DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The American College of Emergency Physicians issued the following news release: The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has been vocal about the need for a federal solution to protect patients from out-of-network, or surprise, billing. Despite the distraction tactics and big-budget ad spends that have recently hijacked these important conversations, ACEP has been involved in Congressional discussions on this issue since early 2018 and has consistently supp  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release: The ACLU of Texas today presented oral argument in the appeal of Crystal Mason's five-year sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election. The legal team is asking the appellate judges to either acquit Mason or order a new trial. "Ms. Mason tried to do the right thing, her civic duty, and in return, has been sentenced to five years in prison. We are hopeful that the Ju  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release: A federal court today ordered Galveston County to provide counsel at initial bail hearings for people arrested for felonies, the first federal court in the country to conclude that the Sixth Amendment requires it. The order comes as a result of a federal class-action lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the national ACLU, and Arnold & Porter over violations of   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 12 -- The Air Conditioning Contractors of America issued the following news release: The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) is saddened to announce the passing of ACCA past Chairman, Vincent J. Gillette Sr. on September 7 in San Antonio, Texas. Gillette founded Gillette Air Conditioning Company in San Antonio Texas on July 4, 1959 and served as ACCA's Chairman of the Board in 1983. He retired as President of Gillette Air Conditioning Company in 1998, but   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 9 -- The American Institute of Steel Construction issued the following news release: The American Institute of Steel Construction thanks Nucor Corporation's Chairman and CEO, John J. Ferriola, for his dedicated service to the American steel industry. Ferriola will retire effective Dec. 31, 2019, Nucor announced Friday. Ferriola began his tenure at Nucor as the manager of maintenance and engineering at Nucor Steel-Texas in 1991. "We are better for the leadership of Joh  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 9 -- 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 for British Airways pilots, who went on strike today for the first time in that carrier's 100-year history. "It's unfortunate that the British Airways management team has provoked a strike, leading to cancellation of thousands of flights affecting tens of tho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The American Association of People with Disabilities issued the following news release: The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and REV UP Texas are proud to announce Elected for Inclusion, our national nonpartisan Presidential forum on disability issues. The forum will take place on January 13, 2020 at the AT&T Hotel and Convention Center in Austin, Texas in advance of Super Tuesday and the November 2020 elections. Elected for Inclusion - the Presid  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The American Botanical Council issued the following news release: * * * - New publication reviews 34 analytical methods to authenticate saw palmetto berries and their extracts and detect adulteration with vegetable oils and fatty acids from animals * * * The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) announces the publication of a new Laboratory Guidance Document (LGD) on Saw Palmetto Extract./1 Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) extracts have been   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The American Bureau of Shipping issued the following news release: ABS continued its long-standing backing of the Amver Awards by sponsoring a ceremony recognizing the contribution of UK shipping to the unique reporting system supporting search and rescue efforts for those in distress at sea. The awards honored 397 UK managed vessels from 54 companies for their commitment to maritime safety, making themselves available to assist in search and rescue activities anywh  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: The ACLU of Texas today presented oral argument in the appeal of Crystal Mason's five-year sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election. The legal team is asking the appellate judges to either acquit Mason or order a new trial. "Cryst  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: * * * - Order in lawsuit brought by ACLU challenging Galveston County bail procedures the first time a federal court enforces the Sixth Amendment right to counsel at bail hearings * * * A federal court today ordered Galveston County to provide counsel  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 9 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: After going into the half tied, then-No. 19 Montana State came out strong to start the third quarter. Following 28 unanswered points, the Bobcats had done everything they needed to do to secure the 38-17 upset victory over then-No. 13 Southeast Missouri State. The Bobcats win propelled them up four spots to No. 15 in this weeks' AFCA FCS Coaches' Top 25 Poll. North Dakota State received all 26 first pl  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 9 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: The Division II football season finally got started this past week and Valdosta State (Ga.) keeps their hold on the No. 1 spot in the AFCA Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll. The Blazers handed Albany State (Ga.) a decisive 38-3 loss to open the 2019 season and received all but one first-place vote in the first regular season Top 25 poll. The top five remained unchanged other than Tarleton State (Texas),   more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The American Gem Trade Association issued the following news: The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) announced today the results of its annual AGTA Board of Directors' Election. Mr. Jonathan Gad, Gad Enterprises; Mr. William Heher, Rare Earth Mining Co.; Mr. David Nassi, 100% Natural, Ltd.; and Mr. Shekhar Shah, Real Gems, Inc., were re-elected as Directors to the Board. Ms. Ann Barker, Barker & Company; Mr. John Bradshaw, John J. Bradshaw; and Evan Caplan, Evan Ca  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 12 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * - An advanced MRI brain scan analysis in patients with stroke-damaged blood vessels helped predict problems with thinking (planning, organizing information and processing speed) and dementia. * * * An advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scan analysis in patients with stroke-related, small vessel disease helped predict problems with thinking, memory and even dementia, according to   more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 12 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * - Using precision medicine, healthcare providers may one day be able to identify who is most likely to develop heart failure and which medicines and other treatments are most effective for specific patient groups. - Precision medicine is an emerging approach to medical care that takes into account individual variations in genetic make-up, metabolism and other biological and environmental factors  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 9 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * - The number of women with high blood pressure when they become pregnant or who have it diagnosed during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy has spiked in the United States since 1979. - Women getting pregnant later in life contributes to this upward trend. - High blood pressure during pregnancy affects black women at more than twice the rate of white women. * * * The number of women with high blo  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following news release: American Jewish Committee (AJC) is urging the United States Court of Appeals to uphold a Texas law that bars the state from engaging the services of contractors involved in boycotts of Israeli products and services. In an amicus brief submitted in the case of Bahia Amawi v. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, AJC argues that the anti-BDS law, Texas Government Code Chapter 2270, is constitutional and a lower c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health issued the following member research: A new study led by Dr. Virender Sharma, of the Texas A&M School of Public Health, published in Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, examined recent studies on the effectiveness of different methods combining UV and oxidation techniques at eliminating antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARGs) in wastewater. Studies combining UV and chlorination examined effects on sever  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 12 -- The National Trauma Institute issued the following information: In the August issue of JAMA Surgery, Dr. Carrie A. Sims, et al. published the results of their randomized clinical trial that studied whether low-dose arginine vasopressin supplementation decreases the need for blood transfusions among trauma patients in hemorrhagic shock (AVERT Shock Trial). Significantly, they found vasopressin supplementation is associated with a decrease of 1.4 liters (median) in  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 9 -- Baylor Scott and White Health issued the following news release: * * * - Baylor Scott & White Research Institute program continues to help women with absolute uterine factor infertility * * * Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, today announces that a third family has welcomed a baby after the mother participated in a landmark uterus transplant clinical trial. The family has asked for privacy at this time, but they are   more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 12 -- Baylor Scott and White Health issued the following news release: * * * - Baylor Scott & White Research Institute program receives grant for statewide expansion * * * Warriors Research Institute, a Baylor Scott & White Research Institute center, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans' Assistance that will help expand evidence-based mental health treatment to Texas veterans and their families. The treatment is available a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: Following round three of the Democratic presidential debates, Brady commends candidates for tackling the issue of gun violence and putting the issue front and center. The majority of Americans -- Democrats, Republicans and gun owners alike -- support expanded background checks and a ban on assault weapons, issues that candidates addressed during tonight's debate. Democratic presidential candid  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: As the Supreme Court prepares this November to listen to arguments on whether to reverse three lower court decisions to block the Trump administration's unlawful termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a new Center for American Progress analysis gives a state-by-state breakdown of DACA recipients economic contributions and family connections in all 50 states and the Dist  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 12 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association, published six research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 10, 2019 edition: * Impact of ADCY9 Genotype on Response to Anacetrapib * Long-Term Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Among Cross-Country Skiers: Cohort Study of Endurance-Trained Male and Female Athletes * Machine Learning to Predict the Likelihood of Acute Myocardial Infarction * Mitral Valve Prolapse, Ventricular Arrhythmias,  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 12 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: Allstate and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) select 22 student-athletes and one honorary coach for the 2019 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Narrowed from a list of 137 nominees by an esteemed panel of judges, including Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN) and Tim Tebow (Florida, 2009 team), these players stood out for their leadership in local communities and overall commitment to giving back. "Beca  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 10 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: Deloitte LLP and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities have once again partnered to offer the Jorge Caballero Student Leadership Award of $10,000 for accounting majors demonstrating leadership qualities through academics and community involvement. Students that attend a four-year, HACU-member institution have until Sept. 19, 11:59 p.m. CST to apply. Applicant  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 10 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: The scope of our space research program extends from the Sun to the very edge of the solar system, where, some 8 billion miles from Earth, the outflow of electrically charged particles from the Sun (the solar wind) encounters the Local Interstellar Medium. Using spacecraft data, theoretical analysis, and sophisticated computer models, Institute scientists are investigating a variety of topics in spac  more

