DALLAS, Texas, July 24 -- 7-Eleven, a convenience store chain, issued the following news release: Honeywell and 7 Eleven, Inc. today announced the adoption of Honeywell Solstice(R) N40 (R-448A) refrigerant as 7 Eleven's standard for remote condensers supporting their refrigeration cases installed across the United States and Canada 7 Eleven also selected Honeywell's lower global warming potential (GWP) alternative for retail refrigeration in Japan last year, becoming the first leading retail c  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 23 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Based on its recent analysis of the North American digital advertising market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes AdTheorent, Inc. with the 2019 North American Growth Excellence Leadership Award for driving the next-generation of digital advertising strategies. AdTheorent's innovative pla  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news release: More than 500,000 companies around the world use Airbnb for Work to help manage their business travel. With in-demand amenities like flexible access, personal kitchens for home-cooked meals, on-site laundry, and places to stay in local neighborhoods, Airbnb has become a go-to choice for many travelers. Today, we're making it even easier to find work-friendly stays with a new work trip to  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 23 -- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, a law firm, issued the following news release: Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) and Energy Capital Vietnam (ECV) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that provides the framework for the development of a privately funded liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal, storage, gas supply system and 3,200 MW gas-fired power project in Mui Ke Ga, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam. A team from Akin Gump advised ECV in this ma  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 24 -- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, a law firm, issued the following news release: Akin Gump oil and gas partner David Sweeney has been selected as one of Oil & Gas Investor's Forty Under 40 in Energy. The list recognizes those professionals "who demonstrate impressive initiative and talent, who inspire and motivate their colleagues, and who are engaged with their communities." The publication notes that Mr. Sweeney is viewed as "a future leader" in the industry. Mr.  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 24 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Alvin Community College and Galveston College are the latest institutions to join the Houston Guided Pathways to Success (Houston GPS) consortium, a regional collaboration of colleges and universities established in 2015 to increase college completion rates and streamline student transfer between two- and four-year institutions. The initiative helps students makes informed choices by providing academic maps,  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 26 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: Alison Taylor, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Distribution for American Airlines, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE). After joining American in 2016, Taylor made it her team's goal to become "the easiest airline to do business with." In the years since, American's Global Sales and Distribution team achieved the following: * Delivered  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 25 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today reported its second quarter 2019 results, including these highlights: * Reported a second quarter 2019 pre-tax profit of $882 million and net profit of $662 million. Excluding net special items, pre-tax profit and net profit rose more than 5% to $1.1 billion and $810 million,1 respectively. * Second quarter earnings were $1.49 per diluted share. Excluding net spe  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 24 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: American Electric Power's (NYSE: AEP) AEP Renewables subsidiary has completed the purchase of 75 percent, or 227 megawatts (MW), of the Santa Rita East Wind Project from Invenergy Renewables LLC. Santa Rita East is located approximately 70 miles west of San Angelo, Texas. Invenergy will retain 25 percent ownership of the project. "AEP's long-term strategy, driven by the expectations of our customers and  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 22 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Based on its recent analysis of the North American enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) device security market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Armis with the 2019 North American Technology Innovation Award for its agentless device security platform. The company's passive approach, comb  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 22 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Enterprises today are embarking on digital transformation projects at an ever increasing pace. As businesses leverage digital technologies such as cloud, data analytics and IoT among others, the need for cyber security becomes increasingly crucial to protect proprietary IP and priv  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 24 -- AT&T issued the following news release: Second-Quarter Consolidated Results * Diluted EPS of $0.51 as reported compared to $0.81 in the year-ago quarter * Adjusted EPS of $0.89 compared to $0.91 in the year-ago quarter * Consolidated revenues of $45.0 billion, up 15.3% * Cash from operations of $14.3 billion, up 40% * Capital expenditures of $5.5 billion * Free cash flow of $8.8 billion Company Raises Free Cash Flow Guidance to $28 Billion Range1; Reaffirms Rem  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 23 -- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport issued the following news release: Vacationers looking to cool down near the Gulf Coast this summer now have the option of taking a nonstop flight from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT) as Sun Country Airlines started their seasonal nonstop service on July 19. The new nonstop from AUS to GPT operates twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays from late July until Dec. 16, 2019. T  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 26 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: In some respects, animals and amoebae are not that different. For instance, both are at risk of potentially deadly attacks by bacteria and have evolved ways to prevent them. