WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The American Clinical Laboratory Association issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) and its member company, HealthTrackRx, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, challenging the Agency's May 6, 2024, Final Rule, which inappropriately seeks to regulate professional laboratory testing services as medical dev  more

MCKINNEY, Texas, May 31 -- The American Beverage Association issued the following news release: American Beverage has awarded $986,000 to McKinney, Texas, to help fund new curbside recycling carts for 58,000 households. The grant also includes a robust education and outreach campaign to reduce contamination of recyclables. "The investment in McKinney's recycling program goes hand in hand with Texas Beverage Association's efforts to promote a cleaner, healthier environment," said Carol McGarah,  more

GAINESVILLE, Texas, May 29 -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued the following news release: After deadly tornadoes and severe weather caused significant destruction in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas over the weekend, insurers are focused on helping their policyholders begin the claims and recovery process, says the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA). APCIA urges residents who experienced damage to their home, vehicle, or business to contact their i  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 31 -- The American Society of Travel Advisors issued the following news release: The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) is pleased to announce its Board of Directors' newly-elected Directors-at-Large, who will officially begin their two-year terms at the close of ASTA's Travel Advisor Conference in Dallas, TX. There were five candidates vying for two open at-large seats on the Board. The following are the newly elected national Directors-at-Large, in alphabetical orde  more

NEW YORK, June 1 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Today, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling in Zurawski v. Texas that fails to provide any meaningful clarity on when doctors can perform abortions for dire medical reasons. The ruling largely ignores the women who filed the case, writing them out of the opinion. The Court stated definitively that people cannot have abortions in situations where the fetus has a lethal condition and will   more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Club for Growth Action, an arm of the Club for Growth, issued the following news release: Club for Growth Action defeated 3 RINOs in the Texas House runoff after beating 7 anti-school freedom incumbent Republicans in the primary. In the primary and runoff, Club for Growth Action and School Freedom Fund aired a total of 36 television ads. Club for Growth Action affiliated School Freedom Fund spent nearly $4 million on the primaries, and Club for Growth Action spent over $4  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Democracy Forward, a legal organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: The Texas Supreme Court today rejected a challenge by Texas women and physicians to the state's near-total abortion bans, which have chilled the provision of needed medical care, putting Texans who experience complications during pregnancy in grave danger.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 30 -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners issued the following news: The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is pleased to announce that the Executive Committee of the Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) has named the recipients of the 2024 Loretta C. Ford Award, FAANP Legacy Awards and Honorary Fellow distinction. The FAANP program was established in 2000 to recognize nurse practitioner (NP) leaders who exemplify the   more

ADDISON, Texas, May 31 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Dogs break through fences in terror, birds abandon their nests, and panicked animals flee onto roadways during fireworks shows. That's why PETA sent a letter this morning to Addison Director of Special Events Abby Morales asking her to reallocate the resources usually spent to produce the Addison Kaboom Town! fireworks display--which USA Today notes is 25 minutes long--to an equally dazzling  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 1 -- UNITE HERE, a labor union for workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation and airport industries in the U.S. and Canada, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: GM Culinary workers and supporters picketed their employer's cafeteria at Meta Austin today to inform the public that GM Culinary does not have a contract with UNITE HERE. The same workers have called for a fair process that allows workers   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 30 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: * * * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is hosting a HACU-member webinar titled, "From Idea to Funding: Insights from a Panel of NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program Grant Winners," on June 18, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. CT. The webinar will focus on the goals of the NSF Improving Undergraduate ST  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 31 -- Harte Research Institute issued the following news release: The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi announces the appointment of Dr. Keisha Bahr as Chair for Coral Reef and Ocean Health, effective June 1, on World Reef Awareness Day. As the 10th chair of the institute, Bahr's expertise will bring an integral research area to HRI -- coral reef ecology. Bahr comes to HRI from the TAMU-CC College of Scie  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 29 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Research Highlights: The benefits gained from better heart health may be related to a process involved in the aging of the body and its cells, researchers found in a study of more than 5,000 adults with a mean age of 56 years. People with rapid cell aging may offset the increased risk of heart disease, stroke and death by managing their heart disease risk factors and adopting mor  more

MURCHISON, Texas, May 29 (TNSres) -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following news release: * * * After living in dungeon-like stalls, these animals now have all of their needs met * * * Five years ago, Humane Society International rescued over 200 wild exotic animals from decrepit, barren and disturbing conditions at St. Edouard Zoo, an unaccredited facility in Canada. The animals were taken to sanctuaries and qualified facilities throughout North America, including the   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 29 (TNSres) -- The Intercultural Development Research Association issued the following news release: This month, IDRA launched a two-year study on the impact of Texas Senate Bill 17's ban on college diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices and the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 decision to significantly limit race-conscious admissions in higher education on marginalized college-going students. The study explores the impact of those changes on high school students' access  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The American Council of Life Insurers posted the following news release: Nine insurance trade associations filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to overturn a regulation limiting consumers' choice of financial professional and their access to retirement products that deliver protected lifetime income. The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA), NAIFA-Texas, NAIFA-Dallas, NAIFA-F  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 27 -- The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors posted the following news release on May 24, 2024: Nine insurance trade associations filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to overturn a regulation limiting consumers' choice of financial professional and their access to retirement products that deliver protected lifetime income. The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), National Association of Insurance and Financial A  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 1 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a plan to partner with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase criminal prosecutions at the border pursuant to Sections 1325 and 1326 of Chapter 8 of the U.S. Code. In addition, they are also planning to provide increased resources to border districts, and to U.S. Attorneys' Offices. In response to this update LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 -- The National Electrical Contractors Association posted the following news release: The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), and National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA) announced a joint memorandum of understanding (MOU) that recognizes the necessity of a collaborative approach to address the challenges and opportuniti  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 30 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is proud to announce its partnership with The Urban Poverty and Business Initiative (UPBI) at the University of Notre Dame that will provide an opportunity for Latino entrepreneurs to grow and boost their small businesses. As part of the partnership, LULAC will launch two pilot programs that will provide training, m  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 27 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release on May 25, 2024: Domingo Garcia, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said at a press conference Saturday that LULAC is in solidarity with Carmen Aguilar, the grieving mother of Pfc. Katia Duenas-Aguilar, a 23-year-old Latina U.S. Army soldier who was tragically slain a week ago. Aguilar has taken a profound step by doubling the reward to $55,000 for inf  more

