SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 11 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today joined a multistate coalition to defend and protect safe access to medication abortion nationwide. In an amicus brief filed in Alliance of Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a case pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the coalition of 22 attorneys general ask the court to rejec  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release: Alston & Bird client Charis Holdings, the holding company for Charis Bank, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Vista Bancshares, the holding company for Vista Bank. Vista will acquire $258 million in total assets from Charis's North Texas locations, expanding its footprint to more small- and middle-market companies. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 20  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 9 -- American Airlines issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: American Airlines, Inc. (the "Company"), a subsidiary of American Airlines Group Inc. (the "Guarantor")(NASDAQ: AAL), today announced that it priced $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.25% senior secured notes due 2028 (the "Notes"). The Notes will have an interest rate of 7.25% per annum and are being issued at par. The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Guara  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- Atmos Energy Corp. issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * Affirms Fiscal 2023 Guidance * * * "Our first quarter results, reflect the dedication, focus and effort of all 4,800 Atmos Energy employees as we continued modernizing our natural gas distribution, transmission, and storage systems on our journey to be the safest provider of natural gas services," said Kevin Akers, President and CEO of Atmos Energy. "We remain well positioned to achi  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- Atmos Energy Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2023: Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) said today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the company's common stock of 74.0 cents per share. The indicated annual dividend is $2.96. The dividend will be paid on March 6, 2023, to shareholders of record on February 20, 2023. This is the company's 157th consecutive quarterly dividend. Atmos Energy Corporation, an S&P 500 com  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 11 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: Attorney General Aaron Frey today joined a multistate coalition to defend and protect safe access to medication abortion nationwide. In an amicus brief filed in Alliance of Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a case pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the coalition of 22 attorneys general ask the court to reject a challe  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a multistate coalition to defend and protect safe access to medication abortion nationwide. In an amicus brief filed in Alliance of Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a case pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Attorney General James and the coalition of 22 attorn  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition to defend and protect safe access to medication abortion nationwide. In an amicus brief filed in Alliance of Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a case pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the coalition of 22 attorneys general ask the court t  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 11 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2023: Attorney General Alan Wilson today filed a friend of the court brief in a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over plans to break federal and state laws to mail abortion drugs. AG Wilson and 21 other attorneys general filed the brief in the Northern District of Texas in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administr  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Feb. 11 (TNSawa) (TNSpconf) -- Auburn University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Keziban Saloglu, a doctoral candidate in aerospace engineering, was recently awarded the 2023 Breakwell Student Paper Award, a prestigious student prize in astrodynamics. Saloglu, now in her second year at Auburn, was presented the award at the Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Jan. 15-19 in Austin, Texas, hosted by the American Astronautical Society and cohosted by the AIAA (Ameri  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Sub-Saharan Africa has a high maternal death rate and an even higher stillbirth and neonatal death rate. Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have a longstanding maternal neonatal health project in Malawi, in partnership with Baylor's Children's Foundation Malawi and the Malawi Ministry of Health. Their efforts in using artificial intelligence augmented continuous electronic fetal mo  more

WACO, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSawa) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2023: Baylor University today announced William E. (Ed) Crenshaw, B.B.A. '73, of Lakeland, Florida, as the recipient of the 2023 Baylor University Founders Medal. Crenshaw is the retired CEO and current Chairman of the Board for Publix Super Markets Inc., an employee-owned, private supermarket chain based in Lakeland. He will serve as the guest of honor at an upcoming Give Light Campaign event in Tampa celeb  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * Subgroups at higher odds identified * * * Breakthrough COVID-19 infections after vaccination occurred in 7.5% of Texans surveyed, and higher odds were associated with 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,   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 8 -- 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 digital risk protection (DRP) industry and, based on its findings, recognizes CTM360 with the 2022 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award. The company offers organizations a strong external security posture and protection of their digita  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSfund) -- Dallas College issued the following news release: Dallas College School of Education has started its Spring semester with an additional $1 million in federal funding for its innovative teacher residency apprenticeship program. Dallas College announced the program last March after it received Department of Labor approval for what is Texas' first registered teaching apprenticeship. The teaching residency apprenticeship program is designed to help solve teacher   more