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report in the journal Science Advances that Dictyostelium discoideum, the soil-dwelling single-celled amoeba that feeds on bacteria, builds a barrier around its colonies  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 24 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: Malignant pleural mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer that affects the lining of the lungs, is fatal in most cases. The majority of patients will die within a year and a half of diagnosis. The Mesothelioma Treatment Center at the Baylor College of Medicine Lung Institute is testing a new treatment that combines immunotherapy with a new drug that accelerates cell death. Researchers ar  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 23 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: Although antibiotics are essential medications for treatment of bacterial diseases, there can be serious consequences if they are misused. Using antibiotics without medical guidance can not only lead to an incorrect drug dosage and health risks but to a spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. A scoping review performed by faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, the Michael E. DeBak  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 22 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has honored Dr. Huda Zoghbi with the 2019 Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award. She is a professor of molecular and human genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Baylor College of Medicine and director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital. The award, named in honor of the late Victor A. M  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 25 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: So you've recently been bit by the travel bug - don't let your summer travel get ruined by a bug of another sort. An infectious diseases expert at Baylor College of Medicine explains how to avoid getting traveler's diarrhea on your next trip. "Traveler's diarrhea is when you develop gastrointestinal symptoms like loose stool and bloating and make frequent trips to the bathroom, and  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 24 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: Dolutegravir is a preferred medication for treating HIV infection, but it recently has been linked to a 6- to 9-fold increase in the risk for neural tube defects among babies born to mothers receiving the drug during early gestation. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine suspected that folic acid (vitamin B9), which is known to prevent the vast majority of neural tube defect cas  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 26 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), a consortium led by Baylor College of Medicine, has awarded postdoctoral fellowships to six outstanding early career scientists working in space-translatable life sciences. Each awardee will undertake a two-year project that addresses challenges to astronaut health during deep-space exploration missions. "TRISH is inv  more

WACO, Texas, July 24 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * - Applications for new Online MBA concentrations open now for fall classes * * * Baylor University's nationally rated Online MBA program in the Hankamer School of Business has introduced three new concentrations in marketing, cyber security and executive communication beginning this fall. Baylor's Online MBA programs develop the leadership skills and relevant business knowledge essential to career advancement and hel  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 25 -- The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District issued the following news release: The City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District was honored with the Model Practice Award at the 2019 Annual Conference of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). The award celebrates local health departments for developing programs that demonstrate exemplary and replicable best practices in response to a critical local public health need. The "Healt  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 22 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Based on its recent analysis of the North American Artificial Intelligence (AI) for FinTech market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Clinc Inc with the 2019 North America Technology Leadership Award for building its conversational AI platform with multistate-awareness and dynamic proces  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 23 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Based on its recent analysis of the global financial services market for blockchain-based platforms, Frost & Sullivan recognises Coinify with the 2019 Global Growth Excellence Leadership Award. It offers individuals, merchants, payment processors, and institutions a central hub to   more

