WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: MOAA has been working tirelessly to educate members of Congress on the issues military families face, with the goal of ensuring key military family priorities are considered for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Earlier this year, MOAA also testified in front of the House Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee to highlight areas of improvement in the Exceptional Family Member Program and  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release: A Texas court ruled that all registered voters qualify for a mail-in ballot as a result of the COVID-19 public health crisis. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and Texas Civil Rights Project were in court asking the judge to grant the request. Judge Tim Sulak ruled from the bench a short time ago. The following reaction is from: Sophia Lin Lakin, deputy director of the A  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 16 -- 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 on April 15: A Texas court has ruled that all registered voters qualify for a mail-in ballot as a result of the COVID-19 public health crisis. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and Texas Civil Rights Project were in court asking the judge to  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 18 -- Alcoholism - Clinical and Experimental Research, a journal from the Research Society on Alcoholism and the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, says that it provides animal and human clinical, epidemiological, experimental, policy and historical research relating to alcohol abuse, dependence or alcoholism, published research articles, including the following topics, in its April 2020 edition: * To Infuse or Ingest in Human Laboratory Alcohol Re  more

SHERMAN, Texas, April 18 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed suit in federal court Thursday on behalf of a University of North Texas professor in Denton fired for criticizing flyers about "microaggressions" that someone left anonymously in the mathematics department's faculty lounge. The head of the department, Ralf Schmidt, told Hiers he fired him because he criticized the "microaggressions" fliers and didn't express "  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers issued the following statement: A bipartisan group of governors from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming have petitioned EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to exercise his agency's general waiver authority to waive Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance burdens for the year 2020 due to the experience of severe economic hardship throughout the refining industry and nationally amid COVID-19. AFPM President and CEO  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 14 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects treatment options for patients who have both coronary artery disease (CAD) and T2D, according to a new American Heart Association Scientific Statement, published in the Association's flagship journal Circulation. The scientific statement provides an overview of the latest advances for treating people who have both CAD and T2D and details the complexities of care for these c  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 14 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Most blood pressure devices sold for home monitoring in Australia - and possibly worldwide - may not have been validated for accuracy and could lead to misdiagnoses and inappropriate treatment, according to new research published in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal. In this study, the researchers studied the online blood pressure device marketplace in Australia, including large, mult  more

NEW YORK, April 18 -- The American Jewish Congress issued the following statement: The American Jewish Congress welcomes the bipartisan initiative of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) to push for enhanced American-Israeli partnerships in the fight against COVID-19. Israel is a leader in the medical field, with incredible contributions that have benefited the entire world. Increased cooperation between American companies and their Israeli counterparts could potentially lead to i  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 14 -- The American Society for Reproductive Medicine issued the following news release: On April 3rd, ASRM joined a coalition of several national medical groups, led by ACOG, on an amicus brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit opposing an order from Texas Governor Greg Abbott demanding that abortion procedures be delayed or cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Attorney General's decision, currently being considered on an emergency bas  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 17 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: In the past few weeks the State of Texas has issued orders that sharply limit the ability of the state's physicians to take care of their patients, according to the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), which has written a letter urging Gov. Greg Abbott to revoke these harmful rules. Penalties for violating the order include fines, confinement in jail, or both fi  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 15 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Exposure to heavy smoke during recent California wildfires raised the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests up to 70%, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association. Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart abruptly stops beating properly and can no longer pump blood to vital organs throughout the body. Whil  more

NEW YORK, April 15 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release: Late Monday night, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals backed down from its stay of a lower court's temporary restraining order that had protected access to medication abortions under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's COVID-19 order banning "non-essential procedures." This means medication abortions -- a two-pill process -- will once again be available in Texas, for now. Last week, for a second time, the 5th Circui  more