WACO, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSper) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2023: Bradley J. B. Toben, J.D. '77, has decided to transition as dean of Baylor Law School and return to the faculty, effective July 1, 2023, Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today. Dean since 1991, Toben will continue to serve as The M.C. and Mattie Caston Professor of Law. Patricia Wilson, J.D., associate dean and professor of law, will serve as interim dean as of July 1. A nat  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 7 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Wynnchurch Capital, L.P., a leading middle market private equity firm with $5.3 billion in assets under management, in their acquisition of majority ownership in FloWorks International, LLC from Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Clearlake will retain a minority stake in the go-forward business. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, FloWorks is a leading specialty dist  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 10 (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: * * * Sensors' small size, low power, and communications capabilities will drive growth opportunities across industries * * * Advanced and varied sensing and monitoring technologies protect the environment from harmful infections and toxins, according to Frost & Sulliva  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 8 -- 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: Innovations in materials science help industries adopt more sustainable practices and drive them toward attaining UN Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) by alleviating negative environmental impacts. According to Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis Growth Opportunities Drive the   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 11 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, posted the following news release: In 2020, global poverty increased for the first time since the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of their entrapment in the poverty cycle, vulnerable groups face many issues, particularly in healthcare and agriculture.  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 10 (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: According to Frost & Sullivan's most recent report, Global Emulsion Polymer Growth Opportunities, the expansion of the emulsion polymers market (EPs) across industries is influenced by their growing use in end-use applications. While paints and coatings, paper, and packagi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 10 -- 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 cloud-connected calling enablement industry and, based on its findings, recognized SIPPIO with the 2023 North American Product Leadership Award. The company streamlines the process of enabling public switched telephone network (PSTN) access t  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 8 -- 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: Improved safety requirements across industries will drive the non-destructive testing (NDT) equipment market, inflating the demand for integrated software, according to Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis of the global NDT software industry. As NDT software sales are predominantly ti  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 11 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined 21 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the Northern District of Texas in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The brief argues that President Biden's Administration and the FDA's attempt to roll back safety mechanisms for the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone and to ma  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area has been awarded a Skills Development Fund grant of more than $245,000 by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The grant will help the Round Rock Baseball Club and Ryan Sanders Sports Services increase the skill level of employees through customized learning courses in marketing, groundskeeping, hospitality services,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced a statewide model security plan for Texas state agencies to address vulnerabilities presented by the use of TikTok and other software on personal and state-issued devices. Following the Governor's directive, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Information Resources developed this model plan to guide state agencies on managing p  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ashley Cash to the Governor's Commission for Women for a term set to expire on December 31, 2023. Governor Abbott has charged the Commission with developing a strategy and implementation plan to help make Texas the number one state for women-owned businesses and to address human trafficking. Housed within the Office of the Governor, the Governor's Commission for Wom  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Elizabeth Cox and Andrea Ortiz to the Council on Sex Offender Treatment for terms set to expire on February 1, 2029, and February 1, 2025, respectively. The Council sets forth the standards for treatment and oversees the licensing of providers. Elizabeth Cox of San Antonio is director of Business Development for Lexus of San Antonio. She is a former appointee to th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Brook Fulks to the 470th Judicial District Court in Collin County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2024, or until her successor is duly elected and qualified. Brook Fulks of Frisco is a partner at O'Neil Wysocki, P.C., and is certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Additionally, she serves as an assistant faculty member for the B  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kristen Luckey to the Podiatric Medical Examiners Advisory Board for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027. The Advisory Board provides advice and recommendations to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on technical matters relevant to the regulation of the practice of podiatry. Kristin Luckey of Harlingen is director of marketing and publicity for t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Richard A. Johnson, III, Ed.D. and Brandon Simmons and reappointed James Benham to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents for terms set to expire on February 1, 2029. Richard A. Johnson, III, Ed.D. of Houston is the director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. During the 85th and 86th Texas Legislatures, he served a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSper) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Richard A. Johnson, III, Ed.D. and Brandon Simmons and reappointed James Benham to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents for terms set to expire on February 1, 2029. Richard A. Johnson, III, Ed.D. of Houston is the director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. During the 85th and 86th Texas Legislatures, he