DALLAS, Texas, May 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release: As Dallas jails continue to be an epicenter for the spread of novel coronavirus causing COVID-19, a new class action lawsuit was filed against Sheriff Marian Brown in her capacity as the keeper of the Dallas County Jail. The suit -- Daniels v. Brown -- asks that the Dallas County Jail begin following social distancing guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release: In a lengthy public meeting Wednesday night, the Wimberley ISD (WISD) Board of Trustees announced that they will no longer be taking legal action against parents that display a rainbow Wimberley Texans logo to show support and solidarity for LGBTQ students. "We are disappointed by the decision of the board, especially the fact that they did not fully grapple with how the district's actions c  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 23 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Hospitals and health systems participating in the American Heart Association(R) COVID-19 CVD Registry Powered by Get With The Guidelines(R) are able to submit research proposals using the national dataset. Accepted proposals can begin analyzing the aggregate deidentified dataset on the Precision Medicine Platform. More than 100 hospitals have joined the COVID-19 CVD Registry since the American Heart Asso  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 23 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: It's inappropriate to consider blanket do-not-resuscitate orders for COVID-19 patients because adequate data is not yet available on U.S. survival rates for in-hospital resuscitation of COVID-19 patients and data from China may not relate to U.S. patients, according to a new article published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal. There is a presumptio  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 21 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Women receiving treatment in primary care received some cardiovascular medication prescriptions at a lower rate than men, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association. "Additional efforts need to be taken to ensure that everyone, women and men, who should receive cardiovascular medications are actually presc  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 23 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: The rate of strokes in COVID-19 patients appears relatively low, but a higher proportion of those strokes are presenting in younger people and are often more severe compared to strokes in people who do not have the novel coronavirus, while globally rates for stroke hospitalizations and treatments are significantly lower than for the first part of 2019, according to four separate research papers published   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 21 -- The American Payroll Association issued the following news: The IRS is allowing employers to extend the claim period for flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) and dependent care assistance programs and also allowing employees to make mid-year changes to section125 cafeteria plans [IR-2020-95, 5-12-20]. The changes may be applied retroactively to January 1, 2020. This guidance is due to COVID-19. The IRS also raised the maximum carryover amount for health FSAs from  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The American Pharmacists Association issued the following news release on May 18: The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) announced the election of Theresa Tolle, BPharm, FAPhA of Sebastian, FL, as 2021-2022 APhA President-elect. Tolle will succeed Sandra Leal, of Tucson, AZ, to the office of APhA President on March 21, 2022, at the conclusion of the 2022 APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Antonio, Texas. Also elected to serve a three-year term on APhA's Board of  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 23 -- Baylor Scott and White Health issued the following news release: Baylor Scott & White Health announced a $100,000 donation from Reliant in support of its MyBSWHealth mobile app. Launched in 2018, the MyBSWHealth app has emerged as a leading digital tool in Texas in the fight against COVID-19, providing nearly 175,000 digital screenings and more than 45,000 eVisits related to the virus. This process has allowed tens of thousands of Texans with mild symptoms to be evaluat  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 20 -- Baylor Scott and White Health issued the following news release: As Texas begins to reopen, three North Texas health systems are working together with lawmakers to expand access to COVID-19 testing and education in southern Dallas County. Starting May 18, Baylor Scott & White Health, Methodist Health System, and Parkland Hospital are bringing specimen collection sites and increasing resources to better serve the needs of the community. "Methodist has been committed to  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 19 -- Circulation, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 19, 2020 edition: * Peripheral Artery Disease and Venous Thromboembolic Events After Acute Coronary Syndrome * Risk/Benefit Tradeoff of Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Early and Late After an Acute Coronary Syndrome or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From AUGUSTUS State of the Art: * COVID-19 and  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- CTIA-The Wireless Association issued the following news release: CTIA Certification announced that Global Resale's Austin, Texas Global Headquarters is the first facility to receive the CTIA Authorized Service Center certification for performing high-volume wireless device refurbishment. "This is an important step to maintaining the wireless industry's high standards for consistency and quality across the ecosystem," said Tom Sawanobori, Senior Vice President and Chief Te  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 20 -- The Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, a peer-reviewed journal from the Decision Sciences Institute that says it features research relevant to teaching and learning in the decision sciences - quantitative and behavioral approaches to managerial decision making, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2020 edition: * Course Design Process to Create a Coordinated, Experiential, Integrated Core Operations Management Course for Busi  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 20 -- Methodist Health System issued the following news release: As Texas begins to reopen, three North Texas health systems are working together with lawmakers to expand access to COVID-19 testing and education in southern Dallas County. Starting May 18, Baylor Scott & White Health, Methodist Health System, and Parkland Hospital are bringing specimen collection sites and increasing resources to better serve the needs of the community. "Methodist has been committed to servi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 21 -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities applauds the Board of Regents of The University of California for appointing Juan Sanchez Munoz, Ph.D., to serve as the chancellor for UC Merced, effective July 2020. Munoz, a UC alum, becomes the fourth chancellor to hold the position at UC Merced and replaces Nathan Brostrom who was appointed as the interim chancellor as   more

DALLAS, Texas, May 19 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: As cities and states across the country enact phased guidelines to re-open, the American Heart Association, the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, encourages parents and caregivers to consider the same concept for re-prioritizing healthy routines that influence both immediate and long-term health. "During this unprecedented time, parents and caregivers have   more

