IRVING, Texas, May 25 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced today that 23 of its television stations have earned a total of 36 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). Seven Nexstar stations received multiple awards. WPRI-TV (CBS) in Providence, RI (DMA #51), earned five a  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 25 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * As chief academic officer, Sams will lead the university's academic enterprise for over 70,000 students on the main campus in College Station, branch campuses in Galveston and Qatar, and educational sites across Texas. * * * Dr. Alan Sams has been named as provost and vice president for academic affairs for Texas A&M University, effective June 1. Sams currently serves as the interim provost for t  more

DENTON, Texas, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: From a multi-suite musical work based on the historical events of 2020 and an exhibition on the bolo tie to a project documenting the story of Denton through a community-designed performance, three University of North Texas professors will be pursuing creative research projects in the next year as the 2023-24 Institute for the Advancement of the Arts Faculty Fellows. UNT is committed to fostering  more

AUBURN, Alabama, May 23 (TNSper) -- Auburn University issued the following news: An internationally recognized cotton breeder has been selected as the next head of the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences in the Auburn University College of Agriculture. Steven Hague, most recently a professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University, will join the department effective July 17. "We are pleased to have Dr. Hague joining our faculty as head of the Depart  more

MUNCIE, Indiana, May 23 (TNSawa) -- Ball State University issued the following news release: Ball State University claimed Program of the Year honors at the inaugural EsportsU Collegiate Awards, a new national recognition program held May 6-7 at Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Ball State's Esports program was selected the best among more than 3,000 academic institutions in the nation represented by EsportsU, a business vertical of Collegiate Sports Management Group (CSMG), an integrated s  more

WACO, Texas, May 24 (TNSfund) -- Baylor University issued the following news: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty $7.2M to operate its innovative Meals-to-You program for a fifth summer. The program began in 2019 to reach children in rural, frontier, and tribal regions who are often underserved in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Children participating in the Meals-to-You program receive shelf-stable meals delivere  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 25 (TNSfund) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on May 24, 2023: Baylor College of Medicine celebrated its new Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower, an innovative, collaborative space for medical education and research scheduled to open in 2026, at an event Wednesday, May 24. The Cullen Foundation, The Cullen Trust for Health Care and The Cullen Trust for Higher Education contributed a combined total of $30 million to build the new Cullen Tower, creating one   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 26 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered to be the gold standard to treat an episode of refractory depression. However, over the last decade, ketamine has proved itself as a rapid-acting and effective treatment option as well. Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center studied whether ketamine was noninferior to ECT for treat  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 24 (TNSsel) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on May 23, 2023: Baylor College of Medicine held its 2023 commencement ceremony at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts on Monday. 269 students received their diplomas as a full crowd of cheering family and friends watched. The School of Medicine graduated 172 students, while 88 graduates received diplomas from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and nine graduated from the Genetic Counseling  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 24 -- 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: * * * BrightInsight's Platform and out-of-the-box Disease Management Solution speed time to market for patient apps, enabling biopharma to differentiate their therapies, improve conversion and enhance the patient experience. * * * Frost & Sullivan recently analyzed the healthcare  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 23 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) ("COP") announced today the early results of the previously announced tender offer (the "Tender Offer") of ConocoPhillips and its wholly-owned subsidiary, ConocoPhillips Company ("CPCo" and, together with ConocoPhillips, the "Company"), to purchase the outstanding debt securities identified in the table below (collectively, the "Notes" and   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 27 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on May 26, 2023: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced that it is exercising its preemption right to purchase the remaining 50% interest in Surmont from TotalEnergies EP Canada Ltd. for approximately $3 billion (CAD$4 billion), subject to customary adjustments, as well as contingent payments of up to approximately $325 million (CAD$440 million). ConocoPhillips currently holds a   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 25 (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: * * * DCI Indonesia is the leading data center provider in Indonesia and has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award for the fourth consecutive year because of its reliable and disruptive data center services. * * * Frost & Sullivan recently researche  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 24 (TNSsel) -- Del Mar College issued the following news release: Del Mar College held its Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 19, with 576 prospective graduates walking across the stage in the American Bank Center. The College awarded approximately 938 certificates, associates degrees and occupational skills awards combined to about 782 prospective May graduates. Before taking that walk, however, DMC 2011 alumnus Dr. Natividad Roberto Fuentes, Jr., Assi  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, May 23 -- Dell issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: * * * News summary * Dell APEX expands with first Microsoft and Red Hat offerings, a series of collaboratively engineered Dell APEX Cloud Platforms to more seamlessly extend public cloud operating environments to on-premises IT deployments * Dell APEX Storage for Public Cloud brings Dell's industry-leading block and file enterprise storage performance and features to public clouds for easy management, data   more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 27 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: A long-serving member of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's College of Business, Dr. Chuleeporn "Nikki" Changchit has been recognized by the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) as a Regents Professor for her contributions and achievements as a mentor, educator, and researcher. Her dedication to providing students with practical and comprehensive experiences has created a lasting im  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: While it won't cure children of type 1 diabetes, the "bionic pancreas," an artificial intelligence-powered system cleared Friday, May 19, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will relieve youth and their parents of constant worries over estimating insulin doses and carb intake from food. "We don't want to call this a pump. It is more. It is AI for insulin   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Foodservice companies have long struggled with the challenge of what to do with all of their food waste. But researchers at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership are shedding light on how clean technology can help those companies reduce waste and establish long-term sustainability goals. In a study published in the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Resear  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 23 (TNSper) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: A familiar face returns to Campus Ministry as chaplain at the University of St. Thomas-Houston on July 1. Father Eduardo Rivera '14, M.Div. '20, comes from his most recent assignment as Parochial Vicar at St. Anne's Parish in Houston. Fr. Eduardo is well-acquainted with UST, having earned his bachelor's in theology and philosophy here and, six years later, his Master's in Divinity through St. Mar  more