SAN DIEGO, California, July 22 -- Cubic Transportation Systems, a business unit of Cubic Corp. issued the following news release: * * * - Cubic Transportation Systems' NextCity Vision Continues to Deliver New Levels of Performance * * * Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) today announced that Trafficware, which operates within its Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) business division, is rolling out its latest and most advanced controller software SCOUT, responding to communities demand for more sm  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 24 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Seven additional schools will offer the two-way dual language program this school year, providing more opportunities for students to learn to read, write and speak in two languages. In this program, English speakers can learn Spanish and Spanish speakers can learn English. Students grow to become biliterate and bilingual while gaining high academic achievement and cross-cultural competence. Dall  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following statement by spokesperson Avery Jaffe after Rep. Pete Olson, R-Texas, announced his retirement from Congress: * * * - Olson is the third Republican on the DCCC's 2020 Republican Retirement Watch List to call it quits - so far! * * * "Republicans across Texas are terrified of losing their seats in 2020 and we can't blame Pete Olson for choosing to retire instead of being thrown out of office next year  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * - Sabato's Crystal Ball and Cook Political Report shift the Houston-area seat away from the GOP * * * News of vulnerable Texas Congressman Pete Olson's retirement prompted leading elections forecasters to downgrade Republicans' hopes of keeping his Houston-area seat. Houston's suburbs are among the fastest-diversifying in the country, and that's one reason why the DCCC listed TX-2  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 22 -- Duke Energy Renewables, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, issued the following news release: * * * - Once Complete, It Will Be the Largest Solar Project in Duke Energy Renewables' Fleet - Project Will Power the Equivalent of 40,000 Homes * * * Duke Energy Renewables, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), is expanding its solar energy portfolio by acquiring the 200-MW Holstein solar project from 8minute Solar Energy. The project, located in Nolan County,   more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, July 22 -- The American Hockey League issued the following news: The Colorado Eagles have signed forward Erik Condra to an AHL contract for the 2019-20 season. The 32-year-old Condra set career highs in 2018-19 with 20 goals, 34 assists and 54 points while appearing in 71 games with the AHL's Texas Stars. Condra also skated in six games with the NHL's Dallas Stars, scoring one goal. A native of Trenton, Mich., Condra has played 309 regular-season games in the AHL   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 25 -- Edmentum issued the following news release: Edmentum, a global education leader and pioneer in online teaching and learning solutions, is pleased to release a series of new research studies: Impacts of Study Island on Student Reading Achievement on the NWEA(TM) MAP Copyright (c) and Impacts of Study Island on Student Math Achievement on the NWEA(TM) MAP Copyright (c) . Century Analytics conducted these evaluations of Edmentum's Study Island to reveal statistically sig  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 25 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Based on its recent analysis of the North American Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Entrust Datacard Corporation with the 2019 North American Product Leadership Award for its ioTrust IoT security solution.The product provides IoT value-chai  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 24 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: * * * - Hotel Converts An Entire Floor Into Urban Campground for Pediatric Cancer Patients * * * Four Seasons Hotel Houston is hosting the second annual Camp H-Town taking place on July 22-26, 2019. Camp H-Town is a summer oncology sleep-away camp conducted at the Hotel in collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital and provides pediatric cancer patients and the  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 23 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan honored recipients at its 2019 Excellence in Best Practices Awards Gala on July 17th 2019, in San Diego at the San Diego Marriot La Jolla. Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Awards are presented each year to companies that are predicted to encourage significant gro  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 24 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: With telecommunication service providers and cable television multiple system operators (MSO) continuing their fiber build-outs, the market for fiber optic test equipment (FOTE) is expected to grow from $781.3 million in 2018 to $1.31 billion in 2025. The lack of fiber expertise am  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 23 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Rising consumer demand for convenience without comprising security is driving companies to adopt biometric technologies, propelling the $4.60 billion market toward $11.10 billion by 2023, at a compound annual growth rate of 19.3%. The proliferation of devices at the network's edge   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 25 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Research and development (R&D) in the defence industry is undergoing a paradigm shift. Previously, R&D was driven by military investment, but it is now driven by civilian investment. This affects how technologies are developed, with dual-use technologies becoming more prevalent on   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 23 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan's latest analysis, Global Rare Earth Materials Market, Forecast to 2025, reveals that a global uptick in infrastructure development and electronic vehicle demand are key factors driving the $5.40 billion global rare earth materials market growth. Growth is augmente  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 26 -- G.E. Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, issued the following news release: * * * - U.S. Air Force's collaborative effort with GE Aviation creates new capabilities * * * With strong support from the United States Air Force, Thursday marked a big step forward to modernize the Egyptian Air Force's F-16 Falcon fleet for combat operations. Senior leaders from the United States Air Force, EAF, GE Aviation, StandardAero, DLA-Aviation and Foreign Military Sal  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Will Conley to the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program Advisory Board for a term set to expire on June 19, 2021. The board provides assistance to the Texas Workforce Commission in awarding grant funds associated with the development of new career and technical education programs at public junior colleges, public technical institutes, and independent school distri  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 26 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP has ranked 10th on a Law360 list of the Best Law Firms for Minority Attorneys in the U.S., reflecting the firm's persistent efforts to increase diversity in leadership and its overall focus on diversity and inclusion. In the Law360 report, the firm was ranked 10th among firms with 300-599 lawyers. Firms were ranked according to the percentage of minority attorneys at the nonpartner   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 23 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Taylor Rex Robertson isn't your typical wine connoisseur. In addition to managing a busy practice at Haynes and Boone, the 34-year-old eagerly pursues a passion forged while working in the food and beverage industry prior to law school. Following college, Taylor took jobs as a waiter, bartender and restaurant manager that taught him the ins and outs of customer service and  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 22 -- Vinson and Elkins, a law firm, issued the following news release: Leading international arbitration lawyer Camilo Cardozo has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner, bringing to the firm two decades of experience handling complex international disputes, including disputes involving the oil and gas industry and large infrastructure and construction projects around the world. Based in V&E's New York office, Cardozo will focus his practice on cross-border litigation and in  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 23 -- Jones Lang LaSalle issued the following news release: * * * - Jones Lang LaSalle Capital Markets Secure Acquisition Financing * * * JLL Capital Markets experts announced they have secured the acquisition financing for Cypress Club Apartments in Arlington, Texas today. The 272-unit apartment community, located at 2004 Sherry Street, 20 miles west of Dallas, was acquired by S2 Capital. Freddie Mac provided the financing. JLL Managing Director Mark Brandenburg secured  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 24 -- Missouri Secretary of State Jay R. Ashcroft issued the following news release: * * * - Ashcroft's Securities Division Referred Investigation to Federal Authorities * * * Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft's Securities Division issued a consent order against Roy Harris Jr. and his companies Orthogistic Labs Inc., Orthogistic LLC and Amniogistic LLC after they sold more than $1 million in unregistered, non-exempt securities to at least 25 investors. Harris,  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following statement by Chairman Tom Emmer on the retirement of Rep. Pete Olson, R-Texas: "I'd like to thank Pete for his years of service to Texas and the nation and wish him well in his retirement. "Whoever the socialist Democrats nominate will be forced to defend their party's radical agenda of socialized medicine and killing oil and gas jobs with the Green New Deal in a solid Republican district. "This will   more

NEW YORK, July 23 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release: Presidio Investment Holdings LLC ("Presidio Petroleum", "Presidio", or the "Company") announced today that it has completed its acquisition of all the oil and natural gas producing properties in the western Anadarko Basin of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas from Apache Corporation and its affiliates (NYSE: APA). Presidio Petroleum is a portfolio company majority owned by investment  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 22 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement by Chairman James Dickey: Today, State Senator Royce West announced his bid to run against Senator John Cornyn for US Senate. He will face MJ Hegar, Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards, former Congressman Chris Bell, and three others who have already declared in the Primary Election in March 2020. "Royce West is just one more extremist far-left candidate in the race for Senate. "He's been in office fo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 23 [TNSeducationresearch] -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * - First-of-its-kind research will examine how instructors understand and teach writing system for blind students * * * Braille provides a pathway to literacy for the visually impaired. But research shows that blind students typically demonstrate lower literacy rates than their peers without visual impairment. A first-of-its-kind study at Rice University will seek to improve braille lit  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 24 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Thanks to renewed funding from Houston Endowment, Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research will be able to expand its data-driven work in the public, philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. The new $2.25 million, three-year grant follows a previous Houston Endowment grant that supported several Kinder initiatives, including the Urban Data Platform (UDP). "We are immensely grateful to Houston Endowment for i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 26 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * - Rice University scientists develop fluorescent sensors to track nutrients in hydrogel-based healing * * * It's important to know one's new cells are getting nourishment. Rice University scientists are working on a way to tell for sure. The Rice lab of bioengineer Jane Grande-Allen has invented soft