HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 11 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * 'Smaller and better': Rice research uncovers performance sweet spot for relaxor nanomaterial A new study led by Rice University materials scientist Lane Martin sheds light on how the extreme miniaturization of thin films affects the behavior of relaxor ferroelectrics -- materials with noteworthy energy-conversion properties used in sensors, actuators and nanoelectronics. The findings reveal that as the film sh  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 15 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * 12 Haynes Boone Lawyers and 4 Practices Ranked in Chambers Global 2025 The Chambers Global guide of leading international lawyers ranked 12 Haynes Boone lawyers in its 2025 edition. The international directory also recognized four Haynes Boone practice groups: Banking and Finance, Banking and Finance: Mainly Regulatory, Derivatives, and Energy: Oil and Gas Transactional. The firm increased both   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 12 -- 7-Eleven, a convenience store chain, issued the following news release: * * * 7-Eleven, Inc.'s Laredo Taco Company Launches New Flavor-Packed Chicken Fajita Burrito Customers can also enjoy meal deals from Raise the Roost and Speedy Cafe starting at $4 IRVING, TX (February 10, 2025) - New crave-worthy menu items and meal deals are here! Today, 7-Eleven, Inc.'s Laredo Taco Company restaurant launched an all-new Chicken Fajita Burrito that's sure to satisfy every crav  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 15 -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * Airbnb Q4 2024 financial results We issued our fourth quarter and full-year 2024 financial results. You can read the details here. Airbnb Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky said: "In 2024, we outpaced the travel industry's growth, with revenue, nights booked, and GBV all accelerating in Q4. This growth reflects the significant improvements we've made to Airbnb's usability, afforda  more

WACO, Texas, Feb. 4 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Art & Art History Chair Honored as Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year Award honors Heidi J. Hornik, Ph.D., an internationally renowned scholar/teacher in Italian Renaissance art and religion and the arts, for her outstanding contributions to Baylor's learning environment by Lori Fogleman, Media & Public Relations Contact: Lori Fogleman, 254-709-5959 Heidi J. Hornik, Ph.D., professor of art history and cha  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Investigation into DeepSeek and Notifies the Chinese AI Company of its Violation of Texas State Law Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an investigation into DeepSeek--a Chinese artificial intelligence ("AI") company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party ("CCP")--regarding the privacy practices of its AI platform and its claims that its AI model r  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Continues Fight to Protect Girls' Sports in Texas and Announces Investigation into Hutto ISD and Richardson ISD Attorney General Ken Paxton is continuing his efforts to investigate and hold accountable any school district or official who openly disregards Texas law protecting the integrity of women's athletics. After demanding documents from Dallas Independent Sch  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Stops Radical Abortionist from Unlawfully Supplying Dangerous Drugs to Kill Unborn Babies Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a $100,000 penalty and permanent injunction against New York-based Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter for unlawfully providing abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents in violation of state law. "In Texas, we will always protect innocent li  more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, Feb. 12 -- BASF Corp. issued the following news release: * * * BASF expands sustainable North American plasticizer portfolio with ISCC PLUS certification HOUSTON, TX, February 11, 2025 - BASF is now offering biomass-balanced (BMB)[1] and Ccycled[2] grades of its plasticizer portfolio from production sites in Pasadena, Texas and Cornwall, Ontario, to customers. The sites and mass-balanced products have been certified according to the International Sustainability and C  more

WACO, Texas, Feb. 4 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Baylor Chemist John L. Wood, Ph.D., Designated University Distinguished Professor Renowned chemist receives highest honor bestowed on Baylor faculty by Lori Fogleman, Media & Public Relations Contact: Lori Fogleman, 254-709-5959 Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today that John L. Wood, Ph.D., The Robert A. Welch Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, chair of the Department of Chemistry and  more

WACO, Texas, Feb. 15 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Baylor University Again Recognized Among Nation's Elite Research Universities with Research 1 Designation University's continued research growth elevates Baylor within new criteria from American Council on Education and Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education By Derek Smith, Baylor University Marketing & Communications Baylor University has again been recognized as a Research 1 ("R1") university,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Baylor, Rice research detects hazardous chemicals in human placenta with speed and precision Through the collaborative research efforts as part of the Superfund Research Program (SRP), scientists from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have demonstrated a new method for detecting the presence of dangerous chemicals from tobacco smoke in human placenta with unprecede  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 11 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Caught in the crossfire: How political attacks erode public trust in local news Local news outlets, long seen as the most trusted source for keeping communities informed, are facing a new challenge: political attacks that are chipping away at public trust. According to a new study from Rice University and the University of Houston, criticism from Republican politicians has a major impact on how people -- espec  more