RINDGE, New Hampshire, May 26 (TNSpro) -- Franklin Pierce University issued the following news: On April 28, 2023, Franklin Pierce University's Texas-based Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) Program officially began accepting applications through the Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) system. Under the direction of program director Joseph Hlavin, Ph.D., PA-C, this marks a significant milestone as the hybrid program prepares to welcome its first cohort in   more

DEL RIO, Florida, May 26 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida's assets are on-scene to assist the State of Texas with the influx of migrants illegally crossing the southern border. Last week, the State of Texas officially requested resources through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) to assist in responding to the substantial public safety and national security threat posed by the federal  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 23 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: Governor Ron DeSantis announces one judicial appointment to the Hillsborough County Court. Cory Chandler, of Tampa, to serve as Judge on the Hillsborough County Court Chandler has worked as an attorney at Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci LLP since 2008. Previously, he was the owner of The Chandler Law Firm, P.A., and prior to that an Assistant State Attorney with the Thirteenth J  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSres) -- George Washington University issued the following news: On Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Texas lawmakers voted on the requirement to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom in the state. The State house failed to pass the bill. In June 2022, the Supreme Court in Kennedy v Bremerton School District ruled in favor of Kennedy- who was praying privately with students. The court ruled that the school district discriminated against Kennedy and his religious beliefs. Sin  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSgov) -- George Washington University issued the following news on May 25, 2023: On Tuesday, May 23rd Texas lawmakers failed to pass the proposed bill that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom in the state. However, on Wednesday, May 24th the suggested bill for school districts to have the option to replace licensed school counselors with religious chaplains is set to be signed into law. In June 2022, the Supreme Court in Kennedy v Bremert  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 27 (TNSper) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Colin Giuseppe Cox has been re-elected to the Miami-Dade Bar Association Board of Directors and as co-chair of its International Law Committee. Colin is a member of the firm's International Practice Group, and he is licensed to practice in both Florida and Texas. He is also the secretary and treasurer of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. "I had a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 26 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Mike Morath on May 25, 2023: Subject: High Enrollment Growth (HEG) Adjustments for 2022-23 Category: Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment Next Steps: Share with appropriate staff High Enrollment Growth (HEG) Adjustments for 2022-2023 In accordance with Texas Education Code, Sec.31.0214, certain school districts and open-enrollment charter schools are eligible for adjustments to their Instructi  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, May 27 (TNSpro) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: Howard Payne University has announced a new four-year program in biomedical engineering. The major, scheduled to begin this fall, received unanimous approval by the university's Board of Trustees at the group's recent meeting. Graduates from the program will earn a Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical engineering. Students will develop skills in biomedical measurements, medical signal and image acquisit  more