microparticle sensors to monitor oxygen levels in hydrogels that serve as scaffolds for   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 25 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: "Siemens Healthineers has developed the BioMatrix technology on its magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) platforms, featuring respiratory, beat, and kinetic sensors. These are devices with sensitive motion correction capabilities that can even track a patient's breathing and incorporat  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 25 -- Southwest Airlines issued the following news release: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) (the "Company") today reported its second quarter 2019 results: * Second quarter record earnings per diluted share of $1.37 * Record quarterly operating revenues of $5.9 billion; net income of $741 million * Operating margin1 of 16.4 percent, and net margin2 of 12.5 percent * Operating cash flow of $966 million; free cash flow3 of $736 million; returned $548 million to Sharehol  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 24 -- Southwest Airlines issued the following news release: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) invites you to listen to a live webcast of its second quarter 2019 financial results. Details are as follows: See table here (https://www.swamedia.com/releases/release-424146113c6f2a2eebe84fb61d53750c-southwest-airlines-to-discuss-second-quarter-2019-financial-results-on-july-25-2019) To access the live audio webcast and subsequent replay, click on the link above, or go to www.so  more

LONGVIEW, Texas, July 23 -- Southwestern Electric Power issued the following news release: AEP Teacher Vision Grants from Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) will enable two East Texas teachers to improve student learning in the classroom. Candace Luviano, a kindergarten teacher at Sam Houston Elementary in Marshall, and Elizabeth White, an engineering teacher at Pine Tree High School in Longview, each received a $500 grant. "There is no greater feeling than knowing my students will have  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 22 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Based on its recent analysis of the North American enterprise bring-your-own-device (BYOD) solutions market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Sprint with the 2019 North American Product Leadership Award for its Sprint MultiLine solution. The platform's ease of use and high-value integra  more

WACO, Texas, July 26 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * - 'Bottom-line mentality' can lead to loss of employee respect and loyalty, research shows * * * Supervisors driven by profits could actually be hurting their coveted bottom lines by losing the respect of their employees, who counter by withholding performance, according to a new study led by Baylor University. The study, "The Influence of Supervisor Bottom-Line Mentality and Employee Bottom-Li  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, July 25 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: A $10,000 grant to increase children's awareness of the benefits of healthy choices has been awarded to Tarleton State University's Child and Family Studies faculty members Elizabeth Stephens and Dr. Lisa Taylor Cook. The program aims to increase awareness of the importance of good nutrition, especially for children, and to promote children's health and well-being through education, exercise and eating  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 24 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The Texas A&M University's Engineering Experiment Station issued the following news: By Deana Totzke Since 1906, the global average surface temperature has increased by more than 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit -- even more in certain polar regions. While this doesn't seem a lot, the effects of this global warming are becoming more and more apparent. The heat is melting glaciers, shifting precipitation patterns and forcing animals to move from the  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 23 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Deana Totzke Since 1906, the global average surface temperature has increased by more than 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit -- even more in certain polar regions. While this doesn't seem a lot, the effects of this global warming are becoming more and more apparent. The heat is melting glaciers, shifting precipitation patterns and forcing animals to move from their natural h  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 26 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Robert (Chris) Scoggins Bridges make it possible to get to places faster and more conveniently, but in the face of an earthquake these structures are subject to forces that can cause extensive damage. Dr. Petros Sideris, an assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University, is leading a collaborative resear  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 26 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Alexandra H. Salazar Many Texans, particularly the poor and elderly, live in areas that are far from medical care. Telemonitoring, the use of technology to monitor a patient's health status remotely, is an emerging medical practice intended to help these patients. Researchers from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, the Department of Health Poli  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, July 26 -- Texas A&M University's Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: By Richard Guerrero "It is an honor and a pleasure to have been asked to be the summer commencement speaker at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi," said Dr. Eliot Chenaux, former Vice President of Student Affairs Emeritus at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. "At my retirement, I said if I lived my life over again, I would wish for the life we have in Corpus Christi and at Texas A&M University-Cor  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, July 