LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel won judgments shutting down a massive robocall operation involving John Caldwell Spiller II and his business partner, Jakob Mears, the owners of Texas-based Rising Eagle Capital Group LLC and JSquared Telecom LLC, as well as Rising Eagle Capital Group, Cayman. The defendants directed billions of illegal robocalls to people across the country. In 2019 alone  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 11 (TNSper) -- Alabama State University issued the following news: "Hitting the ground running" is the only way to describe the first two months on the job of one of the newest member's of the President's Cabinet, Dr. Malinda Swoope. A Houston, Texas native, she has a wide range of duties at ASU as the lead administrator of two key areas: student activities and organizations, and the retention, admissions and recruitment of students. Swoope began Jan. 3 as the Univer  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, March 10 (TNSbook) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Dr. William A. Taylor, a professor of global security studies and holder of the Lee Drain Endowed University Professorship at Angelo State University, has published his fifth book, "The Advent of the All-Volunteer Force: Protecting Free Society" Published through Routledge, a global publisher of academic books and journals in the humanities and social sciences, Taylor's new book examines the extensive i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 7 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine posted the following news: It is well established that folic acid supplementation can significantly reduce the risk of birth defects, including neural tube defects like spina bifida, the most common birth defect of the central nervous system and the second most common of all structural birth defects. More than 80 nations, including the U.S. 25 years ago, have established mandated folic acid food fortification programs, which hav  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 9 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: In an effort to protect Missouri consumers and enforce the laws as written, Missouri Attorney General Bailey joined a coalition of seven states in shutting down a massive robocaller operation involving John Caldwell Spiller II and his business partner Jakob Mears, the owners of Texas-based Rising Eagle Capital Group LLC and JSquared Telecom LLC, as well as Rising Eagl  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on March 10, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in an amicus brief pushing back against the ongoing, misguided effort led by Texas to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In the friend-of-the-court brief filed before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the coalition reiterates the c  more

ALBANY, New York, March 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on March 10, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general, in pushing back against the ongoing effort by Texas to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In the amicus brief filed before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the coalition asserts the critical importance of DACA for states across the count  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 11 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 10, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a friend-of-the-court brief pushing back against the ongoing, misguided effort led by Texas to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. North Carolina is home to approximately 24,000 DACA grantees who contribute to our economy and communities. "Dreamers should be able to study, work, and contribute to   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein today won judgments shutting down a massive robocall operation involving John Caldwell Spiller II and his business partner Jakob Mears, the owners of Texas-based Rising Eagle Capital Group LLC and JSquared Telecom LLC, as well as Rising Eagle Capital Group-Cayman. The defendants blasted billions of illegal robocalls to people across the country. In 2019 a  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 9 (TNSper) -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers is pleased to announce Eric Hamilton has joined the Nebraska Department of Justice as Solicitor General. "Eric is a very talented attorney with a wealth of experience. Nebraska's Solicitor General plays a critical role in defending our constitutional system and protecting the rights of Nebraskans. Eric is a deeply talented attorney, and he will serve th  more

DENTON, Texas, March 11 (TNSper) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The University of North Texas named John Quintanilla its new dean for its College of Science. Quintanilla, who has been serving as interim dean of the college since last June, will step into the role permanently, effective April 1. Since he first joined UNT in 1996 as a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics, Quintanilla has made tremendous contributions to the university community in  more

NEW YORK, March 7 (TNSpp) -- City College of New York issued the following news: Dr. Helen H. Hobbs, the award-winning University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) medical researcher and molecular geneticist, presents the 2023 Louis Levine-Gabriella de Beer Lecture in Genetics at The City College of New York on Thursday, March 23. Her talk, "Nature, Nurture, and Disorders of Lipid Excess," begins at 5 p.m. in The Great Hall. It is free and open to the public. Her lecture will propose that insuffici  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 7 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: A new study led by Baylor College of Medicine and presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session together with World Congress of Cardiology found that an oral PCSK9 inhibitor called MK-0616 reduced LDL, or "bad," cholesterol by more than 60%. MK-0616, an experimental oral proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor, substantially reduced levels of low-d  more