GALVESTON, Texas, May 25 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: The University of Texas System Board of Regents today appointed Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, as the next president of The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in a special called board meeting. Reiser was named sole finalist for the position on April 27, as Texas law requires a 21-day waiting period between the time a sole finalist is selected and can be officiall  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 25 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: The University of Texas System Board of Regents today appointed Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, as the next president of The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in a special called board meeting. Reiser was named sole finalist for the position on April 27, as Texas law requires a 21-day waiting period between the time a sole finalist is selected and can be officially appointed. Reiser  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 25 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The LCRA Board of Directors on Wednesday approved a business plan of about $565 million and authorized capital investments of about $1.17 billion for energy, water and public service projects to support Texas in fiscal year 2024. The Lower Colorado River Authority is the primary wholesale provider of electricity in Central Texas and manages the lower Colorado River and six Highland Lakes. LCRA Transm  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, May 26 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release: On Saturday, May 20, McDonald Observatory dedicated the David G. Booth Director's House. This dedication is in recognition of David Booth's $10 million gift to The University of Texas at Austin toward the Observatory's share of construction costs of the Giant Magellan Telescope. Mr. Booth is co-founder and executive chairman of Austin-based Dimensional Fund Advisors  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following research highlights: 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 seamless collaboration between MD Anderson's world-leading clinicians and scientists, bringing discoveries from the lab to the clinic and back. Recent developments include a new tr  more

DENTON, Texas, May 24 (TNSfund) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: University of North Texas College of Engineering assistant professor Melanie Ecker earned the National Science Foundation's most prestigious recognition for early career faculty. Ecker will use the $553,036 award given through the NSF's Faculty Early Career Development Program to further her research on using smart polymers for biomedical applications. NSF CAREER awards are granted to faculty w  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 25 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen announced he has authorized the deployment of 10 state troopers to the Texas border effective immediately. The deployment comes in response to a request for assistance from the state of Texas, and follows Governor Pillen's promise to back Texas and Governor Greg Abbott in their fight to protect the southern border from illegal immigrants and dangerous drugs entering the country. Texa  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, May 26 (TNSper) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Angelo State University has announced that Casey Sisk, who helped coach Tarleton State University to the men's national championship at the 2022 College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR), has been named the inaugural head coach for the new ASU Rodeo Team, effective June 1. A native of Corona, N.M., Sisk has been an assistant rodeo coach at TSU since 2022. In that role, his duties included recruiting and coachin  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: Oracle today announced the successful deployment of its cloud-based retail solutions at Prada Group. The leading, luxury brand is on a journey to combine its physical and digital offerings to get to know its customers better and use data to deliver an increasingly personalized experience. Through the mobile deployment of Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service (POS) a  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, May 26 (TNSsel) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news on May 25, 2023: Beginning fall 2023, Palmer High School students can earn university credit before they graduate, thanks to Tarleton State University's dual enrollment program, Tarleton Today. Tarleton and Palmer Independent School District leaders signed the agreement May 3. "This partnership strengthens our commitment to educational attainment for all Texans," said Tarleton President James Hurley. "  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, May 25 (TNSres) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Petroleum Experts Limited has renewed the user licenses for a petroleum engineering and structural geology software package the Houston-based company donated in late 2019 to Tarleton State University's Department of Chemistry, Geosciences and Physics. The MOVE software is valued at more than $2.5 million. Geoscientists and engineers use MOVE in any geological setting and across a variety of industry s  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 25 (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: * * * ServiceMax FieldFX offers innovative field service management software that boosts profitability and enhances the efficiency of global oil and gas companies. * * * Frost & Sullivan recently researched the oil and gas (O&G) field service management (FSM) industry an  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 24 (TNSper) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University has announced the addition of three new Board of Trustees members -- Josh Earnest, Jennifer Kneale and Vinay Pai -- who will serve four-year terms beginning July 1. "On behalf of the Rice community and the Board of Trustees, I am honored to announce our new trustees, all of whom are Rice graduates," said Robert T. Ladd, chair of the board. "All three have distinguished themselves throughout th  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 26 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Visually striking layers of burnt orange, yellow, silver, brown and blue-tinged black are characteristic of banded iron formations, sedimentary rocks that may have prompted some of the largest volcanic eruptions in Earth's history, according to new research from Rice University. The rocks contain iron oxides that sank to the bottom of oceans long ago, forming dense layers that eventually turned to stone. The   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 26 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The idea that stock buybacks are a manipulation by executives to benefit themselves at the expense of shareholders may be true for a small number of firms but not the vast majority, therefore implementing buyback taxes in an attempt to curb such profits are no replacement for broader tax reform, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. In his Feb. 7 State of the Unio  more

