ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 21 -- The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators issued the following news: * * * 2025 Region 2 Conference Wraps Up From May 13-15, AAMVA and Region 2 President Chief Jeff Dixon with the Florida Highway Patrol hosted the 2025 Region 2 Conference in Tampa, Florida, ending with the swearing in of the new Region 2 Board of Directors and their president, Mimzie Dennis (Texas). There were 508 registered attendees, including 143 jurisdiction members from 17 j  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 20 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Study reveals impacts of Alzheimer's disease on the whole body While Alzheimer's disease is mostly considered a disorder of the brain, emerging evidence suggests that the condition also affects other organs of the body. Working with the laboratory fruit fly, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital (Duncan NRI) and coll  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * House budget reconciliation cuts threaten access to health care, nutrition WASHINGTON DC, May 20, 2025 -- Following committee markups, the U.S. House of Representatives may soon vote on a budget reconciliation package that includes provisions to cut millions of people across the country from programs that support their health and well-being. The American Heart Association,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 20 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Lydia Kavraki named University Professor, the highest faculty distinction at Rice In a landmark moment for Rice University, renowned computer scientist Lydia E. Kavraki has been named a University Professor, the institution's highest academic rank. She becomes only the 11th person and the third woman in the university's 112-year history to earn this prestigious title. Known around the world for her pioneering   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: * * * MALDEF STATEMENT ON DEADLINE TO SEEK SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF FIFTH CIRCUIT DACA RULING LOS ANGELES - None of the parties in the case of Texas v. United States sought discretionary Supreme Court review of the Fifth Circuit decision by yesterday's extended deadline. The case will now move to the implementation phase with respect to the Fifth Circuit decision on the legality of De  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 20 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * New flammable gas research facility under construction at Southwest Research Institute May 20, 2025 -- Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will significantly expand its testing and research capabilities with a new hydrocarbon research facility. It will offer megawatt-scale testing of machinery and energy systems powered by hydrocarbons and other flammable gases. SwRI's new   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * New Legislation Would Make It Easier for Patients to Participate in Clinical Trials WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 20, 2025 - New federal legislation that would make it easier for all cancer patients to participate in clinical trials was introduced today in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by U.S. Reps. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) and August Pfluger (R-Texas), the Clini  more

ABILENE, Texas, May 20 -- Hardin-Simmons University issued the following news: * * * New Telehealth Training at HSU Set to Equip Students to Serve Rural Texas With federal support and Christian values, the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program tackles West Texas's mental health care gap. In the vast stretches of rural West Texas, access to mental health care can feel out of reach. Dr. Randall Maurer and the Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program at Hardin-Simmons University are  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Planning grants awarded for competitive proposals testing efficacy of food is medicine DALLAS, May 20, 2025 -- Building on its work to study effective ways to incorporate healthy food into care for diet-related chronic disease, the American Heart Association, a global force changing the future of health for all, today announced grant awards of nearly $1.2 million to 12 scie  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 20 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * Planon Recognized with Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global Customer Value Leadership Award for Transforming Smart Building Operations with Its Sustainable Building Energy Management Solutions San Antonio, TX -- 20 th May, 2025 -- Frost & Sullivan recently researched the IoT-driven  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 20 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * Reflections on RSAC 2025: Innovations, Insights, and the Road Ahead Another RSA Conference is done and dusted, and what an incredible week it was! The RSA Conference 2025 in San Francisco was a whirlwind of innovation, inspiration, and conversation. As always, it was a pleasu  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 20 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice researchers engineer personalized treatments for movement impairments Benjamin J. Fregly, the Trustee Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering and a Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Scholar in the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing at Rice. By: Raji Natarajan Special to Rice News Impaired neuromusculoskeletal function due to conditions such as stroke,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 20 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice to offer Bachelor of Science in artificial intelligence By Clarissa Piatek, Special to Rice News Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a core enabling technology for nearly every discipline, from engineering to health care to finance. To prepare the next generation of innovators and thought leaders in AI, Rice University will offer a Bachelor of Science in AI beginning in the fall of 2025. "This   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 20 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Sex-specific climate responses in plants reveal flaws in biodiversity forecasts As global warming alters ecosystems, the need to predict the reorganization of Earth's biodiversity has become urgent. New research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America May 20, suggests that neglecting the ecological differences between male and female plants can lead to i  more

LAREDO, Texas, May 19 (TNSrep) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: * * * TAMIU's A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business TCBEED Releases Proposal for North American Industrial Coordination Council The Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) A. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development (TCBEED) has released a comprehensive proposal for establishing a North Ame  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 20 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * UH Among Nation's Top 21 for Both Research Excellence and Student Opportunity Carnegie Recognizes UH for Top-Tier Research and Advancing Student Access By Shawn Lindsey The University of Houston has been named one of only 21 institutions nationwide to earn both the "Very High Research Activity" (R1) and "Opportunity College & University - Higher Access, Higher Earnings" designations in the newly released 20  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 20 -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * UNT System Board of Regents approves fall 2026 Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences at UNTHSC By Libby Maness A new Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, the first degree of its kind offered in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, will tentatively be offered starting in fall 2026 at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The new doctoral degree in UNTHSC's Colle  more