WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The National Association of Broadcasters issued the following news release: The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the finalists for the 2019 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, honoring radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting. The winners will be announced September 26 at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show, held during the 2019 Radio Show in Dallas, Texas. The 2019 NAB Marconi Radio Awards are recognizing two new award cate  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following statement by Reproductive Rights Strategist Drucilla Tigner: The Mineral Wells City Council today voted 5-2 against considering an ordinance that would prohibit providers from performing abortion care. The city's proposal followed the passage of a similar ordinance in Waskom, Texas last month, which declared a preemptive ban on emergency contraception and abortion. "The Mineral Wells City Council's d  more

IRVING, Texas, July 18 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release: * * * - Longtime Voice of the Crimson Tide to be honored for distinguished career in broadcasting during 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 10. * * * The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that University of Alabama broadcaster Eli Gold will be the recipient of the 2019 NFF Chris Schenkel Award. He will officially be honored Dec. 10   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The American Bankers Association issued the following news release: The American Bankers Association's Nominating Committee has selected the official slate of candidates for ABA officers for election at the association's annual convention to be held in Seattle, October 27-29. The Committee, chaired by Kenneth L. Burgess, Jr., chairman, FirstCapital Bank of Texas, NA, Midland, Texas, nominated these candidates for ABA officer positions: * CHAIR: Laura Lee (Laurie) Stewar  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 17 -- The American College of Emergency Physicians issued the following statement in response to House Energy and Commerce Committee markup: "We are pleased that the Energy & Commerce Committee is recognizing the value of including an independent dispute resolution (IDR) process as part of a surprise billing solution. The amendment from Representatives Ruiz (D-CA) and Bucshon (R-IN) that was voted on today is a big step in the right direction. Despite the life-saving treatm  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 17 -- The American College of Emergency Physicians issued the following news release: The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) today announced plans to launch a new open access journal for emergency medicine research. The Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open (JACEP Open) is expected to launch online early in 2020 and is currently seeking editorial board members. Henry E. Wang, MD, MS, professor and vice chair for research at the University  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The American Federation for Children issued the following statement by President John Schilling: The American Federation for Children released a poll conducted by Mason-Dixon that examined Texas voters' attitudes towards school choice policies at the state and federal level. In total, 625 registered voters expressed strong support for K-12 education reform policies such as Education Savings Accounts and Tax Credit Scholarships. "Texas voters clearly want K-12 educational  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 19 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * - Findings may help others with fainting issues - Up to two hours of endurance and resistance exercises daily during a long space flight mission, combined with IV fluid replacement after landing, helps astronauts prevent dizziness and fainting during normal activity when they return to Earth. * * * Nearly 50 years after man's first steps on the moon, researchers have discovered a way that may h  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 17 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * - Journal of the American Heart Association Report - In an international study, 1 in 6 people with broken heart syndrome also had cancer. * * * One in six people with broken heart syndrome had cancer and they were less likely to survive for five years after it occurred, according to new international research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The American Petroleum Institute issued the following news release: U.S. crude oil exports reached a new all-time high of 3.3 million barrels per day (mb/d) in June 2019, a 1.1 mb/d year-over-year increase, according to the latest Monthly Statistical Report released today by the American Petroleum Institute (API). This latest milestone came as the U.S. continued to sustain world-leading crude oil production of 12.2 mb/d, including 5.0 mb/d in West Texas' Permian Basin. In  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association issued the following news release: * * * - Three meetings provide best-practice education, networking and add-on training opportunities * * * The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has opened registration for its regional meetings today. "Being prepared" is the theme of ASLRRA's series of regional meetings to be held in San Antonio, Texas (Central/Pacific Region, September 11-13), Col  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty issued the following news release: A Catholic family in Texas is suing their school district to allow their children to participate in sports and other afterschool activities while keeping a small strand of their hair uncut and braided as a promise to God. In a letter sent to Mathis Independent School Board today, Becket warned the school that it "will lose hundreds of thousands of dollars if it does not respect these students' rights  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 17 -- The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International issued the following news: Bell County Communications Center, Texas, has received Agency Training Program Certification, a Project 33 Initiative, from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International. Public safety agencies use the APCO International Agency Training Program Certification as a formal mechanism to ensure their training programs meet APCO American  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following news release: On June 14, the Humane Society of the United States assisted in the rescue of nearly 200 cats, kittens and dogs from a large-scale alleged neglect situation in Killeen, Texas. This week, the animals will begin to be transported to seek placement through the Humane Society of the United States' Shelter and Rescue Partners. Partners accepting animals from the case include Nashville Humane Society, Br  more