LAREDO, Texas, May 15 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: A native Laredoan will return to her hometown to lead Texas A&M International University's (TAMIU) dynamic Student Engagement initiatives. After a national search, Rosalinda Garcia has been named TAMIU's first Vice President for Student Engagement, said TAMIU president Dr. Pablo Arenaz. "As TAMIU grows exponentially, so do all aspects of its vi  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 24 (TNSjou) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: From hurricanes in Houston to winter storms in Dallas, natural disasters can wreak havoc on a city. In any of these situations, policy makers, governing bodies, and aid programs need to know how to measure resilience - the length of time it will take a city to bounce back. An SMU research team led by engineering professor Nicos Makris measured Dallas's resilience by looking at anonymous cell phone data a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 (TNSfund) -- St. Edward's University issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program has awarded a $1.5M grant to the Supporting Ecology and Data Science (EDS) Scholars program at St. Edward's University. Beginning in the Fall of 2023 and for the next six years, four-year scholarships of up to $10,000 per year will be provided for three cohorts of seven to 10 stude  more

STANFORD, California, May 26 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * A new AI-driven analysis finds the most popular U.S. history textbooks used in California and Texas commonly misrepresent the scientific consensus around climate change. * * * California and Texas textbooks have their differences when it comes to teaching teenagers about American history and the way that subjects like race, gender, and immigration weave through it. But a new Stanford Univers  more