WACO, Texas, March 8 (TNSres) -- Baylor University issued the following news: Described as beautiful, elusive and enigmatic, Pi has fascinated and inspired mathematicians throughout history. So beloved, this special number even has its own holiday. Started by physicist Larry Shaw in 1988 as a fun day for his staff at San Francisco's Exploratorium science museum, March 14 was officially declared National Pi Day in 2009 by the U.S. Congress. Deceptively simple, Pi is the ratio of the circumferen  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, March 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Zhang examining how much sediment is lost by Texas rivers to Gulf of Mexico * * * A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineering researcher is filling in an information gap for the state by determining how much sediment is lost by Texas rivers to the ocean. Yu Zhang, associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, received a $180,000 General Land Office   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 7 (TNSres) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Data provided by researchers at CMU and Texas A&M * * * On Feb. 20 and 21, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Texas A&M University monitored air pollution in East Palestine, Ohio using Carnegie Mellon's Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies' Mobile Air Quality Lab. For the past decade, the mobile lab has been used to measure air quality in cities across the country. The i  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, March 8 (TNSres) -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Centenary College senior Marco Basteris, a biology major from Houston, Texas, was recently chosen to present research at the 2023 Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Conference (ACSM) in Greenville, South Carolina. Basteris gave a presentation on research completed during Spring 2022, on the effects of cell phone use during outdoor exercise. "I couldn't be more proud of Marco,  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 11 (TNSconf) -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release on March 10, 2023: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) today announced that its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Friday, April 21, 2023, at 9 a.m. CT in the CenterPoint Energy Tower auditorium, 1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas. Shareholders who hold shares of CenterPoint Energy common stock at the close of business on February 24, 2023, will receive notice of the meeting and wil  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 11 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 10, 2023: * * * Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa released the following statement on Texas Republicans' filing of H.B. 20, a bill to create a new "Show Me Your Papers" state police force across the majority-Latino region of South Texas to harass and attempt to detain any individual they suspect of being undocumented. "Born to Mexican parents, I have been an American citizen my entire  more

SAN RAMON, California, March 7 -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: Bayou Bend CCS LLC ("Bayou Bend"), a carbon capture and sequestration project located along the Texas Gulf Coast, announced today an expansion of its carbon dioxide ("CO2") storage footprint through the acquisition of nearly 100,000 acres onshore in Chambers and Jefferson Counties, Texas. The increased acreage positions Bayou Bend to be one of the largest carbon storage projects in   more

SAN RAMON, California, March 7 (TNSper) -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following news release: During her childhood, Tifanie Steele moved throughout the U.S. six times as her father's career progressed. The nomadic lifestyle gave her something that served her career well: a love for chemistry developed among the numerous high schools that she attended and the ability to hit the ground running in new environments. She is putting these strengths to use in her new role as general mana  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, March 11 (TNSres) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: Clifton Fifer, 1978 graduate of Howard Payne University and resident of Kerrville, gave an educational, entertaining presentation on the history of buffalo soldiers at Black History Luncheon held recently on the HPU campus. The event, co-hosted by the African American Alumni Chapter and the Black Student Association (BSA), was part of the university's Black History Month observances in February. Fifer, a   more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, March 7 -- Dell issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD), a leader in cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, and Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) today announced a new strategic alliance to help organizations prevent, detect and respond to cyber threats with frictionless and cost-effective offerings. The alliance entails targeted offerings for businesses of all sizes. Through the new strategic alliance  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 9 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS), a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), is now operating its largest solar power plant ever - the 250-megawatt (MW) Pisgah Ridge Solar project in Navarro County, Texas. "We're excited to continue to grow our Texas solar portfolio," said Chris Fallon, president of Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions. "This project demonstrates how we can continue to ex  more

HUNSTVILLE, Texas, March 11 (TNSpar) -- Entergy issued the following news release: To help meet the growing sustainability needs of its customers, Entergy Texas presented a $255,000 grant to Sam Houston State University (SHSU) to help fund the installation of an electric vehicle charging station powered by 80 photovoltaic solar panels. The project is unique as it will be SHSU's very first EV fast charging station, capable of fully charging batteries in less than an hour. Entergy representatives  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 11 (TNSpp) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: In the latest session of the Justice40: A Time for Righteous Investment initiative, community members known as Justice40 Hub Leaders are set to learn how to use multiple screening tools including the highly anticipated HBCU Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool (HCEJST). The training will take place on March 21 on the campus of Texas Southern University. The HCEJST was developed to supplement th  more

