DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Eighteen Haynes and Boone lawyers have been recognized as stand-out talent for the 2020 Acritas Stars directory. This prestigious recognition is based on client nominations and interviews. Acritas maintains a database of lawyers who have been commended by senior in-house counsel in large organizations. Acritas interviews in-house counsel about the legal market in their global Sharplegal study. The survey  more

ABILENE, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Abilene Christian University issued the following news: Ryan Bowman ('06), associate director of spiritual formation for Abilene Christian University, has been named director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) after a nationwide search. A graduate of Southwestern Christian College, the only historically black college associated with Churches of Christ, Bowman went on to earn a bachelor's degree in communication and media studies in 2006, and a master's in o  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 27 -- AEP Texas, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, issued the following news release: The AEP Foundation has provided a $50,000 grant to support the robotics program at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). The grant will help perpetually fund annual expenses related to the design, programming and ultimate build out of two award-winning engineering projects. Judith E. Talavera, AEP Texas president and chief operating officer, presented a Dustdevil-sized  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 28 -- AGCO, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, issued the following news release: AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO) introduced the Fendt(R) IDEALDrive(TM) steering system to North American producers during the 2020 Commodity Classic. IDEALDrive is the first joystick steering system on a combine from a major manufacturer. It gives the operator an unobstructed, end-to-end view of the combine header for less stress and fatigue during long hours   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news release on Feb. 27: Airbnb is backing calls for a host registration system in the Netherlands and commits to voluntarily removing affected hosts without a registration number in the future, in support of the proposed new home sharing rules that are currently before the Dutch parliament. In further support of the proposed new rules, Airbnb also pledges to collaborate with cities working on measur  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news release: Airbnb is closely monitoring official news and guidance about the novel coronavirus outbreak in order to support our community of hosts, guests and employees in China and around the world -- we are prioritizing their safety and wellbeing. As governments and organizations work to contain and mitigate the outbreak, travel and other restrictions have been implemented in several places arou  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 25 -- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, a law firm, issued the following news release: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its natural gas retail business, CenterPoint Energy Services, Inc. (CES) to Energy Capital Partners, LLC, a private equity and credit investor specializing in energy infrastructure projects, for total consideration of approximately $400 million, including estimated working capital at close, subject to the satisfac  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, a law firm, issued the following news release: A deal on which Akin Gump advised has been shortlisted for Latin Lawyer's Deal of the Year awards. The firm was recognized in the "Mergers and acquisitions: private companies" category for advising DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG in its acquisition of Sierra Oil & Gas. The deal was announced in December 2018 and closed three months later. (Click here (https://www.akingump.com/en/news-insights/ak  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 26 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: * * * - American will begin exploring the addition of service from U.S. to Doha; immediate benefits include increased connectivity and creation of new travel options for customers * * * American Airlines has renewed its codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, a premier carrier and member of the oneworld(R) alliance in the Arabian Peninsula. This is the first step in building a strategic partnership between the  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 29 -- American Airlines issued the following news release on Feb. 28: * * * - Facility employs more than 5,500 team members with 600 jobs added in 2019 * * * American Airlines announced it will invest $550 million at its Base Maintenance facility in Tulsa (Tech Ops - Tulsa). It is American's largest Base Maintenance facility and is an integral part of operating the carrier's fleet of nearly 1,000 mainline aircraft safely and reliably. Tech Ops - Tulsa is home to more  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 -- The American Hockey League issued the following news on Feb. 28: American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer David Andrews announced that the AHL Board of Governors has approved the transfer of ownership of the San Antonio Rampage AHL franchise to the Vegas Golden Knights, as well as the relocation of that franchise from San Antonio, Texas, to Henderson/Las Vegas, Nev., effective with the 2020-21 season. The Golden Knights' AHL affiliate   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 27 -- Ameriprise Financial issued the following news release: Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) is expanding the geographic footprint of its employee advisor channel by opening new branches in markets where the firm sees opportunities to grow its advisor base and add new clients. Since 2017, Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC has opened 15 new employee branches nationwide in key cities in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nevada, South Carol  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 25 -- Ameriprise Financial issued the following news release: Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP) is dedicated to helping women advisors serve their clients, grow their practices and develop in their careers - that was the message conveyed at the firm's 3rd annual Women Advisor Summit for franchise advisors in February. More than 600 women from Ameriprise - including advisors, field leaders and corporate employees - gathered in San Antonio, Texas for the three-day even  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 29 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Donald Trump continues to spiral in the polls in Texas, currently sitting at a 50% disapproval rate, according to a CNN poll released. The poll also shows all of the leading Democratic candidates either beating the impeached president in Texas or within the margin of error. The poll finds: * All of the Democratic presidential candidates are either beating Donald Trump or within the margin of error. * Am  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 26 -- AT&T issued the following news release: AT&T Inc.* (NYSE:T) will webcast a talk by John Stankey, president and chief operating officer, AT&T Inc. and CEO, Warner Media LLC, at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on March 3, 2020 in San Francisco. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:30 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  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 25 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: Houstonians are dusting off their cowboy boots for the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo but the event plus seasonal factors could stir up allergies and other ailments. Experts at Baylor College of Medicine have tips to help folks stay healthy and enjoy their favorite rodeo activities. Allergies Isabel Valdez, physician assistant and instructor of general internal medicine at Baylor, said the co  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 29 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * - Booker, Hotez call for legislative action in combating poverty-related diseases in the United States * * * Neglected tropical diseases are the most common diseases affecting those living in extreme poverty across the world, including the United States. In an editorial published this week in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Dr. Peter Hotez, professor an  more