ALPINE, Texas, May 23 (TNSpar) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: Borderlands Research Institute (BRI), housed at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, is partnering with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Cesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI), Texas Tech University (TTU), and landowners to study long-term wildlife interactions among aoudad, elk, pronghorn, mule deer and desert bighorn sheep in West Texas. Researchers convened over a three-week period b  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, May 24 (TNSpar) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Academy Independent School District seniors could find it easier to obtain a college education following a pact to benefit the school's top graduates. The AISD Board of Trustees and Tarleton leaders have finalized a memorandum of understanding offering annual scholarships and guaranteed admission for the top 50 percent of Academy graduates beginning with the Class of 2023. As part of the Distinguished  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, May 25 (TNSper) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Tarleton State University has named Dr. Alex del Carmen the 2023 McKenzie Family Endowed Professor. Candidates exemplify the highest levels of academic productivity and impact, with recognition at national and international levels. Associate Dean of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts, Dr. del Carmen leads the School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Public Administration. "Dr. del Carmen is a pro  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: The Institute for Predictive Analytics in Criminal Justice at Tarleton State University has published its annual report on racial profiling data in Texas. The Sandra Bland Act (effective September 2019) greatly improved the ability to conduct meaningful data analysis of Texas law enforcement agencies. With another year of robust data, researchers can begin to see if trends emerge year over year. Resea  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 24 (TNSsel) -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: After a three-year absence, pomp and pageantry returned Tarrant County College's Commencement May 19 and 20 with 2,180 students crossing the Fort Worth Convention Center stage to accept congratulations. There had been no ceremony in 2020 because of the pandemic, and the 2021 and 2022 versions amounted to Commencement Lite with little or no fanfare. This 54th Commencement, however, w  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 26 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee authorized the deployment of 100 Tennessee National Guard troops to secure the U.S. Southern border amid an ongoing national security crisis and surging drug crisis being fueled by an open border. The announcement follows a joint statement from Gov. Lee and fellow Republican governors last week and a border security briefing in Austin on Monday, where Texas Governor Greg Abbott in  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Total global electricity usage for cryptocurrency assets such as Bitcoin are between 120 and 240 billion kilowatt-hours per year with the U.S. leading. * * * By Rachel Rose, Texas A&M Engineering Cryptocurrency transactions may be costing more than just transaction fees. The electricity used for these transactions is more than what some countries, like Argentina and Australia, use in an entire y  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 25 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Israel Liberzon leads a group working to ensure mental health care for Ukrainian people who've been traumatized by the Russian invasion. * * * It's been more than a year since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, and a mental health crisis of epic proportions is unfolding, says Dr. Israel Liberzon, distinguished university professor and head of psychiatry at the Texas A&M University School of Medicine. Lib  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Beneficial pollinators could be making a comeback after years of myriad challenges. * * * By Paul Schattenberg, Texas A&M AgriLife Marketing and Communications While Texas bee populations have declined due to drought and other harsh weather conditions over recent years, they seem to be in good shape for a late spring and early summer recovery, according to Texas A&M AgriLife entomologists. "The  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, May 23 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: Faculty at Texas A&M University-Kingsville have received another grant designed to bring kindergarten through eighth grade science teachers to the university's campus to do research alongside university faculty and students. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), awarded $500,000 for the project entitled Promote Sustainabl  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 23 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Shuiwang Ji, a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, is part of a collaborative research community that recently had its paper titled "BigNeuron: a resource to benchmark and predict performance of algorithms for automated tracing of neurons in light microscopy datasets" published in the April issue of the journal Nature Method  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 26 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is honoring Dr. Luis San Andres with the Mayo D. Hersey Award, recognizing a career of sustained and distinguished contributions advancing the field of tribology. San Andres, who retires in May, serves the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University as the Mast-Childs Chair Professor. He is al  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 25 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton filed another lawsuit against a global hotel chain for misleading consumers about the true costs of hotel rooms in violation of Texas consumer protection laws. The lawsuit, filed against Hilton Domestic Operating Company, Inc. d/b/a Hilton Dopco, Inc. ("Hilton"), comes after Paxton recently filed a lawsuit against Hyatt and settled claims against Marriott for similar behavior.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton joined a multistate amicus brief that is in support of a U.S. Army veteran seeking full access to the educational benefits earned from his patriotic service to the country and multiple tours of duty. The petitioner in the case is a veteran who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, was injured in the line of duty, and received a number of commendations for his service, including a Bron  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 26 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton sued the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") after a devastating policy change that would severely limit the ability of child support enforcement agencies ("CSEAs") across the country to utilize valuable contractor resources to support the families they serve. The lawsuit aims to reverse the destructive policy. "It is unconscionable that millions of families will face the conseque  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 26 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has agreed to a settlement agreement in principle with Volkswagen and Audi after the car manufacturers employed the use of illegal emission-evading technology in violation of Texas environmental laws. The settlement stipulates that the German companies pay a civil penalty of $85 million for their unlawful actions. "If a company thinks they will avoid accountability when they vi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration to challenge a rule that encourages illegal immigrants to use a mobile application to schedule their unlawful crossing into the United States. "The Biden Administration deliberately conceived of this phone app with the goal of illegally pre-approving more foreign aliens to enter the country and go where they please once they arri  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced five Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $1.2 million have been awarded to five San Antonio-area schools by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The JET grants will support career and technical education (CTE) training programs by helping the schools purchase and install equipment to train initially more than 1,600 students for hi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott yesterday hosted nine of his fellow Governors for a border security briefing to provide an update on the ongoing crisis and share insights into Texas' unprecedented response to President Joe Biden's open border policies at the Governor's Mansion in Austin. Adjutant General of the Texas Military Department Major General Thomas Suelzer, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steve  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 377,000 illegal immigrant ap  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 25 -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 23-029) on May 24, 2023, entitled "An Audit Report on Contracting at the Department of Housing and Community Affairs." Here is the summary of the report: * * * Overview The Department of Housing and Community Affairs (Department) executed its Texas Rent Relief Program contracts pursuant to the Governor's disaster declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic; therefore, the Department was not requir  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 23-027) on May 23, 2023, entitled "An Audit Report on Healthcare Services at the Juvenile Justice Department". Here is the summary of the report: * * * Overview The Juvenile Justice Department (Department) established processes to help ensure that youth in custody at state-operated secure facilities received healthcare services in accordance with requirements outlined in its contract with Th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 27 -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 23-028) on May 26, 2023, entitled "A Report on Contract Monitoring Assessment at Certain State Agencies". Here is the summary of the report: * * * Overview In accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 2261.258, the State Auditor's Office has assigned contract monitoring ratings of additional monitoring warranted, reduced monitoring warranted, or no additional monitoring warranted to eac  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, May 24 (TNSper) -- Texas State University issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: Following an extensive national search, Thillainatarajan "Thilla" Sivakumaran has been named the inaugural vice president for TXST Global at Texas State University. Sivakumaran comes to Texas State from Arkansas State University, where he served as vice chancellor for enrollment management and global outreach since 2021. Sivakumaran will start at Texas State July 1, 2023. "I am plea  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, May 23 (TNSfund) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Some college students have difficulty with mathematics not because they are unable to learn but because they don't believe in their capabilities. While various strategies have been proposed for addressing this self-defeating mindset, few have been compared to determine which are most effective. With a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Carlton Fong, an assistant professor in the Depa  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 24 (TNSbook) -- Trinity University issued the following news: Given the University's proximity to Mexico and the rich Mexican cultural heritage in San Antonio, it's no surprise Trinity University Press has published numerous books about Mexico over the years. To build on this history, we recently announced Tinta Books, a new imprint focused on Mexican-American life and the history, culture, and current affairs of Mexico. We'll also publish select Spanish-English and Span  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 25 (TNSper) -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Board-certified gynecologic oncologist Monique Spillman, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology. She is also co-director of cancer services and a professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  more

