BURBANK, California, Jan. 24 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: "1409" - First into the Tank are entrepreneurs from San Francisco, California, who want you to get festive with their convenient and customizable home decor delivery service. Entrepreneurs from Johns Creek, Georgia, introduce their hand-held product made for today's generation of children; while entrepreneurs from Overland Park, Kansas, present a better way to learn how to play a classic game. Las  more

BURBANK, California, Jan. 24 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: "1410" - Gwyneth Paltrow, CEO and founder of lifestyle juggernaut Goop, makes her first appearance in the Tank as a guest Shark. First into the Tank is an entrepreneur from San Francisco who hopes the stacks are in his favor with his healthier version of a favorite breakfast indulgence. A husband-and-wife team from Austin, Texas, introduce their elevated product designed to keep your beverages cri  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSfund) -- Austin Community College District issued the following news release: Disruptions caused by the pandemic remain an obstacle for students across the nation. At Austin Community College District (ACC), students who want to complete their degree are now eligible for new support. The college was awarded a new Department of Education (ED) grant to help students who stopped out after 2020 return to the college to complete their degree. "It's clear the pandemic was   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 27 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a 25-state coalition in a lawsuit over a Department of Labor rule which would affect the retirement accounts of millions of people. The rule would allow 401(k) managers to direct their clients' money to ESG (Environmental Social Governance) investments and runs co  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- American Airlines issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 financial results, including: * Fourth-quarter and full-year net income of $803 million and $127 million, or $1.14 per diluted share and $0.19 per diluted share, respectively. Excluding net special items1, fourth-quarter and full-year net income of $827 million and $328 million, or $1.17 per   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSconf) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: The Center for International Studies (CIS) at the University of St. Thomas-Houston, and our partner the World Affairs Council of Houston (WACH), are proud to announce the 6th biennial Distinguished Diplomat Endowed Lecture on Thursday, March 9, in the Cullen Performance Auditorium on campus. Four-time U.S. Ambassador and Senior Fellow at the Rand Corporation John Tefft will deliver the lecture  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 26 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of eight other attorneys general today released the following statement applauding the Biden-Harris administration's new actions to protect tenants, strengthen fair housing laws, and expand access to affordable housing for Americans across the country: "Once again, the Biden-Harris administration has made clear that supporting h  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 28 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor joined a 20-state coalition that is suing the Biden Administration over a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program that unlawfully creates a pathway to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of migrants annually. Led by the Attorney General of Texas, the complaint was filed this week in U.S. District Court in Texas. The DHS program would establish   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: About 196 million women worldwide suffer from endometriosis, a condition that typically causes pelvic pain and infertility. Endometriosis develops when lining inside the womb grows attached to surrounding tissues, such as the intestine or the membrane lining the abdominal cavity, causing bleeding, pain and other symptoms. Despite decades of research, little is known about the factors that contribute to  more

WACO, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSrpt) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Study focuses on organization's efforts to equip faith leaders to be successful in garnering partners and funders for community development and engagement * * * Faith organizations have traditionally served as first responders when crisis occurs in personal lives as well as in the community. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, when many institutions shut down, faith organizations kept their doors open, distrib  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 27 -- Bechtel issued the following news release: Bechtel announced the completion of the Cutlass Solar project in Fort Bend, Texas. The solar photovoltaic project added 140 MWDC to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' Houston Zone, enough to power approximately 20,000 homes with zero-carbon electricity and eliminate 300,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions. "Bechtel is supporting America's energy transition by providing development capital for critical project  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSpar) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: The Blinn College District and Sam Houston State University (SHSU) announced a new partnership program that will allow students to earn their associate degree from Blinn before completing their bachelor's degree at Sam Houston State. The partnership includes pathways to undergraduate degrees in construction management, criminal justice, education, engineering technology, general business, music, nurs  more

SAN RAMON, California, Jan. 27 -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following news release: The U.S. Gulf Coast could one day serve as a major hub for the production and deployment of hydrogen, considered a key fuel in a lower carbon future. Chevron is among the founders of a consortium that is working to develop a large-scale hydrogen hub along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Named HyVelocity Hub, the project would include a variety of production and transport infrastructure. "With Texas being a l  more

