EL PASO, Texas, July 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following statement by immigrants' rights fellow Bernardo Rafael Cruz: The ACLU of Texas sent a letter of support in favor of three asylum seekers currently participating in a hunger strike while under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at the El Paso Processing Center. The ACLU of Texas sent the letter upon learning that ICE was threatening to force-feed these individuals if they did not end their   more

MCLEAN, Virginia, July 23 -- The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International issued the following news release: HSMAI is proud to announce the first-ever HSMAI Sales Leader Forum, November 5-6, at the Westin Stonebriar Hotel & Golf Club in Frisco, Texas. This unique event advances the hotel sales discipline by elevating the knowledge and skills of off-property sales leaders with new trends, critical insights, and best practices, and their application to leading hotel sales teams i  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 22 -- The Allied Pilots Association issued the following news release: The Allied Pilots Association (APA) today released a new cinematic video that captures a day in the life of three active American Airlines pilots, illustrating both the challenges and rewards professional pilots experience at a time when their expertise and commitment to safety have never been more important. To watch the video, click here (https://alliedpilots-wo4xq97.vids.io/videos/7c9ddab41b1de3c1f  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 25 -- The Allied Pilots Association issued the following news release: The Allied Pilots Association (APA), certified collective bargaining agent for the 15,000 pilots of American Airlines, expressed strong support today for British Airways' pilots during their pay claim discussions with British Airways and IAG management. "APA supports our brothers and sisters at British Airways in their efforts to obtain a fair agreement and ensure there will be no service disruptions  more

MOORHEAD, Minnesota, July 22 -- The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball issued the following news release: The official statistician of the American Association, Pointstreak, has announced that Texas AirHogs' RHP Kevin Hilton has been named this week's Pointstreak Pitcher of the Week for the week ending July 21, 2019. Hilton earned the award after throwing eight shutout innings in a 4-0 win over the Milwaukee Milkmen on July 18. In the outing, Hilton allowed just three hi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 23 -- The American Botanical Council issued the following news release: The current issue of the nonprofit American Botanical Council's (ABC's) peer-reviewed journal HerbalGram features a proposed state-federal regulatory framework for the US cannabis (Cannabis sativa) industry./1 The proposal suggests the removal of cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), thus allowing US stakeholders entry into the global market. The US state-led regulated hemp and cannabis ind  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 24 -- The American College of Emergency Physicians issued the following news release: Electric currents generated by mobile phone chargers, particularly from lower-cost generic manufacturers, are causing serious injuries. Generic mobile phone chargers are less likely to meet established safety and quality tests than the brand counterparts, according to analysis and case studies in Annals of Emergency Medicine. "Generic phone chargers can cause burns or electrocutions," said  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 25 -- The American College of Emergency Physicians issued the following news release: Resources are limited on an airplane during an in-flight emergency and access to care is not always immediate. A new study published in Annals of Emergency Medicine reveals that 15.5 percent of in-flight emergencies involve children and that one in six cases require additional care. "While traveling on a plane, it's important to make sure our most vulnerable and precious cargo -- our child  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 25 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives, announced today that Emily Holubowich will join the organization as Vice President, Federal Advocacy. She will assume the role full-time Oct. 1. Holubowich will lead the American Heart Association's Federal Advocacy team dedicated to advancing legislative and regulatory policy priorit  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 24 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * - Former National Football League (NFL) players were nearly 6 times more likely to have atrial fibrillation (AF), a type of irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke. - Former NFL athletes had lower risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, and had lower resting heart rates compared to the control group, yet the incidence of atrial fibrillation   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 23 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * - Prescriptions for the newest - but more expensive - cholesterol-lowering drugs called PCSK9 inhibitors that are not covered by insurance companies or unfilled by patients are related to higher risk of cardiovascular problems for high risk patients. - High co-payments may make patients less likely to fill prescriptions, even if insurers approve them. * * * Patients appear to be at higher risk   more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 22 -- The American Society of Human Genetics issued the following news release: The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Hal Dietz, MD, as the recipient of the 2019 Mentorship Award. This award recognizes ASHG members who have significant records of accomplishment as mentors. It is open to individuals at all academic ranks who have shown a sustained pattern of exemplary mentorship at the graduate student, postdoctoral, residency, or fellowship level. Th  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 22 -- The American Society of Human Genetics issued the following news release: The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Huda Zoghbi, MD, as the 2019 recipient of the Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award. Dr. Zoghbi is the director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, a professor of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine and an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Th  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 23 -- The Arkansas Farm Bureau issued the following news release: Taylor Wiseman of Fayetteville, a graduate assistant majoring in agriculture economics at the University of Arkansas, won the Young Farmers & Ranchers Discussion Meet at the Arkansas Farm Bureau 71st Officers & Leaders Conference at the Hot Springs Convention Center. For her effort, Wiseman won $7,000 courtesy of Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. and an expense-paid trip to the American Farm Bur  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 25 -- Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, a journal from the American Heart Association, published 14 research articles on the following topics in its August 2019 edition: * Advances in Therapies and Imaging for Systemic Vasculitis * Anticytokine Immune Therapy and Atherothrombotic Cardiovascular Risk * Endothelial Mineralocorticoid Receptors Contribute to Vascular Inflammation in Atherosclerosis in a Sex-Specific Manner * Epidemiology of Vascular Dementia:  more