IRVING, Texas, May 25 (TNSfund) -- The University of Dallas issued the following news on May 24, 2023: As of today, over 1,900 University of Dallas alumni have banded together in the Forging Our Future challenge, unlocking a $200,000 challenge gift from an anonymous alumni couple. The goal of UD's Forging Our Future initiative is to gain the support of at least 25% of Constantin College alumni by 2025. An anonymous alumni couple pledged a gift of $200,000 if at least 1,900 alumni gave to UD by  more

IRVING, Texas, May 26 (TNSper) -- The University of Dallas issued the following news: Management professor J. Lee Whittington, Ph.D., was recently appointed dean of the Satish and Yasmin Gupta College of Business (COB) at the University of Dallas. "I am honored and humbled to lead the Gupta College of Business," Whittington said. "We have an outstanding team of faculty and staff, and I look forward to working with them as we take the next steps in our long history of providing an excellent bus  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * UH Researchers Target Protein That Can Slow Disease Progression, Improve Muscle Function * * * A team of researchers at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy is reporting that by manipulating TAK1, a signaling protein that plays an important role in development of the immune system, they can slow down disease progression and improve muscle function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * UH Researchers Develop Oil Recovery Tools with 'Significantly Higher Accuracy' than Current Methods * * * A team of University of Houston researchers has developed a series of digital applications to make energy industry processes more efficient. Three innovative online calculators, the most recent being the UH Hydrocarbon Gas Minimum Miscibility Pressure (MMP) Calculator, are available to i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston 'Cage' Immerses Students in Space by Merging Physical and Digital Worlds * * * On the third floor of the University of Houston architecture building, inside Olga Bannova's space architecture laboratory, Paolo Mangili is strapped into a harness suspended on a crane and hovering about two feet above the ground, simulating weightlessness. It's the sort experienced by astro  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: African Americans with a mutation in the gene TRPM4 are more likely to have increased inflammation in the brain, resulting in poor recovery after suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI), compared to others who don't have the mutation, according to a study by researchers with UTHealth Houston. The study was published recently in Scientific Reports. TBI is a leading cause of d  more