WACO, Texas, Feb. 28 -- Baylor University issued the following news: Baylor University's Executive MBA Program is now offering a new Graduate Certificate in Healthcare and Innovation Management. The certificate is offered in Dallas and Austin. A Healthcare Innovation and Management Certificate is designed to enable professionals to develop business acumen specific to the healthcare industry in a reduced timeframe (in most cases, less than a year) without committing to a complete master's degr  more

WACO, Texas, Feb. 26 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * - Board hears quarterly update from President Livingstone, approves new Student, Faculty and BGCT Regents * * * At its regular February meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents celebrated the groundbreaking of the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center - a new multi-purpose facility that will serve as an exciting new entry point to Baylor's campus - and approved the final phase and project budget of the $21.2 milli  more

WACO, Texas, Feb. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Baylor University issued the following news: American Journal of Public Health has published a new article, "Identifying Needs for Advancing the Profession and Workforce in Environmental Health," which aims to identify priority challenges and related research needs to catalyze effective delivery of essential environmental health services for common environmental health program areas in U.S. health departments. The article explores new findings and b  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 27 -- 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 advanced water and wastewater treatment market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes BioLargo Water with the 2019 North American Enabling Technology Leadership Award for the Advanced Oxidation System (AOS), its advanced water treatment solu  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 27 -- Boise State University issued the following news: Kevin Vallejo, a third-year doctoral student of materials science and engineering at Boise State University has been awarded the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Graduate Fellowship. This nationally competitive fellowship will enable Vallejo to gain hands-on experience with nuclear security and contribute to the field, receive specialized training, and collaborate with professionals and experts from around  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- 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, Brandon Batch (district 11), for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. Previously, candidates Jamie Berryhill and Wes Virdell also signed the pledge. The primary election is scheduled for March 3 , 2020. U.S. Term Limits has the support of near  more

TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Feb. 29 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and other tribal leaders will visit Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, for a community gathering of enrolled Cherokee Nation citizens on March 7 and 8. There are now over 19,700 registered Cherokee Nation citizens living in Texas, with over 5,000 living in the Dallas and Fort Worth areas alone. Over the last decade, th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: * * * - Roy repeatedly voted against bipartisan funding to fight emerging diseases and misinformation about vaccines * * * As the White House earns "bipartisan backlash" for its ham-handed response to emerging coronavirus concerns, reminder that Congressman Chip Roy has repeatedly voted against bipartisan funding to fight emerging diseases and misinformation about vaccines. Additionally  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Ciena issued the following news release on Feb. 28: Verizon, along with Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) and Juniper Networks, have recently completed a test in Verizon's live fiber network to move 800 Gbps of data on a single wavelength. 5G promises blazing fast gigabit speeds, super low single-digit millisecond latency, and huge scalability. It will be able to connect billions of devices and moving terabytes of data from new and exciting, never-before-seen use cases including vide  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 26 -- Constangy Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 25: Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, LLP is pleased to welcome Lara de Leon as a partner working out the firm's Austin, Texas and Orange County, California offices. Ms. de Leon brings more than 20 years of experience, having spent her entire career advising and advocating for businesses with respect to employment law matters. She has a strong litigation practice, havin  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Corteva Agriscience, a division of DowDuPont, issued the following news release on Feb. 28: Corteva Agriscience announced the results of a global study of Gen Z/millennial farmers and consumers. This first-of-its-kind research, commissioned by Corteva Agriscience, examined views on the future of food and farming by next-gen farmers and consumers in the United States, Brazil, China, France and Russia. Notably, the study reveals surveyed participants in different gl  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 [TNSgrants] -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Individuals with low income living in Central Texas will soon benefit from two new evidence-based cancer prevention initiatives thanks to grants made by the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to researchers at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas. The projects are focused on breast cancer screening services for uninsured and underinsured women in Central Texas, and scr  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Three transactions handled by Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers have been selected as "Deals of the Year" finalists for D CEO magazine and the Association for Corporate Growth's 2020 Mergers & Acquisitions Awards. The program recognizes the top M&A matters in North Texas and the outstanding professionals who played key roles in the deals. The finalists will be honored at an awards ceremony on April 30 and fe  more

DALLAS-FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 28 -- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport issued the following statement on coronavirus: DFW Airport is one of 11 U.S. airports identified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to screen passengers who have recently traveled from or through China. All direct DFW flights to and from China have been suspended until April 23, 2020. A team from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), DHS, and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will screen U.S. citizens and im  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: * * * - Investment to Help Fuel Texas Democratic Party's Coordinated Campaign * * * The Democratic National Committee again named Texas a top-tier battleground state, announcing their investment in the Texas Democratic Party's efforts to build the biggest coordinated campaign in our history. Funding a range of positions to help the Texas Democratic Party organize and mobilize the new Texas electorate i  more