MCKINNEY, Texas, Jan. 25 -- Collin College issued the following news release: Collin College's 2022-23 Auteur Film Series continues with "The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords," Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Plano Campus Living Legends Conference Center. The showing and film series is free and open to the public. "The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords" provides a history of Black newspapers in America. From the founding of Freedom's Journal in 1827 through the Civil Rights movement of  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) will host its 2023 Analyst & Investor Meeting on Wednesday, April 12 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time in New York City. The meeting will feature presentations by ConocoPhillips executives, including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ryan Lance. A live webcast of the meeting will be made available on the ConocoPhillips Investor Relations w  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSper) -- Dallas College issued the following news release: Dallas College Chancellor Justin Lonon has selected Dr. Bradford Williams to serve as vice chancellor of operations after a rigorous search to fill a key leadership position. In addition to serving as president of the El Centro Campus since 2021, Williams has spent the last six months as interim chief marketing officer at Dallas College. Dr. Williams begins his new role today. "We're incredibly proud and fortu  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 27 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: When Monique Jackson was preparing to teach her third-grade math students at Stevens Park Elementary School about division, she wanted them not only to learn division, but also to understand what division was. Knowing her students were into music, Jackson wasted no time writing a song about division to engage her students. "On the first day that I taught them division, I told them that I wrote a  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 25 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: "We all have the power, in our own spheres of influence, to make a difference, to fulfill the hopes, prayers and dreams of Dr. King." With these words, Zihair Douglas, a fifth-grade student at Thomas L. Marsalis STEAM Academy, ended the speech that would ultimately have him win the Dallas MLK Oratory final earlier this month. For this year's competition, eight Dallas ISD students  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSfund) -- Del Mar College issued the following news release: She's now part of a special group called Centenarians after celebrating her 100th birthday recently. And, the burger joint that her late husband Method and brother-in-law Rudy first started in Robstown in 1948 and then expanded into Corpus Christi in 1953 became and still is an iconic destination for locals and out-of-towners wanting that famous Dixieburger, specially-seasoned tacos or down-home fried  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch posted the following news release: The commercial shrimpers and fishermen who toil at sea keep the tourism industry alive along the coast and keep food on our tables. We often don't see them work, but we see - and eat - their work every day. Because of extreme working conditions and the migratory nature of the job, these invaluable and often unseen members of the Gulf Coast community face considerable health care chal  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSper) -- Epstein Becker Green, a law firm, issued the following announcement: Epstein Becker Green (EBG) is pleased to announce that Edward J. Loya, Jr., has been elected to serve as the 2023 President-Elect of the Dallas Hispanic Bar Association (DHBA). In this capacity, Edward will also serve as an Advisory Director of the Dallas Bar Association's (DBA) Board of Directors for 2023. The Dallas Hispanic Bar Association provides a forum through which Hispanic attorneys  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 27 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: * * * ExxonMobil today announced its majority-owned affiliate, Imperial Oil Ltd, will invest about $560 million to move forward with construction of the largest renewable diesel facility in Canada. The project at Imperial's Strathcona refinery is expected to produce 20,000 barrels of renewable diesel per day primarily from locally sourced feed stocks and could  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: First Lady Cecilia Abbott today relaunched the statewide "Can You See Me?" human trafficking awareness campaign at the Governor's Mansion in Austin. The multimedia campaign seeks to highlight the realities of human trafficking through a series of billboards displayed in public spaces and transportation hubs across more than 70 Texas cities throughout this year. The First Lady was joined at   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSawa) -- 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 research and vendor assessments in the global digital employee experience platform market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Nexthink with the 2022 Company of the Year Award. This recognition was bestowed based on Nexthink's comprehensive platform that optimi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined UT System leaders today to break ground on UT Tyler's new Medical Education Building, which will house the university's new School of Medicine and the 7th medical school within the UT System. Gov. Abbott, UT System Chairman Kevin Eltife, UT System Chancellor James Milliken and UT Tyler President Kirk Calhoun joined hundreds of community members to mark t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated Texans and Texas employers for helping make Texas the national leader in job creation, following the December employment release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showing Texas led all states for job creation in 2022. Texas added 650,100 nonfarm jobs over the year and grew jobs at 5.0%, the fastest rate in the nation. "It is no surprise   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced a new application category opening for the Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant (TTIR) program through the Governor's Office of Economic Development and Tourism, beginning February 1. The TTIR program provides one-time grants of up to $20,000 for the recovery of Texas businesses in the tourism, travel, and hospitality