NEWPORT BEACH, California, March 6 -- Clean Energy Fuels posted the following news: What goes in, must come out. That's the saying every dairy farmer knows all too well as they deal with manure on a daily basis. While this byproduct of making milk has commonly been seen as a nuisance, some dairy farmers are using it as a tool to generate additional income for their farms, and the results make sustainable sense both on a financial and environmental front. Nestled between Amarillo, Texas and Clo  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 8 (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: * * * Renato Pasquini, Frost & Sullivan Research Vice President & Global Program Leader, shares his experiences with the Enterprise Solutions enabled by 5G, MEC, and IoT that were displayed at MWC Barcelona 2023. * * * As an industry analyst, I went there to meet differ  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 7 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news release: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will be headlining the "Future of Elections" panel at South by Southwest 2023 (SXSW) on March 12th in Austin, Texas. Presenting alongside Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar, Secretary Raffensperger will make the case for commonsense, conservative election reforms on the state and national level. The 2022 Gubernatorial election in Georgia saw record midter  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 10 (TNSres) -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy's Internet Governance Project issued the following article: * * * TikTok's response to USG concerns about the imaginary threat to national security it poses was heard again at State of the Net 2023. It is hard to conceive of a more iron-clad technical solution than "Project Texas," given the $1.5 billion that was sunk into it. Like the state it is named after, Project Texas is an enormous underta  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott last night advocated for protecting parents' rights to choose the best education opportunity for their child at a Parent Empowerment Night at Brazos Christian School in Bryan. "Our country is premised on freedom, and that freedom as it concerns raising children rests the most in parents," said Governor Abbott. "Parents deserve the freedom to choose the best education pathway for their c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Marcella Burke and reappointed Gilbert "Gil" Burciaga to the School Land Board for terms set to expire on August 29, 2023. The Board manages the acquisition, sale, and mineral leasing of the lands that comprise the Permanent School Fund, which contributes billions of dollars each year to public education in Texas. Marcella Burke of Houston is founder and partner   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today championed Texas' booming economy and outlined his legislative priorities at a Dallas Regional Chamber (DRC) luncheon. Speaking to a crowd of over 400 business leaders, the Governor highlighted how he will work with members of the Texas Legislature to ensure that a robust, pro-growth economic agenda keeps Texas the economic engine of America. "The Dallas Metroplex  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 10, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott last night highlighted rural support for parental rights and school choice at a Parent Empowerment Night at Grace Community School in Tyler. Addressing over 500 local parents, teachers, and students in a packed gymnasium, the Governor pledged to empower Texas parents with the right to choose the best education opportunities for their child's needs. "After my accident   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today honored first responders who have gone above and beyond to protect their communities at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's (HLSR) First Responders of the Year Awards Ceremony. During the ceremony held at NRG Center, the Governor recognized 16 award recipients--including 15 Texans and one group organization--for their selfless leadership, heroism, and sacrifice   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement following a U.S. federal judge's ruling that the Biden Administration has violated federal law by releasing illegal immigrants en masse at our southern border. "Yesterday, another federal court announced what Texans--and Americans--have known all along: President Biden's open border policies are, in the words of Judge Wetherell, 'akin to po  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on March 9, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today touted Texas' economic development success and highlighted important industries making our state the ninth-largest economy in the world during a fireside chat at the Texas Economic Development Corporation (TxEDC) Spring Investor Summit in Austin. "Texas is the American dream, and more people are experiencing that now than ever before," said Governor Abbott. "Texa  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 7 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: ClientEarth, the climate change pressure group, is seeking a judicial review of the Financial Conduct Authority's (the "FCA") decision to approve the prospectus of Ithaca Energy Plc (the "Company"). ClientEarth allege that the prospectus approved by the FCA failed to adequately describe the climate-related risks associated with investing in the Company, given the sector (oil and gas) and locations (the N  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 8 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Pro rata rights can be a powerful tool for startup founders to help them secure that first round of funding. To get their business started, startups often begin by raising a seed round to obtain that initial financing. The company obtains this financing by issuing shares in the company to investors. However, as the startup grows and the company needs more money, it will often do so by issuing more shares   more