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The Electronic Security Association issued the following news: Important changes are coming for ESA members in 2020 as the association continues to improve and evolve to better meet the needs of its constituents. Exciting new benefits - and, in some cases, a simpler dues structure - are on the horizon for electronic security and life safety companies across the country. The new benefits coming for ESA members nationwide in 2020 include access to the new Training as   more

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 10 -- The Electronic Security Association issued the following news: By Janice Mitchell On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorist hijackers from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations boarded four airplanes at three East Coast airports and killed nearly 3,000 people at the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon building in Washington D.C., and in Pennsylvania. Of those people killed were 400 police officers and firefighters. Eighteen people were rescued alive fro  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The OneStar Foundation issued the following news release: Elizabeth Darling, President & CEO of OneStar Foundation, was confirmed yesterday by the United States Senate to be the Commissioner of the Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services based in Washington, D.C. In this role, Ms. Darling will oversee the $18 billion portfolio of programming related to child abuse and neglect prevention, foster care, y  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Environment Texas issued the following statement by Clean Water Associate Anna Farrell-Sherman: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to repeal the Clean Water Rule today, revoking the landmark 2015 environmental protections. The Clean Water Rule had that reestablished protections to drinking water sources on which 11.5 million Texans rely. The rule had the backing of more than 1,000 scientific studies, and was supported by comments from more than 34  more

FLOWER MOUND, Texas, Sept. 8 -- Epilepsia, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features clinical and research results on all aspects of epilepsy from the International League Against Epilepsy, published 23 research articles on the following topics in its September 2019 edition: * Acquired cardiac channelopathies in epilepsy: Evidence, mechanisms, and clinical significance * Both gain-of-function and loss-of-function de novo CACNA1A mutations cause severe developmental epileptic encephalopathi  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news, dated Sept. 6: * * * - Lt. Gov. Patrick Said he is "Willing to Take an Arrow" to Defy the NRA and Strengthen Background Checks - Legislation Requiring Background Checks on All Gun Sales Has Received Strong Bipartisan Support Across The Country * * * Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America released the following statement in re  more

BAYTOWN, Texas, Sept. 12 -- Greenpeace issued the following news release: Today, 22 Greenpeace USA climbers formed a blockade from the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas, shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston. They began at 6:30AM central time, and now, roughly an hour before the Democratic debate, 15 of them have been taken into police custody. Greenpeace does not yet know if there are charges o  more

BAYTOWN, United States, Sept. 12 -- Greenpeace International issued the following news release: Twenty-two Greenpeace USA climbers have formed a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas, United States, shutting down the single largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States. The climbers intend to remain secured in place for 24 hours, preventing the transport of all oil and gas through the channel. "I grew up in the East Texas Oil Field, a place where the oil industry touche  more

BAYTOWN, Texas, Sept. 12 -- Greenpeace issued the following news release: Twenty-two Greenpeace USA climbers have formed a blockade from the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas, shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston. The climbers intend to remain secured in place for 24 hours, preventing the transport of all oil and gas through the channel. Their action is a bold call to leaders to imagine a world  more

TORONTO, Ontario, Sept. 13 -- Greenpeace Canada issued the following news release: Contradicting Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's claim that Greenpeace only targets Alberta oil production, 22 Greenpeace U.S.A climbers have formed a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas, United States. This action effectively shuts down the single-largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States. The climbers intend to remain secured in place for 24 hours, preventing the transport of all oil a  more