industry that were negatively impacte  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the statewide 2023 Governor's Small Business Summit. Hosted throughout the state in 15 different cities, the Governor's Small Business Summit aims to help Texas small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs reach new heights by connecting them with the resources and information needed to start, strengthen, and grow a business. "Small businesses are th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Trasa Cobern, Amanda Nobles and April Graham to Humanities Texas with terms set to expire on December 31, 2024. Additionally, the Governor appointed Elizabeth Johnson and Stacey Neal Combest and reappointed Ellen Ramsey with terms set to expire on December 31, 2023. As the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Humanities Texas conducts and s  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Dana McGrath, Patrick Sturdivant, and Tiffany Walker to the State Independent Living Council for terms set to expire on October 24, 2025. The Council develops the State Plan for Independent Living and serves as a resource to state and local organizations on independent living and related issues for persons with disabilities. Dana McGrath of Austin is an associate   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated a major educational partnership between Boeing and Port San Antonio that will support enhanced science and technology educational programs for students in South Texas through STEM disciplines. The Governor joined Boeing and Port San Antonio for the partnership announcement and renaming ceremony of Boeing Center at Tech Port, a 130,000-square-foot multi-purpose exhibition  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today issued a disaster declaration for communities in Southeast Texas impacted by severe storms that caused damage to homes and businesses earlier this week. The disaster declaration, which includes Harris and Orange counties, will further support the State of Texas' recovery efforts in response to extensive damage sustained due to tornadic activity in Pasadena, Deer Pa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on Jan. 26, 2023: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, do hereby certify that severe storms and tornadoes pose a threat of imminent disaster, including widespread and severe property damage, injury, and loss of life, due to damaging winds, tornadoes, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding in Harris and Orange Counties; NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 4  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to prepare state emergency response resources ahead of a winter storm system and severe weather threats expected to move across Texas beginning tonight through Wednesday morning. "The State of Texas is fully prepared for incoming inclement winter weather and severe storms expected to impact our state in th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Thomas R. Phillips to the Judicial Districts Board for a term set to expire on December 31, 2026. The Board is authorized to reapportion judicial districts statewide Thomas R. Phillips of West Lake Hills is a partner at the Austin office of Baker Botts and served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 1988 to 2004. He is a member of the American Ac  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Judson Scott to the Veterans' Land Board for a term set to expire on December 29, 2026. The Veterans' Land Board is an organization within the Texas General Land Office overseeing programs that provide benefits and services for Texas veterans, military members, and their families. Judson Scott of Bee Cave is a retired attorney, judge, and rear admiral. He was ap  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today signed the largest Statewide Intergovernmental Support Agreement (S-IGSA) between the State of Texas and the United States Military to bolster infrastructure and transportation improvements on federal military property across the state. This historic 10-year agreement authorizes the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to complete roadway maintenance and repa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today touted the State of Texas' ongoing efforts to increase healthcare access across the state, particularly in rural communities, at the University of Texas at Tyler (UT Tyler) Medical School groundbreaking ceremony. The Governor was joined at the ceremony by UT Tyler President Kirk A. Calhoun and UT System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife. "As East Texas contin  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 24 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Attorney Gabor Szecsi represented Efemoral Medical, developer of advanced interventional bioresorbable therapies, in the closing of its $4.9M preferred Series A1 round. The financing closed on Jan. 17, 2023. Supported by existing investors as well as an experienced cohort of new investors, the proceeds will further Efemoral's device development and expand enrollment in its ongoing f  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSbook) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers Ellen McGinnis, Richard Anigian, Emma Russell, Emily Fuller, and Deborah Low contributed to Global Legal Insights' "Fund Finance 2023," produced in partnership with the Fund Finance Association (FFA). This seventh edition of the book covers legal trends and developments in the greater fund finance markets and gives law firms, financial institutions, funds and inves  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: Cells are the body's social network. One of the ways they communicate with one another is by transmitting what's called extracellular vesicles, tiny membrane-bound messages in a bottle. The study of EVs is exploding throughout many scientific disciplines around the world, as researchers are now beginning to explore their possible use in medical diagnostics and therapy. Differen  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSconf) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: While the U.S. Hispanic population is the fastest-growing demographic in the country, the percentage of LatinX doctors isn't rising anywhere close to the same rate. The Latino Medical Student Association is trying to change that by appealing to the next generation of health care providers. From Feb. 3 to 5, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth will  more