IRVING, Texas, July 15 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release: * * * - Organizations partner to utilize the game's national spotlight to celebrate college football's greatest legends as it hosts a College Football Playoff Semifinal. * * * The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will host the 15th Annual National Hall of Fame Salute on Saturday, Dec. 28. The event, whi  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release: Conservation groups filed a notice today of their intent to sue the Trump administration for failing to protect the severely imperiled dunes sagebrush lizard under the Endangered Species Act. The groups petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the species as threatened or endangered in May 2018. The petition also requested that the Fish and Wildlife Service designate critical habitat for the lizard  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 18 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship issued the following news release: * * * - Teacher from Bryan Adams High School places first in nationwide competition, taking home $20,000 in prizes * * * NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship) announced today that Joan McCoo of Bryan Adams High School in Dallas, TX, won the top prize in the Model Teacher Challenge, a highly competitive challenge issued to educators across the U.S. who teach NFTE's entrepreneurship co  more

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Illinois, July 17 -- The Electronics Representatives Association issued the following news release: The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) Conference Committee has announced the theme -- "Takin' it to the Streets: Succeeding in a Dynamic Market" -- of the association's 51st conference, scheduled Feb. 23-25, 2020, at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin, Texas. Conference Committee Chair Mike Swenson, CPMR, of Mel Foster Company, said, "This year's conference theme  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 18 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has issued the following statement in support of the Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment (HERE) Act of 2019: Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) introduced the HERE Act of 2019, which is co-sponsored by over 35 members of Congress and has bipartisan support. The HERE Act creates a new grant program at the   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 18 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced the agenda of its 18th Annual Latino Higher Education Leadership Institute, pre-conference event taking place on Oct. 5, 2019, at the Hilton Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. The theme of the event is "Advancing Your Career While Maintaining Your Authentic Self." The one-day Institute for faculty, staff and adminis  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 18 -- The Institute for Policy Innovation issued the following statement by President Tom Giovanetti on cable franchising: "We applaud the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its recent actions to clarify a number of issues related to local cable franchising for the benefits of consumers under Section 621 of the Cable Act. "The FCC's actions would put an end to a number of harmful practices of some municipalities that abuse the Section 621 rules and increase costs   more

NAPPANEE, Indiana, July 16 -- The International Code Council issued the following news release: * * * - The campus will expand NTA testing capabilities and will focus on fire testing and other key test solutions for manufacturers * * * NTA Inc., a leading provider of testing services, product certification, inspection, engineering, off-site construction plan review, and code evaluation, held its official groundbreaking ceremony today for its new facility in Bryan, Texas. Set to bring up to   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Mortgage Bankers Association issued the following news release: Today the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced that Kristy Fercho, Executive Vice President, President of Mortgage at Flagstar Bank, has been nominated to serve as MBA's Vice Chairman for the 2020 membership year. She is expected to be installed at the association's 106th Annual Convention this October in Austin, Texas. "Kristy is an active MBA member and industry leader who will serve MBA and it  more

IRVING, Texas, July 16 -- USA Rice Federation issued the following news: At USA Rice's July Business Meeting here last week, the USA Rice Farmers announced the appointment of Nicole Montna Van Vleck, a California rice farmer, as chair, and Kirk Satterfield, a Mississippi rice farmer, as vice chair. Chairman-elect Van Vleck presented outgoing Farmers Chairman Joe Mencer with a plaque to commemorate his tenure. "We have all benefited from Joe's service and dedication to the organization over th  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 17 -- Limnology and Oceanography Journal - Methods, a journal that says it deals with problems in the aquatic sciences from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, published three research articles on the following topics in its July 2019 edition: * A blended inherent optical property algorithm for global satellite ocean color observations * Introducing "The Integrator": A novel technique to monitor environmental flow systems * Listening to  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 14 -- Limnology and Oceanography Journal - Methods, a journal that says it deals with problems in the aquatic sciences from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, published three