FRISCO, Texas, Sept. 12 -- The Health Information Trust Alliance issued the following news release: * * * - Expands role of Internal Audit Department participation in streamlining HITRUST CSF Assessments * * * HITRUST, a leading data protection standards development and certification organization, released updated guidance for placing reliance on the results of previously performed audits, assessments, and inspections. These policy and methodology updates create opportunities for greater ass  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 10 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is providing all 2020 Presidential candidates with a copy of its Hispanic-Serving Institution Free College Proposal, a detailed plan to target HSIs as a national priority for a free college initiative. Two-thirds of the more than 3.6 million Hispanic college students today and a grand total of 4.5 million undergraduate stu  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 9 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities welcomed its 2019 fall interns with an orientation on Sept. 5-6, 2019, for college students serving internships in the Washington, D.C., metro area and other locations throughout the country. Over 110 students from colleges and universities across the country are among those who are participating in HACU's National Interns  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The Houston Association of Realtors issued the following news release: Temperatures weren't the only thing soaring in August. Home sales registered another hot month, as low mortgage interest rates kept consumers in a buying mood. According to the latest monthly report from the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR), August sales of single-family homes throughout greater Houston totaled 8,679. That is up 3.9 percent year-over-year and marks the second largest one-mont  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The Houston Symphony issued the following news: Houston Symphony Music Director Andres Orozco-Estrada launches the 2019-20 Classical Season with an all-Stravinsky program, Stravinsky's Firebird at 8 p.m., Sept. 19 and 21, and 2:30 p.m., Sept. 22 in Jones Hall. The Houston Symphony is livestreaming the Sunday matinee performance of the classical subscription concert--marking its first-ever online video broadcast of a concert. Celebrating his sixth season as Music Dir  more

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Sept. 9 -- The International Aircraft Dealers Association the following news release: To support a larger industry profile, the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) has fortified its ranks with a number of industry experts to advance its growing global presence. The organization has added organizational management expertise, precision and verification to its exclusive aircraft listing service, discipline to its accreditations and certifications, creativity to adv  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 10 -- The International Risk Management Institute issued the following news release: International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI), recently launched Agribusiness Risk & Insurance (ARI), a comprehensive online reference for risk management and insurance professionals that provides unbiased analysis of agribusiness exposures and best practices for agribusiness risk management and insurance programs. ARI will enable subscribers to interpret the coverage provided by st  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * - Findings signal potential discrimination, need to pass Voting Rights Advancement Act * * * Thirteen U.S. states closed a staggering 1,688 polling locations in just six years, according to a new report from The Leadership Conference Education Fund. The report, "Democracy Diverted: Polling Place Closures and the Right to Vote," notes that 1,173 of the closures occurred between  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 10 -- Limnology and Oceanography Journal, a peer-reviewed journal from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, published 32 research articles on the following topics in its September 2019 edition: * Acoustic detection of zooplankton diel vertical migration behaviors on the northern Gulf of Mexico shelf * Alleviation of hypoxia by biologically generated mixing in a stratified water column * Biogeochemistry, microbial activity, and diversity in surface  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 6 -- The National Athletic Trainers' Association issued the following news release: A special thematic issue of the Journal of Athletic Training, the National Athletic Trainers' Association's scientific publication, was recently released. The themed issue focuses on ankle sprains and instability as ankle sprains are the most common injury experienced by athletes and others who engage in physical activity./1 Additionally, the research reveals that a large number of those who  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 11 -- The National Defense Industrial Association issued the following news release: Steve Roemerman, chairman and CEO of Lone Star Analysis of Addison, Texas, is the 2019 recipient of the Kathleen P. Sridhar Small Business Executive of the Year Award, the National Defense Industrial Association announced Sept. 12. Roemerman is recognized for his storied career that began with Texas Instruments (later Raytheon) as a technology systems analyst and spans to today at th  more