MCKINNEY, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSfund) -- Collin College issued the following news release: The North Texas Chapter of the Information Security Systems Association (North Texas ISSA) donated $35,000 to Collin College for cybersecurity student scholarships on Jan. 19. North Texas ISSA has held cybersecurity conferences at the college for several years, and the partnership between the college and the information security organization continues to flourish. "North Texas ISSA's partnership with Collin  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Lower Colorado River Authority on Tuesday announced it will build a new peaker power plant in Central Texas to provide an additional 190 megawatts of dispatchable power to the Texas power grid. The plant is expected to be operational in 2025. A peaker plant is one that typically is used for brief periods during times when the demand for power approaches or surpasses the amount of power available  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSpro) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded three grants to The University of Texas at Austin under its Higher Learning program. The grants will establish programs to support scholars, journalists, artists and writers from places as diverse as Texas prisons and top-tier universities in Texas and Latin America, and include undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students and faculty members at UT Austi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSawa) -- 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: Recently, Frost & Sullivan researched the artificial intelligence (AI)-based predictive maintenance industry and, based on its analysis, recognizes Nanoprecise Sci Corp (Nanoprecise) with the 2022 North America New Product Innovation Award. The company provides customized   more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSawa) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Young Lawyers Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) honored Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Tania Khatibifar with the 2023 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. Traditionally awarded to one lawyer in New York State, Tania is one of two lawyers to earn the prestigious award this year, which recognizes a lawyer who has actively practiced less than 10 years and has a distinguished reco  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023: * * * Dividend Represents a 2.8% Annualized Yield Based on the Closing Stock Price on January 26, 2023 * * * Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a 50% increase to its quarterly cash dividend to $1.35 per share beginning with the dividend declared for the first quarter of 2023. The dividend is p  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) announced today that it will report its 2022 fourth quarter and full year financial results on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET that morning to review the results. To access the conference call, interested parties may dial +1 877-407-9208 or +1 201-4  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has announced an investigation of Home Title Lock for potentially violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by misleading consumers with deceptive statements concerning the prevalence of home title theft and the need for Home Title Lock's services. Home Title Lock is a California-based entity that claims to provide 24/7 monitoring of a consumer's home title. The compan  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 26 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the appointment of Kristen House as Director of Communications for the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. Ms. House brings more than 20 years of professional public relations experience in a variety of sectors. Ms. House was previously the Director of Communications for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, managing all communications a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a West Virginia-led cert-stage amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court, to strengthen the enforcement of the nondelegation doctrine, which would prevent unelected agency bureaucrats from exercising authority that the Congress has not granted them. The Washington, D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education ("OSSE") created a rule that requires dayca  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: Attorney General Paxton is co-leading a multistate lawsuit against the Biden Administration to stop a new U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") rule that prioritizes woke Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") investing over protecting the retirement savings of approximately two-thirds of the U.S. population, which is around 152 million workers. The rule authorizes fiduciaries to c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton is leading a multistate coalition that is suing the Biden Administration over a new Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") program that unlawfully creates a de facto pathway to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of aliens. The DHS program would establish a new visa system that would allow for up to 360,000 aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to be "paroled" i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Research reveals protein plaques associated with disease are stickier than thought * * * Scientists from Rice University are using fluorescence lifetime to shed new light on a peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates will affect nearly 14 million people in the U.S. by 2060. Through a new approach using time-resolved spectroscopy and   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: How many times have you heard someone say, "He looks trustworthy"? As it turns out, you can't trust appearances. A new study from Rice University political scientist Rick Wilson and Texas A&M economist Catherine Eckel examines the topic. "Attributions of Trust and Trustworthiness" will appear in an upcoming edition of Political Behavior. "In 2001, George W. Bush proclaimed that he looked into Vladimir Putin  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSper) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University has promoted Naomi Halas to University Professor, the institution's highest academic rank. She becomes only the 10th person and second woman to earn the title in Rice's 111-year history. An engineer, chemist, physicist and pioneer in the field of nanophotonics, Halas is the only member of Rice's faculty elected to both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering f  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Xue Sherry Gao, Rice team identify surprising catalyst for Nobel Prize-winning reaction * * * Just as a choreographer's notation tells a dancer to strike a particular pose, an enzyme newly discovered by Rice University scientists is able to tell specific molecules precisely how to arrange themselves, down to the angle of single hydrogen bonds. Biomolecular engineers at Rice identified a new Diels-Al  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 20 (TNSrpt) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Elections, a slow-growing economy and conflicts between organized criminal groups are expected to drastically impact Mexico this year, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. "(Mexican President Andres Manuel) Lopez Obrador will insist on pushing for changes to the constitution, federal laws and government agencies to concentrate power in the executive branch," acc  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Star's sudden 2020 slowdown allows for test of 'anti-glitch' theory * * * On Oct. 5, 2020, the rapidly rotating corpse of a long-dead star about 30,000 light years from Earth changed speeds. In a cosmic instant, its spinning slowed. And a few days later, it abruptly started emitting radio waves. Thanks to timely measurements from specialized orbiting telescopes, Rice University astrophysicist Matthe  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSconf) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Stephen F. Austin State University's SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building in the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. Cindy and Bryan Pruett of Appleby Community Farm near Nacogdoches will present "What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and how you can get involved." The Pruetts moved to Na  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: The Center for Assessment, Research and Educational Safety (CARES) at Sam Houston State University launched its first podcast episode on Jan. 17. The podcast shares its name with CARES and focuses on educational safety through a variety of lenses. CARES conducts and spreads research related to threat assessment, behavioral health and educational safety from grade school through higher education. They  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: * * * Model of SMU researchers published by the National Bureau of Economic Research could have predicted breakup of the Soviet Union and global separatism * * * What most sparks a region's desire to seek independence from their country - income or identity? A new study from SMU (Southern Methodist University, Dallas) and UC3M (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain) found that the group people iden  more

