FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 1 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: American Airlines, the Dallas Mavericks, the Neal and Jamie Hawks Foundation and Nick & Sam's Steakhouse were proud to partner for the 16th annual Seats for Soldiers, a one-of-a-kind experience to honor our nation's heroes. More than 100 service members -- wounded, ill and injured service members from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio and soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard -- enjoyed dinner hosted  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: In the ongoing research and treatment of diabetes, the focus is typically on the two forms of the disease that dominate public awareness. Type 1 has a stronger genetic component that requires insulin therapy for life; type 2 is frequently associated with obesity and lack of exercise resulting in insulin resistance. Type 2 generally occurs in adulthood and is not associated with the loss of insulin produ  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on Feb. 2, 2023: The severity of immune-mediated intestinal diseases such as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) or inflammatory bowel diseases is known to be associated with alterations in the gut microbiome, but what leads to such disruption in the microbial community has remained a mystery. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Michigan and collaborating institutions working with   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Metastasis, the process by which cancer cells leave the primary tumor and spread to other tissues to seed new cancerous growth, causes most cancer deaths. There is a clear need to better understand the processes that enable cancer cells to branch off, survive in a different environment and form another tumor, as new insights may illuminate novel treatment strategies. In a new study published in the jou  more

WACO, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * World's largest general scientific society honors Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Biomedical Studies for meritorious contribution to the advancement of science * * * Bryan W. Brooks, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Biomedical Studies and director of the Environmental Health Science Program at Baylor University, has been elected to the rank of AAAS Fellow, annou  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSpro) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Research into the medical use of psychedelics to treat mental health is on the rise, but the impact of this research remains unclear. To address questions around this issue, the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine is launching a new program to explore Ethical and Legal Implications of PSychedelics In Society (ELIPSIS). "Psychedelics have the ability to transform he  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Dr. Lynn Zechiedrich, Kyle and Josephine Morrow chair and professor in the Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, the Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology and Chemical Biology at Baylor College of Medicine, has been elected to the newest class of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows. Zechiedrich, who also is a m  more

WACO, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSper) -- Baylor University issued the following news: Gary Mortenson, D.M.A., dean of the Baylor University School of Music since 2015, announced at a faculty meeting today that the 2023-2024 academic year will be his final year as dean, Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., wrote in an email to campus. Over the next 18 months, Mortenson will dedicate his time to preparing the way for new leadership for the School of Music. Following a year-long sabbatical in the 2024-2025 a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news on Feb. 2, 2023: * * * Subgroups At Higher Risk Identified * * * Breakthrough COVID-19 infections after vaccination occurred in 7.5% of Texans surveyed and were linked to Hispanic ethnicity, larger household size, rural versus urban living, type of vaccination, and multiple comorbidities, according to findings from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health published today in t  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 4 -- Carlyle Group issued the following news release: Funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) and private equity firm Stellex Capital Management today announced a definitive agreement to sell Titan Acquisition Holdings, a bi-coastal leader in ship repair services and marine and heavy complex fabrication, to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds. The transaction is expected to close in 2023 upon satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including certain g  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSper) -- Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced that Judith (Judy) Marks, Chair, CEO and President of Otis Worldwide Corporation, and James (Jim) Fish, Jr., President and CEO of Waste Management (WM), have been appointed to the Caterpillar board of directors, effective March 1, 2023. Marks will serve on Caterpillar's Audit Committee and Compensatio  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2022. Sales and revenues for the fourth quarter of 2022 were $16.6 billion, a 20% increase compared with $13.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. Fourth-quarter 2022 profit per share was $2.79, compared with $3.91 profit per share in the fourth quarter of   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 30 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: CenterPoint Energy today provided an update on its restoration efforts following the EF3 tornado and severe weather conditions in southeast Houston on Tuesday, Jan. 24: * National Weather Service Houston confirms tornado will be preliminarily rated EF3, with an estimated maximum path length of 18 miles, maximum path width of 0.66 miles, and maximum wind speed of 140 mph * Nearly all remaining electric outages res  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 1 -- 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: Frost & Sullivan recently researched the law enforcement digital intelligence industry, and based on its findings, recognizes Cobwebs with the 2022 North American Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award. The company developed web intelligence solutions to help customers gain actio  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSres) -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2023: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today reported fourth-quarter 2022 earnings of $3.2 billion, or $2.61 per share, compared with fourth-quarter 2021 earnings of $2.6 billion, or $1.98 per share. Excluding special items, fourth-quarter 2022 adjusted earnings were $3.4 billion, or $2.71 per share, compared with fourth-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings of $3.0 billion, o  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSpro) -- Dallas College issued the following news release: Following its mission to transform lives and communities through education, Dallas College has launched two innovative culinary courses--Basic and Advanced Professional Cooking--scheduled and priced to meet