served as a chie  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ashley Wysocki to the 162nd Judicial District Court in Dallas County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2024, or until her successor is duly elected and qualified. Ashley Wysocki of Dallas is an attorney and mediator for litigation matters with an emphasis on family law, commercial law, and civil litigation. She previously served as judge of the 44th Judicial  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today presented the Milken Educator Award to Jenna Dean of Nederland Independent School District's (NISD) Helena Park Elementary School at an award ceremony with the entire school. Milken Educator Awards recognize and inspire excellence in the world of education by honoring top early-to-mid career education professionals for their already impressive achievements and the p  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Jon Keeney to the Board of Pilot Commissioners for Harris County Ports for a term set to expire on February 1, 2025. The Board of Pilot Commissioners has exclusive jurisdiction over the pilot services provided in Harris County, including intermediate stops and landing places for vessels on navigable streams wholly or partially located in the Board's jurisdiction.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Donna McKethan to the Industry-Based Certification Advisory Council for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027. The Council advises the commission regarding the alignment of public high school career and technology education programs with current and future workforce needs in communities, regions, and the state. Donna McKethan of Waco is former director of ca  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Robin Phillips to the Red River Compact Commission for a term set to expire on February 1, 2029. The Commission is responsible for administering the provisions of the Red River Compact entered by Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and the United States. Robin Phillips of Sherman is a realtor with Paragon Realtors. She is a member of the National Association of  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Frederic "Rick" Tate to the Pecos River Compact Commission for a term set to expire on January 23, 2029. The Commission represents Texas at meetings of the Pecos River Commission and in the administration of the terms of the Pecos River Compact entered by Texas, New Mexico, and the United States. Frederic "Rick" Tate of Marfa is a cattle rancher. He is an honora  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting a Presidential Disaster Declaration for counties located in Southeast Texas impacted by severe storms and tornadoes that caused widespread damage from January 23-25, 2023. The Governor's request included Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, and Orange counties. "To better help our fellow Texans and local communities recover and  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * Governor Greg Abbott tonight issued a statement in response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. "Tonight, President Joe Biden illustrated that states like Texas are leading the nation, and Washington follows. He announced initiatives to lessen the flow of deadly fentanyl into this country, yet Texas has been fighting this surge ever since he opened our southern border to   more

TYSONS, Virginia, Feb. 10 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight represented Systemates, Inc. in the company's acquisition by Leica Geosystems, Inc., an affiliate of the Hexagon AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B). The deal closed on Jan. 31, 2023. Headquartered in Norcross, Georgia., Leica Geosystems, Inc. is part of the Hexagon Group family. Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologie  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSper) -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight has bolstered its Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations Team as a leading practice within its highly recognized Private Wealth Services Group with the addition of Jonathan Blum as a partner in Dallas. Mr. Blum, who assists nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations with their legal matters, joins the firm from Polsinelli PC. Mr. Blum advises nonprofit organizations on a broad arr  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: When Dr. Marcus Johnson, an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University, analyzed 11 Hollywood movies that feature Black male teachers - he and his colleagues witnessed some disturbing themes. Dr. Daniel Thomas III (lead author) of the University of Kansas, Johnson and Dr. Anthony Brown of the University of Texas at Austin conducted the study, which   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 8 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release: Without confidence in evidence, our faith in the criminal legal system crumbles. A new investigative podcast co-produced by VPM, Story Mechanics and iHeartPodcasts is shining a light on how evidence itself is often flawed, disputed or even manipulated. "Admissible: Shreds of Evidence" looks back at how evidence testing went awry at the Virginia state crime lab in the 1970s and 80s, and the ramifications that continue   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 9 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release: * * * WHAT: iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, announced today "The Johnny Drinks Podcast" hosted by TikTok Influencers John and Johnny Rondi aka JohnnyDrinks. Take a break from everyday life and tune in to a show that will make you feel like part of the family with "The Johnny Drinks Podcast," hosted by the father and son duo John and Johnny Rondi. Their drink making and how-t  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 4 (TNSres) -- Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, issued the following news release: Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has released The Purpose of Engagement, the company's first Lobbying Report. The inaugural report details how and why Caterpillar participates in the public policy process, advocating for a range of issues that advance the company's strategy and purpose while providing value to customers, shareholders, employees and other stakeholder  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 7 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Nanoco Group plc, a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, has announced a $150 million settlement in its litigation with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. alleging infringement of Nanoco's patented technology. A team from Mintz represented Nanoco in a multi-year litigation before the United States District Court   more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: Texas State University's Miranda