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release: * * * - Legendary energy executive and philanthropist served on the NFF Board of Directors and was honored with the 2008 NFF Distinguished American Award. * * * T. Boone Pickens, legendary energy executive and one of America's best-known entrepreneurs, passed away Sept. 11 at the age of 91. The recipient of the 2008 NFF Distinguished American Award, Pickens served on the bo  more

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 13 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release: * * * - Named a 1991 unanimous First Team All-American and winner of the Thorpe Award. - Led the nation in interceptions (12) and return yards (238) during senior season. * * * In some ways, asking Terrell Buckley about his favorite memory from his time at Florida State is like asking a father to pick his favorite child. There are just so many special moments, across so ma  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 13 -- The National Institute for Reproductive Health issued the following statement: * * * - In response to state and national attacks on reproductive freedom, the Austin City Council approves $150,000 to protect access to abortion, becoming the first city in the nation to fund practical support for care * * * Andrea Miller, president of the National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH), released the following statement today cheering the Austin City Council's adopti  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The Natural Gas Vehicles for America issued the following news release: NGVAmerica members on Friday hosted a facility tour and policy roundtable with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to discuss the importance of parity for Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs). VIA Metropolitan Transit, San Antonio's public transit agency, joined with NGVAmerica to host Senator Cruz at its CNG fueling station, the largest in North America. The Senator toured the fueling facility and participated  more

BAYTOWN, Texas, Sept. 12 -- Greenpeace issued the following news release: Below please find new images of the twenty-two Greenpeace USA climbers who have formed a blockade from the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas, shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston. In addition there is a new quote from activist Irene Kim, who made news earlier this year when she donned a swamp monster mask to photobomb Dav  more

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 12 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release: * * * - The NFF and the Sports Business Journal partner for a seventh year to promote one of the nation's premier intercollegiate athletics meetings. * * * The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that several of its 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy(R) finalists will take center stage during the 18th Annual Learfield IMG College Intercoll  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 12 -- Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release: A trio of House bills (H.R. 205, H.R. 1941 and H.R. 1146) that propose eliminating U.S. energy exploration off our coasts and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are prime examples of legislation carried out to create publicity for anti-energy activists, David Holt, President of Consumer Energy Alliance, said in a statement. "At a time when America should be taking stock of the global significance of its  more

GREENFIELD, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The Organic Trade Association issued the following news release: * * * - Organic Trade Association unveils new online directory to help market U.S. organic products * * * It's not easy for an organic seed dealer in Oregon to get connected with that organic grain farmer in Iowa who's in need of organic seeds, or the organic granola maker in California who wants to use environmentally-friendly containers to find out about the sustainable packaging compa  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 9 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: Patricia Gallagher Newberry became the 103rd president of the Society of Professional Journalists during the President's Installation Banquet at the 2019 Excellence in Journalism conference in San Antonio. Newberry worked as a business reporter, editor and columnist for 10 newspapers in seven states during her 15 years in the newspaper industry and continues to occasionally write freelance pieces.  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 12 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - Until Lab Stops Lying and Dogs Stop Dying, Group Promises More Legal and Campaign Action * * * Under pressure from 500 physicians, many scientists, people with muscular dystrophy, and PETA, Texas A&M University (TAMU) has ended its miserable breeding program for canine muscular dystrophy experiments. The university has also been busted for lying: Even as university offic  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 11 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - PETA Is Pushing All Candidates to Do Something Tangible to Stop Meat and Dairy Industries From Poisoning the Planet * * * This Thursday, PETA's "climate change cow" will moove the group's campaign to combat climate change to the Democratic presidential debate in Houston, where she'll urge candidates to take action to combat animal agriculture's massive contribution to climate ch  more

KAUFMAN, Texas, Sept. 10 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - PETA Alerts USDA to Unlicensed Doug Terranova's Recent Circus Performances * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) permanently revoked the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) license of Doug Terranova, a Kaufman-based animal exhibitor, on August 30 and ordered him and his company to pay a total of $64,700 in civil penalties. Among the willful violations that Terranova--whom  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 9 -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * - Hundreds of Thousands of Passersby on I-45 Will Read Key Messages About the Need for Medicare for All * * * People driving north on I-45 in Houston this week will see two billboard messages from Public Citizen that help make the case for Medicare for All. The first billboard, located 255 feet south of Berkley Street, says: "Keep your doctor, ditch your greedy insurer - Medicare for All now." About a mile an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * - Second-Most Populous State Leads Nation in Uninsured Adults and Children, and Pharmaceutical Spending * * * With the Democratic presidential debate being held in Houston this week, Public Citizen is releasing a new report that calls attention to severe problems with health care in Texas and highlights the need for Medicare for All, especially in the Lone Star State. Medicare for All - a health care system that   more