DALLAS, Texas, March 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Discovery explains why patients' intestinal microbiomes can influence effectiveness of immunotherapy * * * Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how healthy bacteria can escape the intestine, travel to lymph nodes and cancerous tumors elsewhere in the body, and boost the effectiveness of certain immunotherapy drugs. The findings, published  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 8 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised private equity fund Boyne Capital in its partnership with management to acquire McKee Utility Contractors. The deal was announced on Feb. 23. McKee Utility Contractors is a water and sewer infrastructure services platform providing pipeline installation, replacement, tunnelling and boring for water, wastewater and stormwater utility customers. Headquartered in Oklahoma, the co  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 11 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: As the nation finds itself in the grips of an ongoing deadly fentanyl crisis, a recent study involving a researcher at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has revealed an equally staggering drug-related threat to public health. Dr. Andrew Yockey, an assistant professor of biostatistics and epidemiology in HSC's School of Public Health -- along wit  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, March 10 (TNSres) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Dr. Mohamad Hamza, professor of clinical mental health counseling, recently presented on the "Rise of human devastation syndrome in Syria" for the Academy of Medical Psychology. The AMP is a professional organization that represents those interested or trained in medical psychology. Founded in 1998, the organization provides several membership services including: continuing education, mentoring, professional disc  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, March 9 -- Lamar University issued the following news: As the mixture of orange and yellow light faded to black, the cast of "The Heidi Chronicles" took one final step onto the stage of the Lamar University Theatre and bowed to an audience on their feet who presented all of those involved with a heavily-deserved standing ovation. After weeks of auditioning, rehearsing and planning, the Lamar University Department of Theatre & Dance presented "The Heidi Chronicles," for four co  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, March 7 (TNSpro) -- Lamar University issued the following news: The Lamar University Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences is home to two areas of study: speech-language pathology and audiology. The areas of study are not simply a lecture-based programs. Rather, there is a component that allows for hands-on learning, experience and opportunity to provide services to the community of Southeast Texas. That component is the two state-of-the-art clinics housed in the Speech and  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, March 10 -- Lamar University issued the following news: Andy Coughlan is a man of many trades. Aside from being the director of the Lamar University Press and a journalism instructor in the Department of Communication and Media, Coughlan spends his time in the world of fine art. With a love of theatre, he has written a number of plays and has had the opportunity to direct some over the course of his life. Coughlan doesn't just write stories, but he also communicates them throug  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, March 9 (TNSper) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Something's cooking in the College of Education and Human Development. The college recently welcomed its newest top chef to the culinary program and his recipe for success may have the Lamar University campus, and Southeast Texas community, hungry for more. Chef Casey Gates '05 is a Beaumont native, a graduate of the Lamar University culinary arts program and a longtime lover of cooking food for the soul. His pas  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 8 (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: Frost & Sullivan assessed the digital transformation in smart buildings industry and, based on its analysis, recognizes Lynxspring with the 2023 North American Customer Value Leadership Award. The company integrates different systems and equipment, advanced analytics, arti  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 8 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Christi Madsen, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, was named a 2023 fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) for her technical achievements in the multidisciplinary fields of optics, photonics and imaging, and for her service to SPIE and the optics and photonics community. Madsen has contribu  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Long noncoding RNA targets for breast and pancreatic cancer, a new marker to identify metastatic gynecologic cancers, and a new target to overcome drug resistance in AML * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through se  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 9 (TNSpro) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: With artificial intelligence technology expanding, the University of Houston C.T. Bauer College of Business has partnered with Intel Corp. on a business certification program that prepares students for the emerging field of AI. Artificial intelligence involves technology that empowers computers or robots to mimic humans' higher capabilities, such as actions, reasoning and decision making. The scien  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 8 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: * * * Experts fear a rollback in protections for trans youth and adults * 'Suicide and homicide are leading causes of death for teenagers, and we should put our energy into these very real and solvable problems' * 'We, in Illinois, have seen groups like the Proud Boys threaten drag performances in nearby suburbs' * 'To presuppose that all public drag performances are rooted in sex and therefor  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 7 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: NRG stadium, home to football showdowns, basketball buzzer beaters and rodeo legends, recently received some major network enhancements from Verizon. Verizon engineers recently added 45 nodes (the equivalent of 15 full size cell sites) inside the stadium. These upgrades deliver 5G coverage using both Verizon's newly acquired C-band spectrum and its premium high-band mmWave s  more

