FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 9 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 80th Training Command holds Instructor of the Year Competition * GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - The 80th Training Command, The Army School System (TASS), held their annual Instructor of the Year competition from Feb. 24-26, 2026. Top competitors in every category move on to compete against other instructors from the U.S. Army Reserve Command. This year saw a total of nine competitors including  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Administrator Zeldin Announces Selection of Members to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the selection of new members to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). The well-qualified experts from a broad range of scientific disciplines bring the experience and expertise neede  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Air Force, Space Force ready for all warfighting challenges * WASHINGTON - The Air Force's lethality depends on the professionalism of airmen and the capability of their equipment, said Air Force Gen. John D. Lamontagne, Air Force vice chief of staff, who testified March 4 at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on joint force readiness in Washington. "  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 9 [Category: BizTravel] (TNSrpt) -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news: * * * Report: Montreal seasonal short-term rental ban risks millions in tourism revenue * A new independent analysis by Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton (RCGT) 1 finds that the City of Montreal's municipal bylaw-which limits short-term rentals in residential neighbourhoods from June 10 to September 10-will create a deficit of more than 26,000 accommodation nights d  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Secures Significant Wins for West Texas in the 2026 Farm Bill * Washington, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, also known as the Farm Bill, advanced out of the House Agriculture Committee. The Farm Bill included Arrington's USDA Communication Regarding Oversight of Pesticides (CROP) Act of 20  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 10 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Right to Religious Exemption to Vaccination Upheld in Court Despite concerns about COVID vaccines, vaccine mandates are increasing in hospitals, schools, military service, and even ordinary employment, writes Andrew Schlafly in the spring issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. Schlafly serves as general counsel for the Association of Ame  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the right of churches to be free from unnecessary litigation * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 23-state friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court supporting churches' right to autonomy in decisions touching on religious faith, doctrine, leadership, membership, and internal affairs. "Churches have a clearly d  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Victory Against New York-Based Child Mutilator to Stop the Sale of Chest Binders to Texas Girls * Attorney General Ken Paxton secured legal victory against a radical online retailer based out of New York City, Lola Olivia, Inc. ("Lola Olivia"), effectively stopping the sale of the company's chest binders to Texas girls. In February 2026, Attorney General   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Successfully Strikes Down Biden-Era Rule and Protects Affordable Housing from Costly Energy Requirements * Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a major legal victory after a federal court struck down a Biden-era rule that threatened to reduce the availability of affordable housing by imposing costly green energy requirements for new home construction. The lawsuit w  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 10 -- Bell Textron, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release: * * * Bell Reveals New Bell 429 Designer Series Interior Atlanta, Georgia - Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has revealed during VAI Verticon 2026 that it has launched new luxury interior options for the Bell 429 - the latest upgrade in the Designer Series offerings for the platform that was inspired by customer feedback to amplify their flight experience. "The lates  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Missouri Church's Decision to Remove Anti-Muslim Sign The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a Missouri church's decision to remove an anti-Muslim sign and encouraged the church to reach out to its Muslim neighbors to engage in dialogue. Last week, a church in Ballwin posted a sig  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on March 9, 2026, by senior fellow Kali Fontanilla: * * * Texas teachers union protecting teachers who celebrated Charlie Kirk's assassination Everyone has a right to free speech. But should anyone have the right to publicly celebrate political violence and then still teach kids at a public school? * The day after Charlie Kirk was shot, a breakfast cafe down the street from me posted a graphic image of the m  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Garbarino in Newsweek: "Democrat Shutdowns Threaten Homeland Security Amid Heightened Threats" Amid a heightened threat landscape and with fewer than 100 days until the United States hosts matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) published an op-ed in Newsweek, highlighting t  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Community Opposition Drives Victory Over Planned Rock Crusher in Fort Bend County * ROSHARON, Texas -A controversial proposed concrete-crushing facility in Fort Bend County has been abandoned by the company behind it, signaling a big victory for the surrounding communities that banded together to oppose the project over air-quality and health concerns. In a notice issued Friday by the Texas  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 9 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * CRISPR-based technique unlocks healing power of mitochondria for heart failure therapy * After a heart attack, the heart struggles to recoup and maintain energy. One third of patients develop heart failure as a result a condition that impacts 6.8 million Americans and carries a high lifetime risk with 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. expected to develop the condition during their lifetime. This makes finding a lasti  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * De La Cruz Secures Release of Antonio Gamez-Cuellar * WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) secured the release of Antonio Gamez-Cuellar, an 18-year-old McAllen High School senior and celebrated member of the award-winning Mariachi Oro program, following her direct advocacy with the White House, incoming DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the office of White House Border Czar T  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Owner of Durable Medical Equipment Company Sentenced for $59M Medicare Fraud A Texas man was sentenced Friday to 90 months in prison for his role in a $59.9 million conspiracy to pay kickbacks and submit claims for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME) to Medicare. According to court documents, Patrick Cassells, 65, of Fulshear, Texas, owned and operated three DME companies and con  more