ALPINE, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSfund) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: A $2.7 million grant award from the Connecting Minorities Communities Pilot Program, an initiative of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, will be used across all four Sul Ross State University campuses in Alpine, Del Rio, Eagle Pass and Uvalde to improve distance communications. SRSU campuses rely on technology to educate distance learners, especially on Rio Grande College campu  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSawa) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Presidents, chancellors and the leaders of more than 100 Texas higher education institutions honored Jim and Margaret Perkins from East Texas by naming them recipients of this year's Texas Higher Education Distinguished Service Award during a ceremony held in Austin this week. They were co-nominated by faculty and staff from Stephen F. Austin State University and Tyler Junior College. The nomi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- NetChoice issued the following news: The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Solicitor General of the United States for its input on whether the Court should grant review in NetChoice & CCIA v. Moody and NetChoice & CCIA v. Paxton, our First Amendment lawsuits against Texas and Florida's unconstitutional laws that empower the government to control online speech. "We are excited that the Supreme Court is seriously considering taking up our cases and is asking the Solicitor Gener  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Within the state-of-the-art labs at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Tidal Hall, a group of researchers are using groundbreaking magnetic nanotechnology to change the landscape of at-home dental care. The project could revitalize an industry that, while growing, hasn't seen major changes in decades. Dr. Leisha Armijo-Martin, TAMU-CC Nanomaterials Engineer and Nanotoxicologist,  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSsel) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news on Jan. 26, 2023: Tarleton State University has started a dual enrollment program for Texas high school students who seek to challenge themselves and accelerate their college preparation. Through the program, Tarleton Today, students will earn credit for classes in agricultural and STEM areas while completing their high school graduation requirements. Credits apply directly for Tarleton undergraduates  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 26 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $423,255 against 26 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: ten air quality, three multi-media, two municipal wastewater discharge, six petroleum storage tank, two public water supply and two wate  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 -- The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has issued a Stop-Sale Order against Tristar Convenience Stores Inc., DBA Handi Stop #108, at 3013 Collingsworth St., in Houston. Under the Stop Order, the Handi Stop must immediately stop selling diesel fuel from any of its devices. TDLR received two consumer complaints about the quality of fuel they received at the Handi Stop, a  more