MCKINNEY, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Encore Wire issued the following news release: Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: WIRE) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend. Daniel L. Jones, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Encore Wire Corporation, said, "This two-cent per share dividend will be paid on April 17, 2020 to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 3, 2020. Any future quarterly dividends will be paid subject   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 25 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Each morning, utility lineworkers wake up and go to work to keep homes, businesses and communities across Southeast Texas powered. Whether it's getting the lights back on following a hurricane, responding to an outage in the middle of the night or providing reliability upgrades for our customers, Entergy Texas lineworkers are on the front lines of keeping the lights on for our customers. To ensure that the next gener  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: In the first week of early voting, turnout for the Texas Democratic primary has shattered 2016's turnout, with more than 82,000 more Texans voting in the Texas Democratic Primary in-person in the most populous 15 counties as compared to four years ago. Additionally, mail-in ballots are much higher in the Democratic primary in counties that have reported than in 2016. In December, the Texas Democratic Part  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Fujifilm USA issued the following news on Feb. 28: FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies U.S.A., Inc. (FDB), a world leading cGMP Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) supporting its partners in the biopharmaceutical industry with the development and manufacture of their biologics, vaccines and gene therapies has announced that it has commenced the planned capacity expansion of its "Flexible Biomanufacturing Facility" at its College Station, T  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Elizabeth Ross Hadley of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP will serve on the newly appointed committee that will vet applicants and develop the application for the newly approved Texas Legislative and Campaign Law specialization. Hadley is chair of the Legislative and Campaign Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and a shareholder in the Government Law and Policy and Litigation practices in the Aus  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 28 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Joseph Coniglio, Managing Shareholder of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Dallas office, will speak at the Texas Chiropractic Association Mid-Winter Conference, taking place Feb. 28 - Mar. 1, in Lubbock. Coniglio will present "Preventative Legal Medicine: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in the Chiropractic Practice," on Feb. 29 at 4:30 p.m. At that time, Coniglio will share with attendees compliance gui  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 28 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Debbie McComas will receive the 2020 United Way GIVE Award at the organization's awards luncheon on April 30 in Dallas. The award is given to an individual who inspires others to contribute resources to United Way programs. The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas (UWMD) will recognize McComas for her support and leadership of the firm's annual United Way Campaign last fall and  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25 -- HID Global, a provider of trusted identity solutions, issued the following news release: HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, announced it will support the industry's passworldless authentication initiative at RSA 2020 by demonstrating converged access solutions that extend zero trust security and FIDO2 authentication across the workplace in the physical and digital worlds. The company's solutions, including smart cards, an expanded USB key fam  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from xx, yy: The full-day prekindergarten waiver deadline has been extended to April 6, 2020. House Bill (HB) 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, requires school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to provide a full-day prekindergarten program to eligible four-year-old children, if the conditions described in Texas Education Code (TEC), Sec.29.153(a) and (c) apply. The commissioner shall exempt a district  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP recently represented Gulf Capital Bank in connection with its capital raise of more than $93 million, making it the largest capital raise by a de novo bank in Texas history. The firm also advised Gulf Capital Bank in the procurement of its charter in 2019. With its opening in January 2020, Gulf Capital Bank is the first de novo bank to open in Houston since 2009. Gulf Capital Bank is centered on   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 26 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth issued the following news: Shemin V. Proctor was recently named to the Lawyers of Color's Annual Power List. The list is a comprehensive catalog of the nation's most influential minority attorneys and non-minority diversity advocates. Honorees will be profiled in the Lawyers of Color Power Issue 2020 and will be recognized on February 26 during a reception at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Shemin, the former managing partner of the fir  more

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Intuit, a business and financial management solutions, issued the following news release on Feb. 25: Intuit ProConnect is announcing Intuit Practice Management powered by Karbon, to continue accelerating software capabilities for tax professionals. Karbon, a practice management solution and advanced work and communications platform, enables a collaborative place for accounting firms and professional services to manage workflows, communicate with teams and deliver except  more

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 28 -- J.C. Penney, an apparel and home furnishings retailer, issued the following news release on Feb. 27: J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) announced financial results for its fiscal quarter and full year period ended Feb. 1, 2020. Fourth Quarter: * Comparable store sales decreased 7.0% * Adjusted comparable store sales decreased 4.7% * Cost of goods sold, as a rate of net sales, improved approximately 200 basis points over prior year * Net income of $0.08 per shar  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 25 -- Jones Lang LaSalle issued the following news release: * * * - The enclosed malls are in San Antonio and Amarillo * * * JLL Capital Markets announced that it has closed the sale of two enclosed regional malls totaling more than 1.1 million square feet in San Antonio and Amarillo, Texas. JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller. Mason Asset Management, Namdar Realty Group and CH Capital Group purchased the properties. The sale included the 663,978-squa  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 28 -- Jones Lang LaSalle issued the following news release: * * * - The 216-unit, value-add community is located in the Northeast San Antonio submarket * * * JLL Capital Markets announced that it has closed the sale and arranged financing for OakRidge Apartment Homes, a 216-unit, value-add, garden-style multi-housing property located in the Northeast San Antonio submarket. JLL marketed the property exclusively on behalf of the seller, Regional Investment & Managemen  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 25 -- Jones Lang LaSalle issued the following news release: * * * - Class A facility is near the Port of Houston * * * JLL Capital Markets announced that it has closed the sale of East Belt Business Park, a four-building, Class A industrial project totaling 350,000 square feet in Houston's Southeast submarket. JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a fund advised by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing. TA Realty purchased the asset. Developed in phases in   more