urgent Texas restaurant industry workforce needs. December 2022 marked the 24th consecutive month of job growth in the restaurant industry. According to November 2022 National Restaurant Association data, e  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSper) -- Del Mar College issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: Prior to today's called meeting, the Del Mar College Board of Regents swore-in the remaining Regent who filed unopposed for one of three seats available during the General Election in November 2022. After signing the appropriate paperwork, Carl Crull, who filed for the District 5 seat, took the Oath of Office before taking his seat among other Board members. Crull was unable to attend   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 4 -- Delta Airlines issued the following news: Delta is stepping up its presence in Texas this summer, giving customers out of Dallas Love Field one-stop access to over 125 U.S. destinations through its key hubs in Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles. Beginning June 5, the new routes out of the airline's now-permanent home at gate 11 include: * Twice-daily service to New York-LGA * Twice-daily service to LAX * Increased frequency to Atlanta with five daily flights Delt  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSper) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Dr. Paul Pfaffinger has been named the new chair of the Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine. He has been a Baylor faculty member for more than 30 years and has been serving as interim chair of the department. Pfaffinger is a professor of neuroscience and holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Integrative Physiology. He is a member of the graduate programs in neuroscienc  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 31 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to remove an illegal regulation from federal law that allows the World Health Organization (WHO) to exert its authority over the United States. Filed last week in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas, the lawsuit notes that the HHS's definition of public healt  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Controlling Crystal Growth Has Implications for Array of Medicines * * * In the body, crystals - made of things such as calcium or a collection of urine - form masses that can cause pain and serious health conditions. A University of Houston crystals expert, Jeffrey Rimer, Abraham E. Dukler Professor of Chemical Engineering, known globally for his seminal breakthroughs using innovative metho  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 3 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2023: EDF Renewables North America today announced the execution of a 20-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science. The VPPA covers the full output of the 200-megawatt ac/256 MWdc Millers Branch Solar Project, which is located in Texas and slated for commercial operation in December 2025. With the additi  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: * * * Exxon Mobil Corporation today announced fourth-quarter 2022 earnings of $12.8 billion, or $3.09 per share assuming dilution, resulting in full-year earnings of $55.7 billion, or $13.26 per share assuming dilution. Fourth-quarter results included unfavorable identified items of $1.3 billion associated with additional European taxes on the energy s  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 31 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: * * * ExxonMobil announced the next step in the development of the world's largest low-carbon hydrogen production facility with a contract award for front-end engineering and design (FEED). A final investment decision for the project is expected by 2024, subject to stakeholder support, regulatory permitting, and market conditions. * * * ExxonMobil's Baytown low-carbon hydrog  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSfund) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Immediately upon legislative approval of its affiliation with The University of Texas System, Stephen F. Austin State University will receive at least $1 million per year in need-based financial aid from the UT System Board of Regents through the Regents' Promise Plus endowment. This investment will provide an allocation that will allow an additional 1,200 students to attend SFA tuition free ne  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Feb. 4 (TNSper) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Jennifer Munson, a biomedical engineer and cancer researcher, was elected by her peers to co-chair the Physical Science of Cancer Gordon Research Conference in Galveston, Texas, Feb. 5 to 10 * * * Jennifer Munson, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will preside as co-chair of the prestigious Physical Science of Cancer Gordon Res  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 2 -- 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: Frost & Sullivan recently researched the North America serverless computing industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Lightbend with the 2022 North American Serverless Computing Company of the Year Award for developing Kalix, an innovative serverless-based managed PaaS solutio  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 3 (TNSres) -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy's Internet Governance Project issued the following article: * * * TikTok & Project Texas; SWIFT for stablecoins? DoJ's pointless swing at Google adtech * * * By Vagisha Srivastava, Student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Public Policy and Brenden Kuerbis, Research Scientist at the Georgia Tech's School of Public Policy and Karim Farhat On Jan 24, the Justice Department, alon  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 347,000 illegal immigrant ap  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2023: The Texas Film Commission (TFC) and the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) today announced the launch of a new interactive exhibit "Meet Me in San Antonio: HemisFair '68 on Film." Drawing from home movies, television news coverage, promotional films, and more, the exhibit explores the planning and execution of the 1968 San Antonio event. HemisFair '68 was a sixth-month event celebrating  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the new position of Texas Border Czar to oversee border security in President Joe Biden's absence at a press conference on a Texas border wall construction site in San Benito. Mike Banks has been hired as Special Advisor on Border Matters to the Governor and will serve as the State of Texas' first-ever Border Czar. "For nearly two years, the State of Tex  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Brigadier General Andrew J. Camacho to serve as the Deputy Adjutant General for Air for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. The Deputy Adjutant General for Air assists the Adjutant General in exercising and executing command responsibilities and is the principal adviser on all Air National Guard matters. Additionally, the deputy adjutant general for ai  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Dirk Johnson to the Injured Employee Public Counsel for a term set to expire on February 1, 2025. The Public Counsel helps injured employees