DALLAS, Texas, May 19 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Treatment with antibodies purified from donated blood - immune globulin therapy - and steroids restored heart function in the majority of children with COVID-related multi-system inflammatory syndrome, according to new research published yesterday in Circulation, the flagship journal of the American Heart Association. Physicians around the world have recently noted that a small number of children exposed  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 22 -- The International News Media Association issued the following news release: How news publishers navigate the unpredictable surge in traffic and subscription starts during the COVID-19 crisis is the focus of a new report released by the International News Media Association (INMA). "News Subscriptions In the Age of Coronavirus," part of INMA's Readers First Initiative, seeks to identify key trends at work in the subscriptions space, examine the mechanisms behind both the  more

NEW YORK, May 21 -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release: The International Trademark Association (INTA) announced that it will be transforming its 2020 Annual Meeting & Leadership Meeting in November into an all-virtual event, in response to the continuing uncertainty surrounding the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. In April, INTA announced that it would hold a first-ever combined Annual Meeting & Leadership Meeting on November 16-20 in Houston, Texas, but tha  more

CARROLLTON, Texas, May 21 -- 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, including the following topics, in its May 2020 edition: * Current Clinical Concepts: Conservative Management of Achilles Tendinopathy Concussion: * Development of a Peer Education Program to Improve Concussion Knowledge and Reporting in Collegiate Athlete  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release: The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an emergency amicus brief on behalf of Texas voters in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The brief opposes a stay sought by Texas officials that would block a recent preliminary injunction allowing Texans to vote by mail in order to minimize their exposure to COVID-19. The stay sought by Texas would also disproportionately harm  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 21 -- Limnology and Oceanography Journal - Methods, a journal that says it deals with problems in the aquatic sciences from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, published research articles, including the following topics, in its May 2020 edition: * The selection and analysis of fatty acid ratios: A new approach for the univariate and multivariate analysis of fatty acid trophic markers in marine pelagic organisms * Unsupervised biodiversity  more

MOUNTAIN HOME, Texas, May 22 -- USA Rice Federation issued the following news: According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service Information (NASS) as of Sunday, May 17, the following percentages of the U.S. rice crop were planted-emerged: Arkansas (76-58), California (88-25), Louisiana (91-86), Mississippi (76-49), Missouri (60-46), and (Texas (97-92). The rice areas of California, Texas, and southwest Louisiana have had excellent planting condi  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 21 -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Like many clinicians and policymakers, cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients define value in health care in terms of the quality and cost of care they receive. But patients also emphasize factors including their communication with, and trust in, the doctors and nurses who provide their care as important measures of value. These are the findings of a survey of more than 800 CVD patients and caregivers pub  more

CAMERON COUNTY, Texas, May 22 -- Detention Watch Network issued the following news release: As the result of ongoing advocacy efforts by the Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network and Detention Watch Network the Cameron County Commissioners Court passed a resolution on May 12 calling on the release of people from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, prison, and jails to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The resolution impacts the over 900 people currently detained at the Port Isab  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 20 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: This fall, Southwest Research Institute will offer a new introductory course on liquid propellant system design and analysis for launch vehicles. Depending on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic at that time, the October 19-22 course will either take place online or at SwRI's San Antonio campus. "This course is focused on the feed systems of liquid propellant space propulsion systems," said Grant Musg  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 19 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Dr. Robin Canup, assistant vice president of the Space Science and Engineering Division at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and head of SwRI's Boulder, Colorado, office, has been named one of two co-chairs for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's (NASEM) newly launched Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey. Canup will lead the survey together with Professor Phi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 19 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute has launched a new automotive emissions aftertreatment catalyst testing facility, expanding the capacity and capabilities of its state-of-the-art Universal Synthetic Gas Reactor (USGR(R)) technology. These systems simulate real-world exhaust gas conditions to quickly and accurately characterize catalyst performance. The Catalyst Technology Center includes two new USGR syst  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 22 -- Operation Homefront issued the following news release: In honor of Military Appreciation Month, Stater Bros. Charities is partnering with Chobani to provide a joint contribution of $75,000 to Operation Homefront in support of military and veteran families in areas served by Stater Bros. Markets. "For us, it's simply unacceptable that a single veteran or military family struggles to put food on their table. Those who serve our country deserve better than that. We'v  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 -- The National Coalition for Public School Options issued the following news release on May 21: The National Coalition for Public School Options (NCPSO) of Texas released two separate surveys fielded earlier this month by WPAi. The May 5th poll indicated parents of school-aged children have reservations about sending children back to school once the state and/or local leaders re-open schools for classroom instruction again, and a plurality of parents would not be satisfie  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Texas Association of Broadcasters issued the following news: Educators - Start TAB's P1 Futures Program during your next semester! P1 Learning (TAB's Online Training Provider) has a program for college and university students. They have created a curriculum (all done online) that is designed to go hand-and-hand with a professor's existing semester schedule. It's geared towards encouraging students to consider/qualify for careers in broadcast SALES & MARKETING. Each  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 21 -- The Texas State Teachers Association issued the following news release: The Texas State Teachers Association said that June 1 is too early to reopen school buildings for summer school classes and demanded that the state and local school districts agree to enforce a detailed list of safety requirements for school campuses before reopening buildings to students and school employees. "With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to rage across Texas, the health and safety of stu  more