GOODWELL, Oklahoma, March 10 (TNSper) -- Oklahoma Panhandle State University issued the following news release: Oklahoma Panhandle State University has announced Brigitte Brown as the new Director of Admissions. Brown, a native of Gig Harbor, WA, earned a Bachelor of Science in Equine Science from Colorado State University and a Master of Science in Science Education from Texas A&M University. As the Director of Admissions, Brown is responsible for overseeing the university's recruitment effor  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 11 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton filed a multistate amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court, led by West Virginia and Louisiana, to protect the religious liberties of workers across America. Prior to joining this merits-stage brief, Paxton filed a cert-stage brief in the same case. The Supreme Court's ultimate decision in this case, which is centered around a postal worker wanting to observe the Sabba  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 7 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton filed a motion for preliminary injunction in his lawsuit against Biden's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF"). Gun Owners of America is partnering with Texas in the litigation. The lawsuit aims to stop the ATF from imposing new, unlawful rules on pistol owners who utilize stabilizing braces. Americans have long used stabilizing braces for a number of dif  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a Georgia-led amicus brief that is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the legal framework for when attorney's fees are to be awarded to "prevailing parties" in civil lawsuits. Specifically, the amicus addresses the situation in which a party secures a preliminary injunction but not a final determination on the merits of the case it brought. This is of paramoun  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a Mississippi-led amicus brief in a case challenging reckless and illegal actions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") that expand access to abortion-inducing drugs being sent through the mail. Following President Biden's directive, issued in the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, the FDA has opted to promote an extreme abortion agenda by ignori  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 10 -- The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued the following news release: The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) is asking the public, members of industry, and stakeholders to provide input as the Commission develops a reliability standard for the ERCOT power region. Senate Bill 3, passed in 2021 by the 87th Texas Legislature, requires the PUCT to develop a reliability standard and increase the reliability of the ERCOT grid through both operational and economi  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * A Reed Smith energy transactions team led by partners Ryan Purpura and Ryan Haddad has successfully advised Diversified Energy Company PLC (DEC) in its $250 million acquisition of several high-quality accretive energy properties and related assets in East Texas. DEC, based in Birmingham, Ala., acquired the assets from Tanos Exploration, an oil and natural gas drilling company based in Tyler, T  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 6 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news release: The Republican Party of Texas officially censured Representative Tony Gonzales today, imposing the full set of penalties allowed by the rules, for lack of fidelity to Republican principles and priorities. Rule 44 of the Republican Party of Texas allows the party to censure elected officials who violate Texas Republican Party principles and priorities three times or more in a given biennium. The censure   more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 7 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice University scientists find new workable feature of a class of 2D materials * * * Rice University materials scientist Boris Yakobson and collaborators uncovered a property of ferroelectric 2D materials that could be exploited as a feature in future devices. Because they bend in response to an electrical stimulus, single-layer ferroelectric materials can be controlled to act as a nanoscale switch  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 8 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Texas needs to establish a state research institute to tackle a growing brain health crisis - which will contribute to healthier and more productive communities, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Brain diseases have profound impacts on public health, according to author Harris Eyre, fellow in brain health at the Baker Institute's Center for Health and Bioscie  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 10 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a disproportionate amount of illness and death among Latino families lacking permanent legal status compared with the general U.S. population -- and factors such as poverty, dangerous living conditions and lack of access to health care are to blame -- according to a new study from Rice University. "Implications of Undocumented Status for Latino Families During the COVID-19 Pande  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 11 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: A new podcast from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy tackles timely discussions about the state, the country and the world's most pressing issues. Hosted by Baker Institute director and former U.S. Ambassador David Satterfield, "Baker Briefing" features experts from the institute discussing critical foreign and domestic policy issues in front of a live audience. Each episode features expe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 9 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The decision of where to send a child for their K-12 education is a big one. According to new research from Rice University sociologists, approximately one-third of parents in their Dallas-based study make the call based on their own experiences in the classroom. This method of decision making can exacerbate racial segregation and "white flight" from city schools, the research revealed. "'I Went There': How  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 7 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice scientist spots clue in discarded data that sets research on the right track * * * When Rice University computational biologist Vicky Yao found traces of bacteria associated with periodontal disease in samples collected from rheumatoid arthritis patients, she was not sure what to make of it. Her finding helped spark a series of experiments that confirmed a connection between arthritis flare-ups  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, March 7 (TNSsel) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news on March 6, 2023: Beginning fall 2023, Stephenville High School students can earn university credit for college algebra, precalculus, animal science and agricultural economics before they graduate, thanks to Tarleton State's new dual enrollment program, Tarleton Today. Tarleton and Stephenville Independent School District leaders inked the agreement last week. "Earning university credit while still in  more

