the official 2024 Texas Democratic Convention speaking program with a keynote address from U.S. Senate n  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * Following Donald Trump's agenda for another term, 80% of House Republicans - including MAGA Monica De La Cruz - released a budget yesterday that would gut Social Security and Medicare, rip away healthcare, ban abortion, and threaten access to IVF nationwide. In response, Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa released the following statement: "MAGA Republicans are showing us  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on March 21, 2024: Yesterday a report in Forbes raised ethical concerns about Ted Cruz's podcast deal with iHeartMedia, after a Cruz-linked Super PAC reported $215,000 in revenue from the company. Despite a Cruz spokesperson claiming that there was "no difference between [Cruz's] podcast airing on iHeartMedia or him appearing on network television," according to Forbes, iHeartMedia "sells the advertising inventory   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Commissioner Mike Morath on March 21, 2024: * * * Subject: 2021-2024 Texas COVID Learning Acceleration Supports (TCLAS) Grant Updates: Timeline, Movement of Grant Funds, and Liquidation Extension for ESSER III- funded Grants Category: Information Related to Grants Next Steps: Share with appropriate staff, complete survey to move TCLAS Grant funds (if applicable), complete liquidation extension survey in   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Commissioner Mike Morath on March 21, 2024: * * * SUBJECT: Purple Star Campus Designation SY 2024-25 Application CATEGORY: Notice NEXT STEPS: Share with appropriate staff The Purple Star Campus Designation recognizes Texas school districts and open-enrollment charter school campuses that show support and commitment to meeting the unique needs of military- connected students and their families. The Texas  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Commissioner Mike Morath on March 21, 2024: * * * Subject: Refreshed CTE Programs of Study and Updated Cycles for Future Programs of Study and Aligned Industry-Based Certifications Category: College, Career, and Military Preparation Next Steps: Share with CTE staff, campus administrators, and counselors Refreshed Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs of Study Refreshed CTE programs of study wil  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Commissioner Mike Morath on March 21, 2024: * * * Subject: School Health Survey Category: Information Requested via Survey Next Steps: Identify the district representative best equipped to complete the survey and share survey access information The annual School Health Survey is now available for school district and open-enrollment charter school completion through May 24, 2024. Overview Texa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 20 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the inaugural members of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium Executive Committee (TSIC EC) at an announcement event at the University of Texas Dallas (UT Dallas). TSIC EC will govern the work of the Consortium and work with industry stakeholders to ensure Texas' place as a national leader in advanced semiconductor research, design, and manufac  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response resources ahead of critical wildfire conditions anticipated for the Panhandle and West Texas this weekend and into the beginning of next week. "As wildfire threats are expected across West Texas and the Panhandle this weekend, Texas is ready to swiftly respond with emergency resources   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response resources ahead of a severe storm system moving across the state this evening. "Texas stands ready to deploy emergency resources to help local officials across the state respond to severe weather that is expected to impact several regions of the state," said Governor   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 21 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Governor Abbott today celebrated the growing support for school choice for all Texas families during the opening keynote address at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's (TPPF) annual Texas Policy Summit in Austin. "Because of the hard work of everyone in this room, we are on the brink of giving Texas parents what they have been asking for: school choice," said Governor Abbott. "A resoundi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 (TNSres) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas as the nation's undisputed jobs leader following the release of February employment numbers showing jobs surging in Texas as employers added 49,800 jobs in February. Leading the nation for jobs added over the month and over the last 12 months, Texas again smashes all previous records for total jobs, the number of Texans working, and the size of the Texas   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott last night was awarded 2024 Texan of the Year by the Texas Legislative Conference for his critical role in propelling the Texas economy to greater heights at an award reception in New Braunfels. "Not only is Texas the headquarters of headquarters, but our small businesses also employ nearly half of all working Texans," said Governor Abbott. "We, as a state, will work side-by-side with   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 19 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on March 18, 2024: 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 a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 505,800 illegal immigrant appreh  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 22 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that five of the firm's lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Texas Rising Stars. The full Rising Stars list appears on superlawyers.com and in the April 2024 issue of Texas Super Lawyers Magazine - Rising Stars, published by Law & Politics Media Inc. In addition, selected attorneys in Texas will also be listed in Texas Monthly magazine. * * *  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, March 21 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has awarded Texas State University a grant to study the cardiovascular benefits of volunteering activity in later life. This four-year, $1 million grant will support the project "Volunteering, polygenic risk, and cardiovascular biomarkers in multiple ancestry." Seoyoun Kim, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department   more