Wait, deputy director of Spring Lake education for The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, joins the Big Ideas TXST podcast for February's episode to discuss various projects and programs that can be found at Spring Lake. One of the oldest sites in North America continuously inhabited by humans, Spring Lake is an en  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSpar) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: The Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science (CBI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has signed a Master Research Agreement (MRA) with T. Baker Smith (TBS), a full-service consulting firm providing engineering, surveying, environmental, and innovative integrated solutions along the Gulf Coast. "This agreement is unique, as we've traditionally performed research throug  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSpar) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: The University of Texas at Dallas has taken another major step in easing the path for more students to become classroom teachers. The Teacher Development Center recently was recognized as a U.S. Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program, making UT Dallas the first four-year university in the state to join the program. "This is a tremendous opportunity for our students who want to  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 8 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2023: Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced today that its television stations across the state of Texas will carry a multi-market live telecast of Governor Greg Abbott's 2023 "State of the State" address on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. CT. The speech will air on 16 Nexstar television stations ser  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 9 -- 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 collaboration services market, and, based on its analysis results, recognizes Noventiq (formerly Softline) with the 2022 Latin American Product Leadership Award. Noventiq is the leading digital transformation and cybersecurity solutions and s  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSper) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Pianist Dr. Andrew Parr, former music professor at Stephen F. Austin State University, has joined the faculty of the Music Preparatory Division, announced Alba Madrid, director of the Music Prep program. Parr brings more than 45 years of piano performance and teaching experience to the preparatory program where his wife, Linda, also teaches piano. "We are extremely excited to have Dr. Parr jo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton joined a South Carolina-led letter sent to Congressional leadership in the House and Senate, urging them to pass legislation that would give states additional tools to limit criminal inmates' use of contraband cell phones. The use of contraband cell phones by inmates presents a serious problem in prisons across America. There is clear evidence that these types of cell phones ha  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a Montana-led amicus brief requesting the United States Supreme Court to protect a 70-year-old criminal law that has been reliably used to stop the encouragement and inducement of illegal immigration. Attorney General Paxton is urging the Court to reverse a decision by the San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that struck down a statute that  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined two Montana-led cert-stage amicus briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing against advocacy groups receiving large funds in settlement cases when the victims receive little or nothing. At issue are cy pres awards, which are awards often granted to non-class third-party advocacy organizations when courts decide that they can do more for a class than the class memb  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a Mississippi-led amicus brief supporting an injunction against a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") rule that allows veterans and certain beneficiaries to get elective, taxpayer-funded abortions. The brief has been filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, in Waco, Texas, on behalf of a VA nurse who opposes the new rule. In Septem  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has issued a required Notice of Intent ("NOI") to the Biden Administration to begin the process of suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("Service") and the U.S. Department of the Interior ("Interior"). The lawsuit will challenge the Biden Administration's new rule listing the Lesser Prairie-Chicken ("LPC") as "threatened" in the northern part of its range and "endangered" i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton, along with a coalition of other plaintiffs, is suing the Biden Administration over a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF") rule targeting pistol owners who use stabilizing braces. Attorney General Paxton is partnering with Gun Owners of America in this lawsuit. For years, Americans have widely used stabilizing braces when exercising their Second Amendmen  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2023: Attorney General Paxton filed a new lawsuit against the Biden Administration today to halt it from illegally forcing pharmacies across America to provide abortifacients, which are prescription or over-the-counter drugs that induce abortions. In July 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") issued guidance that pharmacies must provide abortion-inducing drugs to wom  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: Attorney General Paxton has joined an Alabama-led letter sent to Congressional leaders, requesting that they put an end to the Biden Administration's liberal use of emergency powers, especially by the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") and the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"). The Biden Administration has attempted to use the pandemic as a pretext for instituting a nu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to halt the implementation and enforcement of an Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rule that would have severe adverse consequences for Texans and the state's control over our own natural resources. The motion comes after Paxton filed the initial lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration rule   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The angry, raging waters of the Atlantic Ocean roared up the coastline of Florida during Hurricane Ian in September 2022, leaving behind a wake of destruction. Sailboats were tossed about like toys onto homes and into streets. Houses and businesses were crushed and ripped apart by 150 mph winds, and flood waters surged between 10 and 15 feet high. Bridges were destroyed, cutting   more