ALPINE, Texas, March 8 (TNSpp) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: The Center for Big Bend Studies at Sul Ross State University is now in its fifth year of a collaboration with the Odyssey Archaeological Research Fund (OARF) at the University of Kansas, one of the largest endowments of its kind in the country. The Odyssey program emphasizes the application of geologic methods and theories to systematically search for the early archaeological record of North America. The pa  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, March 11 (TNSres) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: A pair of Tarleton State University doctoral students took first and second place in the Texas A&M University System Pathways Student Research Symposium, March 4 and 5. Marissa Hayes and John Galloway were among 15 winners from Tarleton at the annual system research showcase, hosted this year by Texas A&M-Galveston. Forty-four students qualified to participate. "My hearty congratulations to all of o  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 7 (TNSfund) -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: Based on outstanding accomplishments and dedication to student success, Tarrant County College has been selected to participate in Talent Strong Texas Pathways. The $16 million, five-year statewide economic mobility grant administered by the Texas Success Center is designed to increase the number of credentialed Texans prepared for high-demand careers that offer a living wage. Tarrant County Colle  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 8 (TNSper) -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: Kenya Ayers-Palmore, Ed.D., president of TCC Northeast, was recently selected to serve on the Board of Directors for the American Council on Education (ACE). Founded in 1918, the organization has played a significant role in shaping higher education in the United States. According to their website (acenet.edu), ACE "convenes, organizes, mobilizes, and leads advocacy efforts that shape effective pub  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 9 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $233,210 against 11 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: three air quality, one municipal wastewater discharge, two petroleum storage tanks, three public water systems, and one water quality. Default orders we  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 8 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Nine Texas A&M University researchers made key contributions to the first national-scale COVID-19 animal surveillance study that analyzed companion animal COVID-19 data from across the United States. The study was led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and aimed to characterize the clinical and epidemiological features   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 11 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Public health researchers find that patients with a common type of liver cancer had higher care costs than non-cancer cirrhosis patients * * * Cancer care is a major financial burden for many Americans and is expected to grow to more than $246 billion by 2030. This burden includes both direct costs like treatment and indirect ones like missed work. However, the financial  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 11 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M professors of history, politics, government and philanthropy reflect on the 39th president's legacy. * * * With former President Jimmy Carter entering hospice care at his home in Georgia last month, experts and historians are reflecting on how the 39th president will be remembered. Terry Anderson, a professor history at Texas A&M University, has a bold assessment: "I believe that Jim  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 7 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Researchers testing air pollution from the Ohio train derailment identified future needs for continued sampling. * * * Independent data collection by the Texas A&M University Superfund Research Center and Carnegie Mellon University has corroborated the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) findings on air quality in East Palestine, Ohio. Researchers from the two universities, both partne  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, March 10 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: Four students from the health and kinesiology department at Texas A&M University-Kingsville were recent winners after presenting research at their respective conferences. Junior EC-12 physical education majors Meagan Cantu, from Corpus Christi, and Aylin Rubio, from Robstown, placed first in the Undergraduate Research Presentation Competition at the 2022 annual convention of the Texas Association  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 7 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Doctoral students in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University wrote a book to introduce all ages to the multi-faceted field of biomedical engineering. Designed as a children's book, Learn the ABCs with BME is a product of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association's community outreach project for the 2021-22 academic year. An almost year-long   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 9 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: As it can occur unintentionally or without conscious realization, most people are not even aware when bias occurs. Without that awareness, it becomes hard to prevent. For their capstone design project, a team of five Texas A&M University computer science and engineering students built a software system to address the bias while also helping bring awareness to this long-standing p  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 7 (TNSpp) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Iskander Diyashev, the speaker coordinator for the J.L. "Corky" Frank '58 Graduate Seminar Series for graduate students, brought a special guest to the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University on Feb. 14. Diyashev, a professor of engineering practice, said the seminar series topic that day was the pioneering deepwater offshore oil development d  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 11 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Graduate students in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University received the opportunity to connect with industry representatives and showcase their research at the Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association's (ChEGSA) 10th annual research symposium, held on March 6 at the Memorial Student Center. "This event caters to graduate students  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 8 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The 2022 wildfire season was significant. About 12,400 wildfires burned more than 650,000 acres across Texas. Time will tell what the 2023 season will bring, but the state has already entered spring wildfire season, which typically runs from February to April. Forested areas are affected by wildfires more often and with greater intensity. Water from forested watersheds has histo  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 10 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Prevalent work-related injuries among emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are sprains and strains, most of which affect the hands and upper trunk, according to 2020 statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Devices such as exoskeletons, worn to enhance and support physical capabilities, can help reduce the rate of these injuries. However, integrating these  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, March 10 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: A new study from The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University shows Barton Creek and Onion Creek contribute significant flows to the Colorado River. The Colorado River supplies drinking water to millions of Texans and serves as an important source of water to the state's economy, environment, agriculture, and industry. The river relies on tributary flows to fill its r  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, March 8 (TNSpp) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Texas State University and the Indigenous Cultures Institute (ICI) have signed a letter of interest to explore the feasibility of locating an Indigenous Cultures Center (ICC) on university property. ICI is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by the Miakan-Garza Band of the Coahuiltecan people, a tribe recognized by the Texas legislature. ICI is dedicated to actively preserving the culture of t  more