DENTON, Texas, Feb. 25 [TNSgrants] -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: A new collaboration between LaCore Labs and the University of North Texas will include a $1 million gift eligible for matching funds from the Texas Research Incentive Program, a new laboratory, sponsored research, a license to UNT technology and real-world opportunities for students. In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, LaCore Labs, the developer of custom-formula health products based in Me  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Libertarian Party issued the following news release: The following awards will be presented during the 2020 LP National Convention in Austin, Texas: Thomas Jefferson Leadership Award -- will be presented to the LP member whose achievements demonstrate outstanding leadership, impeccable character, and dedication to the principles and goals of the party. Patrick Henry Candidate Award -- will be presented to the LP member who has been a very effective candidate for pub  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 25 -- The Louisiana Public Service Commission issued the following order (No. T-35468) involving National Tank & Equipment: In re: Cancellation of Common Carrier Certificate Number 8167 for failure to maintain the required insurance coverage on file with the Commission pursuant to Commission's General Order dated January 12, 1976. ORDER OF DISMISSAL The Louisiana Public Service Commission ("Commission") issued a citation to National Tank & Equipment, LLC of Austin  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 26 -- AT&T issued the following news release: Now covering more than 2.61 million square miles of the nation, we are aggressively expanding the LTE coverage area for the AT&T* network and FirstNet public safety communications platform. This means more first responders and the communities they serve - rural, urban and tribal - are gaining access to the critical communications capabilities they need. "We've been on a mission for some time now to make AT&T's network not only t  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Feb. 26: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) ("Nexstar" or "the Company") reported financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019 as summarized below. The actual results presented herein for the three months ended December 31, 2019 reflect the Company's legacy Nexstar Broadcasting and digital operations and full quarter results from the Tribune Media stat  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 26 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: Attorney General Rosenblum joined her leadership team, the Attorneys General of Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, and Texas, to announce a bipartisan, multistate investigation into JUUL Labs. The 39-state multistate coalition is investigating JUUL's marketing and sales practices, including targeting of youth, claims regarding nicotine content, and statements regarding risks, safety and effectiveness  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 29 -- The Port of Corpus Christi issued the following news release: Phillips 66 and Trafigura Group pte. Ltd announced that they have formed a 50/50 joint venture, Bluewater Texas Terminal LLC ("Bluewater Texas"), to build an offshore deepwater port project consisting of up to two single point mooring (SPM) buoys. The Bluewater Texas SPM project will be strategically located approximately 21 miles offshore from the Port of Corpus Christi in deepwater to allow for the  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The Railroad Commission of Texas issued the following news release: The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 1,133 original drilling permits in January 2020 compared 1,199 in January 2019. The January 2020 total included 1,041 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, eight to re-enter plugged well bores and 84 for re-completions of existing well bores. The breakdown of well types for those permits is 310 oil, 61 gas, 751 oil or gas, 33 injection, zero service a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * - Oil and gas dealmaker Gary Johnson and international renewable energy leader Ed Rogan to form core of energy practice in Austin * * * Reed Smith announced that two of its leading energy transactions partners, Gary C. Johnson in Houston and Edward G. Rogan in San Francisco, have relocated to the firm's office in Austin. "We are thrilled that two very active and experienced domestic and cross-border t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Rice University issued the following news release: As the climate debate heats up ahead of the 2020 elections, the country's oil and gas companies want to get in front of the curve. But they may be hampered by a longstanding culture of playing defense, according to an energy industry expert at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business. Bill Arnold, professor in the practice of energy management at Rice Business and a former energy industry executive, is ava  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 25 -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * - Laszlo Kurti and team develop one-step process to make crucial precursor * * * In one pot, at room temperature, chemists at Rice University are able to make valuable pharmaceutical precursors they say could change the industry. The Rice group of chemist Laszlo Kurti introduced an inexpensive organic synthesis technique that catalyzes the transfer of nitrogen atoms to olefins, unsaturated organic compounds  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * - However, regional trends may lead to greater balance * * * The drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani has hardened attitudes toward the U.S. across the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), according to a new research paper by an expert in the Center for the Middle East at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. In the paper, "Rebalancing Regional Security in the Pe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 26 -- Rice University issued the following news release: While it is difficult to accurately predict which changes made by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will have a significant effect on North American trade, several of them, such as those relating to state-owned enterprises like Mexico's Pemex, could have a major impact, according to a report from the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news: * * * - Burgess, McMorris Rodgers, and Latta Discuss Work of Energy & Commerce Committee * * * Three Republican leaders of the Energy & Commerce Committee appeared yesterday before a breakfast discussion of The Ripon Society, where they shared their thoughts about the committee's 2020 agenda and laid out their vision for the panel should the GOP recapture control of the House later this year. The leaders included: Congressm  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 29 -- S&P Global Platts, a subsidiary of S&P Global, issued the following news: Australia's LNG Limited urged shareholders Friday to accept a buyout offer from a Singaporean investor with ties to floating regasification facilities in Asia and Europe in a bid to save its Magnolia LNG export project in Louisiana. The deal, which values the company at $75 million (A$114 million), follows the developer's warning January 31 that it must immediately raise new sources of cash to   more