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSpro) -- Texas A&M University-Prairie View issued the following news release: Prairie View A&M University is proud to announce the launch of a new Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in Public Health this spring. PVAMU is the first Historically Black College and University in Texas to offer the program. The groundbreaking move marks the first step in bridging a glaring gap in health care that University and health officials alike say became fatally obvious durin  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: In recent months, the tech world has laid off tens of thousands of people , news that has made headlines around the globe. Rice University industrial and organizational psychologists are available to discuss the situation. Rice psychologist Eden King is available to discuss how employers can soften this blow -- if not avoid layoffs altogether. "First, consider -- and communicate about -- all alternative opti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Innovative tool tests blood-sucking behavior with technology instead of volunteers * * * If watching animals feast on human blood for 30-plus hours isn't your idea of fun, don't worry. The robot can do it. Rice University bioengineers have teamed up with tropical medicine experts from Tulane University to take some of the pain out of studying the feeding behavior of mosquitoes. The insects' bites ca  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice scientists discover Aedes aegypti's chromosomes are unique among species * * * When it comes to DNA, one pesky mosquito turns out to be a rebel among species. Researchers at Rice University's Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP) are among the pioneers of a new approach to studying DNA. Instead of focusing on chromosomes as linear sequences of genetic code, they're looking for clues   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Whether they're personally struck by or spared from natural disasters, people are more likely to distrust the government when their family and friends are victims, according to new research from Rice University. Alexander Priest, a graduate student in sociology at Rice and the author of " Under Pressure: Social Capital and Trust in Government After Natural Disasters ," published in Social Currents, was intere  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice lab opens new door to creating cell scaffolds for growing tissue, studying disease * * * How do you build complex structures for housing cells using a material as soft as Jell-O? Rice University scientists have the answer, and it represents a potential leap forward for regenerative medicine and medical research in general. Researchers in the lab of Rice's Jeffrey Hartgerink have figured out how   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSper) -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2023: * * * Global law firm Reed Smith announced today that William Davis has joined the firm's Global Corporate Group in Houston. Davis joins Reed Smith from Norton Rose Fulbright. * * * Davis represents companies in a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, venture capital financings and general corpor  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSpp) -- 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. March 9 in the Pineywoods Native Plant Center's Brundrett Conservation Education Building. Greg Grant, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horticulturist for Smith County, will present "Making Scents of the Genus Narcissus." Grant is a lifetime member of the Southern Garden H  more

ALPINE, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSconf) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: The 2nd Annual Sul Ross State University Women's Conference is scheduled for Friday, March 31, on the campus in Alpine. All students, including from area high schools, SRSU staff and faculty, and community members are invited to attend. The online registration link can be found at https://srinfo.sulross.edu/womens-conference/. Registration closes March 24. The Keynote Speaker is Olga E. Custodio, the firs  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $197,328 against 11 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: two air quality, one multi-media, two municipal wastewater discharges, one petroleum storage tank, and three public water systems. Default orders were is  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 -- The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has rescinded its stop sale order against Hush Food Mart, LLC, located at 4303 Old Spanish Trail in Houston, because the station has corrected the fuel quality issues that had required the stop sale order. In mid-December, TDLR investigators had found that the station was selling premium and mid-grade fuel that did not meet state-r  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * A record 1.45 billion wings and drumsticks are expected to be eaten around this year's game. * * * Football fans can expect lower prices on chicken wings this year as another consumption record is expected around Super Bowl LVII, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. The National Chicken Council estimates 1.45 billion chicken wings and drumsticks will be consumed during the  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: Two members of the faculty in the College of Education and Human Performance at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will be participating in an upcoming conference for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). Dr. Olivia Panganiban Modesto, associate professor, and Dr. Norma a. Guzman, professor, both in the teacher and bilingual education department, will be serving on advis  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a looming threat to global health. Bacteria that develop genetic resistance to antibiotics cause millions of human deaths annually. Yet genetic resistance is only one of the many ways bacteria can survive antibiotics. Researchers from Texas A&M University are investigating how bacteria develop tolerance to antibiotics without acquiring new genes   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: A new method to grow single crystals and simultaneously control their growth orientation without melt processing has been discovered by Texas A&M University materials science and engineering doctoral graduate Dr. Hande Ozcan and Dr. Ibrahim Karaman, department head and Chevron Professor. The discovery of this new crystal growth and orientation control method in solid-state was re  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is now accepting applications for the Emissions Reduction Incentive Grants (ERIG) Program and the New Technology Implementation Grant (NTIG) Program. The ERIG Program will be providing an estimated $45 million in funding to help replace