DENTON, Texas, March 7 (TNSfund) -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: The Center for Women Entrepreneurs (CWE) at Texas Woman's University will be accepting submissions for its Veteran Woman Entrepreneur Grant program, which supports women veterans in Texas who own their own businesses or are interested in launching one, starting on Monday, March 31, 2023. Twenty-five, $5,000 grants for a total of $125,000 in grant funds will be awarded to qualified Texas women veterans who a  more

DENTON, Texas, March 7 (TNSpro) -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: The Department of Literacy and Learning in the College of Professional Education (COPE) now offers a new undergraduate degree program -- the Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education -- to prepare students to teach children, ages 3-8, and become fully certified in the state of Texas. "We are excited to offer this new undergraduate degree program in early childhood education," said Interim Literacy and  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 9 (TNSfund) -- Dallas College issued the following news release: The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has awarded $2.7 million to Dallas College School of Education to support its Early Childhood Education Pipeline Pilot Project. The project will provide robust early educator pathways for students pursuing postsecondary credentials, including associate and bachelor's degrees in child development or early childhood education. Texas, like most other states, is facing an earl  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 9 (TNSpp) -- Trinity University issued the following news: Following the University's recent reclassification as a National Liberal Arts Institution, Trinity University has accepted an invitation to join the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) as a full member. The move provides excellent opportunities for student-athletes to reap the benefits of joining a national-level conference that spans the southern U.S. The transition to the SAA will be complete by Fall 2025. "  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Science issued the following news release: Janet Major, associate director for innovation and digital health at the Arizona Telemedicine Program in the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, was honored as an American Telemedicine Association Fellow on March 5 during the American Telemedicine Association annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Election to the ATA College of Fellows recognizes significant achiev  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Results Read on Smartphone * * * Researchers at the University of Houston are using glow-in-the-dark materials to enhance and improve rapid COVID-19 home tests. 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 used because of its rapid results, low cost and ease of operation. When  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 7 (TNSconf) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The use of MRI and PET imaging technology is advancing science and enabling novel research in critical areas like neuroscience, diabetes and cancer. On March 17, experts in the field of preclinical imaging will convene at the HSC Preclinical Imaging Symposium at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth to discuss their research and findings using those  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news on March 10, 2023: Prenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase risk of colorectal cancer in adult offspring, according to a study by researchers at UTHealth Houston. The study, led by Caitlin Murphy, PhD, MPH, associate professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, was published today in JNCI Cancer Spectru  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Findings from UT Southwestern preclinical study could aid development of personalized radiation treatments * * * How estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer responds to hormone therapy may hold keys to understanding how it will respond to radiation therapy, and an experimental drug that increases the effectiveness of hormone therapy also overcomes radiation  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: An invasive grass causing havoc in Texas and contributing to wildfires packs a one-two wallop against native plants. Guinea grass uses a combination of crowding that blocks out light from growing seedlings and what amounts to a chemical warfare in soil that is toxic to native plants, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. The findings are published in the journa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 10 (TNSeco) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: On March 27, Texas Global will begin operating temporarily in Main Building (MAI) on The University of Texas at Austin campus. The move will allow for the renovation of the current building at 2400 Nueces St. The construction plans will better accommodate the increased volume of services the university unit provides, including passport application services and student advising appointments, with large  more

