FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 8 [Category: BizAerospace] -- American Airlines posted the following news: * * * American Airlines provides customers a new way to fall in love with the beaches of the Bahamas * * American will add the only nonstop service to Bimini, Bahamas (BIM), from the United States starting Feb. 14. * Known for sandy beaches, unique attractions, resorts, colorful marine life and more, it's easier than ever to access the Bahamas, with American offering the most flights to th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Appeal Aims to Restore Lesser Prairie Chicken Endangered Species Protection * WASHINGTON-- The Center for Biological Diversity and Texas Campaign for the Environment filed an appeal today challenging a Texas court's decision to strip federal Endangered Species Act protection from imperiled lesser prairie chicken. The decision came in response to a Trump administration reque  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR, CAIR-TX Say Texas Muslims Will Continue "Freely and Openly" Practicing Islam Despite Fearmongering by Texas Governor Abbott * Muslim civil rights and advocacy group encourages Abbott to visit a Texas mosque The Texas chapter and national office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today responded to Texas Governor Abbott's latest dishonest fearmon  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 8 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * California (Pa.) holds on against Charleston * Clinging to a 23-19 lead late in the fourth quarter, California (Pa.) defensive back Alexie Sangster Jr. intercepted a pass on 4 th and 23 in the game's final seconds to seal the win for the Vulcans. The season-opening victory moves California (Pa.) up four places to No. 10 in this week's AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, presented   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP officers at Hidalgo International Bridge arrest man wanted for sexual assault of a child * HIDALGO, Texas \- U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Hidalgo Port of Entry officers apprehended a man wanted in Hidalgo County for an alleged sexual crime against a child. "CBP officers continue to maintain their vigilance and that ded  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP seizes more than $890K in cocaine at Hidalgo International Bridge * HIDALGO, Texas --U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge, intercepted $890,700 in alleged cocaine concealed within a vehicle. "Our frontline CBP officers encountered a driver with a routine outstanding warrant and upon   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Calls on El Paso Postmaster General to Address Prevalent, Ongoing Issues with the USPS * Last Friday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to El Paso Postmaster General Cindi J. Tabbot to express her deep concern regarding prevalent United States Postal Service (USPS) issues in the El Paso region that have been brought to her attention by constituents and post  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Reacts to Supreme Court Order for Kristi Noem v. Pedro Vazquez Perdomo * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after the Supreme Court published an unsigned order for Kristi Noem v. Pedro Vazquez Perdomo in which it lifted a federal judge's order prohibiting government agents from making indiscriminate immigration-related stops in the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Supports Bills to End Cashless Bail & Keep Violent Criminals Off American Streets * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) cosponsored two bills backed by the Trump administration that would keep violent criminals off American streets by ending cashless bail policies that empower criminals to reoffend, including the Ending Cashless Bail in Our Nation's Capital Act, which would ban cashless bail in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses Rep. Sylvia Garcia for Reelection to Texas's 29th Congressional District * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Rep. Sylvia Garcia for Texas's 29th Congressional District. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "Republicans in the state did Trump's dirty work at the expense of T  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 9 -- CrowdStrike Inc., a cybersecurity platform for protecting areas of enterprise risk - endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data, issued the following news on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Fal.Con 2025: CrowdStrike and Partners Define the Future of Security Through Ecosystem Innovation A record-breaking partner network joins forces with CrowdStrike to innovate with AI, secure AI, and deliver stronger outcomes - proving the unmatched strength of the Crowd * CrowdStrike   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 9 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * Fall Semester at UH's Sugar Land Campus Features New Building for Engineering Programs The fall 2025 semester begins with a new feature at the University of Houston's Sugar Land Campus. A new, three-floor, 75,000-square foot facility opens its doors to faculty, staff, students and programs from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. "The opening of the doors to our Sugar Land Academic Bui  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 8 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Says Organizations Must Develop a "Risk Reflex" to Handle Today's Fast-Moving, Interconnected and Unpredictable Risk Environment * GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, September 8, 2025 To thrive in today's rapidly evolving risk environment, risk, audit and compliance leaders must develop "reflexive risk ownership" - a future state wher  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 8 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Grove City Takes Down Cortland * Grove City used a stingy defense to upset then-No. 11 Cortland, 31-14. The Wolverine defense picked off seven Cortland passes, returning one for a touchdown, and held the