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Sabre, a travel technology company, issued the following news release on Feb. 26: Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, announced a set of strategic priorities that are expected to position the Company to accelerate growth and create long term shareholder value. As part of its vision to lead a new marketplace for personalized travel, Sabre detailed five strategic initiatives that are i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 28 -- Savills Studley, a real estate firm, issued the following news: Savills has announced the arrival of industrial real estate experts Bob Berry as vice chairman, Grant Hortenstine as managing director, Jacob Bravo as associate director, Thomas Berry as assistant director, and Tonya Huynh and Kendra Pell as client services coordinators. The six-member team will be based in the firm's Houston office. "We have added what many consider to be the strongest industrial team i  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 25 -- Southwest Airlines issued the following news release: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced an intention to serve Steamboat Springs, Colo. through Yampa Valley Regional Airport (HDN). The carrier anticipates beginning seasonal service by the end of 2020 with daily flights, initially served nonstop from Denver. "Whether you're a skier, snowboarder, or just enjoy a winter wonderland, Steamboat Springs has something for everyone, and now you'll be able to reach th  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release on Feb. 26: Dr. Credence Baker has been named interim dean of Tarleton State University's College of Graduate Studies, effective March 1. She currently serves as associate dean of the college. She follows Dr. Barry Lambert, who returns to the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences as part of the academic leadership team and continues to serve as the associate vice president for research. Ta  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 27 [TNSgrants] -- The Texas A&M University's Engineering Experiment Station issued the following news: Texas A&M University-San Antonio will advance cyber research through a newly established Cyber Engineering Technology/Cyber Security Research Center with a $1 million grant from The Texas A&M University System Chancellor's Research Initiative (CRI). The center will be housed in the Department of Computing and Cyber Security within the College of Business. Some of   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 25 -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release on Feb. 24: Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) invite members of the veterinary medicine community and emerging technology enthusiasts, alike, to the fourth annual Veterinary Innovation Summit (VIS), April 3-5 in College Station. VIS offers attendees a range of brea  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 29 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By incorporating the architecture of city drainage systems and readings from flood gauges into a comprehensive statistical framework, researchers at Texas A&M University can now accurately predict the evolution of floods in extreme situations like hurricanes. With their new approach, the researchers said their algorithm could forecast the flow of flood water in alm  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 25 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Elif Kaya, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, was awarded the 2020 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Graduate Fellowship. This is the highest honor that the IEEE MTT-S gives to top graduate students recognizing their research activities and promise in   more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Clad in wading boots, carrying green and white nets, and other scientific equipment, Islander students marched into Oso Bay to measured marine organisms in what was the first of six visits to the bay that day. It was all part of the yearly Diurnal, a 24-hour-long study of the organisms in the water. For over 45 years, the Diurnal has been a mainstay of the marine science program at Texas A&M  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 28 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Fatigue is something most individuals deal with daily, with work culture, stress and long hours all contributing. While some can still manage their jobs and remain safe when fatigued, workers in the offshore oil and gas industry need to be alert and ready for work in order to avoid accidents. Oil and gas workers have long shifts and high physical and mental demands while working, causing  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 28 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Nuclear engineering graduate Dr. X. George Xu '94 was recently awarded the Edith H. Quimby Award for Lifetime Achievement in Medical Physics. The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) awarded him the prestigious achievement for his renowned work in the fields of radiation dosimetry and safety. Medical physics is an interdisciplinary field that combines the principles of n  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 25 [TNSenergyresearch] -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Researchers at Texas A&M University have found that the presence of a fossilized organic substance called kerogen plays a vital role in how easily carbon dioxide can travel through shale reservoirs. Why is this important? Injecting carbon dioxide into shale reservoirs accomplishes two critical results. The action stores an unwanted greenhouse gas safely underground a  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 27 (TNSscientificresearch] -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Every summer, large-scale Saharan dust plumes from Africa travel more than 6,000 miles on trade winds across the Atlantic Ocean, impacting places in the eastern Caribbean, and sometimes passing over the southern United States. The journey to Houston takes about 10 days. And once it settles over the city, breathing the contaminated air could lead to a multitude of   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Volcanic tsunamis, triggered by an underwater eruption, typically occur with little warning - devastating the coastal areas and communities they impact. Richards Sunny, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University at Galveston, is developing and improving Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations to map, predict and research volcanic tsunamis. "Resu  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 25 [TNSgrants] -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Work to help communities prepare for and recover from natural disasters can continue thanks to the renewal of a $20 million partnership from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology. Dr. Maria Koliou, assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is among Texas A&M University researchers working on  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a global settlement framework agreement between state attorneys general, local subdivisions, and Mallinckrodt (MNK), its subsidiaries, and certain other affiliates. MNK is currently the largest generic opioid manufacturer in the United States. In the agreement, MNK agrees to pay $1.6 billion in cash to a trust that will cover the costs of opioid addiction treatmen  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton co-led a bipartisan coalition of 36 states in filing an amicus letter, arguing that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio should reject a request by a few plaintiffs' lawyers to get paid a disproportionate amount of attorneys' fees in the opioid litigation that will result in a reduction of funds available to provide treatment and relief to victims of th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded a ruling from the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, holding that a 1998 comprehensive settlement agreement with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and other tobacco companies stands and the agreed payments to the state for smoking-related healthcare costs must be enforced. The court rejected Reynolds's argument that selling acquired brands included   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: With Super Tuesday on the horizon, the path to the nomination runs directly through Texas on Super Tuesday. Texas has the second-largest number of