ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 25 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news: * * * Alabama Announces $2.26 million for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure By Liepa Braciulyte, NASEO In January 2025, Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs announced the awarding of six grants totaling $2.26 million from state funds to increase the availability of electric vehicle charging stations on Alabama's roads. Five of the grants were awarded to a Tex  more

IRVING, Texas, March 25 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: Big 12 Gymnastics Earns Six Selections to NCAA Regionals Six Big 12 gymnastics teams were named to the 36-team field of the 2025 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship announced Monday afternoon. All seven programs will be represented in this season's championship field as Iowa State earned individual gymnast selections. The 2025 Big 12 Champions, No. 4 Utah will host the Utah Regional c  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 24 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * C&I Sector Decarbonisation Gains Momentum Amid Tech Advances, Regulations, and Sustainability Push Digitalisation, climate accountability, and renewable procurement models like PPAs are transforming how commercial and industrial businesses decarbonise, with distributed sola  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, March 24 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Egg Upcharge Prompts PETA Message Near Waffle House in Fort Worth: 'Hens Pay the Highest Price' Fort Worth, Texas - Following complaints that Waffle House has added a 50-cent surcharge per egg due to the ongoing national shortage, PETA has erected a sky-high message in Fort Worth near the chain's location on Oakland Boulevard to remind people that it's actual  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 24 [Category: Sociological] -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund calls out Texas bills for pushing religion into public schools The FFRF Action Fund is calling attention to two bills steamrolling their way through the Texas Legislature: Senate Bills 1  more

NEW YORK, March 24 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Gun Safety Advocates Across Texas Renew Calls to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Teenagers and Children Following Growing Trend of Youth Gun Violence in the State AUSTIN - The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, released the following statements urging lawmakers to consider gun safety measures th  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 24 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU accepting applications for inaugural Ascend PreK-12 Leadership Program March 24, 2025 # The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced applications are being accepted for the inaugural Ascend Leadership program offered fall 2025. The program is a cohort-based six-month program helping educators effectively lead scho  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 24 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU president and CEO featured presenter at USC summit March 24, 2025 # The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities' President and CEO Antonio R. Flores was a featured presenter at the University of South Carolina's inaugural summit, "Advancing the Higher Education Pathway in the Southeast for Hispanics and Latinos," on March 24,   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 24 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU Webinar: From Involvement to Impact: Centering Student Leadership in Institutional Transformation March 24, 2025 # The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities will host a HACU-member webinar titled, "From Involvement to Impact: Centering Student Leadership in Institutional Transformation," on April 16, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. CT. T  more

IRVING, Texas, March 25 -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news: * * * Members in the News | Presentations, Awards , and Pulmonary Rehab Program Anniversaries AARC member Donny Bellomy, RRT, was featured in an article on the KVOE radio website about the first anniversary of his hospital's pulmonary rehabilitation program. Read and Listen to it Here (https://kvoe.com/2025/03/14/first-year-of-pulmonary-rehab-successful-according-to-nrh-department-heads/) AARC  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 25 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * New Research: Reliability Standards for Wind and Solar Will Save Texas Ratepayers Billions Life:Powered Research Estimates that Reliability Standards for Wind and Solar Will Save Texas Ratepayers Billions and Make the Grid More Reliable Life:Powered, a campaign of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to raise Texas's and America's energy IQ, recently released groundbreaking research (https://  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 24 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Rise in kidney disease underscores critical heart-kidney connection DALLAS, March 24, 2025 -- Globally, the rate of death from chronic kidney disease increased 24% from 1990 to 2021, according to statistics published by the American Heart Association, a global force changing the future of health for all. The rise in kidney disease rates is a major concern for cardiovascul  more

WACO, Texas, March 25 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * Seven Head Coaches Named To The AFCA Board Of Trustees Trinity University head coach Jerheme Urban, Western Colorado University head coach Jas Bains, Liberty University head coach Jamey Chadwell, Army West Point head coach Jeff Monken, Western Michigan University head coach Lance Taylor, BYU head coach Kalani Sitake and SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee have been named to the Board of Trustees of th  more

IRVING, Texas, March 25 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * TCU's Strosnider and Utah's McAnelly Garner Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards TCU's Sawyer Strosnider (player and newcomer) and Utah's Colter McAnelly (pitcher) garnered the Big 12 Baseball weekly awards for games ending March 23. Strosnider batted .500 (10-for-20) and recorded eight RBI, six runs, two doubles and three homers. His 10 hits in four games extended his hitting streak to  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 24 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M Researcher William Murphy Named 2025 SEC Professor Of The Year Murphy, a National Academy of Sciences member and Texas A&M University System Regents Professor, is Texas A&M's third recipient of the SEC's highest faculty honor. Dr. William Murphy, a researcher at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named the 2025 Southeastern Conference (SEC  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 24 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Advancing Energy Through Research in Porous Media Dr. Rita Esuru Okoroafor is developing new best practices and frameworks that support alternative energy storage technologies through her research in porous media. By Michelle Revels Porous media refers to natural or engineered materials, such as rock formations or soil, that contain interconnected pores or void spaces. These  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 24 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Social media may heighten depression severity in youth UTSW study finds many young people with mental health issues report problematic social media habits and more severe symptoms An emotional overattachment to social media may be associated with increased severity of mental health symptoms among young people being treated for depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts, acc  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY: Federal court blocks Texas A&M's unconstitutional drag ban HOUSTON, March 24, 2025 -- A federal judge today upheld the First Amendment rights of a Texas A&M student group by blocking an attempt by officials to prohibit the group's upcoming drag show on the College Station campus. In her ruling, Judge Lee H. Rosenthal of the U.S. District Court for the  more