EDINBURG, Texas, March 10 -- DHR Health issued the following news: * * * DHR Health Strengthens Rural Healthcare Access with New Starr County Medical Campus DHR Health held a dedication ceremony and preview of the new DHR Health Starr County medical campus. The new campus is the latest initiative by DHR Health that will bring healthcare services closer to home and reduce the need for Rio Grande Valley residents to travel outside the region to access the healthcare they need and deserve. DHR   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 9 -- The University of North Texas Health Fort Worth posted the following news: * * * Dr. Laszlo Prokai receives prestigious Fulbright award for the second time * Laszlo Prokai, PhD, DSc, has received his second Fulbright Specialist Award from the U.S. Department of State to teach and engage in collaborative research at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary. Prokai received this prestigious recognitionbased on his academic and professional achievement and demons  more

MATTOON, Illinois, March 10 -- First Mid Bancshares issued the following news release: * * * First Mid Bank & Trust Introduces Goal Setter Account to Help Customers Build Credit While Saving As the cost of everyday necessities continues to rise, building credit or saving for a major purchase can feel out of reach for many Americans, particularly those with limited or damaged credit histories. To help address that challenge, First Mid Bank & Trust (First Mid) is introducing a new product desig  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * First Sergeant Academy sharpens readiness through wargaming, data-driven leadership By Airman 1st Class Nelvis Sera, Maxwell Air Force Base Public Affairs MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - The First Sergeant Academy is updating its curriculum to place greater emphasis on strategic wargaming, data-informed leadership and emerging technologies, preparing senior enlisted leaders   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 10 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Five Former Multi-Sport Athletes Headline 2026 Class of the National High School Hall of Fame Five former standout high school athletes, including baseball star Joe Carter and football standout Patrick Willis, along with volleyball stars Alisha Glass Childress and Jordan Larson and ice hockey standout Krissy Wendell-Pohl, highlight the 2026 cla  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Fox News: MAGA hardliner pushes ban on immigration from Islamic countries, US adversaries in wake of Texas shooting * Rep. Andy Ogles, R Tenn., plans to introduce a bill that would halt entry from a set of Muslim countries, an effort Ogles framed as a continuation of travel restrictions President Donald Trump implemented in 2017. "Mass Islamic immigration, legal or illegal, has transformed America  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Ganjei announces intent to resign from position of United States Attorney * HOUSTON - U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei has announced he will resign as chief law enforcement officer for the Southern District of Texas effective upon his appointment to the federal bench. "The American people provided our office with a mandate to secure the border, annihilate t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: * * * Global physical activity remains low despite two decades of guideline updates, UTHealth Houston researchers find By Catherine Marfin The prevalence of physical activity among the global population has remained low for the last two decades despite a majority of countries making notable progress in developing policies that include physical activity, UTHealth Houston re  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Directs State Health Agencies to Address Potential CCP-Connected Cybersecurity Risks * Governor Abbott today released a letter directing state agencies and state-owned medical facilities in Texas to address potential cybersecurity concerns linked to medical equipment manufactured in the People's Republic of China. In his letter, he directs the Texas Health and Human Services Commissi  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Harnessing AI for the future: Army unveils Project ARIA * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army announced on March 5 the launch of Project ARIA, or Army Rapid Implementation of Artificial Intelligence, an Army initiative that harnesses AI to modernize Army operations and empower Soldiers. Project ARIA addresses critical Army challenges by partnering with leading tec  more

ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas, March 10 -- Henderson State University issued the following news release: * * * Henderson State to honor six outstanding alumni at banquet April 10 Henderson State University will honor six outstanding alumni at the Alumni Association's annual awards banquet April 10. Distinguished Alumni awards will be presented to Dr. Thomasena Craig ('93), John Elkins ('02), Jim Garland ('82), and Shannon Schwartz ('01). Vanna Eddington ('90) will receive the "H" Award, and the Youn  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following commentary on March 9, 2026, to The Hill: * * * Chairman Williams Op-Ed: Career and Technical Education Programs are Igniting Main Street America Today, the following Op-Ed by Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, appeared in The Hill (https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5774102-skilled-trades-jobs-america-demand/). "Mill  more

SPRING, Texas, March 10 (TNSrpt) -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * HPE reports fiscal 2026 first quarter results Strong Networking Q1 results and increased profitability in Cloud & AI drive higher fiscal 2026 outlook * HPE (NYSE: HPE) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended January 31, 2026. "HPE delivered a strong first quarter, outperforming in our networking business and posti  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 10 -- Trammell Crow Co., a developer and investor in commercial real estate, posted the following news release: * * * HSR and Haseko North America Break Ground on 281-unit Waterfront Community in Los Angeles Jules San Pedro Will Offer Unmatched Rooftop Living with a Sky Lounge Steps from LA's Revitalized Waterfront Arts District Neighborhood * High Street Residential (HSR), the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company (TCC), and JV partner Haseko North America, I  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release: * * * ICBA Announces 2026-27 Executive Committee, West Virginia Banker Elected Chairman * San Diego, Calif. - The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced the election of its 2026-27 executive committee during the 2026 ICBA LIVE national convention in San Diego.  Alice P. Frazier, president and CEO of Potomac Bank in Charles Town, W. V  more

COMMERCE, Texas, March 10 -- East Texas A&M University (formerly the Texas A&M University Commerce campus) issued the following news release: * * * IRS VITA Tax Clinic at ETAMU Provides Valuable Public Service and Student Experiences Patrons can receive free tax prep assistance provided by East Texas A&M faculty and students. Tax season is often a stressful time for many, but East Texas A&M University takes steps to ease the pain. If you're eligible, you could have your taxes prepared and fi  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Joint Critical Care Exercise prepares Soldiers, Airmen to deploy JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CAMP BULLIS, Texas - Soldiers and Airmen participated in a Joint Critical Care Field Training Exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Feb. 25-26 to enhance the clinical and tactical skills of critical care staff at Brooke Army Medical Center. The exercise focused o  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Marian (Ind.) Captures Back-to-Back NAIA Men's Indoor Track & Field Titles GAINESVILLE, Fla. [RESULTS] - One NAIA Championship Record was broken on the third and final day of the 2026 NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship as Marian (Ind.) secured its second consecutive Red Banner at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center. Mile * Tristan Trevino of Ma  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Marian (Ind.) Wins Program's First NAIA Women's Indoor Track & Field Title GAINESVILLE, Fla. [RESULTS] - Two NAIA Championship Records were broken on the final day of the 2026 NAIA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship as national champions were crowned, and the Red Banner was awarded at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center. Mile * Heidi Heldt of Oliv  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 9 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * Membership Investment Requirement for 2026 The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) will implement the annual adjustment to members' minimum investment requirements on April 13, 2026. This annual adjustment may increase or decrease the amount of capital stock that individual members are required to maintain. Members are required to  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Mexican national sentenced in cartel-linked smuggling resulting in death * LAREDO, Texas - A 24-year-old Mexican national has been sentenced for his role in bringing illegal aliens into the United States resulting in death, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Alejandro Hernandez-Alcudia pleaded guilty Nov. 24, 2025. U.S. District Judge Diana Salda  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * How cocaine rewires the brain to drive relapse * When a cocaine addict relapses, it isn't a matter of personal failure -it's the biological result of their brain's rewiring, new research finds. Michigan State University scientists found that cocaine changes how the hippocampus functions, contributing to the ongoing compulsion to seek out the drug. Their National Institutes of Health-supported rese  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 9 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Multistate Coalition Successfully Challenges Biden Administration Housing Rule that Would Increase Construction Costs * Attorney General Hilgers announced today that a federal court in Texas has vacated a rule implemented by the Biden Administration that would have imposed spiked housing costs by imposing radical energy codes on home construction. The Biden Administration conceded th  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The National Association of Home Builders issued the following statement on March 6, 2026: * * * NAHB Commends Court Ruling Vacating HUD 2021 IECC Mandate Bill Owens, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and remodeler from Worthington, Ohio, issued the following statement after the Eastern District Court of Texas issued its decision in a lawsuit brought by NAHB and 15 states challenging the legality of the Department of Housing  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Navy Medicine Training Support Command honors fallen Corpsman JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - The Navy Medicine Training Support Command honored Medal of Honor recipient, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class John T. Fralish during a memorial ceremony held at Joint base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston on Feb. 6, 2026. The ceremony, attended by the command'  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- American Oversight posted the following news: * * * Newly Released Video Raises Serious Questions About ICE's Account of Fatal Shooting of U.S. Citizen * Newly released body-camera footage appears to call into question Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) account of the fatal shooting of 23-year-old American citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in South Padre Island, Texas, in March 2025. Reports indicate the video, released ov  more

