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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Texas Newsletter for Thursday March 13, 2025 ( 10 items )  

ABS Approves Hanwha Systems' Advanced Cybersecurity Solution
HOUSTON, Texas, March 12 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Bureau of Shipping posted the following news release: * * * ABS Approves Hanwha Systems' Advanced Cybersecurity Solution (BUSAN) ABS issued a Type Approval for IACS UR E27 cyber resilience requirements to Hanwha Systems for its cybersecurity solution, SecuAider(r). Hanwha Systems' SecuAider(r) is a software solution that offers protection to a vessel's data and networks from advanced cyberattacks, such as ransomware and mal  more

HACU Webinar: HACU Professional Leadership Programs-Preparing the Next Generation of Academic Leaders
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 12 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU Webinar: HACU Professional Leadership Programs-Preparing the Next Generation of Academic Leaders March 12, 2025 # The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities will host a HACU-member webinar titled, "HACU Professional Leadership Programs-Preparing the Next Generation of Academic Leaders," on April 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. CT. To   more

Home is Here Campaign: 5th Circuit Decision on DACA is Mandated. Will Trump Listen to the Courts?
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- United We Dream posted the following news release from the Home is Here Campaign: * * * Home is Here Campaign: The 5th Circuit Decision on DACA is Mandated. Will Trump Listen to the Courts? Washington, D.C. - The Home is Here Campaign released the following statement on the Fifth Circuit's mandated decision which took effect yesterday. The court's decision would mandate first time applications be adjudicated across all 50 states, including in Texas. The federal governm  more

ICYMI: 500 AFP-TX/LIBRE Activists Rally at State Capitol for Education Freedom
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 12 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: 500 AFP-TX/LIBRE Activists Rally at State Capitol for Education Freedom # Mar 12, 2025 by AFP AUSTIN, TX - Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) and its sister organization, The LIBRE Initiative, mobilized nearly 500 activists and volunteers to Austin on Tuesday to voice their support for historic legislation that would create Education Savings Accounts (ES  more

Legal Intervention Launched to Protect Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
WASHINGTON, March 12 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Legal Intervention Launched to Protect Dunes Sagebrush Lizard MIDLAND, Texas -- The Center for Biological Diversity filed a request in federal court Tuesday to defend long-overdue Endangered Species Act protections for the dunes sagebrush lizard. In May 2024 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated the dunes sagebrush lizard as endangered after four decades of delay.  more

Liza Unity Becomes World's First FPSO to Receive ABS SUSTAIN-2 Notation
HOUSTON, Texas, March 12 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Bureau of Shipping posted the following news release: * * * Liza Unity Becomes World's First FPSO to Receive ABS SUSTAIN-2 Notation (HOUSTON) The ABS-classed Liza Unity has become the first FPSO in the world to receive the SUSTAIN-2 notation from ABS. The notation is the next level in the vessel sustainability program developed by ABS to help fleets meet the environmental and human elements requirements contained in the str  more

Minimal TV viewing may be protective for heart diseases linked to Type 2 diabetes
DALLAS, Texas, March 12 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Minimal TV viewing may be protective for heart diseases linked to Type 2 diabetes Research Highlights: * A sedentary lifestyle such as watching TV (two or more hours daily) may be a key factor in the risk of developing heart and blood vessel diseases, according to an analysis of health records from a large U.K. biomedical database. * People with higher genetic risk   more

Stakeholders Unite to Address Policy Barriers to Breast Cancer Care
DALLAS, Texas, March 12 [Category: Medical] -- 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: * * * Stakeholders Unite to Address Policy Barriers to Breast Cancer Care Susan G. Komen convenes new Alliance for Breast Cancer Policy Susan G. Komen, the world's leading breast cancer organization, today launched the Alliance for Breast Cancer Policy, a bol  more

SwRI-Led PUNCH Constellation Launches
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 13 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * SwRI-led PUNCH constellation launches March 12, 2025 -- Four small suitcase-sized spacecraft, designed and built by Southwest Research Institute headquartered in San Antonio, launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 11. NASA's Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere, or PUNCH, constellation has deployed. When it reaches final configuration in low Earth orbit, i  more

What do we mean by "brain health" and why should you care about it?
DALLAS, Texas, March 12 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * What do we mean by "brain health" and why should you care about it? Highlights: * The likelihood of cognitive decline and other health conditions impacting the brain increases with age so, as medical advances and other factors help the world's population live longer, the prevalence of brain disease, including dementia, is on the rise. * According to the American Hea  more