in the Workers' Compensation system, oversees the ombudsman program, and advocates on behalf of injured employees. Dirk Johnson of Austin currently serves as house counsel for Clinical Pathology Laboratories. Johnson previousl  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today championed the State of Texas' enduring position as a national leader in protecting the rights of the unborn at the 2023 Texas Rally for Life at the Texas Capitol in Austin. Addressing over a thousand pro-life Texans, the Governor celebrated Texas' recent landmark pro-life achievements and promised to continue fighting for the lives of children--born and unborn. "  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today championed the State of Texas' ongoing efforts to develop and train a highly skilled and educated workforce through the Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education (TRUE) grant program at a press conference at Odessa College. "I am proud to be at Odessa College today as we further our partnership to ensure our state has a workforce that continues to attract bu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on Feb. 3, 2023: Taken in its totality, American history can be read as the incremental fulfillment of the promises set forth in our founding documents, foremost among which are the inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This arc has no doubt been long, but it has always bent toward justice, truth, and virtue. Marching toward a more perfect union, the American people have always sou  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Ronald M. "Ronnie" Richards and Keith C. Thompson to the Manufactured Housing Board for terms set to expire January 31, 2029. The Board regulates the manufactured housing industry in Texas. Ronald M. "Ronnie" Richards of Clear Lake Shores is the founder of Butler's Courtyard, a wedding and reception venue in League City's Historic District. He retired after a 45-year care  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Miguel "Mike" Rodriguez and Patrick "Dean" Smith to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority for terms set to expire on February 1, 2029. The Authority assesses the scope of motor vehicle crime in Texas and supports a statewide law enforcement network through grants, auto theft reduction initiatives, education, and public awareness. Miguel "Mike" Rodriguez of  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on Jan. 30, 2023: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on January 26, 2023, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that severe storms and tornadoes pose a threat of imminent disaster for Harris and Orange Counties; and WHEREAS, the certified conditions continue to exist and pose an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster as set forth in the prior p  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 1 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott tonight highlighted the need to expand educational freedom and parental rights in their children's education at a Parent Empowerment Night at Annapolis Christian Academy in Corpus Christi. "Our job, as leaders of Texas, is to provide the best education possible for our children," said Governor Abbott. "Hundreds of thousands of people move to Texas every year because of the freedom and op  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $345.9 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of February as the final extension of benefits. Congress recently passed legislation to establish February 2023 as the last month eligible households can receive emergency SNAP   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 1 -- 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 energy and utilities customer care and engagement industry and, based on its analysis, recognizes Hansen with the 2022 Global Product Leadership Award for its best-in-class products that empower energy utilities and power retailers. The comp  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSgov) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: On December 28, 2022, the New York Health And Essential Rights Act (HERO Act) was amended to add new enforcement provisions to the HERO Act's workplace safety committee requirements. These amendments are currently in effect. By way of background, the HERO Act was enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic to minimize the spread of the disease in private sector workplaces in New York and to protect empl  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSper) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP is pleased to announce that 19 lawyers from Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC (SPM) have joined Haynes Boone. The lawyers will continue their practice from SPM's current location in Tysons, establishing a Northern Virginia office of Haynes Boone. Founded more than 35 years ago, SPM is a preeminent boutique firm focusing on counseling and litigation in the areas of government contr  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Research believed to be first to measure cognitive functioning of former football players over time * * * A study of retired professional football players by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that their cognitive abilities did not differ significantly from a control group of similarly aged men who did not play football, nor did those abilities sho  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 2 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised energy infrastructure company Intensity Infrastructure Partners, LLC on an equity commitment by EIV Capital and Intensity's management. The transaction was announced on Jan. 30, 2023. The investment allows Intensity to acquire, construct, own and operate midstream assets in the United States. Intensity, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a full-service midstream company providing a   more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSconf) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Self-described poet, activist and educator Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton will serve as the keynote speaker for Stephen F. Austin State University's ninth annual Diversity Conference, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Baker Pattillo Student Center. "Deborah is not only a poet but also a storyteller, coach and educator," said Dr. Veronica Beavers, deputy chief diversity officer and directo  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 3 -- Incline Equity Partners, a private equity firm investing in manufacturing, distribution and business services companies, issued the following news release: Incline Equity Partners ("Incline"), a Pittsburgh-based private equity firm, is pleased to announce its partnership with Barefoot Mosquito & Pest Control ("Barefoot" or the "Company"), a leading provider of environmentally-conscious pest control services. Headquartered in Austin, TX, Barefoot provides mos  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, can place a significant financial burden on patients, according to an analysis led by a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The study, which looked at costs for patients with HCC in the first year after diagnosis, found that median Medicare payments exceeded $65,000 and out-of-pocket costs wer  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 