DENTON, Texas, March 9 (TNSper) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The University of North Texas announced Albert Bimper as its new executive dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, which is UNT's largest college with more than 8,000 students. He will oversee more than 22 academic departments and programs, including anthropology, geography and the environment, media arts and political science. Bimper begins his new role at UNT July 1. "Dr. Bim  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 8 (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: Recently Frost & Sullivan analyzed the contact center omnichannel agent engagement market and, based on its results, recognizes Upstream Works with the 2023 North American Customer Value Leadership Award. The company provides contact center technology to simplify and impro  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California issued the following news release on March 10, 2023: Decades of poor environmental and water management turned the Nile River Delta from a unique ecological habitat in the Sahara to one of the largest polluted areas on the planet, with tens of millions of people and migrating birds at risk of exposure to water-borne contaminants. Large-scale heavy metal pollution, coastal erosion and seawater intrusion pose an   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 11 (TNSpar) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: UT Health San Antonio proudly announces it is the official sports medicine provider of the XFL's San Antonio Brahmas. Led by UT Health San Antonio's orthopaedic physicians Katherine Bartush, MD and Ken O. Kenneth-Nwosa, MD, the medical team includes Caitlyn Mooney, MD, Thomas DeBerardino, MD and Philip Jacobs, MD. "We are excited to have this partnership wit  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: UT Southwestern Medical Center has established the Beth Levine, M.D. Prize in Autophagy Research, an annual award and lecture for exceptional scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of autophagy. Considered the founder of the field of mammalian autophagy, the late Dr. Levine was an internationally revered investigator whose groundbreaking work dem  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Hormone called FGF21 speeds recovery from alcohol poisoning in mice, has potential to save countless lives, researchers say * * * A shot of a liver-produced hormone called FGF21 sobered up mice that had passed out from alcohol, allowing them to regain consciousness and coordination much faster than those that didn't receive this treatment, UT Southwestern research  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, March 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: University of Texas at Dallas bioengineers have developed sensors that monitor multiple soil parameters, including total soil carbon, to provide farmers with accurate, real-time, continuous data to improve soil health and productivity. "This is the equivalent of having a wearable health sensor on your body that tells you in real-time what's happening. Think of it as a wearable for the soil,"  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, March 9 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Three University of Texas at Dallas researchers who are developing innovative ways to help save people's lives have received second-tier Baxter Young Investigator Awards for their work. Bioengineering postdoctoral researcher Dr. Sasya Madhurantakam, biomedical engineering doctoral student Ivneet Banga and mechanical engineering research associate Dr. Qi Cai are the latest UT Dallas recipient  more

EL PASO, Texas, March 9 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on March 8, 2023: * * * Recent upgrades lead to testing results that show customers in El Paso have the best experience on Verizon's network * * * Customers in El Paso, Texas have an unbeatable experience when using the Verizon network, according to the nation's most rigorous scientific testing company RootMetrics(R). In the most recent test measuring performance of the ma  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 11 (TNStalk) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following Q&A on March 10, 2023, with Alicia Dorn, the chancellor's chief of staff: * * * In celebration of Women's History Month, UA Little Rock is profiling women in leadership positions who are making a difference at the university and in the community. The next Woman to Watch at UA Little Rock of 2023 is Alicia Dorn, the chancellor's chief of staff! * * * Tell us about yourself and your background. I was  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 7 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news release on March 6, 2023: Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced judgments shutting down a vast robocall operation involving John Caldwell Spiller II and his business partner Jakob Mears, the owners of Texas-based Rising Eagle Capital Group LLC and JSquared Telecom LLC, as well as Rising Eagle Capital Group-Cayman. The defendants blasted billions of illegal robocalls to people across the country. In  more