or repower older locomotives, marine vessels, stationary equipment, and select non-road equipment in n  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSres) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: The Governor's Committee to Support the Military today released their 2022 report with recommendations for policy changes and legislative action to improve education, health care, quality of life, workforce development, encroachment, and infrastructure as they relate to the military community of Texas. "Texas is the proud home to 15 military installations and the U.S. Army Futures C  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSfund) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Geneva Gano, an associate professor in the Department of English at Texas State University, has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for her project, Revolutionary Forms: U.S. Literary Modernism and the Mexican Vogue, 1910-1940. This is the first grant Gano has received from the NEH. The $60,000 grant will support Gano's efforts to research and write a book showing  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSfund) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University has received approximately $2.5 million in federal appropriations in support of the Climate Change Impact on Water Initiative. The funding was announced Feb. 9 by U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett, who also announced an initial $2 million in funding in June 2022. The Climate Change Impact on Water Initiative is working to s  more

DENTON, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSfund) -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: North Texas-based Ardent Healthcare has given a $100,000 gift to support the College of Nursing at Texas Woman's University. "One of our essential goals is to be a part of the community, and we want the community to be a part of us," CEO Jimmie Stapleton said, adding: "Without nurses to staff our clinical program, we wouldn't be able to do our jobs." The gift will create an endowment to support scholarship  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSfund) -- Trinity University issued the following news: English professor Kathryn Vomero Santos, Ph.D., and her collaborators, Katherine Gillen, Ph.D., and Adrianna M. Santos, Ph.D., from Texas A&M University-San Antonio, have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to further their ongoing research on the reception and remaking of Shakespeare in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. The Mellon Foundation, the nation's largest funder of the arts, culture,  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSfund) -- Trinity University issued the following news: English professor Kathryn Vomero Santos, Ph.D., and her collaborators, Katherine Gillen, Ph.D., and Adrianna M. Santos, Ph.D., from Texas A&M University-San Antonio, have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to further their ongoing research on the reception and remaking of Shakespeare in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. The Mellon Foundation, the nation's largest funder of the arts, culture  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSres) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: The medically underserved community of East Harris County has caught the attention of Texas Southern University's Joan M. Lafleur College and Pharmacy and Health Sciences due to the pandemic. TSU professor and principal investigator, Dr. Bai Li, and her team are focused on research that will lead to educating the public about COVID-19 testing and disparities. Their work is called the Test-It-All project.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Each day, University of Houston students work hard to make our world a better place. Through the support of organizations like the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, Coogs are applying the lessons learned on campus to helping communities around the globe. The number of Cougar Fulbright Scholars has been on the rise in recent years, so it should come as little surprise that UH is again named as a Fulbr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * UH Institute Recommends Major Investment in Centralized Domestic Violence Infrastructure * * * A new study of domestic violence in the Houston region by the University of Houston's Institute for Research on Women, Gender and Sexuality found intimate partner violence homicides doubled in three years and calls to shelters rose past pre-pandemic levels. To turn the tide, the study authors recom  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2023: * * * Experts Offer Insight for Future Development & Decarbonization. * * * Researchers from five Texas universities, the University Land Office and the International Energy Agency jointly published a landmark study evaluating the potential of geothermal - the naturally occurring renewable energy harnessed from the heat emanating from the earth's core - as an abundant clean energy   more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Dallas issued the following news: Around 120 faculty and staff gathered just before the start of the spring semester to honor faculty members' accomplishments, celebrate the service of those retiring, and name the annual King and Haggar Fellows. Reserved for professors that show devotion to both their students and their scholarly projects, the two awards recognize exemplary research and teaching skill. Rome Program Director Peter Hatlie, Ph  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSpp) -- The University of Houston Law Center issued the following news release: Award-winning author, poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts will give a solo performance on Thursday, Feb. 16, in celebration of Black History Month at the University of Houston Law Center. As part of the Bracewell LLP Distinguished Lecture in Racial and Social Justice, Betts will present "Felon: An American Washi Tale," which combines traditional theater, poetry, fine art and Japanese pa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Innovation Gives Researchers Inside View of How Batteries Work * * * Lithium-ion batteries have transformed everyday lives - almost everyone has a smartphone, more electric vehicles can be spotted on the roads, and they keep power generators going during emergencies. As more portable electronic devices, electric vehicles and large-scale grid implementations come online, the demand for highe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Research Also Saw No Measurable Benefits From Video Games That Claim to Help Kids' Development * * * Parents: It might be time to rethink your family's video-gaming rules. New research findings challenge the fears parents have been hearing for years that children who spend hour after hour playing video games, or choose games of certain genres, would manifest unhealthy results