1 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: Mayer Brown advised Itochu Corporation in connection with a 15-year Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement with Rio Grande LNG LLC. Under this agreement, Itochu will purchase one million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG on a Henry Hub-linked price from the Rio Grande LNG export project in Brownsville, Texas. The Rio Grande LNG export project will be capable of producing 27 MTPA of LNG at full  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, was the lead site for a study evaluating Phase I and Phase III clinical trials for elacestrant, a treatment for postmenopausal women and adult men with ER+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 27 announced it approved the novel dr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSpar) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2023: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the expansion of its global oncology efforts through a new agreement with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. This relationship builds on MD Anderson's efforts to share best practices in cancer education, prevention, research and treatment to reduce the burden of cancer worldwi  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: A federal spending package passed by Congress and signed into law in December will boost a number of infrastructure projects at The University of Texas at Dallas. As a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, UT Dallas will receive more than $6.8 million to improve the North Texas semiconductor industry workforce, to enhance UTD's wind energy research, to create a behavioral health ser  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- 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: * * * With a proven biotech market leadership position, Novotech's compelling value proposition drives its sustained success in delivering biotech clinical trials. * * * Frost & Sullivan recently analyzed the Asia-Pacific contract research organization industry and, bas  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 31 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has announced his support for a U.S. Supreme Court-appointed Special Master's order that documents concerning an agreement between Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado be unsealed concerning the Rio Grande Compact. The legal documents are related to a historic agreement between the three states that resolves a multi-year apportionment and territorial dispute over the resources of t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 2 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton announced his support for a recent Supreme Court of Texas opinion that has the potential to bolster the educational experience of students in the Houston Independent School District ("HISD"), Texas's largest school district. Based on failing schools and an investigation that found board members engaged in unlawful conduct, the Texas Commissioner of Education announced interveni  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 2 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton is building upon his previous efforts to end President Biden's unlawful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA") program by filing a motion for summary judgment in his case against the federal government. The Biden Administration's new DACA program was created after Attorney General Paxton successfully defeated the original program established under the Obama Administrat  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 2 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief in the Cincinnati-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to stop the Biden Administration's relentless pursuit of new so-called sexual orientation and gender identity policies. Attorney General Paxton had successfully sued to stop the implementation of two related woke Biden Administration rules, including one by the Equal Employment Opportunity  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 1 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Paxton has sent a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, in support of both committees' upcoming hearings to investigate the chaos at our southern border, which has been caused by the Biden Administration. Since his first day in office, Joe Biden and his open-borders allies acros  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 3 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2023: Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached a settlement with Magellan Terminals Holdings, L.P. over violations of the Texas Clean Air Act that resulted from a large fire at its bulk petroleum terminal in Corpus Christi, Texas. Magellan paid the State $588,000 in civil penalties and $12,000 in attorney's fees to resolve these violations. On the morning of December 5, 2020, a Magellan contr  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate letter sent to Commissioner Califf of the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") after the FDA made radical changes to its policy regarding specific abortion drugs. Previously, the FDA had imposed restrictions on certain abortion-inducing drugs, including mifepristone. Under those rules, the letter notes, mifepristone "could only be prescribed b  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 1 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Paxton and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes are leading a multistate coalition in sending a letter to International Shareholder Services, Inc. ("ISS") and Glass, Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis"), which are companies that provide proxy voting advice to shareholders and aid them in the process of voting at shareholder meetings. Given that ISS and Glass Lewis service certain States  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * 'String puppet' mechanism controls estrogen regulation; finding could improve therapies * * * Watching a puppet show can teach you something about how estrogen works in the body, according to Rice University scientists whose research could open the door to new strategies for regulating the hormone -- which could help prevent breast cancer and other diseases. Just as a puppeteer manipulates strings,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Coping with the loss of a spouse while dealing with the 9-to-5 grind can take a serious toll on the health of widows or widowers, according to new research from the Biobehavioral Mechanisms Explaining Disparities Lab (BMED) at Rice University. "Employment and Family Income in Psychological and Immune Outcomes During Bereavement " examines the mental and physical health of individuals who lost a spouse three   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: People in China have more favorable opinions of Europeans than Americans, but the feeling is not mutual, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University, the National University of Singapore and the University of British Columbia. "Unpacking 'the West': Divergence and Asymmetry in Chinese Public Attitudes Towards Europe and the United States" shares findings from two public opinion surveys of mo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSawa) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Kory