MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 2 -- Alabama Attorney General Steve T. Marshall issued the following statement: In response to inquiries from the media and the general public, the Attorney General's Office has published guidance on church security and Alabama's stand-your-ground law. Additionally, Attorney General Marshall offered the following personal comment: "The shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas was a sobering depiction of good vs. evil in our society today. "Tragically, tha  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 3 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: American Airlines announced that Kenneth Charles has been named the airline's Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer. In this new role, Charles will lead American's global inclusion and diversity strategies. This includes establishing the company's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to ensure best practices are implemented across all aspects of American's people and business processes. "Ken brings a wealth  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 1 -- Gov. Doug Ducey, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Arizona ranked third in percentage growth rate in 2019, according to estimates released this week by U.S. Census Bureau. Arizona welcomed more than 120,000 residents from 2018 to 2019, a growth rate of nearly 1.7 percent, which bests states like Utah (1.662), Texas (1.283), Washington (1.210), Colorado (1.185), Oregon (0.857) and New Mexico (0.195). With a nearly 1.7 percent growth from July 2018 to July  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 31 -- AT&T issued the following news release: AT&T Inc.* (NYSE:T) announced that the company's fourth-quarter and full-year 2019 results will be released before 7:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. At 8:30 a.m. ET the same day, AT&T will host a conference call to discuss the results. The company's earnings release, Investor Briefing and related materials will be available at AT&T Investor Relations. A live webcast of the call will also be available at AT&T Investor  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 3 -- AT&T issued the following news release: AT&T Inc.* (NYSE:T) will webcast a talk by John Stephens, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, at the Citi 2020 Global TMT West Conference on January 8, 2020 in Las Vegas. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. PT. The webcast will be available live and for replay at AT&T Investor Relations. Viewers should start the webcast a few minutes before the planned start time in case the conference sch  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2020 Texas state house candidate, Austin Talley, (district 45), has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the Term Li  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 4 [TNSmedicalresearch-Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal] -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: A new study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that human noroviruses, the leading viral cause of foodborne illness and acute diarrhea around the world, infect cells of the small intestine by piggybacking on a normal cellular process calle  more

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Jan. 4 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: Bill Cramer, senior counsel in Clark Hill Strasburger's Dallas' office, published an article in the Dallas Bar Association's January 2020 edition of Headnotes. A former systems designer in the telecom and datacom sectors, Cramer regularly counsels clients in all aspects of intellectual property and cybersecurity. In the article, Cramer writes about recent changes to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional C  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 2 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP is proud to announce the promotion to partnership of 14 lawyers from the firm's Dallas, Houston, New York, Orange County, Richardson and Washington, D.C., offices. This is the largest class of new partners in the firm's history. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the new partners are Adrian Azer, Sharon Baldasare, David Clark, Brad Holdbrook, Gregory Huh, Chris Kang, Phil Kim, Jayun Koo, Rob Le  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 4 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Partners Erin England and Stephanie Sivinski have been included in D Magazine's 2020 "Best Lawyers Under 40" directory. The listing recognizes outstanding young lawyers in the North Texas area. The directory is compiled through peer nominations, which are evaluated by a panel of esteemed lawyers. England represents some of the world's largest organizations in structuring and negotia  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises 2020 U.S. house candidate for Texas, Jamie Berryhill (district 11), for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. Previously, Wes Virdell also signed the pledge. The primary election is scheduled for March 3 , 2020. U.S. Term Limits has the support of nearly 70 pledge signers in Congre  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release: * * * - Joins Multistate Coalition in Calling on SCOTUS to Review Fifth Circuit Ruling that Jeopardizes Health Care Coverage for Millions of Americans * * * Attorney General Maura Healey joined a coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a recent court decision that could disrupt health care coverage for millions of Americans. T  more

HANNIBAL, Missouri, Jan. 3 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news: When Tom Batenhorst began his career as a highway designer in the design department at the Missouri Department of Transportation in 1986, he was not given a computer. "Plans were drawn by hand and certain calculations were done on Texas Instruments calculators," he recalls. He did get a terminal to use off the mainframe in 1987, then personal computers came over the next few years. Batenhorst woul  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 3 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein filed a petition to the United States Supreme Court seeking review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's decision in Texas v. United States that held that the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) individual mandate was unconstitutional and called into question whether the remaining provisions of the ACA could still stand. Because this decision causes  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition -- which includes 19 additional states and the District of Columbia -- filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Texas v. U.S. The decision affirmed a lower court's ruling that the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional, yet ref  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 31 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced that it is co-hosting in partnership with NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS-TV) Lone Star NYE Live on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. CST. For the third consecutive year, NBC 5 has teamed up with stations owned by Nexstar Media Group, Mission Broadcasting, Inc., and Vaughan Media LLC across 21 markets throug  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 4 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced the promotions of two leaders of the company's accounting department: Jason Gray has been promoted to Vice President and Assistant Corporate Controller, and Mark Hoyla has been promoted to Vice President of Financial Reporting. The promotions are effective immediately and both men will continue reporting to Patrick Cusick, Nexsta  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 31 -- The Texas State Securities Board issued the following news release: Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles took emergency action Dec. 30 to stop an unregistered Sugar Land investment promoter from offering guaranteed returns through the trading of foreign currencies. According to the Emergency Cease and Desist Order, Onoriode Ikimi, who also goes by Steve Ikimi, is telling investors his firm, Inkprint Finance, can earn a return of 25% in 30 days on an investment  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 31 -- The Railroad Commission of Texas issued the following news release: Crude oil and natural gas production as reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) for October 2019 came from 173,371 oil wells and 86,879 gas wells. The RRC reports that from November 2018 to October 2019, total Texas reported production was 1.438 billion barrels of crude oil and 9.6 trillion cubic feet of total gas. Crude oil production reported by the RRC is limited to oil produced from oil  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 3 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement: This morning, Julian Castro released a video (https://texasgop.createsend1.com/t/j-l-cdtukkt-l-r/) announcing he was withdrawing his bid for the Democratic nominee for President. During his campaign, Castro was mainly known for barely being able to poll above 2% and for leading the charge to the left on illegal immigration. Republican Party of Texas Chairman James Dickey commented: "Julian has joined the ra  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 4 -- S&P Global Platts, a subsidiary of S&P Global, issued the following news: * * * - FERC's capacity ruling makes waves - Gas prices to affect renewables * * * Policy actions regarding distributed energy, capacity markets, carbon pricing and tax credits likely will interact with market and technical phenomena such as hydrogen, natural gas and offshore wind to make 2020 eventful for power markets, industry observers say. Lorraine Akiba, president of LHA Ventures, an e  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 3 [TNSmedicalresearch-Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal] -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * - Rice study reveals details about how coiled coils may coil again to direct chromosome process * * * It turns out the coiled snakes often used to symbolize medical knowledge are more than apt. They also mimic a key to life itself. Members of Rice's Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP) are taking a deep dive into the dyna  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following opinion (No. KP-0283): To: The Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Committee on Water & Rural Affairs, Texas State Senate, Post Office Box 12068, Austin, Texas 78711-2068 Re: Authority of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority to impose fees or to by election establish a taxing district to fund the replacement, operation, and maintenance of dams (RQ-0310-KP) Dear Senator Perry: You ask about the ability of the Guadalup  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following opinion (No. KP-0280): To: The Honorable Gamet F. Coleman, Chair, Committee on County Affairs Texas House of Representatives, Post Office Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768-2910 Re: Distribution of county transportation grant funds appropriated under Senate Bill 500 (RQ-0295-KP) Dear Representative Coleman: You ask about the proper allocation formula for distribution of county transportation grant funds appropriated t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following opinion (No. KP-0281): To: The Honorable Laurie K. English, 112th Judicial District Attorney, 400 South Nelson, Fort Stockton, Texas 79735 Re: Whether a municipality may use tax revenue for a visitor information center owned and operated by a chamber of commerce (RQ-0296-KP) Dear Ms. English: You ask about a municipality's use of local hotel occupancy tax revenue for a visitor information center owned and operate  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following opinion (No. KP-0282): To: Mr. Gregory S. Davidson, Chairman, State Policy Committee State Employee Charitable Campaign, 1910 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78702 Re: Whether activities of the State Employee Charitable Campaign constitute a taxpayer resource transaction under section 2272.003 of the Government Code (RQ-0308-KP) Dear Mr. Davidson: You ask whether the activities of the State E  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 4 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: For the fourth time, Texas has been named Businesses Facilities Magazine "State of the Year," which is bestowed upon the best state for capital investment and job creation. From investments by Uber and Apple to major LNG projects, billions of dollars were infused into the Texas economy in 2019, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs. Texas previously won the award in 2007, 2012 and 2016. Governor Greg Abbott   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 4 -- Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the following news release: * * * - The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has kept alive a Trump-backed lawsuit to kill the Affordable Care Act - If suit is successful 642,000 Virginians could lose coverage and 3.4 million Virginians with pre-existing conditions would lose their protections * * * Attorney General Mark R. Herring joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court   more