in their cogni  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: About 1 in 3 Mexican American stroke survivors in south Texas received no type of rehabilitation during the three months after their stroke, according to a University of Michigan study. "Our objective was to identify what factors may impact the type of rehabilitation a person gets," said Lynda Lisabeth, U-M professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health and research professor of neu  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSpp) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: In the increasingly complex mosaic of public health and wellness, social determinants play a major role in health disparities. Social determinants of health are the broad range of nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes and health inequities. Some of these include the conditions in which people live, learn, work and play. Studies suggest the lower a person's socioeconom  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSawa) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: A year of hard work, volunteering, and bringing the regional conference to Fort Worth earned the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine's Latino Medical Student Association the LMSA Southwest Chapter of the Award. The award was an exclamation point on a weekend that saw the chapter bring the LMSA Southwest Regional Conference to the University of North Texas Health Science Center  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSfper) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: Dennis Burns joined the UNT System family on February 1, 2023, as the assistant vice chancellor and chief human resources officer for The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. In this role, he will provide oversight for the human resources team that provides services such as employee relations, benefits, compensation, organizational development and engag  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSper) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: Driven by a passion for research, the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has named fourth-year student Ishna Sharma its 2023 Research of the Year. After a rigorous selection process, Sharma was selected as the winner and will represent TCOM in the American College of Osteopathic Medical Schools Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents National Conference. "It was   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Comet Athlete Joins NCAA Committee * * * Two University of Texas at Dallas electrical and computer engineering professors have been named IEEE fellows. Dr. Bilal Akin earned the honor for his contributions to the control, diagnosis and condition monitoring of AC drives, and Dr. Carlos Busso was recognized for his contributions to speech and multimodal affective signal processing and  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: Imagine if one test could tell you if you were protected from the latest COVID-19 variant. A partnership between state-of-the-art robotics and cutting-edge medical research will allow doctors at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) to give their patients more personalized and useful information. ABB Robotics has developed an automated neutralizing antibody testing system with  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Combining artificial intelligence with traditional analysis holds potential for personalizing patient care * * * Utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) along with traditional pathology offers promise for swiftly developing treatment plans for patients with non-small cell lung cancers, a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers discovered. "We found t  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * UT Southwestern study suggests building trust could help with obesity treatment * * * Patients' satisfaction with their physicians may influence their decisions to undergo bariatric surgery, according to a multicenter study involving UT Southwestern and the UTHealth School of Public Health published in JAMA Network Open. "The relationship that physicians have with  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * UT Southwestern study shows teens continued to be hospitalized with severe lung injuries related to vaping despite social isolation of pandemic * * * The severity of a lung disease associated with e-cigarettes in teens decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but hospitalizations from the disease continued to mount, according to a study of more than three dozen pati  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSpconf) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The former minister of public education in Mexico told a University of Texas at Arlington audience that a "hidden paradox of education and democracy" is harmful to classroom instruction in both the U.S. and Mexico. Former Mexico Secretary of Education Aurelio Nuno, now a visiting scholar at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, was a guest speaker Feb. 9 at The University of   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Even after algorithms are adjusted for overt hiring discrimination, they may show a subtler kind: preferring workers who mirror dominant groups, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. For example, when recruiting in a field that has more men, algorithms may favor people who more closely resemble masculine stereotypes. This tendency, or "social norm bias," compou  more

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSpp) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: The Big 12 announces that the Conference has agreed in principle to terms with the University of Oklahoma and The University of Texas at Austin to leave the Conference following the 2023-24 athletic year, one year earlier than originally announced, subject to final approval from the OU and UT governing Boards. Compensation to the Conference for the early withdrawals of the two schools to  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Long believed to be a uniquely human trait crucial for communication, visible white sclera -- the "whites of the eye" -- occur more commonly in chimpanzees and other mammals than previously reported, finds a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. The study, published in the Journal of Human Evolution, analyzed more than 1,000 photographs of 230 individual wild chimpanzees livi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Astronomers have barely scratched the surface of mapping the nearly endless stars and galaxies of the heavens. Using supercomputers, researchers with The University of Texas at Austin have now revealed the locations of more than 200,000 new astronomical objects. Their goal is to map even more and use that knowledge to predict the ultimate fate of the universe. The Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Ex  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A new examination of ancient and current species of reptiles conducted by a University of Texas at Austin paleobiologist reveals the serious impact of the disappearance of even a few species of reptiles in some island areas. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has startling conclusions about how, on smaller islands in the Caribbean where human impact was greatest  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Traditionally, it has been assumed that cultivating food leads to a loss of biodiversity and negative impacts on an ecosystem. A new study from researchers at multiple universities, including The University of Texas at Austin, defies this assumption, showing that community gardens and urban farms positively affect biodiversity, local ecosystems and the well-being of humans that work in them. The study,  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSpar) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: Bolstered by the University's vision of Greater Things, UST's engagement with extant and new sister universities continued apace in January and February. In January, Vice President for Finance & Business Affairs, Mr. Spencer Conroy, accompanied Associate Vice President for International Relations & Engagement, Dr. Hans Stockton, on a six-day, four-city visit and meeting with strategic partners in   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: For 14 years in a row, The University of Texas at Austin has continued its streak as one of the top-producing research institutions of U.S. Fulbright scholars. This year, the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded 17 Longhorns with this prestigious and life-changing designation. Because of this achievement, the State Department has recognized UT Austin as an institu  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Two satellite community clinics of the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry are providing critical low-cost care, in particular addressing a high incidence of dental disease in Hispanic children. Hispanic children ages 2 to 19 years have the highest prevalence of tooth decay at 57% compared with non-Hispanic white children who are affected at 40%, accordin  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Study compared models of personal risk to current USPSTF screening guidelines * * * Risk model-based lung cancer screening strategies, which select individuals based on personal risk, are more cost effective than current recommendations based solely on age and smoking history, according to a study led by the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CIS  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Study describes unique pathway linked with gene commonly overexpressed in lung and kidney cancers * * * A study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, published today in Nature Cell Biology, details a previously unexplained type of cell death called disulfidptosis that could open the door for novel cancer therapeutic strategies. As   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * New UTA project marks the first use of plastic road material on Texas highways * * * A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineering professor is using both recycled and unrecycled plastic waste products to fill in surface cracks and reduce rutting in roads--the first use of what's called "plastic road" material in Texas. Sahadat Hossain, UTA civil engineering professo  more

EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at El Paso has received a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create a pipeline of scientists and engineers from underrepresented groups with advanced degrees in modeling and simulation (M&S). The project is led by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from UTEP's Advanced Modeling and Simulation Labs group. "There is a critical  more

EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023: The University of Texas at El Paso has been awarded part of a highly competitive grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research in support of artificial intelligence that will aid speech-language development in young children. The five-year, $20 million award will create the AI Institute for Exceptional Education, which will be led by the University at  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: Those caring for people who are at an increased risk of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) are more likely to turn to social media for answers than physicians, according to research from UTHealth Houston. A study led by Summer Ott, PsyD, and Paul E. Schulz, MD, which examined CTE-related knowledge and information-seeking behaviors of caregivers of people who are  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 8 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Vistra is continuing its support of first-generation students at The University of Texas at Arlington. The Irving-based retail electricity and power generation company has made a $25,000 gift to fund scholarships for first-generation undergraduate students who are in their junior or senior years at UTA, helping to ensure they have the financial resources they need to graduate. Two   more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 9 (TNSper) -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: After 31 years of treating the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Military Institute, Dr. David Copeland is retiring in May from his position of Institute physician. Copeland grew up in the small rural town of Carthage, Texas, surrounded by extended family. "It was an idyllic childhood. My two brothers and I spent a lot of time outdoors. We were taught to garden and work with livestock. Both my parents, as   more

CANYON, Texas, Feb. 10 (TNSconf) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: From K-pop to Mexican cinema, West Texas A&M University's Distinguished Lecture Series will present a global lineup of seven events this spring, including the internationally acclaimed playwright and actor Anna Deveare Smith. Dr. Chuyun Oh, associate professor of Dance Theory at San Diego State University, will present "K-Pop Dance" at 6:30 p.m. March 9 in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex Recital   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 10 (TNSfund) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news: The American Heart Association has honored postdoctoral research fellow Santiago Clocchiatti-Tuozzo, MD with both the Bernard J. Tyson Career Development Award and the Stroke Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups Travel Grant for excellence in neurology and cerebrovascular disease research. Together with other leading scientists from around the world, Dr. Clocchiatti-Tuozzo will be formally recog  more