Evans, an assistant professor of biosciences at Rice University, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study shape change in the skull of spiny ray-fin fishes (Acantomorpha) across their evolutionary history. The highly-competitive grants, awarded to only about 500 faculty each year across all disciplines, support early career faculty who have the potential to serve as academ  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice scientists show that light-activated nanoscale drills can kill pathogenic fungi * * * That stubborn athlete's foot infection an estimated 70% of people get at some point in their life could become much easier to get rid of thanks to nanoscale drills activated by visible light. Proven effective against antibiotic-resistant infectious bacteria and cancer cells, the molecular machines developed by   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice scientists show that light-activated nanoscale drills can kill pathogenic fungi * * * That stubborn athlete's foot infection an estimated 70% of people get at some point in their life could become much easier to get rid of thanks to nanoscale drills activated by visible light. Proven effective against antibiotic-resistant infectious bacteria and cancer cells, the molecular machines developed by   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSrpt) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Possessing lots of persistence leads to better academic outcomes for Houston Independent School District students, according to a newly released series of reports from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), a research center within Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. The reports are based on the Survey on Social and Emotional Skills developed by the Organization for Economic Coop  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Experiments visualize how 2D perovskite structures change when excited * * * Rice University researchers already knew the atoms in perovskites react favorably to light. Now they can see precisely how those atoms move. A breakthrough in visualization supports their efforts to squeeze every possible drop of utility out of perovskite-based materials, including solar cells, a long-standing project that   more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSconf) -- The University of Dallas issued the following news on Jan. 30, 2023: Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., who is the university's first St. John Paul II Fellow in Social Thought and has held the position since 2019, will give a lecture on natural law on Feb. 16. Anderson's lecture, titled, "What's Really at Stake? Four Creational, Natural Law Truths that Underlie Today's Heated Debates," will take place at 5 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of SB Hall. "Ryan Anderson is a  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSfund) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Sam Houston State University's ELITE & evolve programs received a $10,000 grant from the National Association of System Heads' (NASH) newly launched Catalyst Fund. The fund encourages broad engagement of system members in sharing promising practices that are leading to equitable student success outcomes scalable to fellow systems. The Texas State University System is a member of NASH. "ELITE & evolv  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSfund) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: SHSU's Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) received a two-year grant through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) for $981,760 to establish a de-escalation training center. William Wells, professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology and LEMIT research director, wrote the grant in collaboration with Rita Watkins, LEMIT's executive  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 1 -- 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 assessed the global Internet of Things (IoT) hardware industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Semtech with the 2022 Global Company of the Year Award for its IoT hardware. The company allows customers to connect end nodes and low-power wide area netw  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSper) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: During its two-day quarterly meeting, the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents selected Dr. Steve Westbrook to serve as 10th president until his retirement in May. The board also announced a fiscal year 2023 mid-year salary increase for university employees. Westbrook selected as 10th president The board unanimously voted to remove "interim" from Westbrook's title of interim pr  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSconf) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: Presented by Southwestern University on a biennial basis, the Brown Symposium was designed to enhance the effectiveness of the work for which the endowed professorships were established. Taking place on February 21-23, 2023, this year's symposium, Radical Imagination: Art & Social Change, presents topics in the areas of study represented by Professor of Art History Kimberly A. Smith, the Margarett Root Bro  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The cancer divide between Black women and white women in the United States is as entrenched as it is startling. In the 1980s, breast cancer survival rates for the two were nearly identical. But since 1991, as improvements in screening and treatment came into use, the gap has widened, with no signs of abating. Black women are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white w  more

ALPINE, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSpp) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: The Sul Ross State University Athletic Department officially applied on Monday, Jan. 30, to compete in the NCAA Division II athletic programs. SRSU currently competes in the Division III American Southwest Conference and has been invited to join the Division II Lone Star Conference. Athletic Director Amanda Workman said the student-athlete experience at SRSU led the rationale for exploring the change, a tran  more

ALPINE, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSfund) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: The Sul Ross State University Department of Psychology has received a $7,500 grant from the American Psychology Association to support two student research assistants. The funds will cover stipends during the spring, summer and fall semesters in 2023, research software and the cost of a study abroad workshop in Mexico. Dr. Alicia Trotman, an assistant professor of Psychology at SRSU, and Dr. Tiffany Culve  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSconf) -- St. Edward's University issued the following news release: St. Edward's University is honored to have Kirk Watson, Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas, serve as the Commencement Speaker for the class of 2023. Mayor Watson earned his bachelor's degree in political science and Juris Doctor from Baylor University. He previously served as Austin's city leader from 1997 to 2001, as well as in the Texas Senate from 2006 to 2020. He has a wealth of knowledge and expe  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has released the newest list of people who are no longer authorized to perform or offer to perform licensed services in Texas. This latest list includes actions TDLR has taken since October 2022 to safeguard consumers and protect public health and safety. Among licenses revoked during this time were two Speech-Language Pa  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 31 -- OverDrive, a company that says it delivers a digital catalog of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and other content through apps, posted the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: OverDrive Education announced today that the Sora student reading app is piloting a new Sora Extra that connects students to interactive reading resources from TeachingBooks.net. This new feature provides easy access to engaging learning materials that can deepen conversations about favorite   more