DANVILLE, Kentucky, Jan. 28 (TNSper) -- Centre College issued the following news: Centre College is pleased to announce six members of the faculty were granted tenure and promotion to associate professor at the January 2023 meeting of the Centre College Board of Trustees. Kristen Fulfer joined the Centre College faculty in 2017 as assistant professor of chemistry. Her research interests include exploring the chemical species which exist in solutions using a combination of infrared spectroscopy  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Research from Dr. Michael Golding's laboratory at Texas A&M University highlights the need to expand prepregnancy messaging to emphasize the reproductive dangers of alcohol use by both parents. * * * Research from Dr. Michael Golding's laboratory at Texas A&M University indicates that male alcohol use has a significant negative inf  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Researchers discover a promising drug target to counter the rise of drug-resistant fungal infections * * * Developing new antifungal treatments is a rising health priority due to an alarming increase in the incidence of multidrug-resistant fungal "superbugs" that evade medications clinicians have relied on for decades. Now, a Texas A&M University System team's work is la  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * School of Public Health researcher provides guidance on designing and writing effective SOPs for safer working conditions * * * Working in a laboratory can sometimes be dangerous. Certain substances and equipment can cause serious injury or even death if not handled properly. Minimizing risk calls for using protective equipment, training workers, and developing standard o  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSawa) -- The Texas A&M University's Engineering Experiment Station issued the following news: Dr. Srikanth Saripalli is now an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), an honor recognizing recipients for their exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. The distinction of associate fellow recognizes the contribution of significant engineering or scientific work advancing the a  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: The proposed Oyster Resource and Recovery Center, a $5.1 million workforce development award from the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and managed by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), will provide training to those interested in oyster aquaculture. Additional funding for the project could   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Raymundo Arroyave, professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Acta Materialia Silver Medal. This annual award recognizes and celebrates scientific contributions and leadership in the academic, industry or public sector. "I am grateful for all the support of my family, and I'm also very   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSpconf) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Texas A&M University doctoral candidate Niranjan Sitapure was given an opportunity to present at the Conference of Parties in Egypt last November. Sitapure, a student in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering and a member of Dr. Joseph Kwon's lab showcased a brief, very high-level overview of the Texas A&M Energy Institute's contribution to climate change engine  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Shreya Raghavan has received a prestigious Method to Extend Research in Time (R37) (MERIT) grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Raghavan, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, is only the second researcher at Texas A&M University to receive the highly sought-after MERIT grant. Raghavan will u  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Srikanth Saripalli is now an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), an honor recognizing recipients for their exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession. The distinction of associate fellow recognizes the contribution of significant engineering or scientific work advancing the arts, science  more