research articles on the following topics in its June 2019 edition: * An empirically validated method for characterizing pelagic habitats in the Gulf of Mexico using ocean model data * Susane, a device for sampling chemical gradients in the benthic water column *   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 18 -- Memorial Hermann Health System issued the following news release: Following a nationwide search, Memorial Hermann Health System is pleased to announce today the appointment of David L. Callender, M.D., MBA, FACS, as its next President and CEO, effective Sept. 1, 2019. Dr. Callender, who is an accomplished physician executive with significant experience leading academic health systems, has deep roots in the Houston community. Since 2007, he has served as President of   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- Memorial Hermann Health System issued the following news release: The Red Duke Trauma Institute at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is proud to announce two new leaders for the Memorial Hermann Life Flight(R) program. Lesley Osborn, MD, emergency medicine physician and assistant professor of emergency medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, has been named Medical Director of Life Flight, and David Meyer, MD, trauma surgeon and assistant professor of surg  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following news release: On Wednesday, July 17, the National Association of Manufacturers will bring manufacturing leaders from Texas and across the country together in Washington to urge Congress to pass the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Manufacturers will meet with their respective members of Congress to let them know why the USMCA is pivotal to their businesses and the 2 million men and women across the nation, in  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The National Association of Secretaries of State issued the following news release: The Administrative Codes and Registers (ACR) Section of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), which recently held its annual meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, awarded the Texas Secretary of State with the 2019 Robert J. Colburn, Jr. Innovation Award. The Texas Secretary of State developed the Texas Register and Texas Administrative Code Electronic Filing and Data Managem  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 16 -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following news release: The National Community Pharmacists Association announced that three teams of pharmacy students have been named finalists in the 2019 Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. Teams of pharmacy students from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, and the University of Texas at Austin College   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 18 -- The National Cotton Council issued the following news release: Ten cotton producers from Texas and Oklahoma will observe cotton and other agricultural operations in California's San Joaquin Valley while nine Southeast cotton producers will see the same in Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee during the week of July 28 as part of the National Cotton Council's 2019 Producer Information Exchange (P.I.E.) Program. Sponsored by Bayer through a grant to The Cotton Foundati  more

IRVING, Texas, July 18 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release: Playing at home takes on a new meaning for Kansas football senior Bryce Torneden every time he takes the field at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence. The KU captain is a quintessential hometown kid, or what KU football players like to call a "townie." He's grown up in the community that he has now represented on the football field on Saturdays for the past three seasons. "It's nice  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The National Organization for Women issued the following statement by President Toni Van Pelt: "As we celebrate the successful Apollo 11 mission to the moon, the National Organization of Women would like to recognize Frances "Poppy" Northcutt for her historic contributions to America's space mission, to gender equality and to legal advocacy for women. "Poppy Northcutt was the first woman to work in an operational support role in the Mission Control Center in Houston duri  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, July 18 -- NTEA, The Association for the Work Truck Industry issued the following news release: Because standards don't raise themselves, NTEA's Member Verification Program (MVP) acknowledges the companies leading the industry to excellence. Fleet managers, truck dealers and OEMs know truck equipment manufacturers and distributors with MVP status have implemented specific business and quality standards and comply with federal regulations. New MVP members (as of June  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 18 -- Operation Homefront issued the following news release: As military and veteran families impacted by recent natural disasters begin and continue their recovery efforts, Operation Homefront is prepared to provide disaster recovery assistance to families who are in need of home repairs or are otherwise experiencing financial hardship. Thanks to a generous donor, this disaster assistance is available for those impacted by hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, forest fi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - Mobile PETA Billboard Will Be Outside Meaty Eatery to Encourage Compassion for All Animals * * * This weekend, visitors to Franklin Barbecue will be served up some food for thought. PETA plans to run a new mobile billboard proclaiming, "All Beings Bleed the Same," outside the famous eatery from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The ad shows a blood-soaked meat-industry worker poised t  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Society for Neuroscience issued the following news release: Removing new neurons born after a brain injury reduces seizures in mice, according to new research in JNeurosci. This approach could potentially help prevent post-injury epilepsy. New neurons generated following a brain injury often do not develop normally. Left untreated, these cells may contribute to the development of