HAMDEN, Connecticut, Sept. 11 -- The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute issued the following news release: * * * - But Warren Narrows Gap Quinnipiac University Poll Finds - Texas Voters Are Divided On Gun Issues * * * One day before the next Democratic debate is held in Houston, former Vice President Joe Biden tops the field in the Texas Democratic primary with 28 percent of Democratic voters and independent voters who lean Democratic. Sen. Elizabeth Warren follows with 18 percent, wh  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 9 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists honors Rebecca "Becky" Tallent and Linda Hall with the Wells Memorial Key. Tallent and Hall received this award, the highest honor for a member of SPJ, at the President's Installation Banquet tonight during the Excellence in Journalism conference at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio. Tallent is an award-winning journalist, public relations specialist and retire  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- National Religious Broadcasters issued the following news release: NRB presented its 2019 Faith & Freedom Award to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday, September 10, during the NRB President's Council Summit on Capitol Hill. "Senator Ted Cruz, it is with the greatest of honor and in high, high praise for who you are and what you do that we give you our Faith & Freedom Award," said NRB Chairman of the Board Janet Parshall in presenting the award. "This award is g  more

BAYTOWN, Texas, Sept. 12 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement by Executive Director Michael Brune on protesters blocking oil exports in Texas: A group of 22 Greenpeace protesters have formed a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas, blocking the transport of oil and gas through the country's largest fossil fuel thoroughfare for 24 hours. The action comes ahead of the third Democratic primary debate, happening tonight in Houston. "The Sierra Club rises in solidari  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 13 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists calls on the Trump administration to immediately allow unconditional media access to immigration courts in two Texas border cities, Laredo and Brownsville, for asylum seekers waiting in Mexico. A policy known officially as "Migrant Protection Protocols" and colloquially as "Remain in Mexico" was introduced earlier this year to make asylum seekers wait in  more