23 -- Texas A&M University's Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Researchers with the Harte Research Institute (HRI) for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi are partnering with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Natural Resources Program to launch a cutting-edge $2.7 million project to assess the health of Matagorda Bay. By studying the bay on the ecosystem level, scientists will be able to better determine how issues lik  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 25 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Leo Lopez, associate commissioner for school finance: House Bill (HB) 3 was passed by the 86th Legislature, 2019, and signed into law by Governor Abbott on June 11, 2019. As a result of HB 3, recapture was reduced by a variety of methods and is projected to be reduced over prior law by $3.6 billion in the next biennium. Today, the agency released a HB 3 in 30 Recapture webinar providing background on recapt  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today announced more than $5.2 million in Texas Talent Connection grants to 15 innovative workforce skills training and job placement programs across the state. These competitive grant awards, administered by the Texas Workforce Investment Council in the Governor's Economic Development and Tourism division, support innovative education and workforce skills training programs that lead to   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Buffalo, LLC will open a new flat roll steel mill manufacturing facility in Sinton, Texas. Buffalo is a subsidiary of Steel Dynamics, Inc., one of the largest domestic steel producers and metal recyclers in the country. The new facility will create more than 590 new jobs and generate more than $1.9 billion in capital investment. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant of  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Paula Anthony-McMann, Ph.D., Victoria Ai Linh Bryant, Pharm.D., Shannon Calhoun, Lourdes Cuellar, Salil Deshpande, M.D., Emily Hartmann, Kenneth James, Jerome Lisk, M.D., Leticia Rodriguez, Jonathan Sandstrom Hill, Siobhan Shahan, and Carlos Vital, M.D. to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for terms set to expire on June 15, 2021. Additionally, the Go  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Patrick Bulanek Judge of the 461st Judicial District Court in Brazoria County, effective September 1, 2019, for a term set to expire on December 31, 2020, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Patrick Bulanek of Danbury is an attorney in private practice. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, The Federalist Society, and the Brazoria County Bar Ass  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Christopher T. "Chris" Hill to the Texas County and District Retirement System Board of Trustees for a term that will expire on December 31, 2021. The board oversees a retirement system for employees and retirees of more than 780 counties and districts, including hospital water districts, water districts, emergency services districts and others. Christopher T. "Chris" Hill  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jaime Tijerina to the Thirteenth Court of Appeals for a term set to expire on December 31, 2020, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Jaime Tijerina of McAllen is judge of the 464th Judicial District Court, and is the former judge of the 93rd Judicial District Court and former deputy city attorney for the City of Mission. He also served as the judge  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 23 -- The Texas Secretary of State issued the following news release: Deputy Secretary of State Joe Esparza today drew the ballot order for ten proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution that will appear on the November 5th ballot. In order to appear on the ballot, the proposed amendments must be approved by at least two-thirds of the members of both the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. After the drawing ceremony, the Deputy Secretary reminded all elig  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 25 -- The Texas House of Representatives issued the following news release on the behalf of Texas State Rep. Jared Patterson: On Thursday, July 25, Governor Greg Abbott hosted Rep. Jared Patterson at the State Capitol for a signing ceremony on behalf of House Bill 803. The transparency measure requires all Texas toll entities to report data on their websites separate from often lengthy comprehensive annual financial reports. House Bill 803 will help shine a light on the acti  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- The Texas Water Development Board issued the following news release: The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of a $1,010,000 loan from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to the Nacogdoches County Municipal Utility District No. 1 (Nacogdoches County). The District will use the assistance to finance planning, design, and construction costs associated with wastewater system improvements. The District coul  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- The Texas Water Development Board issued the following news release: The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of a $1,745,000 loan from the Texas Water Development Fund to the Fort Bend County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 (Fort Bend County). The District will use the assistance to finance construction costs associated with a new water treatment plant. Constructing a second water treatment plant will   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- The Texas Water Development Board issued the following news release: The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of a $45,765,000 loan from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to the Ector County Utility District (Ector County). The District will use the assistance to finance planning, design, and construction costs associated with water system improvements. The District could save approximately $10.2   