LAREDO, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSpro) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: Starting Tuesday, Feb. 28, Texas A&M International University's Small Business Development Center (TAMIU SBDC) will offer a distinctive program for entrepreneurs who want to start, expand or improve their business. The Small Business Management Program (SBMP) is a hybrid, classroom and online learning course delivered by business professionals in  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: A team of Texas A&M University researchers has received a $2.3-millon grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further explore a unique immunotherapy that could be the first of its kind to treat colon cancer and could hold the key to treating other forms of cancer as well. The collaborative, four-year project will determine how to best utilize a new class of drugs developed in the laborator  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: A team of Texas A&M University researchers has received a $2.3-millon grant from the National Institutes of Health to further explore a unique immunotherapy that could be the first of its kind to treat colon cancer and could hold the key to treating other forms of cancer as well. The collaborative, four-year project will determine how to b  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Nano-optogenetic immunotherapy enables precise tumor killing with fewer side effects * * * For patients with certain types of blood cancer, a type of cancer treatment called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy can be a "miracle" cure, keeping them cancer-free for many years. These "living" drugs are a type of immunotherapy that use the patient's own immune syste  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on Feb. 1, 2023: "Columbia is a part of our history, and we need to remember and learn from it," said Ronald Lee '86. On Feb. 1, 2003, the Columbia shuttle re-entered Earth's atmosphere but never touched down. Hot plasma that was heated to 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit entered the left wing and melted the interior, burning through sensors and hydraulic lines and eventually destroying s  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Mohamed Gharib taught an innovative science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program at Oakwood Intermediate School focused on the fundamentals and technology basics of robotics used in real-life applications like assembly factories, search and rescue operations, and in warehouses. The workshop was developed by STEM expert Gharib and organized by Dr. Garth V. Crosby.   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: In the last 200 years, society has undergone major energy transitions associated with introducing new energy sources, such as coal, oil and natural gas. To address climate change, the world must experience another energy transition where fuels and chemicals are sourced from sustainable feedstocks. The only practical, sustainable feedstock is biomass -- anything that is biodegrada  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Nate Veldt, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been named the recipient of the 2023 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Activity Group on Applied and Computational Discrete Algorithms (SIAG/ACDA) Early Career Prize. Established in 2020, the SIAG/ACDA prize is awarded every two years and reco  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 3 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document: As per the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1, Sections 4104(a)(2) and 4106(e)(1)(E), the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is required to collect and publicly report how all local educational agency (LEA) Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1 funds are being expended per content areas by Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) and the degree to whic  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSpar) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Texas Southern University has launched the Center for Transformative Health (CTH), an initiative to reconstruct, strengthen and enhance the conditions that promote health through research, community engagement and education. The center is in partnership with the City of Houston. It was first announced by Houston mayor Sylvester Turner during his winter commencement address. The mission of the CTH is to emp  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Shortly before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Maggie Wan, an associate professor in the McCoy College of Business, received an opportunity to analyze a relatively new and growing segment within the U.S. workforce: remote workers. Dr. Dawn Carlson at Baylor University invited her to collaborate on a project examining remote work and that work environment's impact on families. One of the re  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Sarah Smith, a Texas State University master's student in the Integrated Agricultural Sciences program, was named a Farm Foundation(R) 2023 Agricultural Scholars recipient. Only 15 graduate students working in agricultural economics or related agricultural policy work from across the United States were selected to join the program. Smith was nominated for the program by Jaime Chahin, dean of the Col  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSjou) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Metabolic syndrome (MetS), also called insulin resistance syndrome, is a collection of abnormal health conditions that include central obesity, hypertension, impaired fasting blood glucose and dyslipidemia. MetS significantly raises an individual's risk of heart diseases, stroke, type 2 diabetes and other serious health problems. In the U.S., MetS affects roughly 1 in 3 adults above the age of 18.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Honor recognizes lifetime achievement in cancer research and advancement of science * * * Three researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for their notable contributions to the field of cancer research. This distinction is one of the highest honors in the  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- Trinity University issued the following news on Jan. 31, 2023: The Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) has selected Anene Ejikeme, Ph.D., as a Mellon Foundation Academic Leadership Fellow. Ejikeme is one of 10 fellows chosen following a competitive selection process among the 16 ACS member institutions. This program, supported by a $1.