epilepsy. Jenny Hsieh and colleagues at the University of Texas at San Antonio continua  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 15 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute and The University of Texas at San Antonio are collaborating to acquire data for a computational model for supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) energy generation. The work, led by Jacob Delimont of SwRI's Mechanical Engineering Division and Christopher Combs of UTSA's College of Engineering, is supported by a $125,000 grant from the Connecting through Research Partnerships   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 17 -- The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association issued the following news release: The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) will host a ranch gathering Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at the Western Oklahoma State College Pioneer Heritage Center in Altus, Oklahoma. The event will provide an opportunity for local cattle producers to learn about TSCRA's recent activities, discuss issues facing cattle raisers and connect with other cattle producer  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 17 -- The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association issued the following news release: The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) will host a ranch gathering Thursday, July 25, 2019, at the Bowie Community Center in Bowie, Texas. The event will provide an opportunity for local cattle producers to learn about TSCRA's recent activities, discuss issues facing cattle raisers and connect with other cattle producers in the area. Registration will beg  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 15 -- The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association issued the following news release: The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) will host a ranch gathering Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at the Old Mobeetie Jail Museum Visitor Center in Mobeetie, Texas. The event will provide an opportunity for local cattle producers to learn about TSCRA's recent activities, discuss issues facing cattle raisers and connect with other cattle producers in the area. Re  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 16 -- The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association issued the following news release: Kelley Sullivan Georgiades, a fourth-generation rancher from Texas, testified Tuesday on the state of the cattle industry at a hearing of the Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee. Georgiades praised cattle producers for providing Americans with a high-quality, safe and nutrient-dense protein. She also highlighted the importance of ranching to the economy, especially   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Texas Association of Broadcasters issued the following news: The FCC's newly revised "kid vid" rules garnered most of the headlines from last week's commission meeting, but TV broadcasters should take note of the FCC's adoption of a Report and Order that will affect the next round of carriage election notices in October 2020. The order allows TV broadcasters to give notice to cable systems electronically, rather than by certified mail, a change that could save statio  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 16 -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news release: One of the newest research projects at the Southwest National Primate Center on the campus of Texas Biomed is a study to figure out if a drug -- already approved by the Food and Drug Administration -- can help stave off unwanted cognitive problems that come with aging. Is there a way to repair damage to the cell organelles called mitochondria that become inefficient with age? To test this part  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 17 -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news release: The Strong Heart Study of American Indians (SHS) is one of the largest and longest-running epidemiological and genetic studies involving Native Americans in the country, involving more than 7,600 participants since 1988. 30 years ago, NIH researchers began looking at particular risk factors for heart disease in the Native American population. SHS scientists and their collaborators across the co  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- The Texas Organizing Project issued the following statement by Paid Sick Time Organizer Joleen Garcia in reaction to the lawsuit filed against San Antonio's earned paid sick days ordinance: "On paper, the lawsuit may be against the ordinance, but the spirit of the lawsuit is against the rights of the 354,00 San Antonio workers who currently don't have the ability to stay home when they or a loved one is sick without risking a paycheck or their jobs. "It says a lot ab  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following statement by David Balat, director of right on healthcare: Today, a federal judge upheld the Trump administration's expansion of insurance plans. "Short-term insurance plans existed under the ACA and were accepted as good options to offer relief for those in transition. "For those that are between jobs, just getting out of school, have missed open enrollment periods, or losing coverage following a divorce, short te  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly state jobs report for June 2019 showing that once again the most jobs were created in Texas. Texas' nonfarm payroll employment was up 45,000 in June and 315,600 over the year, edging out California which saw 296,100 more nonfarm jobs in the past 12 months. The unemployment rate in Texas hit a record low of 3.4%. The national unemployment r  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- United We Dream issued the following news release: Immigrant justice, faith-based and civil rights organizations are continuing to mobilize #CloseTheCamp actions across the country. Over the next few weeks, organizations such as United We Dream, Dream Action Oklahoma, Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM), the Florida Immigrant Coalition, Indigenous Environmental Network, RAICES, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action, Workers Defense Project, The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights,  more