Dragons to 3-of-11 on third down conversions. The win vaults Grove City to No. 15 in this week's AFCA Division III Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl. The loss dropped Cortland   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Houston arrests 822 criminal aliens, gang members, convicted murders, child predators, foreign fugitives and egregious immigration offenders during weeklong operation * HOUSTON -- ICE Houston arrested 822 criminal aliens, transnational gang members, child predators, foreign fugitives and other egregious immigration offenders during a weeklong oper  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson, Markey Push to End Foreign Political Fundraising at U.S. Embassies * WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Julie Johnson (TX-32), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), introduced the No Foreign Fundraising at United States Embassies Act, which would prohibit the use of U.S. embassies, consulates, or other diplomatic posts for raising funds for foreig  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Laboratory CEO, Marketers, and Physicians to Pay Over $6M to Settle Allegations of Management Service Organization and other Lab Testing Kickbacks * One-time laboratory CEO Christopher Grottenthaler, formerly of Frisco, Texas, has agreed to pay $4.25 million to resolve False Claims Act litigation with the United States alleging illegal payments to doctors for laboratory referrals in violation of th  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Sept. 9 -- Lamar University issued the following news: * * * Valero supports Red Robotics with large donation By April Thompson Texas Academy's Red Robotics team recently received a $12,000 donation from Valero last week, funding that will allow the high school program housed at Lamar University to expand, upgrade equipment and compete at more events. The contribution comes after Red Robotics, made up of Texas Academy students, reached the VEX Robotics World Championship la  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 5 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * MD Anderson and Phoenix SENOLYTIX announce strategic cross-licensing agreement to enhance inducible switch technologies for cell and gene therapies * Agreement focuses on rimiducid, an agent used to activate certain safety switch technologies in cell therapies * Phoenix receives a supply of rimiducid and support to seek regulatory approval of a new proprietary injectable form  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * MICC command team accepts SHARP Room Challenge * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - In support of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention, the MICC command team of Brig. Gen. Freddy Adams, Command Sgt. Maj. JennyAnne Bright, Clay Cole, and their staff accepted the SHARP Room Challenge Training. At Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, pre  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Mission Monday: Shenica Trammell, Requirements Specialist, AFCEC Business Information Systems and Mission Support Directorate * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - It's Mission Monday! This week, we're highlighting Shenica Trammell, a dedicated member of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Business Information Systems and Mission Support Directorate.  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 8 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Nonprofit hospital CEOs rewarded more for size, profits than quality of care, according to new Baker Institute study * Inflation-adjusted CEO pay in nonprofit hospitals increased from roughly $1 million to $1.3 million between 2012 and 2019, and the greatest pay increases went to CEOs who grew the profits and size of their health care organizations the most, according to new research from Rice University's Ba  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * NRC Accepts Partial Fermi America Combined License Application The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has accepted for review two initial submissions of a Combined License application from Fermi America LLC, containing sufficient design information for four Westinghouse AP1000 reactors near Amarillo in Carson County, Texas. The company submitted the first portion of the application on June 17,   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 8 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NV Dems Hosts Local Brews + National Views with Senator Mark Kelly and Governor JB Pritzker * NV Dems hosted our Local Brews + National Views lecture series with U.S. Senator Mark Kelly in Las Vegas and Governor JB Pritzker in Reno. National leaders are traveling across our state to discuss issues impacting our communities and speak directly to local Democrats -- all while enjoying local beer.   more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Only 1 in 7 online health images show proper technique to accurately measure blood pressure * Research Highlights: * Only 1 in 7 online stock images of blood pressure monitoring aligned with the procedures recommended by clinical guidelines. * Online stock images depicting blood pressure monitoring in the home were approximately three times more accurate than images  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 8 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU and Texas A&M plan national research center to advance safe energy-related geologic storage * Media Contact: Desa James | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-2669 | desa.james@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University has joined forces with Texas A&M University to establish the National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Energy-Related Geologic Storage, a new nat  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 8 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * Recognizing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: September 8-14, 2025 * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week will be observed September 8 - 14, 2025. This is a key opportunity to highlight the essential role Hispanic-Serving Institutions play in serving students and their  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fallon Introduces District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act * Washington, D.C.