DALLAS, Texas, March 23 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Super Lawyers has included 24 Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers in its 2024 Rising Stars directory. Published by Thomson Reuters, the directory includes only 2 percent of young lawyers in Texas, selected through peer nominations and research. To be eligible, lawyers must be 40 or younger or practicing fewer than 10 years. The following Haynes Boone lawyers are featured as 2024 Texas Rising Stars and listed  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 21 -- The Texas Department of Transportation issued the following news: The moon will throw some serious shade next month, and TxDOT is preparing for a major increase in traffic as Texans and visitors across the state travel to witness this rare total solar eclipse. Responding to a call for help along the road, TxDOT Highway Emergency Response Operator team lead Martin Lazo saw the sky get eerily dark right before noon. It was the annular eclipse in Oct. 2023, and it stopp  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 23 -- Trammell Crow Co., a developer and investor in commercial real estate, issued the following news release: High Street Residential (HSR), the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company, has completed construction at The James, a five-story multifamily community in the Greater St. Louis area. HSR and its project partners - including Greystar Management, ESG Architecture & Design, and Brinkmann Constructors - celebrated the grand opening of the 152-unit residential  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, March 21 -- Texas State University issued the following news release: The Texas State University System (TSUS) and Indeed - the world's #1 job site and a leading hiring platform - have launched a first-of-its kind partnership to equip students and alumni with the skills and knowledge needed to conduct successful job searches. TSUS is the first university system in the world to partner with Indeed's Job Search Academy, a free virtual training program offering all TSUS students  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: By Rashda Khan U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm appointed Joe Powell, the founding executive director of the Energy Transition Institute at the University of Houston, to the U.S. Department of Energy's Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee (ITIAC). The 18-member committee, a diverse group of stakeholders who report directly to Granholm, will create a comprehensive strategy to acceler  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 20 -- The University of the Incarnate Word issued the following news release: The University of the Incarnate Word School of Professional Studies (UIWSPS) and Methodist Healthcare have entered into a historic agreement that promises to lift the lives of thousands of employees and their families. The two entities formalized and celebrated a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday, March 18, 2024, which was initiated over a year ago. It is a collaboration poised to transf  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 19 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: By Mike Emery When community partners unite, great things can happen. But when individuals and organizations work together efficiently, the possibilities are limitless. The University of Houston contributes to a number of civic partnerships. Now, UH has a presence within the Third Ward Community Health Collaborative (TWCHC) among founding partner institutions--including the Third Ward Community Cloth Cooperative   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 23 -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: By Libby Maness The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's innovation wing, HSC Next, was recently named the Institutional Investor of the Year at The Dallas Entrepreneur Center's State of Entrepreneurship, presented by Bank of America. This recognition highlights the institution's commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship and its significant impact on the dyn  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 19 -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: By Sally Crocker March 2024 has been a significant month for Dr. Teresa Wagner, associate professor of health administration and policy at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's School of Public Health. During the National Academies of Practice annual meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, she was inducted into the Registered Dietitian Academy inaugural cohort   more