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 13 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news: * * * Chase Briscoe Claims First Daytona 500 Pole for Toyota JGR Newcomer Runs Quickest Speed in No. 19 Camry XSE to Earn Top Starting Spot DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2025) - Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) newcomer Chase Briscoe scored Toyota's first Daytona 500 pole position at Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday evening. Briscoe's JGR No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Camry was the quickest in   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Child with rare epileptic disorder receives long-awaited diagnosis Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor Genetics and collaborating institutions provided a long-awaited and rare genetic diagnosis in a child with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a type of developmental epileptic encephalopathy (  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 11 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, posted the following news release: * * * Class A Midpoint Logistics Center in South Dallas trades hands DALLAS, Feb. 11, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the sale of Midpoint Logistics Center, two newly constructed, Class A industrial buildings totaling 1,600,445 square feet in Lancaster, Texas, approximately 20 minutes south of Downtown Dallas. JLL worked   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 15 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * ConocoPhillips receives exemptive relief from Canadian securities regulatory authorities regarding future Canadian filings HOUSTON -- ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) (the "Company") announced today that the Company has received exemptive relief from the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities regarding future filing requirements. The Company became  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2025: * * * Dentons' rapidly growing restructuring group adds partner John Beck in New York Dentons announces today that John Beck has joined the firm as a partner in its Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice, bolstering the group's capabilities in New York and Texas. Beck has handled numerous financial restructurings and special situations representing companies, secured creditors, official and ad   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 12 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN to Showcase More Than 250 Women's College Basketball Games, Including ABC Doubleheader, Feb. 12-18 * ESPN platforms to feature five top-25 matchups this week * Sunday's ABC doubleheader includes four ranked programs: No. 7 UConn at No. 4 South Carolina (1 p.m., ESPN+, Disney+), No. 5 LSU at No. 3 Texas (3 p.m.) * College GameDay returns with first on-campus   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Glasscock School of Continuing Studies launches teaching minor HOUSTON - (Feb. 13, 2025) - Rice University's Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies is now offering a minor in teaching, marking the school's first undergraduate credential. The course of study is designed to equip students with essential and transferable knowledge and skills while enabling them to earn a Texas teacher certification,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Activates State Emergency Response Resources Ahead Of Severe Weather, Wildfire Threats Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response resources ahead of increased severe weather threats this weekend, including damaging wind gusts, possible tornadoes, and heavy rainfall Saturday for parts of East Texas, as well  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Announces New Braven Environmental Facility In Texarkana Governor Greg Abbott today announced the third project under the new Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) program is Braven Environmental, LLC ("Braven Environmental"). A waste-to-value company focused on waste plastics recycling solutions, Braven Environmental will open a state-of-the-art advanced recycling fac  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Announces Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund Grant To Dongjin Semichem Texas Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the second Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF) grant of $2,400,000 has been extended to Dongjin Semichem Texas, Inc. ("DST") for their specialty chemicals and materials facility in Killeen, which is expected to create 24 new jobs and more than $110 million in   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Celebrates Launch Of NYSE Texas Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the announcement by the New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), of plans to launch NYSE Texas, a fully electronic equities exchange to be headquartered in Dallas. "Texas is the most powerful economy in the nation, and now we will become the financial capital of America," said   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Congratulates Bowie As Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the City of Bowie on being designated as a Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community by Travel Texas in the inaugural year of the program after completing the multi-step certification