IRVING, Texas, May 29 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following statement on May 28, 2024, by Loran Smith, executive director of the University of Georgia Chapter: * * * Last week, I called Archie Manning with a routine request which led to an informal conversation which often takes place a few times during the year. There is a lot of humor when we talk. There is no profanity, no mean-spirited gossip. The down-home mores he learned as a boy in Drew, Mis  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: NFIB filed a lawsuit (https://strgnfibcom.blob.core.windows.net/nfibcom/665615bc54963-665615bc54964Texas-Top-Cop-Shop-Inc.-et-al.-v.-Garland-et-al.-Complaint-5.28.24.pdf.pdf) against the U.S. Government in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas challenging the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and beneficial ownership reporting requirements. "The Corporate Transpa  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: On May 16, 2024, the Association of American Publishers, along with the American Booksellers for Free Expression, Authors Guild, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and Freedom to Read Foundation, filed an amici brief urging the Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit appellate court's decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. The brief argues that Texas law H.B 1181, which requires age-verification  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 1 -- The Alliance for Retired Americans issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Members of the Alliance for Retired Americans proudly announced their endorsement of Congressman Colin Allred for election to the U.S. Senate from Texas today. The Texas Alliance for Retired Americans is a grassroots advocacy organization with more than 155,000 members across the state. "Rep. Allred has already proven as a member of the U.S. House that he will look out for older Texan  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 29 -- Right on Crime, a national campaign of the Texas Public Policy Foundation that supports conservative solutions for reducing crime, restoring victims, reforming offenders and lowering taxpayer costs, issued the following news release: Right On Crime, and Conservatives for Criminal Justice Reform, both national criminal justice organizations, support North Carolina's S565 without PCS (Proposed Committee Substitute). This bill, as originally drafted, would have removed bar  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 31 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: When NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew past the tiny main belt asteroid Dinkinesh last November, the Southwest Research Institute-led mission discovered a trough and ridge structure on the main asteroid as well as the first-ever-encountered contact binary satellite. The flyby data of this half-mile-wide object revealed a dramatic history of sudden breakups and transformation. Scientists think a big  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 30 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: The Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) Demo pilot plant has generated electricity for the first time using supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycles. The $169 million, 10-megawatt sCO2 facility at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio is demonstrating next-generation power production technology in a project led by GTI Energy in collaboration with SwRI, GE Vernova,   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 29 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute has created a comprehensive data analysis tool to help metropolitan areas curb urban heat islands (UHIs) and pursue mitigation methods for especially vulnerable populations. This internally funded project was a collaboration with the City of San Antonio. UHIs occur when dense concentrations of pavement and buildings absorb heat and raise surrounding temperatures.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 30 -- The Texas Freedom Network issued the following news release: Lauren Ashley Simmons, a candidate endorsed by Texas Freedom Network, yesterday won the runoff election for HD 146 against incumbent Representative Shawn Thierry. Texas Freedom Network endorsed Simmons in the election against Thierry following a legislative session marred by anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation, particularly with the passage of Senate Bill 14, banning gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 30 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: The Texas Education Agency's new high-quality instructional materials will significantly improve educational outcomes and provide tremendous support for teachers, according to the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Chief Executive Officer Greg Sindelar. TEA recently published the revised materials as part of a new review process passed by the Texas Legislature last year. The revised materials align with  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 29 -- The American Society of Travel Advisors issued the following news release: The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) and 1,400 travel advisors and suppliers convene in Dallas for the sold-out 2024 Travel Advisor Conference (https://traveladvisorconference.org/). This immersive event for travel advisors of all experience levels offers educational sessions, networking opportunities, a trade show with over 200 suppliers, the signature Advocacy Dinner gala, and so much  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 29 -- Susan G. Komen, an organization that says it addresses breast cancer on fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives, posted the following news on May 28, 2024: Campaign Led by Tokio Marine HCC - Specialty Group Aims to Improve and Save Lives Impacted by Breast Cancer as Susan G. Komen Works to Provide Access to High-Quality Breast Care and Services. As the biggest women's U.S. golf tournament tees off, Susan G. Komen(R), the  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 1 (TNSres) -- The United Services Automobile Association issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: * * * Association remained committed to serving the military community and their families and helping them build financial security amid economic headwinds. * * * USAA today published its 2023 Annual Report to Members, highlighting strong financial performance, membership growth and the introduction of innovative products and services to meet the needs of its m  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, May 30 -- The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center issued the following news on May 29, 2024: On Saturday May 25, the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center's two 1-year-old Tomistoma crocodiles safely arrived at their new home, Crocodile Encounter in Texas. The trip was a two-day excursion, departing the Virginia Aquarium on Friday morning and traveling by van. "This is a very exciting, but bittersweet milestone for us," said the Virginia Aquarium's Assista  more