MISSION, Texas, Sept. 12 -- Teach For America issued the following news release: OneStar Foundation recently announced that it has awarded $654,000 in funding to support Teach For America's programs in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, the Rio Grande Valley, and San Antonio for the 2019-2020 school year. This grant is part of $17.8 million that Texas received in federal AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), which will be matched by an additional $42.8 mill  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 9 -- Teach Plus, a 501(c)3 non-profit that empowers excellent, experienced teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: * * * - Fellows Will Focus on Early Childhood Education, Teacher Preparation and Recruitment, Strategic Compensation and Mentoring, Recruitment and Retention of Teachers of Color * * * Teach Plus, a national nonprofit that empowers teachers to lead improvements in  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 12 -- The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association issued the following statement by President Robert McKnight Jr. on the final rule to repeal the 2015 Waters of the U.S. rule: "The 2015 WOTUS rule has been a huge thorn in the side of cattle producers across the nation since it was adopted in 2015. The rule was a blatant land grab by the federal government that threatened to devastate cattle producers and agriculture. "Today's final repeal of the 2015 WOTUS r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Texas Association of Broadcasters issued the following news: The last national test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) seems like ages ago, even though it just happened Aug. 7. The test was meant to ascertain the operational status of the broadcast-based daisy chain method of national EAS alert delivery. Several broadcasters took advantage of TAB's ETRS Form Two filing party at TAB's Annual Convention and Tradeshow that afternoon as stations reported their "day of t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Texas Association of Broadcasters issued the following news: With Congress returning to work after its extended August recess, the Pay-TV industry is ramping up efforts to gut the broadcast television ecosystem with a bill recently introduced by two House members. The measure is seen as a counterpoint to broadcasters' argument that STELAR, the satellite TV law, should be allowed to expire as scheduled on Dec. 31. Local broadcasters are encouraged to weigh in with the  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 11 -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news release: Tuberculosis and HIV - two of the world's deadliest infectious diseases - are far worse when they occur together. Now, Texas Biomedical Research Institute researchers have pinpointed an important mechanism at work in this troubling health problem. And, their discovery could lead to a new mode of treatment for people at risk. The results were published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation,   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 9 -- American Dental Association issued the following news release: Craig S. Armstrong, D.D.S., a dentist practicing in Houston was recently installed as a trustee of the American Dental Association (ADA). Dr. Armstrong's installation took place in San Francisco at the ADA FDI World Dental Congress 2019. Dr. Armstrong will serve on the ADA Board of Trustees as the trustee from the Fifteenth District, which represents Texas. The ADA Board of Trustees formulates and rev  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 13 -- The Texas Farm Bureau issued the following statement by President Russell Boening: "The Waters of the U.S. rule, as conceived in 2015, was arbitrary, overreaching and unnecessary. After studying it in detail, Texas Farm Bureau was convinced that many normal and environmentally-sound farming practices would be difficult or impossible. "Farmers and ranchers remain committed to clean water and sustainable farming practices. We do not, however, need the federal government   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 10 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: * * * - Initiatives Include $40,000 for a Public Awareness Campaign for Be SMART, a Responsible Gun Storage Program - Volunteers with the Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action Spoke at a Press Conference Announcing the Initiatives * * * The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, today applauded   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following news release: Between July and August 2019, a hidden-camera investigation conducted by the Humane Society of the United States in the Frisco, Texas, Petland store uncovered both animal mistreatment and rampant disease. Citations for alleged violations of the city animal control ordinance are reportedly pending against the Frisco Petland store, according to an animal control official, after the HSUS investigator  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 12 -- Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: Today, Governor Greg Abbott released the Texas Safety Action Report, which recommends policy solutions to combat gun violence. The Texas Public Policy Foundation commends the concerted effort to keep our communities safe from gun violence of all stripes while preserving natural rights. "We fully recognize that there is no legislative fix for the evil that can live in man's heart and are deeply concerne  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 10 -- Texas Biomedical Research Institute issued the following news release: The newest professor at our biomedical research institute is Dr. Mahesh Mohan. His research is focused on HIV...the virus that causes AIDS. However, he's been branching out into a new area recently: the effect of cannabinoids on the inflammation caused by this disease...and potentially other illnesses as well. Dr. Mohan will also be a member of the Southwest National Primate Research Center o  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Olympic Committee issued the following news release: * * * - Wrestler Jordan Burroughs, gymnast Simone Biles and the U.S. wheelchair rugby team earn August accolades * * * The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced that standout performances from wrestler Jordan Burroughs (Sicklerville, N.J.), gymnast Simone Biles (Spring, Texas) and the U.S. wheelchair rugby team earned them Best of August honors for Team USA Awards pres  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 11 -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news: T. Boone Pickens Jr., whose committed humanitarianism, legendary generosity, and steadfast friendship graced UT Southwestern Medical Center for decades, died on Wednesday at the age of 91. A business icon who comfortably straddled Texas and Oklahoma, Mr. Pickens was a legendary investor, energy entrepreneur, and philanthropist known for his farsighted and innovative ideas, as well as his  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 13 -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news: Professor Emeritus of Surgery Dr. Robert N. McClelland, a nationally renowned surgeon and educator, and one of the last surviving members of the Parkland Memorial Hospital surgical team who worked on President John F. Kennedy after he was shot in Dallas, died Sept. 10. He was 89. Dr. McClelland was a dedicated UT Southwestern Medical Center faculty member throughout his nearly six decade  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 10 -- Weather and Forecasting, a journal that says it features prevention, evaluation, management and rehabilitation of injuries from the National Athletic Trainers' Association, published 20 research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2019 edition: * A Deficit of Seasonal Temperature Forecast Skill over West Coast Regions in NMME * A Feed Forward Neural Network Based on Model Output Statistics for Short-Term Hurricane Intensity Prediction * A Novel M  more