DENTON, Texas, March 19 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: University of North Texas assistant professor Iva Jestratijevic, whose research in the College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism focuses on sustainability and new methodologies in retail and fashion, is working to repurpose unwanted textiles across campus. Jestratijevic recently launched the Zero Waste Textile initiative at UNT after receiving a $1,000 grant from the State of Texas Alliance for   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 20 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: By Eric Griffey Two second-year students from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine connected with professors from the School of Public Health and the School of Health Professions. The collaboration among schools of The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth resulted in important research on adolescent health. The work left an indelible -- and possib  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 22 -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: By Sally Crocker Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, dean of the School of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, has been selected to serve on the Global Engagement and Partnerships Advisory Committee of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. ASPPH is the voice of accredited academic public health, representing schools and programs acc  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 20 -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: By Steven Bartolotta For the second straight year, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine's Latino Medical Student Association has won the LMSA Southwest Chapter of the Year Award. The award illuminates the student group's hard work, volunteering, and collaborating with over 25 different groups from February 2023 throug  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- The University of Texas at Austin's Charles A. Dana Center issued the following news: By Genesis Moreno After a three-year term, the Rural School Network successfully concluded their last professional learning session this past December. Supported by the Greater Texas Foundation, the initiative was created to boost student success in mathematics at critical transition points, specifically in rural schools that are often overlooked. Centered on four school districts   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, March 23 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following Q&A on March 22, 2024, with Brandie Green, director of the College of Nursing and Health Innovation's undergraduate public health program: * * * For Brandie Green, public health is about making change on a wide scale through service. She is bringing her own background and dedication to the community into her new role as director of the College of Nursing and Health Innovation's undergraduate public heal  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, March 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Since the 1970s, the federal government has listed the active ingredients in mushrooms--psilocybin and psilocin--as illegal and having no accepted medical use. However, in recent years, medical professionals have found that these substances are safe and effective for treating stubborn conditions such as treatment-resistant depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Some jurisd  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: After conducting a national search, The University of Texas at Austin has named Justin Dyer as the inaugural dean of the School of Civic Leadership. Dyer, who has served as interim dean since the new school launched last year, is a professor of government in the College of Liberal Arts and served as the founding director of the University's Civitas Institute. His appointment as dean is effective March 25. "Th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: When people learn things they should not know, getting them to forget that information can be tough. This is also true of rapidly growing artificial intelligence programs that are trained to think as we do, and it has become a problem as they run into challenges based on the use of copyright-protected material and privacy issues. To respond to this challenge, researchers at The University of Texas at  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A new master's degree program at The University of Texas at Austin will help fill the demand for semiconductor scientists and engineers and give students a chance to lead the next wave of innovation in the booming semiconductor industry. Starting in the fall of 2025, UT will offer a new Master of Science in Engineering with a major in semiconductor science and engineering. The program, a collaboratio  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Researchers working in the Horn of Africa have uncovered evidence showing how Middle Stone Age humans survived in the wake of the eruption of Toba, one of the largest supervolcanoes in history, some 74,000 years ago. The behavioral flexibility of these Middle Stone Age people not only helped them live through the supereruption but may have facilitated the later dispersal of modern humans out of Africa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Dinosaurs get all the glory. But aetosaurs, a heavily armored cousin of modern crocodiles, ruled the world before dinosaurs did. These tanks of the Triassic came in a variety of shapes and sizes before going extinct around 200 million years ago. Today, their fossils are found on every continent except Antarctica and Australia. Scientists use the bony plates that make up aetosaur armor to identify dif  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Texas continues to grapple with a persistent challenge: providing accessible and high-quality child care at an affordable rate, as outlined in a recent policy brief (https://hdl.handle.net/2152/124258) by researchers at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. The current shortfall not only affects working families but also impedes the state's economic growth. "Child car  more

TYLER, Texas, March 22 -- The University of Texas Tyler Campus issued the following news release: Nicholas "Nick" Sheffield of Tyler, a senior voice performance major at The University of Texas at Tyler, earned four top awards, including two Singer of the Year honors, at the 2024 National Association of Teachers of Singing-DFW Chapter Conference. Sheffield placed first in both the musical theater and classical divisions in the advanced male voice category. He also was named the Ann Weeks Singe  more

IRVINE, California, March 22 (TNSres) -- CoreLogic, a property, mortgage and consumer information provider, issued the following news release: * * * * U.S. single-family rental costs increased by 2.6% year over year in January 2024, compared with the 5.5% gain recorded in January 2023. * Annual rent growth has remained below 3% since last summer. Year-over-year attached and detached rental price gains differed by 0.2 percentage points. * Urban Honolulu led the nation for annual rental cost  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 19 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: In a special called meeting on March 18, The University of Texas System Board of Regents unanimously approved Neal Weaver, Ph.D., as the new president of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. Weaver, who has served as president of Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) since 2017, will officially begin his new appointment in mid-May. Neal Weaver profile photo Weaver  more