IRVING, Texas, March 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar Launches "Investing in America" * Nationwide Reporting Initiative to Celebrate Investment in American Enterprise in Advance of Nation's 250 th Anniversary Multi-platform Series Will Deliver More Than 100 Local News Stories Each Month and Quarterly Streaming Specials IRVING, TX (Mar. 9, 2026) - As the United States approaches the 250th ann  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on March 9, 2026, by Deputy Research Director Austin Milks: * * * The 2026 Midterms Are Already Heating Up Record turnout, Latino voter engagement in South Texas, and a $120 million Senate primary signal an intense election cycle ahead. The 2026 midterms are officially underway, and early primaries in Texas and North Carolina suggest voters are already  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Drummond pursues motion to support Trump Administration's rollback of extremist vehicle emissions standards Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a motion to intervene with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the Trump Administration's efforts to eliminate radical regulations of carbon emissions. At issue is a decision by the  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: On HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Sen. Schiff Condemns Trump's Illegal War in Iran, Talks Future of Democratic Party * Los Angeles, CA - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher for a panel discussion with journalist Don Lemon, to discuss the latest with the war in Iran including the impact of the war on the economy, stressed his co  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * On U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day, Cornyn Calls for Renewed Emphasis on Texans David Barnes, Austin Tice * AUSTIN - On U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called for renewed emphasis on the cases of Texans David Barnes, who has been wrongfully detained in Russia for more than four years, and Austin Tice, a Marine veteran who has been held captive in Syria for more th  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 9 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Pregnancy complications impact women's stress levels and cardiovascular risk long after delivery * Research Highlights: * A study that looked at over 3,000 women experiencing a first pregnancy determined that persistently higher stress levels were associated with high blood pressure post pregnancy, specifically in women who had faced adverse pregnancy outcomes, or compli  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Warren, Markey, Van Hollen, Lawmakers Question Rubio on Abuse of Power to Deport Students, Academics; Violation of First Amendment Rights Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led 12 lawmakers in pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his abuse of power and possible First Amendment vi  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professor Ronnie R. Gipson Jr. highlights developments in aviation industry * CARLISLE, PA-Professor Ronnie R. Gipson Jr. recently presented at separate events highlighting developments and safety initiatives in the aviation industry. Gipson delivered a presentation to the Maryland Aviation Council, whose membership consists of government agency officials and board memb  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news on March 6, 2026: * * * RFK Jr. Keeps Earning That Rock Bottom Public Trust Rating: Public Health Project Newsletter Is it too much to ask that -- just for one week -- Trump health secretary RFK Jr. stop eroding our public health safeguards? This was not that week. Here's the CliffsNotes: * For a third time, RFK Jr. has postponed a meeting of the U.S. advisory panel that determines what cancer screenings and other preventiv  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Roy and Tiffany Press for Answers on China-Linked Birth Tourism Today, Representatives Chip Roy (R-TX) and Tom Tiffany (R-WI) sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum pressing for answers over whether China is exploiting U.S. birthright citizenship and visa-less immigration programs in the Commonwealth of the Northern  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 9 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * Researcher finds marriage prospects may influence college major * What drives a student's choice of college major? For some, it's passion. For others, it's job prospects. But what if marriage expectations also played a role? Alper Arslan, PhD, assistant professor of economics in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business, explores this surprising topic in a research study called "Testing the eff  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 10 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: * * * Rev Up and Win: Exchange Giving Away a Custom Motorcycle The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving away more than $50,000 in prizes in the Monster Energy Support Our Troops Sweepstakes. One grand-prize winner will receive a 2025 Customized motorcycle, free Monster energy drinks for one year and a $1,700 American Express gift card--a prize package worth nearly $33,000. Fifteen ru  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Hyde-Smith Introduce GRIP Act to Block State Gun Registries U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) introduced the Gun-Owner Registration Information Protection ( GRIP ) Act to prohibit states from using federal funding or background check data to maintain gun registries. "Idaho's law-abiding gun owners should not be subject to illegal firearms registries," said Risch. "  more