NEW YORK, April 13 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on April 11: Texas abortion providers - represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Lawyering Project, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America - asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take emergency action to restore essential, time-sensitive medication abortion services while the case proceeds. This comes after Gov. Greg Abbott tried to block virtually all abortion services through his COVID-19   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Children's Defense Fund issued the following news release: A three-year-old in Texas was set to return to the care of his grandparent in March and celebrate his fourth birthday with his family, but the COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to the reunification and the family will instead be celebrating his birthday apart over a video chat. These disruptions have become commonplace for families and children involved with the child welfare system. Due to necessary stay at home  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 14 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its April 7, 2020 edition: * Isoflavone Intake and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in US Men and Women [CME] * Myocardial Energetics in Obesity * Rivaroxaban Plus Aspirin Versus Aspirin Alone in Patients With Prior Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (COMPASS-PCI) The April 7, 2020 edition of the Circulation Journal can be viewed at https://  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, April 14 -- Direct Relief issued the following news: More than two dozen people were killed after severe thunderstorms and tornadoes swept through the South that began Sunday and continued into Monday. The storms left more than 1 million people without power across eight states, and deaths were reported in Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas and South Carolina. Damage from the storms was also reported in part of Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana and North Carolina. Covid-19 Co  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Faith in Action issued the following news release: In a statement to elected leaders, Faith in Action and the Hope Border Institute have partnered with grassroots and religious organizations in Mexico and Central America to demand urgent protections for migrants across the region during the Covid-19 pandemic. Faith in Action is the nation's largest grassroots faith-based organizing network and organizes in Central America through Faith in Action International. The Hope  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 17 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has released an analysis of 2018-19 academic year which shows an increase in the number of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and continued growth in Hispanic student enrollment at colleges and universities. HSIs have 25 percent or more of Hispanic student enrollment. In 2018-19, 17 percent of all institutions of higher  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 15 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: At a public hearing held on Tuesday by the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) closely followed by industry experts and analysts, IEEFA's Director of Finance, Tom Sanzillo urged production cuts ("prorationing") to deal with the ongoing turbulence and oversupply in the oil and gas sector. "The problems of oversupplied markets and low prices, aligning interests within the industr  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 17 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release: The Institute for Justice (IJ) sent open letters to six states calling on authorities to suspend requirements that nurse practitioners may only work in hospitals under the supervision of a physician. The supervision requirements in California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia prevent many nurse practitioners from helping patients in overburdened hospitals, even as volunteers. "Phys  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 17 -- The Intercultural Development Research Association issued the following news release: IDRA applauds the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) for its preliminary approval of the proposed curriculum standards for a state-approved African American Studies course. With the unanimous vote, the SBOE takes a step in the right direction to create excellent and equitable schools in which all students learn about the rich contributions to this country that African America  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 13 -- The International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, a journal that says it contributes to the study, prevention and treatment of gynaecological cancer from the International Gynecologic Cancer Society and European Society of Gynaecological Oncology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its April 2020 edition: * Combining novel agents with radiotherapy for gynecologic malignancies: beyond the era of cisplatin Cervical Cancer: * Fusion imagin  more

CARROLLTON, Texas, April 17 -- The Journal of Athletic Training, a journal that says it features prevention, evaluation, management and rehabilitation of injuries from the National Athletic Trainers' Association, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2020 edition: * Cryotherapy Models and Timing-Sequence Recovery of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Middle- and Long-Distance Runners * Morphology and Anabolic Response of Skeletal Muscles Subjected to Eccentrically or   more