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- The Texas Water Development Board issued the following news release: The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of $45.5 million from the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas (SWIFT) program/1 to the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (Fannin, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Grayson, and Wise counties). The District will use the assistance to finance land acquisition for the proposed Lake Ra  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- The Texas Water Development Board issued the following news release: The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved by resolution financial assistance in the amount of $5,499,000, consisting of $4,020,000 in loans and $1,479,000 in loan forgiveness, from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to the City of Alice (Jim Wells County). The City will use the assistance to finance planning, design, and construction costs associated with a supplemental water source  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- The Texas Water Development Board issued the following news release: The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) today approved financial assistance totaling $99,519,000 for water and wastewater system projects. Of this funding, $6,509,000 was approved for rural projects. * $5,499,000 to the City of Alice (Jim Wells County) for a water system project * $45,765,000 to the Ector County Utility District (Ector County) for water system improvements * $1,745,000 to the Fort  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 24 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP earned a spot in The National Law Journal's Top 100 Verdicts list for 2018. The firm, with co-counsel Munger, Tolles & Olson, is ranked 14th for the sizable jury award secured for family-owned door maker Steves and Sons in a groundbreaking antitrust lawsuit against JELD-WEN, Inc. After nearly three weeks of trial, the Hunton/Munger team showed the U.S. District Court jury in Richmond, Virginia, t  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 22 -- TTI issued the following news release: TTI, Inc., a leading specialty distributor of electronic components, is now offering the SM13126PEL LAN 10/100 Base-Tx VoIP PoE Transformer from Bourns. Bourns Inductive Components Product Line has introduced the Model SM13126PEL single-port, potted construction LAN 10/100 Base-Tx VoIP and IEEE 802.3 compliant transformer for Ethernet applications. This LAN transformer is PoE capable with an extended operating temperature r  more

VICTORIA, Texas, July 25 -- The University of Houston's Victoria Campus issued the following news release: The sound of whirring gears and excited laughter filled the computer lab Wednesday as 11 middle school girls got their first taste of computer programming and robotics during the University of Houston-Victoria's first-ever Texas Women in Computing summer camp. UHV is able to offer the camp thanks to grant funding from Alcoa Foundation and the Dow Gives Community Grant program. Students fr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 22 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * - UH Researcher Exploring Impact on Latinxs * * * By Laurie Fickman University of Houston associate professor of psychology Andres Viana has received a $900,000 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to examine the impact of racial discrimination in moderate-to-heavy drinking adult Latinxs.  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 24 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release: A student team from the University of Michigan (U-M) was announced as the winners of the second annual Transportation Technology Tournament by the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE). The team's presentation on a solution to reduce congestion on I-75 and I-696 in Metro Detroit was selected as the winner by a panel of private and public sector judges. The tournament was held du  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, July 23 -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release: A $257,000 gift to The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory from Apache Corporation will fund the observatory's ongoing efforts to preserve the dark West Texas skies that make research possible and provide unsurpassed views of the universe to visitors. Excess light shone into the sky can drown out the light from stars and galaxies, but dark-skies friendly li  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 24 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news release: Kuwaiti dentist Alaa Al-Saffar, DDS, may be 7,000 miles from the Texas Medical Center but that did not keep her from catching a lecture on mouth ulcers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Al-Saffar and dozens of others worldwide learned about aspects of these common lesions during the first online lecture offered through the new 'telementori  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 26 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news release: * * * - Q&A with Fabio Triolo, DdR, PhD * * * July is National Cord Blood Awareness Month, and many parents are not aware of the option they have to donate it and the benefits that public donation can bring. Cord blood is the term used for the blood collected from the umbilical cord and placenta after birth when a healthy baby is born. We asked clinical cell therapy expert  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 25 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news release: High blood pressure among children is on the rise and a lack of research about how to treat it has left pediatricians trying to make their best guess. That's until researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) released results of a pioneering study that used a series of personalized trials to identify a preferred therapy  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 23 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * - UT Health San Antonio leads consortium examining loss of DNA