FRISCO, Texas, July 25 -- The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence issued the following news release: The largest training conference in the country, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Instructor Training Conference, is off to a great start at the Embassy Suites in Frisco, Texas. Over 365 high school and post-secondary instructors from around the country are attending the conference, which is hosted by the ASE Education Foundation. The training confe  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 23 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: Bob Filbert, of Fairview, Texas, was elected to Ducks Unlimited's national board of directors during the organization's 82nd annual national convention held recently in Hawaii. "Ducks Unlimited's board of directors provides the leadership we need to fulfill our mission to conserve, restore and manage wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl," said DU Chairman of the Board Paul Bonderson Jr.   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Citizens Against Government Waste issued the following statement by Counsel President Tom Schatz supporting Rep. Kevin Brady's, R-Texas, Maximizing America's Prosperity Act, which takes realistic steps to overcome Washington's spending addiction: "At a time when the nation's debt has ballooned to more than $22.5 trillion, members of Congress should be looking for every viable way to slash wasteful programs and curtail superfluous spending. "The MAP Act safeguards taxpaye  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, July 22 -- The Computing Technology Industry Association issued the following news release: CompTIA, the leading provider of vendor-neutral skills certifications for technology professionals around the world, and ITProTV, the home of binge-worthy learning(TM) for IT professionals, have teamed up for a cross-country tour of U.S. cities to celebrate IT Professionals Week and generate participation in CompTIA ChannelCon 2019. The 15-city tour, which started in Florida, will   more

IRVING, Texas, July 24 -- The Electronic Security Association issued the following news: ESA member companies won four out of six Installer and Installation awards and filled 12 of the 15 runner-up spots in these categories in the 24th Annual SAMMY Awards. The SAMMY Awards, organized and operated by the widely read technology and business publication Security Sales and Integration (SSI), is the security industry's original sales, marketing and installation awards program, where dealers and int  more

IRVING, Texas, July 25 -- The Electronic Security Association issued the following news: Industry veteran Melvin "Mel" Mahler passed away on July 21 at the age of 82, leaving behind an impactful legacy on the electronic security and life safety industry. Mahler, the 2005 Morris F. Weinstock Person of the Year, spent years working to provide security to people and improve the industry through many avenues of service, including co-founding a successful business, ADS Security, where he was chairm  more

LA PORTE, Texas, July 23 -- The Environment Texas Research and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * - New report finds contaminated water at beaches, calls for action to prevent pollution * * * With summer in full swing, Texas beachgoers should beware: It might not be safe to go in the water. Last year, 141 beaches across the state, including Sylvan Beach in La Porte and the Texas City Dike, Retilon Road and Galveston Island State Park #6 - Bayside beaches in Galveston Coun  more