-- Today, Rep. Pat Fallon (TX-04) introduced the District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act which would grant the President of the United States the ability to appoint the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. This bill comes as President Donald Trump has taken the initiative   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger Encourages Students to Participate in First Lady's Presidential AI Challenge * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement, encouraging K-12 students in Texas's 11th Congressional District to participate in First Lady Melania Trump's Presidential Artificial Intelligence (AI) Challenge. "The First Lady's Presidential AI Challenge is an o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:25-civ-02404-L; N.D. Tex. filed Sept. 5, 2025): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arsalan A. Rawjani, et al., No. 3:25-civ-02404-L (N.D. Tex. filed Sept. 5, 2025) The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it filed charges against Arsalan A. Rawjani and the business enterprise he operated, Trade with Ayasa, LLC, which operated through various corporate forms,  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 8 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * South Dakota State Wins Epic Battle Against Montana State * In a battle of 2 vs. 3, it was No. 2 South Dakota State who came out on top. Montana State and SDSU fought for a 17-17 tie at the end of regulation. Both teams scored touchdowns in the first overtime, then after the Jackrabbit's Brayden Delahoyde caught a 25-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the second overtim  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 9 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Texas A&M meat science program adds three team members New Department of Animal Science faculty, staff bring expertise in enhancing meat quality and value By Kay Ledbetter Three new members joined the meat science program in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science on Aug. 1. Jerrad Leg  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Feeling bored? Why that feeling might be more powerful than you think Texas A&M psychologist uncovers why boredom drives us to seek new experiences, even if they are unpleasant. By Zaid Elayyan, Texas A&M University Division of Marketing and Communications Boredom isn't just that restless feeling of disinterest; it's a psychological signal that motivates us to seek new experiences, a Texas A&M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Texas Hospital Association has submitted a public comment letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration expressing strong opposition to the proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. The association, which represents 460 member hospitals and health systems in Texas, including over 150 entities that are 340B covered entities, is concerned about the potential negative impacts this program could have on health care access for patients across the state. In its  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * The search is over! Defense Health Agency unveils findDHA -- a dynamic, online search tool * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - If you've ever asked, "Where on Earth is the Defense Health Agency?" the answer may surprise you. With hundreds of military hospitals and clinics, dental clinics, veterinary clinics, research facilities, and so much more, DHA's footprint is   more

PLANO, Texas, Sept. 8 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news: * * * Toyota Claims 200th NASCAR Cup Series Victory * MADISON, Ill. (Sept. 8, 2025) - With Denny Hamlin's win at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Toyota has earned its 200th NASCAR Cup Series victory. "Winning 200 NASCAR Cup Series races is an incredible achievement for everyone at Toyota and TRD, U.S.A.," said Tyler Gibbs, president, TRD, U.S.A. "In our nearly two decades of c  more

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Sept. 9 -- Sabre, a travel technology company, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Travelin.Ai brings SabreMosaic content and Lodging AI to corporate travelers, tackling missed hotel bookings Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading global travel technology company, today announced a new agreement with the next-generation corporate booking platform Travelin.Ai, which will gain access to the SabreMosaic Travel Marketplace including traditional airfare  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA deploys VR to boost veterans' mental health Researchers develop immersive tools to ease anxiety, help communities spot signs of suicide risk * Virtual reality is emerging as a powerful tool to improve care for veterans, including helping community members recognize suicide warning signs. Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have conducted two studies ex  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 8 -- Bell Textron, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release: [Category: BizNational Defense] * * * World's Largest Bell HEMS Operator Adds Bell 429s to Emergency Services Fleet * Global Medical Response and Bell leadership meet in Fort Worth, sign purchase agreement for seven Bell 429s with the option to purchase an additional eight Pictured, L-R: Daniel Sweeza, GMR National President, Air Operations; Brian Tierney, GMR Chief Financial Officer; T  more

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * WPIX-TV To Carry New York Mets Games Through 2028 * Station Extends Broadcast Rights Agreement with SNY for Three Years Exclusive Broadcasts on PIX11 Include 25 Regular Season Games, Friday Night "Game of the Week," and Five Spring Training Games Partnership includes Five Markets in Upstate New York and Hartford, Connecticut NEW YORK, NY - (Sep  more