HERNDON, Virginia, March 9 [Category: Transportation] (TNSbrep) -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * RV Industry Association Publishes 2025 Annual Report * The 2025 RV Industry Association Annual Report highlights a year of resilience, collaboration, and forward momentum for the RV industry. Despite economic headwinds, the industry continued to achieve meaningful progress through legislative wins, workforce development initiatives, consumer outreach, and strong ind  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, March 10 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: * * * Three Decades of Excellence: Smith-Hutson Endowed Chair of Banking Celebrates 30 Years By Heather Caudle In 1996, an anonymous $1 million gift planted the seeds of what would become Texas' most distinguished degree-granting banking education program. As the Smith-Hutson Endowed Chair of Banking at Sam Houston State University marks its 30th anniversary, the program stands as a testament to visionary   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organizations that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * POLLING: Talarico Leads Cornyn and Paxton in Texas U.S. Senate Matchups A new statewide poll finds Democratic candidate James Talarico leading both potential Republican nominees in the Texas U.S.  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, March 10 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: * * * SHSU Awarded $958,101 in Grants to Expand Academic Care and Resilience Initiative Sam Houston State University's Academic Success Center has been awarded grants totaling $958,101 from the Greater Texas Foundation and the Trellis Foundation. The funding comes in support of the Academic Care and Resiliency initiative, which supports the expansion of comprehensive wraparound services for postsecondary su  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * SOUTHCOM commander stresses importance of partnership to combat cartels DORAL, Florida - Marine Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), joined Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during the first-ever Americas Counter Cartel Conference at SOUTHCOM headquarters in Doral, Florida, March 5, to engage with top defense and security leade  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 9 -- The University of North Texas Health Fort Worth posted the following news: * * * Stopping the "Silent Thief of Sight": Why World Glaucoma Week Matters * World Glaucoma Week is a weeklong event organized by the World Glaucoma Association to bring awareness to glaucoma, the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. This year, World Glaucoma Week takes place March 8-14, 2026, with the goal of raising awareness about glaucoma and urging people to get regular  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 9 [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: * * * Statement on Passage of Legislation Eliminating Financial Barriers to Critical Breast Imaging in Alabama * Susan G. Komen (r), the world's leading breast cancer organization, issued the following statement on the passage of critical breast imaging legisla  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 10 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Expediting nuclear engineering research with computer modeling The Modeling, Engineering, Design and Analysis Laboratory (MEDAL), led by nuclear engineering professor Carlo Fiorina, investigates the use of computer simulations to solve a wide variety of problems in nuclear engineering. By Julianne Hodges, College of Engineering Modern technology such as high-performance comp  more