delegates at stake on Super Tuesday -- 228, and Texas distributes delegates both statewide and by State Senate district -- meaning any campaign can come into our state and compete for a large portion of delegates on a district by district basis. Additionally,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 27 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: * * * - Texans Can Dial 1-844-TX-VOTES (1-844-898-6837) for any Voting Comments, Questions, or Concerns * * * As part of the Texas Democratic Party's Largest Voter Protection program in Texas history, the Texas Democratic Party would like to remind everybody that a flagship cornerstone of the program, the voter assistance hotline, is currently up and running and staffed by voter assistance experts and t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Heather Salaz, Manager, Educator Equity and Support: Title I, Part A, Section 1112(b)(2) of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires all local educational agencies (LEAs) that receive Title I funds to develop a plan for "how the local educational agency will identify and address, as required under State plans as described in section 1111(g)(1  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Jacquie Porter, State Director of Early Childhood Education: The full-day prekindergarten waiver deadline has been extended to April 6, 2020. House Bill (HB) 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, requires school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to provide a full-day prekindergarten program to eligible four-year-old children, if the conditions described in Texas Education Code (TEC), Sec.29.153(a) an  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today announced $1 million in grant funding through the Border Zone Fire Department (BZFD) program to support professional fire departments along the Texas-Mexico border region. These funds will provide specialized equipment, maintenance, and medical supplies to support emergency services associated with the execution of border security activities, including: * Watercraft (boats) and re  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that Freshpet, Inc. will build a new pet food manufacturing facility in Ennis, Texas. Freshpet creates and produces fresh, natural refrigerated food for pets without the use of powders, preservatives, or additives. The new facility will create 427 new jobs and more than $264 million in capital investment. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant of $2,138,000 has been extended to Fr  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Elizabeth Kendell and reappointed Michael A. Ebbeler, Jr., Bobbie Jean Hodges, Elizabeth "Lisa" Maciejewski-West, and Karen Stanfill to the Rehabilitation Council of Texas for terms set to expire on October 29, 2022. Additionally, the Governor appointed Jennifer Clouse, Gennadiy Goldenshteyn, and Abdi Warsame for terms set to expire on February 25, 2023. The council partner  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Roberto De Leon and Sandy Galvan and appointed Joe Canales and Sockalingam "Sam" Kannappan to the One-Call Board of Texas for terms set to expire on August 31, 2022. The board has authority over "Call Before You Dig" systems that notify the underground facility operators for excavation plans so pipelines and utility lines can be marked to prevent accidents. Roberto De Le  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Reagan Miller and Audrey Young to the Texas Early Learning Council for terms at to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. The Texas Early Learning Council serves as Texas' state advisory council as required by the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007. The Council utilizes its breadth of stakeholder representation to increase coordination and colla  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Agata K. "Agatha" Thibodeaux to the Advisory Council on Postsecondary Education for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities for a term set to expire on August 31, 2021. The council was created by the 86th legislative session to address barriers to accessing higher education for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Agata K. "Agatha" Thi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following remarks on Feb. 22: Governor Greg Abbott delivered remarks at the city of Longview's Sesquicentennial Ball. The Governor highlighted Longview's growth into a thriving community, as well as the profound impact the city had on his own life. The event commemorated the 150th anniversary of the City of Longview, and showcased Longview's rich history of industry, innovation, and the arts. "Longview has grown from humble begin  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Todd Dorton to the Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee for a term set to expire on August 29, 2022. The committee reviews, for the Higher Education Coordinating Board, applications for approval and funding of family practice residency training programs and related support programs. Todd Dorton of Waco is president and CEO of Ethos Risk Advisors, LLC. He is a m  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Major General Tracy Norris as the Adjutant General of Texas. The adjutant general is commander of the Soldiers and Airmen of the Texas Military Department, and reports directly to the Governor in matters pertaining to the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard and Texas State Guard. General Norris is the first female to be appointed Adjutant General of Texas.  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott received a briefing from state health officials on the coronavirus (COVID-19) at the State Operations Center in Austin. The Governor was briefed by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other relevant state agencies. Following the briefing, Governor Abbott provided an update on   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25 -- The Texas Secretary of State issued the following news release: Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs announced a new statewide initiative, "Ready. Check. Vote.," to educate Texas voters about what they need to bring to the polls when they cast their ballot. The campaign will utilize social media, paid advertising, and a grassroots tour to communicate to Texans the seven approved forms of photo identification and what to do if they do not possess and cannot reasonably ob  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 27 -- The Texas State Securities Board issued the following news release: Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles on Feb. 25 ordered Austin insurance agent Gary N. Beasley to stop offering promissory notes tied to a Philadelphia, Pa. company that has been sanctioned by two states and sued for predatory lending to small businesses. According to the Emergency Cease and Desist Order, Beasley, a former Austin investment adviser and currently licensed insurance agent, has s  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Trive Capital, an equity company, issued the following news release: Trive Capital, the Dallas-based private equity firm with over $2 billion in capital under management, is actively seeking add-on acquisition targets for iRISE Spine & Joint ("iRISE" or the "Company"), a Boca Raton-based provider of rehabilitation, imaging, pain management and orthopedic services servicing the personal injury and workers' compensation sectors. iRISE (fka Florida Spine & Joint Institut  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 27 -- TTI issued the following news release: TTI, Inc., a leading specialty distributor of electronic components, announced the company has been awarded the 2019 Distributor of the Year award from SV Microwave, a leader in the RF/microwave industry. The award recognizes outstanding performance and is awarded based on the following criteria - point of sale growth, program support, customer reach, engagement efforts, market share and more. SV's Director of Marketing, Andr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. News and World Report, a digital news and information company, issued the following news release: * * * - Leaders from Nationwide Children's Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics and more are among event speakers. * * * U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in health care rankings, will convene a Pediatric Leadership Summit to examine strategies for tackling key threats to children's health on May 11-12, 2020, at Texas C  more