LA PORTE, Texas, July 23 -- Environment Texas Research and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * - New report finds contaminated water at beaches, calls for action to prevent pollution * * * With summer in full swing, Texas beachgoers should beware: It might not be safe to go in the water. Last year, 141 beaches across the state, including Sylvan Beach in La Porte and the Texas City Dike, Retilon Road and Galveston Island State Park #6 - Bayside beaches in Galveston County,  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, July 25 -- Harte Research Institute issued the following news release: 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 like flooding a  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 24 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities will host its Fifth PreK-12/Higher Education Collaboration Symposium, a pre-conference event, taking place Oct. 5, 2019, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. The Symposium will feature presentations on student success initiatives implemented between colleges, universities and school districts  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Texas Association of Broadcasters issued the following news: Engineers and managers seeking ways to get a better handle on their physical plant have a lot to choose from in the lineup of tech sessions set for the TAB Show in Austin Aug. 7-8. In addition to 16 sessions covering everything from ATSC 3.0 and solid-state transmitters to innovations in grounding technology and repack challenges, engineers and operations managers will have ample time to explore the 140-boo  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association issued the following news release: The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) today announced ETC has been awarded the 2019 Toll Excellence Private Sector Award for the development of a central United States interoperability hub across seven participating toll agencies in three states (Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas), meeting National Interoperability Standards and paving the way for a national i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- The International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, a journal that says it contributes to the study, prevention and treatment of gynaecological cancer from the International Gynecologic Cancer Society and European Society of Gynaecological Oncology, published 15 research articles on the following topics in its July 2019 edition: * Efficacy and safety results from GEICO 1205, a randomized phase II trial of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab for advanced  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 23 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * - Returning citizens do not deserve jail time for mistakenly casting a vote * * * Today, the League of Women Voters of Texas joined as amicus in Mason-Hobbs v. Texas, arguing that genuine confusion around voter eligibility does not violate Texas state law. The brief is filed in support of Ms. Mason-Hobbs, a returning citizen who was sentenced to five years in jail for voting in the 2016 presiden  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The National Association of Broadcasters issued the following news release: Leaders from the growing podcast industry will participate in "The Podcast Revolution," a Radio Show session scheduled for Wednesday, September 25. The Radio Show, produced by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), will be held September 24-26 in Dallas, Texas. Panelists Carter Brokaw, president of iHeartMedia's digital revenue strategy; Neal Carrut  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The National Association of Broadcasters issued the following news release: The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) will honor Patricia Smullin with the Chuck Sherman Television Leadership Award at the NAB Small Market Television Exchange (SMTE), held September 12 - 14 in Austin, Texas. "Patsy's passion for excellence in small market local television is unmatched," said NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith. "She exemplifies the best of broadcasting by running the lo  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 25 -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following statement by National President Ken Thomas in response to Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, introduction of the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act, legislation that would provide relief to civil servants financially punished by the Windfall Elimination Provision: "By depriving dedicated public servants of full Social Security benefits that they rightfully earned through contributions  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 24 -- The National Association of Convenience Stores issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) introduced the Preventing Online Sale of E-Cigarettes to Children Act. The legislation is the companion bill to S. 1253 introduced by U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) this spring. The legislation seeks to prevent online sales of e-cigarettes to minors b  more

IRVING, Texas, July 23 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release: The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) highlighted today that four college football teams will take the field for the first time this season. Including the seven other colleges and universities that will take the field in the coming seasons, the number of schools among all NCAA divisions, the NAIA and independents offering football currently stands at 775  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * - Projects focus on lung cancer screening and therapy for adolescent traumatic brain injury * * * The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $2.3 million to fund two projects designed to advance the spread and use of PCORI-funded research findings in real-world practice. Both awards were made through PCORI's Dissemination and Impleme  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 23 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - PETA Supporters Will Urge John Sharp to End Cruel, Failed Muscular Dystrophy Experiments on Dogs * * * On Wednesday morning, PETA supporters will visit Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp's home for a peaceful protest calling on him to retire the school's notoriously cruel and unsuccessful muscular dystrophy experiments on dogs now that lead experimenter Joe Kornegay has reti  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, July 22 -- The Presbyterian Church USA issued the following news: * * * - Congregation keeps God as center in historic event * * * As the nation reflects on the historic Apollo 11 moon landing 50 years ago, a church in Texas commemorates another event, the first lunar communion. Webster Presbyterian Church, located near the Johnson Space Center in Houston, was the church home for many astronauts, engineers, and scientists working for NASA during the Apollo program. Sh  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Radio Advertising Bureau issued the following news release: Leaders from the growing podcast industry will participate in "The Podcast Revolution," a Radio Show session scheduled for Wednesday, September 25. The Radio Show, produced by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), will be held September 24-26 in Dallas, Texas. Panelists Carter Brokaw, president of iHeartMedia's digital revenue strategy; Neal Carruth, National   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 24 -- The International Risk Management Institute issued the following news release: International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI), has opened registration for the 39th IRMI Construction Risk Conference (CRC). The Conference will be held November 10-13, 2019, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Each year, CRC brings together more than 2,000 leading project owners, general contractors, subcontractors, developers, insurers, and insurance agents and br  more