repair * * * Women who inherit harmful mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene are at high risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. According to a recent large study, women who inherit BRCA mutations are about six times more likely to develop breast cancer during their lives than women in the gene  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 25 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Texas's Arlington Campus issued the following news release: Financiers and investment planners work with risk and assess it each day. A researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington is taking those same principles of risk aversion and applying them to engineering and modeling methods. The goal: Determine which parts of urban water pipeline systems should be replaced to withstand earthquakes. Mohsen Shahandashti, an assi  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 24 -- The University of Texas's Arlington Campus issued the following news release: For the first time, The University of Texas at Arlington is hosting an intensive Russian language program, open to all high school and college students. The month-long immersion course, called STARTALK, is funded by the National Security Agency. The STARTALK program is aimed at increasing the number of U.S. citizens learning, speaking and teaching critical-need foreign languages, such as   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 26 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas's Arlington Campus issued the following news release: A researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington's College of Nursing and Health Innovation will use a $634,000 National Institutes of Health grant to study the role of T cells in cardiovascular disease among older people. The five-year NIH grant awarded to Daniel Wayne Trott, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, is a career development award.   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 22 -- The University of Texas's Arlington Campus issued the following news release: Nearly half of all heart failure patients do not have effective treatments for their condition, so three researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are taking a more precise approach. Mark Haykowksy, Michael Nelson and Paul Fadel, faculty members in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, are part of an $11 million project funded by the National Institutes of Health to stud  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, July 25 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas's Dallas Campus issued the following news release: * * * - University Team Exploits Natural Function of Liver, Boosting Drugs' Targeting of Diseases * * * Dr. Jie Zheng believes he's turned a barrier into a bridge when it comes to nanomedicine implementation. The professor of chemistry and his research team at The University of Texas at Dallas have demonstrated that nanomedicines can be designed to interface with a n  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, July 22 -- The University of Texas's Dallas Campus issued the following news release: As a cognition and neuroscience doctoral student at The University of Texas at Dallas, Candler Paige publishes studies on how the molecular genesis of chronic pain differs between sexes and performs research that could revolutionize pain medicine. She's also a Type 1 diabetic, which sometimes complicates everyday aspects of life. But her career path recently became more straightforward than  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 24 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * - FGFR inhibitor gains FDA approval based on 40% response rate in MD Anderson-led Phase II trial * * * Treatment with the FGFR inhibitor erdafitinib in patients with metastatic bladder cancers marked by mutations in the FGFR3 gene resulted in a 40% overall response rate (ORR) and was well-tolerated, according to an international Phase II trial led by Th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 23 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A study led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that the majority of faults underlying the Fort Worth Basin are as sensitive to changes in stress that could cause them to slip as those that have generated earthquakes in recent years. Researchers with UT's Bureau of Economic Geology, Stanford University and Southern Methodist University have created a comprehensive map of more th  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, July 24 -- Verisk, a data analytics provider, issued the following news release: Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Keystone Aerial Surveys, Inc., to expand its aerial survey services. Keystone is the aerial survey business in the United States of PASCO CORPORATION (TSE:9232), Japan's largest geospatial service provider. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with branches in California, Nevada, a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 25 -- Waste Management, a provider of comprehensive waste management services, issued the following news release: Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) today announced financial results for its quarter ended June 30, 2019. Revenues for the second quarter of 2019 were $3.95 billion compared with $3.74 billion for the same 2018 period. Net income for the quarter was $381 million, or $0.89 per diluted share, compared with $499 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, for the second qu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 25 -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release: Whole Foods Market in Weehawken opens its doors to the public at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 26. Located at 1400 Waterfront Terrace in The Shops at Lincoln Harbor, the new 32,000 square-foot store is celebrating the grand opening with complimentary Balthazar Bakery pastries and Cafe Grumpy coffee before the store opens. As part of the opening day festivities, the first 100 customers will receive a Whole Foods Market Weeh  more