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Feb. 27 [TNSenvironmentresearch] -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: The worst region for flash floods in the continental United States is likely the Southwest, according to a recent analysis of flash floods by The University of Alabama. Using hydrologic data, along with socio-economic information, researchers at the UA Center for Complex Hydrosystems, led by center director Dr. Hamid Moradkhani, mapped the hotspots for flash floods. They found the mos  more

WEST FORK, Arkansas, Feb. 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Professor emeritus Arthur "Art" Virgil Brown, 79, of West Fork passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 23, after a short battle with brain cancer. Brown was a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences for 41 years until his retirement in 2015. He received his Bachelor of Science in 1962 and Master of Science in 1966 from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, and his Doctor of Philosoph  more

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 26 [TNSscientificresearch] -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news on Feb. 25: * * * - Computer scientists develop a technique to protect browsers from buggy third-party libraries * * * Researchers from the University of California San Diego, University of Texas at Austin, Stanford University and Mozilla have developed a new framework to improve web browser security. The framework, called RLBox, has been integrated into Firefox to  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 27 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * - UH Engineers Join Project to Study Options for Deployment * * * Researchers from the University of Houston, backed by $4 million in funding from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, have joined a pilot project testing the use of supercritical CO2, or pressurized carbon dioxide, to produce low-cost, low-emission electric power. The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and loc  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Feb. 27 -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: The life of former Victoria resident William Henry Ellis is one for the books - literally. The Victoria community can learn more about the amazing life of Ellis during the inaugural History Day on March 6, hosted by the University of Houston-Victoria history program, when Columbia professor and author Karl Jacoby presents the lecture, "The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Slave from Vic  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 27 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * - New Technologies Can Help Global Supply Chain in Time of Crisis * * * As the Centers for Disease Control announces that Americans should prepare for coronavirus crisis in the U.S., a long-term impact beyond health cannot be overlooked: the impact on the global supply chain, which will be interrupted but may also play a role in curtailing the illness. Supply chain refers to the process of efficien  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 28 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * - Poll Finds Other Key Issues Include Climate Change, Inequality * * * Health care is the top priority for voters in the Texas Democratic Primary, and they strongly support both a public health insurance option and Medicare for All, a single payer plan promoted by some Democratic presidential candidates. More than 70% of Democratic voters support Medicare for All, while almost 85% support a public   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * - MJ Hegar Dominates Democratic Field, but Most Voters Aren't Familiar with the Candidates * * * With just a week to go before Super Tuesday, more than half of likely voters in the Texas Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate say they don't know enough about the candidates to have an opinion. A survey from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs found that the race is almost certai  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 29 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on Feb. 28: * * * - CMAS-Univision Poll Found Latinos are Highly Engaged; Young Latinos Will Be Key * * * With just days to go before Super Tuesday, more than one out of four registered voters in Texas said Sen. Bernie Sanders is their top choice for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a poll released Friday by the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Houston (CMAS) and  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 25 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * - More Than Half of Democrats Say Beating Trump is Top Goal * * * The race between Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders is a virtual toss-up in Texas, with a new poll showing Sanders picking up more delegates even as Biden is predicted to earn a slightly larger share of the popular vote on Super Tuesday. Elizabeth Warren finished third, followed by Michael Bloomberg. "Dem  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Feb. 27 -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release on Feb. 26: When it comes to planning for positive changes, Ed McMahon knows that successful communities are ones with a clear vision for the future, and his presentations in Victoria will help the community find ways to develop that vision. McMahon will visit Victoria on March 11 and 12, and give multiple presentations to different groups, including a public presentation that will focus on   more

DENTON, Texas, Feb. 25 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Doctors soon will have a new way to determine if a cell is cancerous by measuring its thermal properties, thanks to Tae-Youl Choi, a professor in the University of North Texas' College of Engineering. Choi has developed a micropipette sensor technology that will allow for a quicker and more reliable diagnosis of cancerous or precancerous cells. Doctors also should be able to determine the boundary betwee  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 29 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * - UTA assistant professor accepted into noted mathematics education program * * * An assistant professor of mathematics education at The University of Texas at Arlington has been accepted into the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators' (AMTE) Service, Teaching and Research (STaR) program for early career mathematics educators working in higher education. Candace Joswick star  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * - UTA's Ashley Lemke elected chair of Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology * * * The Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology (ACUA) has elected Ashley Lemke, assistant professor of anthropology at The University of Texas at Arlington, as chair of the international advisory body. The election signifies Lemke's emerging leadership and proven innovation in the field of underw  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 28 [TNSscientificresearch] -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: Instead of blocking hackers, a new cybersecurity defense approach developed by University of Texas at Dallas computer scientists actually welcomes them. The method, called DEEP-Dig (DEcEPtion DIGging), ushers intruders into a decoy site so the computer can learn from hackers' tactics. The information is then used to train the computer to recognize and stop future attac  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 25 [TNSgrants] -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded new grants totaling $1.8 million to two University of Texas at Dallas scientists for their research related to lung and kidney cancers. The Individual Investigator Awards are among 55 new grants totaling more than $78 million that the institute announced Feb. 19. To date, CPRIT has awarded $2.49 billion in g  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 25 [TNSgrants] -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley issued the following news release: * * * - Rakhmanov awarded DoD grant to carry out work on electron beam lithography * * * In a quiet, specially designed lab on UTRGV's Brownsville Campus, researchers prepare for the arrival of Raith's Pioneer-2. The first instrument of its kind in the South Texas region and one of few in Texas, it combines electron beam lithography (https://link.springer.com/referencewor  more