LONDON, England, July 22 -- Research and Politics Journal, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features political science, published four research articles on the following topics in its July-September 2019 edition: * Leadership credibility and support for US foreign policy: Experimental evidence from Japan * Person-positivity bias, social category labels, and attitudes toward gays and lesbians * Self-censorship of regime support in authoritarian states: Evidence from list experiments in Ch  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, July 26 -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: The National Shooting Sports Foundation(R) (NSSF(R)), the trade association for the firearms industry, is pleased to announce that Sightmark has partnered with Phoenix Weaponry, LLC, to provide a special Gearbox Giveaway as part of the National Shooting Sports Month(R) celebration. Sightmark, with U.S. headquarters in Mansfield, Texas, and European headquarters in Bulgaria, is a manufact  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Society for Neuroscience issued the following news release: Scientists have identified a previously unknown pathway connecting the hypothalamus and midbrain that drives defensive behaviors, according to research in mice published in eNeuro. Further research on this pathway could increase understanding of anxiety disorders. The paraventricular hypothalamus has been shown to play a role in maintaining body states, but it was not known if it directly caused defensive be  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 22 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute and The University of Texas at San Antonio are working together to understand the susceptibility of additively manufactured materials to hydrogen embrittlement, a common problem that can lead to mechanical hardware degrading and losing functionality. The project, led by W. Fassett Hickey of SwRI's Mechanical Engineering Division and Brendy Rincon Troconis of UTSA's College  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The North American Securities Administrators Association issued the following news release: Securities regulators and industry participants from throughout North America will convene in September to launch the second century of the North American Securities Administrators Association's (NASAA) at the association's annual meeting in Austin, Texas. Under the theme "100 Years of Protecting Investors," the meeting will be held September 8-10. Meeting details and registration  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 -- The Texas Association of Realtors issued the following news release: * * * - Housing Inventory Rises in Second Quarter of 2019 * * * Texas home sales remained strong during the second quarter of 2019, while monthly housing inventory increased, according to the 2019-Q2 Texas Quarterly Housing Report released today by Texas REALTORS(R). "The Texas housing market experienced a strong kickoff to the summer selling season with more than 100,000 homes sold during the sec  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 25 -- The Texas Association of School Boards issued the following news release: The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) has elected Bill Lacy of Katy ISD to fill an interim position on the TASB Board of Directors, representing TASB Region 4, Position E. A Katy resident for 21 years, Lacy joined the Katy ISD Board of Trustees in 2017. He is currently vice-president of the board. Lacy is a senior loan officer in the mortgage banking profession. He has a degree in busin  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 25 -- The Texas Association of School Boards issued the following news release: The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) has elected Jacinto Ramos Jr. of Fort Worth ISD to fill an interim position on the TASB Board of Directors, representing TASB Region 11, Position B. Ramos is president of the Fort Worth ISD Board of Trustees. He joined the board in 2013. Ramos also is president-elect of the Mexican American School Boards Association and chair of the National School B  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 24 -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news release: A team of scientists led by Texas Biomed's Assistant Professor Smita Kulkarni, Ph.D. and Mary Carrington, Ph.D., at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, published results of a study that pinpointed a long noncoding RNA molecule which influences a key receptor involved in HIV infection and progression of the disease. This newly-identified mechanism could open up a new avenue fo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 25 -- The Texas Organizing Project issued the following statement by Deputy Director Brianna Brown on Harris County notified Chief U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal that a settlement was reached in the landmark lawsuit against the county's bail practices: "The magnitude of this settlement can not be over emphasized. TOP has been fighting for this settlement since the lawsuit was filed in 2016. "We took on the fight for bail reform after our members made ending mass inca  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 24 -- The Texas Organizing Project issued the following statement by executive Director Michelle Tremillo in response to court decision delaying the implementation of San Antonio's earned paid sick days ordinance: The following statement was made by Michelle Tremillo, executive director of the Texas Organizing Project, in response to today's court decision delaying the implementation of San Antonio's earned paid sick days ordinance: "We are mad as hell that city officials   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 24 -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: Today, a San Antonio State District Judge approved an agreement that delays the implementation of San Antonio's mandatory paid sick leavepolicy until December 1. The Court's decision today provides business owners with more time to ready for the new requirements as well as press their legal case. However, despite this delay, constitutional concerns still surround San Antonio's mandate, which is nearly id  more