TYLER, Texas, March 20 -- The University of Texas Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler University Academy-Longview campus will offer 75 additional openings for the 2024-25 school year. With this expansion, the campus will add one additional Grade 6 and Grade 7 classroom each and two additional kindergarten classes. "We are excited to welcome new students to our Longview University Academy, expanding our offerings to meet the needs of our Gregg County  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: UT Southwestern Medical Center has joined more than a dozen leading medical centers and Microsoft to form the Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN), a national group designed to set standards and safely explore applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care. "Advancing AI in health care will be well served through a collective initiative such as this on  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 20 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Moncrief Cancer Institute debuted its new Mobile Screening Clinic prior to the Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting today. The $1 million, 36-foot cancer screening clinic was funded by Tarrant County through a three-year, $9 million grant awarded to Moncrief Cancer Institute in 2022. Part of the federal funding Tarrant County received through the American Res  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Surgical nerve decompression, used to treat conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and sciatica, could play a role in relieving the pain of diabetic neuropathy patients, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found. The five-year study, published in the Annals of Surgery, was the first randomized control trial to assess the effectiveness of lower extremity nerve   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, March 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The economic impact of federally sponsored research at The University of Texas at Arlington was $38 million in 2022, with expenditures spread among 725 unique vendors, according to a new report. Of that total, the University spent about $24 million on research-related goods and services in Texas. The research dollars also supported the salaries of 1,562 people during this time--in  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, March 21 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Arlington's Fort Worth Center continues to strengthen its relationship with the city of Fort Worth, with new program offerings and the first cohort of city employees set to graduate from the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. "The city of Fort Worth's cohort journey through the MPA program is a testament to UTA's commitment to public service excellenc  more

EL PASO, Texas, March 20 -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: Three faculty members at The University of Texas at El Paso have become senior members of the National Academy of Inventors' (NAI) Class of 2024. Marc Cox, Ph.D., Eric Freudenthal, Ph.D., and Raymond C. Rumpf, Ph.D., join a class comprised of 124 academic inventors worldwide "who have demonstrated remarkable innovation producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impac  more

GALVESTON, Texas, March 20 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: As part of its dedication to enhanced professionalism and law enforcement excellence in public safety and community relations, the University of Texas Medical Branch Police Department voluntarily became a Nationally Accredited Law Enforcement Agency through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) in 2012. As part of our ongoing accreditation process, we invite pu  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 23 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 22-state coalition supporting a Texas law that makes illegal immigration a state crime and authorizes state officials to enforce it. Texas's state law, SB4, makes illegal immigration into Texas a state crime and allows state magistrates and judges to order those who have crossed the border illegally back to the country from which they entered  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 19 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The majority of Texans support vaccines, but a vocal minority are actively working on weakening or dismantling vaccine requirements, according to a journal article published in Vaccine: X from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and The Immunization Partnership. Vaccine hesitancy is considered one of the top health challenges of this decade. Texas is the second-largest state by population, geography,  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 19 -- McGlinchey Stafford, a law firm, issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce the 2024 annual Dermot S. McGlinchey Lecture on Federal Litigation at Tulane Law School. Professor Stephen I. Vladeck, the Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts at the University of Texas at Austin, will deliver an address on "The Most Unaccountable Branch: What's Really Wrong with the Supreme Court--and How to Fix It." This   more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 22 -- Weaver, a provider of an assurance, tax and advisory services, issued the following news release: National accounting and advisory firm, Weaver, is pleased to welcome Sharyl David, CFA, ASA, as a managing director in its growing Valuation Services practice. Based in Weaver's Sacramento, California, location Sharyl focuses on valuations for Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), mergers and acquisitions, corporate planning, and trust and estate planning. Prior to jo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 15 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Materials scientists at Rice University are shedding light on the intricate growth processes of 2D crystals, paving the way for controlled synthesis of these materials with unprecedented precision. Jun Lou and Ming Tang (Rice University)Two-dimensional materials such as graphene and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) exhibit unique properties that hold immense promise for applications in electronics, sensors, energy storag  more

NEW YORK, March 21 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised TotalEnergies on its agreement to acquire 100 percent of Talos Low Carbon Solutions, an American company focused on carbon capture and storage. The transaction results in TotalEnergies owning a 25 percent share in the Bayou Bend project, a major carbon transportation and storage solution project for industrial emitters. Located along the Texas Gulf Coast in the Port  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Wiley Rein, a law firm, issued the following news release: On behalf of two leading digital asset and blockchain trade associations, Wiley Rein LLP authored an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to require the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to begin a rulemaking process that balances the viewpoints of cryptocurrency stakeholders. Wiley is representing the Satoshi Action Fund and the Texas Blockchain Council as amici in the  more