CHAM, Switzerland, April 16 -- The Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, a journal that says it covers investigations of decision theory and the economics of uncertainty, psychological models of choice under uncertainty, risk and public policy, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2020 issue: * Opting out of workers' compensation: Non-subscription in Texas and its effects * Private security, maritime piracy and the provision of international public safety * Risk atti  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 16 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on April 15: Late Wednesday, a federal court judge ruled that Texas voters may cite COVID-19 in mail-in ballot request forms as a "disability" requirement. The League of Women Voters of Texas and the Austin Area filed a motion to intervene in the case earlier this month and also asked the court to rule that the definition of "disability" in Texas law encompasses all registered voters, since the coronavirus p  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 16 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: Civil rights groups are suing the federal government seeking the release of medically vulnerable immigrants held at three Texas detention centers, according to a lawsuit filed. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and the Texas Civil Rights Project, Carlos Moctezuma Garcia of Garcia & Garcia Attorneys at Law, P.L.L.C., and attorney Javier Maldonado, f  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Microbiology Resource Announcements, a online journal from the American Society for Microbiology that says it publishes articles announcing the availability of sequenced genomes of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in public databases, published research articles, including the following topics, in its April 16, 2020 edition: * Complete Genome Sequence of Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus Isolated from Cotton in Texas, USA * Complete Genome Sequence of Halomonas  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following news release: Doctors in Texas who provide abortion care-- represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Lawyering Project, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America -- filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court to take immediate action to restore access to medication abortion in the state as the case unfolds. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, along with anti-choice officials in 11 other st  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 14 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news: Watt Watchers of Texas - a program supported by the Texas State Energy Conservation Office - enabled CPS Energy, the San Antonio municipal utility, to distribute timely energy savings resources to residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Watt Watchers of Texas is an online STEM program providing energy literacy resources for K-12 students and teachers. It features materials on electrici  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The National Biodiesel Board issued the following news release: The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) strongly opposed petitions from five state governors to waive 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes. The petitions were submitted by Govs. John Bel Edwards (D-LA), Greg Abbott (R-TX), Gary Herbert (R-UT), Kevin Stitt (R-OK), and Mark Gordon (R-WY). A waiver of RFS volumes set more than a year in advance would severely harm the biodiesel industry. Texas and Louisiana are two   more

NEW YORK, April 15 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release: Late Monday night, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals backed down from its stay of a lower court's temporary restraining order that had protected access to medication abortions under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's COVID-19 order banning "non-essential procedures." This means medication abortions -- a two-pill process -- will once again be available in Texas, for now. Last week, for a second time, the   more

NEW YORK, April 13 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release: Texas abortion providers - represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Lawyering Project, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America - asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take emergency action to restore essential, time-sensitive medication abortion services while the case proceeds. This comes after Gov. Greg Abbott tried to block virtually all abortion services through his COVID-19 or  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: Texas should immediately slash production of oil and gas in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Public Citizen's Texas office Director Adrian Shelley testified at a virtual hearing of the state Railroad Commission. Shelley told the commission, which regulates the Texas oil and gas industry, that reduced demand for fossil fuels reflects a global trend exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and precipitated by the c  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following statement on April 16: The governors of five oil states--Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Utah and Louisiana--sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency late Wednesday asking the agency to waive renewable volume obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the oil industry. Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, offers the following res  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 14 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: On April 8, 2020, the Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission achieved an important milestone, passing NASA's critical System Requirements Review/Mission Definition Review (SRR/MDR). Southwest Research Institute is leading PUNCH, a NASA Small Explorer (SMEX) mission that will integrate understanding of the Sun's corona, the outer atmosphere visible during eclipses, with the te  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 -- Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association issued the following news release: On Tuesday, April 14, the Railroad Commission of Texas will conduct an open meeting to discuss a motion to determine reasonable market demand for oil in the state of Texas, including the review of a request posed to the agency to curtail production for a set period of time. Last Wednesday, April 8, the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) submitted  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 18 -- The Texas State Teachers Association issued the following statement by President Noel Candelaria: "We applaud Gov. Abbott for ordering all school buildings to remain closed for the remainder of the spring semester, a step that the Texas State Teachers Association called on the governor to take on April 1. This finally removes uncertainty for hundreds of Texas communities and, health experts say, will help slow the spread of the coronavirus. "This is an important heal  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 15 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars issued the following news release: A VFW Post in central Texas is providing relief to veterans and their families who have been affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic. VFW Post 12161 in Buda, Texas, located about 15 miles southwest of Austin, in March started to assist older veterans who need to stay at home due to the shelter-in-place order from the state of Texas. Post 12161 is a part of the Buda VSO Alliance, which also in  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Young Invincibles, a non-profit, issued the following news release: Moments ago, the Texas Postsecondary Advocates Coalition and Austin College Attainment Network released a joint open letter urging Texas lawmakers to expand supports for Texas students through the COVID-19 pandemic. Signed by a diverse coalition of Texas higher education and college access organizations, the letter provides concrete policies the state can implement now and in the 2021 legislative ses  more