SEGUIN, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSper) -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: The TLU Board of Regents is pleased to announce that Dr. Debbie Cottrell has signed a new contract as President of Texas Lutheran University with a five-year term that began on Jan. 1, 2023, and extends to 2028. Dr. Cottrell's first term as President began in July 2019. On behalf of the board, we want to extend our appreciation for President Cottrell's leadership and the direction she has taken the universi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSper) -- Trinity University issued the following news: With confidence, curiosity, and creativity, Trinity University plays a transformative role in our world's future--and President Beasley is leading the charge. Ignite your imagination with the Trinity community and friends of the University during the formal academic ceremony in which President Vanessa B. Beasley, Ph.D., will be conferred with the authority of the office. But don't let the word "formal" keep   more

DENTON, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: If you want to find the pinnacle of American military research, travel east from Dayton, Ohio, to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Originally named for pioneering aviator Wilbur Wright, it's the largest Air Force base in the United States, and located within its 12.5 square miles is the headquarters of the Air Force Research Laboratory. Among its researchers is biochemist Dr. Svetlana Harbaugh, who last summ  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSper) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: University of Houston Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Engineering Ganesh Thakur has been elected as the next vice president, and eventual president, of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST). The organization brings together the state's "best and brightest" scientists and researchers to foster collaboration and advance research, innovation and business in Te  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSfund) -- The University of the Incarnate Word issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) has received a major grant to be used to empower future Latinx theologians. The $110,000 grant awarded to UIW is part of a $7.9 million dollar grant from the Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment as part of a national effort being led by the University of Notre Dame and Boston College University. Specifically, the five-year pr  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Dallas issued the following news: Former Democratic Congressman Daniel Lipinski, who represented Illinois' Third District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005-2021, has been named Pope Leo XIII Fellow on Social Thought at the University of Dallas. As a pro-life Democrat, Lipinski built a strong reputation as a legislator who worked to bring people together across the aisle to solve problems. In his role as Pope Leo XIII Fellow on S  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Hobby School Survey Finds Support for Casinos, Sports Gambling * * * A new survey from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston found widespread public support for legislation that would dramatically upend Texas' longstanding prohibition against most forms of gambling. The support crosses demographic and partisan lines and includes strong backing from people who iden  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Hobby School Poll Finds Support for School Safety, Reimbursement for Veteran Higher Ed Benefits, Expanding Postpartum Medicaid Coverage * * * Most Texans support saving at least some of the expected $33 billion state surplus, but they also want the Texas Legislature to increase public spending on key priorities, according to a new survey report by the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the U  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSconf) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is hosting the 11th Annual Latino Medical Student Association Southwest Regional Conference from February 3 to 5. The conference will feature the first female and Hispanic U.S. Surgeon General as the keynote speaker, Dr. Antonia Novello on February 4. "I think it's important for TCOM to be hosting this conference because it shows a con  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * Climate modelers add ocean biogeochemistry and fisheries to forecasts of future upwelling using TACC's Frontera supercomputer * * * A handful of hyper-productive fisheries provide sustenance to a billion people and employ tens of millions. These fisheries occur on the eastern edges of the world's oceans -- off the West Coast of the U.S., the Canary I  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Dr. Naofal Al-Dhahir, the Erik Jonsson Distinguished Professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been elected as a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA). The academy has 2,000 members worldwide, including 35 Nobel Prize winners, who are nominated by other EASA members and elected for their outstanding contributions in scienc  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Nanotechnology researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have made novel carbon nanotube yarns that convert mechanical movement into electricity more effectively than other material-based energy harvesters. In a study published Jan. 26 in Nature Energy, UT Dallas researchers and their collaborators describe improvements to high-tech yarns they invented called "twistrons," which genera  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Chemical messengers in the brain called neuropeptides influence nearly every function in the human body, yet scientific understanding of the molecules is limited because of a lack of methods to study them. University of Texas at Dallas researchers and collaborators at other institutions have developed two new tools that make it possible for the first time to control the release of neuropepti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: Meagan Whisenant, PhD, RN, is applying her two decades of symptom science experience to two new grant-funded research projects. One aims to support patients experiencing brain tumors and their caregivers, and the other focuses on chemoprevention of breast cancer. Whisenant is an associate professor in the Department of Research at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSpro) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Just as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning emerge as the fastest-growing in-demand skill sets in the global workforce, The University of Texas at Austin is establishing a new online master's program in AI with the potential to bring thousands of new students into the field. Delivered by the Department of Computer Science and Machine Learning Laboratory, the Master of Science in Artifici  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has received a major five-year, $9.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to discover how sensory neurons in the jaw joint and mastication muscles influence and create pain, which could lead to safer drug alternatives to opioid painkillers while helping to curb addiction. The grant is one of five n  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * Basic science generates new drug for treating glioblastoma, the deadliest cancer * * * Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain cancer associated with the worst overall survival rates among all human cancers. Only 65% of GBM patients live one year past diagnosis and only 12% live five years. The late senators Ted Kennedy and John McCain bot  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Two of UT Southwestern's Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers in biochemistry and molecular biology will lead separate teams as part of HHMI's Emerging Pathogens Initiative (EPI) targeting infectious diseases that pose a threat to human health. A team of six scientists led by Kim Orth, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, and a four-university co  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: * * * Surgical insights offered in secondary intraocular lens placement * * * Patients undergoing cataract surgery typically have their natural lens replaced with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). But complications occasionally arise that require the placement of a more surgically challenging secondary IOL. Several techniques are available for seco  more

TYLER, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler has been awarded more than $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration program to help support the mental health needs of students in East Texas district schools. The program was recently authorized by U.S. Senator John Cornyn's (R-TX) Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was signed into law i  more

EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSpar)(TNSres) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at El Paso signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory to create new research opportunities for UTEP faculty and students as well as internship and employment opportunities in critical fields such as energy, data science and quantum information. "Long-term partnerships with national lab  more

CANYON, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSawa) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: West Texas A&M University's chief diversity and inclusion officer is the recipient of a prestigious national award from the Not Alone Foundation. Angela Allen, who has headed WT's diversity efforts since 2014, was presented the Atlanta-based foundation's Diamond Awards' Excellence in Education Leadership, Diversity | Equity | Inclusion, Humanitarian & Community Engagement for 2023. She and other winners we  more

CANYON, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSper) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: The West Texas A&M University Police Department announces the promotions of two officers and a civilian employee. Plus, the University's Office of Civil Rights and Title IX has a new leader. Kyle Hawbaker, who joined UPD in 2003, has been named assistant chief following the retirement of former Asst. Chief Robert Byrd. Hawbaker, a full-time law enforcement officer since 1996, began his WT career as a patro  more