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, is aimed at providing leadership experiences to a diverse cohort of human  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University professors Thomas Killian and Marek Kimmel have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science. The distinction is among the highest in the scientific community -- fewer than 1% of AAAS members are elected fellows each year by their peers -- and honors scientists, engi  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSfund) -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education announced that Tarrant County College (TCC) will receive Federal TRIO, Talent Search grant funding of more than $1.3 million over the next five years to assist low-income students, from five Tarrant County schools, who would be the first members of their families to prepare for and enroll in college and earn degrees. The project will serve students at Barnett, Shacke  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSpar) -- The University of the Incarnate Word issued the following news release: The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is proud to announce that the UIW School of Professional Studies (SPS) has partnered with Google to offer Google Career Certificate Programs. The certificates will be offered in the fields of data analytics, digital marketing, IT support, IT automation, project management and user experience (UX) design. These certificates can be completed wit  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSper) -- The University of Dallas issued the following news: The University of Dallas has appointed Luciana Hampilos assistant general counsel. Hampilos, who served as the university's Director of the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX since 2020, began her new role on Jan. 26. Prior to UD, Hampilos served in a number of positions in the federal government. She served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Reed C. O'Connor of the Northern District of Texas and a pr  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSacc) -- The University of Dallas issued the following news: The Satish and Yasmin Gupta College of Business at the University of Dallas has extended its global accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). According to an AACSB press release, AACSB awards accreditation to schools that show excellence in areas relating to curriculum development, learner success, teaching effectiveness and impactful thought leadership. "I am hon  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Research Team Pioneers At-Home Tests * * * A team of researchers at the University of Houston is reporting the success of their new method for the early diagnosis and monitoring of lupus nephritis - at home. If you've taken an at-home COVID-19 or pregnancy test, then you've taken what is scientifically called a lateral flow assay (LFA) test, a diagnostic tool widely use  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * A Majority of Texans Back Some Form of Taxpayer Support for Private Schools * * * A majority of Texans say they support some form of taxpayer-funded assistance for parents who want to send their children to religious or other private schools. The topic is expected to be one of the most contentious before the Texas Legislature this session, and the latest survey of public opinion by the Hob  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Microbiome Therapeutic Tackles C. Diff, the Most Common Health Care-Associated Infectious Agent in the U.S. * * * Kevin Garey, professor of pharmacy practice and translational research at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy is reporting the first well-controlled study to demonstrate that a microbiome therapeutic, SER-109, is associated with significant quality of life improvement i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Hobby School Survey Reports Strong Support for Medical, Recreational Use * * * Texans overwhelmingly support proposals to ease state restrictions on both the medical and recreational use of marijuana, with 82% supportive of legislation that would legalize marijuana for a wide range of medical treatments. Two-thirds (67%) approve legalizing marijuana for recreational use by people 21 and old  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Hobby School Survey Covers Gender-Affirming Care, Ethnic Studies, Definition of Marriage and Other Issues * * * A majority of Texans support new restrictions on what decisions parents may make for children who identify as transgender. But a new survey of public attitudes on issues considered part of the broader culture wars also finds more nuanced views on topics ranging from the definition   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSbook) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: With 50 years of teaching umpteen college students about U.S. history, you would think that University of St. Thomas-Houston Professor Emerita of History Virginia Bernard would be gardening or traveling or doing needlepoint. Instead, the octogenarian worries that "we are in danger of losing parts of our history, not to mention our democracy." Therefore, she penned a new book, "Memoirs of an Old W  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Dr. David Hyndman, dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been elected a 2022 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Hyndman, the Francis S. and Maurine G. Johnson Distinguished University Chair, is one of 506 scientists, engineers and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines who are being recogn  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: Have you ever tried a chocolate tomato or purchased a vibrant pink dragon fruit? These exotic-sounding fruits and vegetables are part of a unique pilot study at two UT Physicians clinics that offers prescriptions for free produce in an effort to improve dietary behaviors in children. "Our ultimate goal is to get kids and families to eat more fruits and vegetables than they d  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: The presence of apathy in patients with mild cognitive impairment is strongly linked to a progression to Alzheimer's disease, giving physicians a possible early diagnosis tool, according to UTHealth Houston research published recently in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Apathy, the lack or reduced interest in doing something or accomplishing things, is one of the neuropsych  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSpro) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: Have you ever tried a chocolate tomato or purchased a vibrant pink dragon fruit? These exotic-sounding fruits and vegetables are part of a unique pilot study at two UT Physicians clinics that offers prescriptions for free produce in an effort to improve dietary behaviors in children. "Our ultimate goal is to get kids and families to eat more fruits and vegetables than they di  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 1 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release: Immediately upon legislative approval of its affiliation with The University of Texas System, Stephen F. Austin State University