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas, Feb. 29 -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley issued the following news release: In the case of a crisis, first responders rush in to render aid. Police officers, paramedics, firefighters and, sometimes, organizations like FEMA help assess damage and bring the situation under control. Once the flashing emergency lights and sirens have gone, survivors must start to pick up the pieces. Healing after trauma can be difficult to do alone, so it is common for profess  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 28 -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley issued the following news release: The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Thursday approved UTRGV's proposal to establish the first School of Podiatry and first Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) degree program in Texas. The School of Podiatry, which will be housed within the Division of Health Affairs, will be only the 10th college/school of podiatric medicine in the United States. "The development of a podi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * - Enzyme inhibitor with anti-PD1 checkpoint blockade boosted efficacy over either treatment alone * * * A study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered a novel therapeutic vulnerability for patients who have tumors caused by a genetic misfire in the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) pathway, a system for repairing genetic aberrations. St  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A powerful new approach to securing web browsers, using a tool called WebAssembly, is getting its first real-world application in the Firefox browser. Developed by a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, the University of California San Diego, Stanford University and Mozilla, the approach shifts some of the browser code into "secure sandboxes" that prevent malicious code from taking over t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news release: An evaluation of needs and assets required to help to prevent pregnancy among youth in the foster care program in the Houston area will begin with data collection by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The data collection effort, expected to take six months, is the second part of a yearlong planning phase to address the issue of   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 27 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news release: Decreased folate levels in the bloodstream have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, shedding light on why those patients are more susceptible to heart and vascular disease, according to research published in JAMA Network Open by experts at The University of Texas Health Science Center at   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 25 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news release on Feb. 24: Proactive outreach, including knocking on the doors of individuals who recently overdosed on opioids, can be an effective way to engage more people who have opioid use disorder with long-term care, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). In a pilot study, the UTHealth research team measure  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A Polygenic Risk Score -- a genetic assessment that doctors have hoped could predict coronary heart disease (CHD) in patients -- has been found not to be a useful predictive biomarker for disease risk, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Lead author Jonathan Mosley, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, a  more

EULESS, Texas, Feb. 26 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Verizon, along with Samsung Electronics Americas, Inc., Motorola Mobility, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has teamed up to demonstrate 5G peak speeds of 4.2 gigabits per second on its live 5G network. Using carrier aggregation, a technology that combines multiple channels of spectrum to provide greater efficiency for data   more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on Feb. 28: Verizon, along with Ciena and Juniper Networks, have recently completed a test in Verizon's live fiber network to move 800 Gbps of data on a single wavelength. 5G promises blazing fast gigabit speeds, super low single-digit millisecond latency, and huge scalability. It will be able to connect billions of devices and moving terabytes of data from new and exciting, n  more

WASHINGTON, Pa., Feb. 28 -- Washington and Jefferson College issued the following news: Two Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) students presented research at the NASA 2020 Human Research Program Investigator's Workshop in Galveston, Texas. Brach Herzig '20 and Julia Schaffer '21 did research internships during summer 2019 with alumna Catherine Davis-Takacs '04, Ph.D., at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md. They studie  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Waste Management, a provider of comprehensive waste management services, issued the following news release: Waste Management (NYSE:WM) has been recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2020 World's Most Ethical Companies. Waste Management has been recognized 11 times for the designation and is one of only two honorees in the Environmental Services industry. In 2020, 130 honorees wer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * - New multi-million dollar investment expands "Battleground Build-Up 2020" program to six additional states * * * This week the DNC announced the second round of our Battleground Build-Up 2020 investments -- expanding the program to six additional states (GA, NH, NV, OH, TX, and VA) to continue laying the groundwork for our eventual nominee to defeat Trump and for Democrats to win at every level  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release on Feb. 26: * * * - Wide selection of beauty products offered at 25% off for a limited time * * * In celebration of Beauty Week 2020, Whole Foods Market global beauty buyers and experts have unveiled their second annual list of top five beauty and wellness trends for the year: bakuchiol, blue light defense, watermelon infusion, glycolic acid and all-over body masks.OK Beauty enthusiasts are encouraged to try the   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 29 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on: It's finally time to wish your favorite Leapling a happy birthday. Saturday, February 29, 2020 is a Leap Day, that one extra day we add to the calendar approximately every four years. You might be wondering, 'Why do we need Leap Day? What's the history behind this peculiarity on the calendar?' Two UT Austin experts are here to explain. So, why do we have Leap Day? (https://news.utexas.edu/2020/02/29/why-do  more