LUBBOCK, Texas, March 10 -- Texas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Texas Tech Researcher Earns National Honor from American Chemical Society The award is a culmination of Yehia Mechref's work to make Texas Tech nationally recognized in the field of mass spectrometry. Writer: Jacob Gordon Years before becoming a Paul W. Horn Distinguished Professor and the Robert A Welch Chair in Chemistry, Yehia Mechref stepped foot on the Texas Tech University campus. It was 2010, and Mechr  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: * * * THE FUTURE OF AVIATION IS HERE: Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and FAA Unveil Eight Selections for Pilot Program Testing Next-Gen Aircraft in America's Skies U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced eight proposals were selected as part of the brand-new Advanced Air Mobility and El  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * UH Researcher Disputes Claim that Multilingualism Promotes Better Brain Aging Finds that Wealth, Not Languages, May Drive Healthy Brain By Laurie Fickman, 713/743-8454, lafickma@Central.UH.EDU University of Houston professor of psychology Arturo Hernandez is disputing a high-profile study published in the journal Nature Aging claiming that people who live in multilingual countries show healthier  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 10 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * Biologist Kirk Winemiller discusses constructing a 'Periodic Table of Niches' during annual Margalef Seminar in Ecology Winemiller recently retired as a University Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University and has been recognized nationally for his research on fisheries and aquatic ecology. By Steve Walentik Longtime University of Missouri-St. Louis Professor Robert Ricklefs a  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * Mapping the expanding cosmos: Dark Energy Survey unveils clearest picture yet The Dark Energy Survey collaborative, including Penn researchers, recently released an analysis that gives the clearest picture yet of how dark energy is driving the universe's expansion and how matter--including galaxies and groups of galaxies--has been organized over cosmic time. Key Takeaways * The Dark Ener  more

DENTON, Texas, March 10 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: * * * UNT researchers study survival in extreme environments to guide space missions A $1 million dollar grant is allowing a University of North Texas research team and its partners to study how life survives in Earth's harshest environments and how it could be sustained in space. "The team members and I are already conducting a lot of research that measures signatures of life and microorganisms from   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Advance New World Screwworm Preparedness with New Texas Sterile Fly Facility Contract * (Washington, D.C., March 9, 2026) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today announced a construction contract with Mortenson Construction to build a new sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas.   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 9 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * UT San Antonio advances statewide collaboration on space cybersecurity * As modern society grows more dependent on satellites for navigation, weather forecasting, communications and national security, protecting these space assets from cyber threats has become a critical priority. Recognizing both the urgency of the challenge and Texas' emerging role in the national security space landscape, T  more

GALVESTON, Texas, March 9 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * UTMB officially launches Blue Zones Project Galveston * More than 400 people gathered in Levin Hall on the UTMB campus on the evening of March 5 for the official kick-off of Blue Zones Project Galveston, a communitywide initiative designed to improve health, well-being, and longevity for residents across the island. The launch event brought together health care leaders, nonprofit or  more

GALVESTON, Texas, March 9 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * UTMB researchers delve into troubling trends in US life expectancy * A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals that U.S. life expectancy was already in crisis long before the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to face alarming threats from shifting patterns in chronic disease and emerging cancers. Research by The U  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Backs Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) backed the Direct File Act, new legislation that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to end the highly successful Direct File program -which allowed taxpayers to file their taxes online, for free, and directly with the government -and make the program permanent. "The Di  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his bold America First economic policies have unleashed an unprecedented wave of private-sector investment. Companies worldwide are racing to onshore production, strengthen domestic supply chains, and build the future here at home -- delivering trillions of dollars in new investme  more

BASEL, Switzerland, March 10 -- Roche, a biotech company, issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * [Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche provides update on phase III persevERA study in ER-positive advanced breast cancer * persevERA Breast Cancer study did not meet the primary objective of a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival, but a numerical improvement was observed * Giredestrant plus palbociclib was well tolerated and adverse e  more