will receive at least $1 million per year in need-based financial aid from the UT System Board of Regents through the Regents' Promise Plus endowment. This investment will provide an allocation that will allow an additional 1,200 students to attend SFA tuition free next fall thr  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The U.S. Conference of Mayors and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America recently announced the distribution of $745,000 in grants to nine cities, including Arlington, named winners of the 2023 Childhood Obesity Prevention & Environmental Health and Sustainability Awards. The grants aim to support programs that address childhood obesity, environmental health and sus  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * American Association for the Advancement of Science names Cavallo to annual fellows list * * * The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Ann Cavallo, assistant vice provost and distinguished professor of science education at The University of Texas at Arlington, as a fellow of the organization. The AAAS council recognized Cavallo's distinguish  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Six faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society. The honor recognizes important contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- including pioneering research, leadership within a given field, fostering collaborations, and  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Propulsion engineer Roderic Vanderscoff helps Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket reach orbit * * * Eyes darting between 27 graphs that displayed live data and video feeds, Roderic Vanderscoff, M.S. AE '16, waited inside the main control room to see if the Alpha rocket -- a project he had poured his heart into for the past five years -- would succes  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSpar) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has entered into partnership with the Straumann Group, a world leader in implant components and digital equipment and services, to establish a patient treatment center housing a comprehensive array of cutting-edge technological advancements. The center, the most complete of its kind nationwide, is providing the ver  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: A patient with a substance use disorder in a rural town outside Houston recently needed lab work done before she could be prescribed medication for her treatment. But she didn't have a ride to the lab. Not a problem, as it turned out. Be Well Texas, a program of UT Health San Antonio that treats patients statewide for opioid and other substance use disorders, a  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Findings could lead to new ways to treat a variety of diseases * * * UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered a method cells use to turn genes on and off that involves portions of proteins whose function has long been a mystery. The findings, reported in Cell, could lead to new ways of controlling gene regulation and may one day lead to new treatm  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Findings could help surgeons counsel patients on common elective procedure * * * A study by UT Southwestern researchers has identified three factors that increase the risk that bunion surgery will fail to fix this painful foot condition. The findings, published in The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, provide information that surgeons can use to counsel patients c  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Phase III study reports meaningful benefits over standard therapy * * * Patients with myelofibrosis had clinically significant improvement in disease-related symptoms, including anemia and spleen enlargement, when treated with the targeted therapy momelotinib, according to results from the international Phase III MOMENTUM trial led by researchers at The University   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The planetarium at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a $50,000 gift from Women Inspiring Philanthropy (WIP), a community of women seeking to transform the city of Arlington through high-impact giving. The gift will support the purchase of new projection equipment for the 60-foot dome projection surface at the planetarium, which provides educational entertainment to   more

EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 24 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: After a national search, The University of Texas at El Paso has appointed Ahmad M. Itani, Ph.D., as Vice President for Research starting May 1, 2023. As the leader of the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, Itani will work to advance collaborative research partnerships and enhance the strong culture of institutional support for scholarly and creative activities. Itani comes to  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: UT Southwestern physician-scientist Hesham Sadek, M.D., Ph.D., has received the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Outstanding Investigator Award to support his ongoing research into mechanisms behind heart regeneration that could lead to treatments for heart failure. "There are currently no therapies that can reverse heart failure or induce heart regeneratio  more

CANYON, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSsel) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: West Texas A&M University showed year-over-year growth in key metrics of student enrollment in new data released today. The freshman class grew nearly 3 percent over spring 2022 and the sophomore class grew nearly 9 percent, continuing a trend observed in underclassmen since last year. Those gains helped WT's overall undergraduate numbers to trend upward. The number of full-time undergraduate students and f  more

CANYON, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSfund) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: A $1.5 million endowment will cover tuition costs for four years at West Texas A&M University for Pampa and White Deer students, thanks to a recent gift by a Pampa man in memory of his late wife. The Donna Carol Germany Cofer Endowed Scholarship will provide a minimum of $10,000 per academic year to selected students from Pampa and White Deer, thanks to a gift from Bill Cofer, a retired purchasing agent for  more

CANYON, Texas, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: West Texas A&M University professors are leading a new study of how to promote learning for multilingual students through a research partnership with Eastridge Elementary School in Amarillo. Dr. Sang Hwang, professor of education, and Dr. Janet Hindman, associate professor of educational leadership, along with two student research assistants are closely observing fifth grade students at Eastridge for a 10-we  more

CANYON, Texas, Feb. 2 (TNSconf) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: The West Texas A&M University Symphonic Band is one of only nine university bands to be invited to perform at this year's College Band Directors National Association convention. The WT band will give a concert featuring two world premiere performances at 1:30 p.m. EST Feb. 17 in Hodgson Concert Hall in Athens, Georgia. It's the fifth time in the band's history to be invited to perform at the national conve  more