process. The Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community designation shows Bowie Community Devel  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Congratulates Port Aransas As Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the City of Port Aransas on being designated as a Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community by Travel Texas in the inaugural year of the program after completing the multi-step certification process. The Tourism Friendly Texas Certified Community designation shows Port Ar  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Works With U.S. Border Czar Homan, Texas Congressional Delegation On Border Security Operations Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together with the Trump Administration to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational crimina  more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 13 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Continues to Expand in Texas with Addition of Shareholder Can Cui in Life Sciences & Medical Technology Practice AUSTIN, Texas - Feb. 12, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP grew its Life Sciences & Medical Technology Practice with the addition of Shareholder Can Cui in its Austin office. Cui joins the firm from Goodwin, where he served as co-leader of the firm's Life  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Haynes Boone Adds 7 Cross-Border Capital Markets Lawyers in London, Names Lead Partner Nick Davis as Co-Head of London Office Haynes Boone is pleased to welcome a distinguished group of capital markets lawyers to the firm's London office led by Partner Nick Davis, the newly appointed co-head of the firm's London office. The lawyers joining from Memery Crystal also include Partners Edward Baker, Ro  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Haynes Boone Advises e2Companies in Business Combination With NETD Haynes Boone advised e2Companies LLC in its definitive agreement for a business combination with Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (Nasdaq: NETD). The transaction will result in e2, an AI-powered on-site energy manager, becoming a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "VUTL." The transaction puts e2 at a   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 11 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: A Haynes Boone team of energy attorneys advised Texas Petroleum Investment Company (TPIC) as it closed on an asset-backed securitization (ABS) to refinance its existing revolving credit facility. The transaction involved several first-in-kind structural enhancements for oil and gas ABS transactions. In addition to issuing investment-grade term notes in a private offering to accredited investors under Sec  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Haynes Boone Fund Finance Report Reveals New Lenders Driving Down Pricing and Fueling Innovation Haynes Boone's new Fund Finance Annual Report reveals a reversal in market dynamics, with facility pricing tightening to pre-2023 levels and a surge of new lenders reshaping the competitive landscape. The increase in market players is also driving innovation, with industry leaders reporting a   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 11 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes Boone advised Oncocyte Corp. (Nasdaq: OCX) on a successful $29.1 million registered direct offering and concurrent private placement. The financing, led by Oncocyte's five largest shareholders, is expected to fully fund the company's FDA In-Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) transplant assay program through regulatory approval and commercialization. The transaction included the sale of 3,609,755 shares of co  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 11 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes Boone has joined a coalition of civil rights organizations in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Miriam Fuld, et al. v. Palestine Liberation Organization, et al., supporting the rights of American victims of terrorism to seek justice under the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (PSJVTA). Haynes Boone Partner Craig Unterberg, Counsel Leel Sinai and Associ  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 15 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Haynes Boone Advises ENvue in Completed Acquisition by NanoVibronix Haynes Boone advised ENvue Medical Holdings Corp. (ENvue) in its acquisition with NanoVibronix, Inc. to create a platform for growth and expand market reach in the medical device sector. The acquisition, structured as a stock-for-stock transaction, resulted in ENvue holding approximately 85 percent of the consolidated entity, wit  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Haynes Boone Named Top-4 M&A Firm in Texas Lawbook Ranking The Texas Lawbook ranked Haynes Boone in the top five firms for both Texas-led and Texas-related deals in its annual Corporate Deal Tracker reviewing mergers and acquisitions in Texas during 2024. The rankings track both M&A transactions handled by Texas lawyers and transactions in the Texas market. Haynes Boone repeated as a top-five fir  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 14 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hunton Advises on REIT Spin-Off of Millrose Properties, Inc. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP recently advised on the spin-off of a newly created REIT, Millrose Properties, Inc., by Lennar Corporation. The spin-off, which was completed on February 7, 2025, created a separate publicly traded REIT as part of Lennar's shift toward an asset-light, land-light business model. As a new public REIT focused on homesit  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hunton Earns Top Rankings in IJGlobal's League Tables for 2024 Firm Receives Top Legal Advisor Rankings for Energy and Infrastructure Projects Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has been ranked among the leading legal advisors in IJGlobal's Infrastructure and Project Finance League Table Report, finishing 2024 as the top law firm in Power Infrastructure Finance. The firm was ranked among the top 10 law firms   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 14 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hunton Publishes AI Act Guide To Help Businesses Navigate EU's Landmark Regulation Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to release a new AI Act Guide for In-House Lawyers, providing a comprehensive yet practical roadmap for businesses to comply with the European Union's AI Act, the world's first comprehensive legal framework governing artificial intelligence. Published today, the guide is designed to   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 12 -- Mavenir, a cloud-native infrastructure provider that says it is building the future of networks, issued the following news release: * * * Italian Operator EOLO Selects Mavenir 5G SA Core for Europe's First 5G Standalone mmWave FWA Network Mavenir's cloud-native, flexible and agile 5G SA Core solution enables EOLO to cost-effectively deliver FWA broadband services to hard-to-connect areas across Italy February 11, 2025, Richardson, Texas: Mavenir, the cloud-nativ  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 11 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, posted the following news release: * * * JLL secures financing and joint venture equity for Texas self storage portfolio DALLAS, Feb. 11, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged financing and equity for the acquisition of a nine-property, 5,180-unit self-storage portfolio in Midland and Odessa, Texas. JLL's National Self Storage team marketed   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 15 -- AT&T issued the following news release: * * * John Stankey elected Chairman of AT&T's Board of Directors, William Kennard named Lead Independent Director AT&T (NYSE:T) announced on February 14, 2025 that its directors have unanimously elected John Stankey to the role of Board Chair. Stankey succeeds William E. Kennard, who was elected Lead Independent Director. "As AT&T embarks on its comprehensive, Board-approved three-year strategic and capital allocation plan, th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc., an investment advisory firm company, posted the following news release: * * * LPL Welcomes Lex Wealth Management and Advisors SAN DIEGO - Feb. 11, 2025 - LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors Carmen M. Lex Jr., CFP(r), RICP(r), and Chris Lex, CRPC(r), have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and custodial platforms. The brothers reported serving ap  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc., an investment advisory firm company, posted the following news release: * * * LPL Welcomes Southwest Advisory Group to Linsco Channel SAN DIEGO - Feb. 12, 2025 - LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors Steve Schulte, CFP(r), MBA, and Melissa Toler Short have joined LPL's employee advisor channel, Linsco by LPL Financial, to launch Southwest Advisory Group. They reported serving approxima  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * MAGE-4 promotes tumor progression by halting antitumor Responses A study published in Science Advances reveals a novel strategy that allows tumors to evade the body's immune response critical for their elimination. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions discovered in a mouse model of non-small cell lung cancer that tumors that express protein MAGE-4 and have lo  more

ENCINO, California, Feb. 12 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Facilitates Sale and Financing of 6.13-Acre Industrial Asset in Baytown, Texas BAYTOWN, Texas, Feb. 11, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a fully leased industrial outdoor storage and equipment rental yard property in Baytown,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Measles Cases are on the Rise in U.S. Measles cases are on the rise in the U.S. with cases reported in Alaska, Georgia, New York City, Rhode Island and Texas, according to the CDC. Most of the individuals who have the virus were not vaccinated against the measles. Health officials are urging parents to get their children vaccinated. The CDC recommends children get two doses of the MMR sho  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 14 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Michael Perman Named Senior Vice President of Sports for The CW Network BURBANK, CA (FEBRUARY 13, 2025) - The CW Network today announced that it has named Michael Perman as Senior Vice President of Sports. Mr. Perman will begin his new duties immediately and report to Brad Schwartz, President of The CW Network. In this newly created position, Mr. Perman will oversee all s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 12 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Mothers with incarcerated children shoulder emotional and financial burdens The financial and emotional toll borne by mothers whose adult children have experienced incarceration is often overlooked but can exacerbate financial burdens, especially for Black mothers, according to new research from Rice University sociologist Brielle Bryan. The study, " Maternal Wealth Implications of Child Incarceration: Exami  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Murderer Convicted of Thanksgiving Day Double Homicide Executed Following Attorney General Ken Paxton's Efforts to Secure Justice Texas has executed Richard Lee Tabler, who was convicted of a double homicide and admitted to killing two others, after Attorney General Ken Paxton fought to uphold his death sentence. On November 25, 2004, Tabler lured Mohamed-Amine Rahmouni and Haitham Zayed to   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12 -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release: * * * New Whole Foods Market in Boca Raton, Florida, Now Open Store features more than 700 local products from Florida-based suppliers BOCA RATON, Fla. (Feb. 11, 2025) - Today, Whole Foods Market opened a new 35,000-square-foot store located at 9560 Glades Road in the Uptown Boca shopping center. The West Boca Raton store's product assortment includes more than 700 locally sourced items from Florida, each meeting  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release: * * * New Whole Foods Market in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to Open March 13 New store location features more than 500 local products from the Mid-Atlantic region DOYLESTOWN, Penn. (Feb. 12, 2025) - Whole Foods Market will open a new 43,617-square-foot store located 1745 South Easton Road in Doylestown, Penn., on March 13. The store will open at 8:00 a.m. on opening day, and regular store hours will be 8:00 a.m. -   more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar Names Ric Harris as Vice President and General Manager of its Broadcast and Digital Operations in Chicago, Illinois Experienced Broadcast Leader Will Oversee WGN-TV, WGN-TV+, wgntv.com, and Their Related Mobile and Social Media Channels IRVING, TX (February 12, 2025) - Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced the appointment of Ric Harris as Vice  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 12 -- Oncor Electric Delivery issued the following news release: * * * Oncor to Release 2024 Results February 25 DALLAS (February 11, 2025) -- Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC ("Oncor") plans to release its fourth quarter and year end 2024 results on February 25, prior to Sempra's (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE) fourth quarter and year end 2024 results conference call. Oncor's earnings release will be available on Oncor's website, oncor.com. Sempra executives will host a confer  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * OpenStax algebra curriculum receives unanimous approval in Texas OpenStax, the world's largest publisher of open educational resources based at Rice University, announced that its algebra curriculum has received unanimous approval from the Texas State Board of Education. With this approval, the curriculum has been added to the Texas Instructional Materials Allocation list, underscoring OpenStax's commitment to  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Feb. 10 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Now Available on Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud New deployment option helps organizations run critical business applications and take advantage of the latest AI innovations entirely within the borders of the EU Austin, Texas--Feb 10, 2025 Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite is now available on  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Feb. 6 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle Recognized as a Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape Report for Worldwide Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service Austin, Texas--Feb 6, 2025 Oracle has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service 2025 Vendor Assessment (doc #US51813824, January 2025). A complimentary ex  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 11 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Popular diabetes/weight-loss drugs show additional benefit Diabetes patients with related chronic kidney disease have better long-term outcomes on GLP1-RA therapies, UTSW researchers find DALLAS - Feb. 10, 2025 - A well-known class of drugs used to manage Type 2 diabetes and control weight could offer hope for patients who also struggle with related chronic kidney disease (C  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 12 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Repair Drive: Precision gene therapy for liver disorders Gene editing is already being used to treat a handful of rare genetic diseases; however, most therapies involve breaking or inactivating genes. Precisely fixing disease-causing mutations is far more difficult. This is especially true in the liver, an important organ that could be targeted to treat about 700 genetic disorders. To address this chall  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 13 -- Ribbon Communications Operating Co., a company that makes software, IP and optical networking solutions, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2025: * * * Ribbon Communications Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results Record Quarterly Sales and Operating Income Revenue Grows 11% YoY with Strong Demand from Service Providers, Enterprise Customers, and U.S. Federal Agencies PLANO, Texas - Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN),   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 12 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice Master of Global Affairs students take on international policy negotiation in Paris In their final semester, a group of Rice School of Social Sciences Master of Global Affairs (MGA) students applied their academic knowledge in a real-world setting, spending a week in Paris, participating in an intensive masterclass on international policy negotiation. Rice MGA students in Paris. Photo courtesy of the Ri  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice Nexus grand opening event Feb. 14 Rice University will officially open the Rice Nexus, its flagship innovation factory located in the heart of Houston's vibrant Ion District. Spanning 10,000 square feet across two floors of the Ion building, the Nexus is a state-of-the-art facility designed to support collaboration between Rice faculty, students, industry leaders and investors to accelerate the commercial  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice opens the Rice Nexus, an innovation factory in the Ion focused on AI Amy Dittmar, Howard R. Hughes Provost and executive vice president for academic affairs; Reginald DesRoches, president; Paul Cherukuri, vice president for innovation and chief innovation officer; and Sanjoy Paul, executive director of Rice Nexus. Rice University today celebrated the grand opening of the Rice Nexus, its flagship innovat  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice scientists create tiny, water-based reactors for green chemistry Researchers at Rice, including Ying Chen and Angel Marti, have developed a new method for performing chemical reactions using water instead of toxic solvents. Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University. Researchers at Rice University have developed a new method for performing chemical reactions using water instead of toxic solvents. The scientis  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 12 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice's Lydia Kavraki elected to National Academy of Engineering Rice University computer scientist Lydia Kavraki has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional honors accorded to an engineer, for her work on "developing randomized motion-planning algorithms for robotics and robotics-inspired methods in biomedicine." Kavraki is Rice's Kenneth and Audrey Kennedy   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice-BCM research achieves gene-editing breakthrough that could improve treatment for liver disease, other disorders The Rice University lab of bioengineer Gang Bao and collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have developed a new gene-editing strategy that dramatically boosts the effectiveness of gene therapies in the liver, a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for about 700 genetic disor  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice-BCM research enables detection of hazardous chemicals in human placenta with unprecedented speed and precision Peter Nordlander (from left), Oara Neumann, Melissa Suter, Bhagavatula Moorthy, Ankit Patel and Naomi Halas (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) Rice University scientists and collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have demonstrated a new method for detecting the presence of danger  more

WACO, Texas, Feb. 6 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * SEA-PHAGES Students Discover and Analyze Bacteriophages, Advancing Biomedical Research First-year biology students publish research discoveries in American Society for Microbiology journal by Kelly Craine, Media & Public Relations First-year biology students at Baylor University are making significant strides in biomedical research through the prestigious Science Education Alliance-Phages (SEA-PHAGES) program, an init  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 14 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Shelley Rosensweig at Global Alts Miami 2025 - Emerging Manager Trends and Opportunities Haynes Boone Partner Shelley Rosensweig explored fund structures and capital deployment with an emerging manager panel at iConnections Global Alts Miami Conference. The panel included Richard Macklem (CPP Investments), Enrico Massignani (ADIC), Dr. John Claisse (Albourne) and Erik Serrano (Stable). iConnecti  more

WACO, Texas, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Social Media's Double-Edged Sword: New Study Links Both Active and Passive Use to Rising Loneliness Baylor consumer behavior expert examines the hidden emotional costs of social media by Kelly Craine, Media & Public Relations Contact: Kelly Craine, 254-297-9065 In an age where social media promises to connect us, a new Baylor University study reveals a sobering paradox - the more time we spend interacting on  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 15 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Super Lawyers Recognizes Three Hunton Lawyers in Georgia for 2025 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that three Atlanta-based lawyers were honored in the 2025 publication of Georgia Super Lawyers. Rising Stars Rachel Hudgins, Insurance Coverage Super Lawyers Lawrence J. Bracken II, Insurance Coverage Kurt Powell, Employment & Labor Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding la  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 13 -- Trammell Crow Co., a developer and investor in commercial real estate, issued the following news release: * * * TCC Northeast Welcomes Jagger Riefler to NYC Metro Industrial Team Trammell Crow Company (TCC), a leading real estate developer, is expanding its NYC metro industrial team with the hiring of Jagger Riefler as a Vice President. In this role, Jagger will be responsible for sourcing and overseeing new industrial development opportunities throughout New York, N  more

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 10 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news: * * * Toyota Drives Community Impact in San Antonio with up to $6.5 Million in Grants Funds to Support STEM, Family Engagement Programs in East Central ISD SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 10, 2025) - Building on a legacy of more than 20 years of truck and SUV assembly in San Antonio, Toyota is further expanding its impact in the community with a new major investment in the city's educational readiness  more

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 10 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news: * * * TRD U.S.A. Unveils 2025 Driver Development Program Lineup MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 10, 2025) - After another stellar season full of wins and championships, TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) is pleased to officially unveil its 2025 Toyota Driver Development (TD2) lineup. "Everyone at Toyota and TRD continues to see the value in investing in young drivers and helping them have i  more