EL PASO, Texas, May 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have successfully mapped specific regions in the brain that are activated in association with changes in blood sugar -- also known as glucose -- providing fundamental location information that could ultimately lead to more targeted therapies for people who struggle with conditions like diabetes. The landmark 13-year study, published in  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * At international conference, Vaccaro shared insights into evolution of Carracci's art * * * At a recent international conference on Italian art, a University of Texas at Arlington history professor argued that 16th-century painter Annibale Carracci changed his drawing style in response to his access to the drawings of Michelangelo and Raphael--two of the most well-known visu  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Triple-stellar systems have two stars orbiting one another with a third orbiting the pair * * * A planetary physicist at The University of Texas at Arlington is the lead author of a study that catalogs all known planet-hosting, triple-stellar systems--those having three or more stars with planets. Manfred Cuntz, professor of physics, led the project, titled "An Early Catalo  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 23 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Office of Naval Research grant will help UTA explore conditions that lead to brain injuries * * * A University of Texas at Arlington engineering researcher who studies traumatic brain injuries has received funding to use computer motion simulation that replicates the movements of a person performing activities that could lead to injury. The project, funded by a nearly $1 m  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: An alliance of nine universities, three national labs and 37 companies will tackle one of the biggest hurdles to decarbonizing manufacturing: carbon dioxide emissions from generating process heat. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin will play a significant role in the effort that aims to replace the energy source that powers most manufacturing processes, swapping out hydrocarbon fuels for   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Internal job candidates have an advantage over external candidates, because they tend to work harder shortly before a hiring decision, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin. This is true even when an internal candidate's skills are inferior. Eric Chan, assistant professor of accounting at the McCombs School of Business, found that when a new job is on the line, employees will  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Investors could benefit if they had timely information about non-income tax deals, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin that finds companies that get them have higher future stock returns. In 2022, U.S. corporations reaped more than $19 billion in non-income tax megadeals: state and local tax breaks worth $50 million or more. That's according to Good Jobs First, a nonprofit   more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, May 24 (TNSfund) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Texas State University has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop and improve welding instruction in four-year academic institutions. In support of USDA's Project SWEAT (Standardized Welding Education and Training), Texas State will use the $750,000 grant to create and implement a standardized welding curriculum across four-y  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * An improvement in 6-month progression-free survival warrants additional study in a larger trial, researchers said. * * * The Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio recently conducted a clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma (GBM). The Mays Cancer Center, one of t  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 23 (TNStalk) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following statement on May 22, 2023: * * * Alicia S. Parker, MD, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, is assistant professor of cognitive and behavioral neurology and clinic director for the health science center's Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases. The Biggs Institute, in partnership with The University of Texas Rio Gran  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 27 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release: The UT System Board of Regents approved a recommendation by Chairman Kevin Eltife and UTIMCO Chairman Rad Weaver to name Howard Berk as a new external director to The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company board to fill a spot vacated by Robert Gauntt. Governor Greg Abbott recently appointed Gauntt to serve on the UT System Board of Regents. Berk is a Senior Advisor to BDT &  more

TYLER, Texas, May 25 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas Tyler Campus issued the following news release: Ana Nunez of Houston, a junior finance major at The University of Texas at Tyler, will serve a one-year appointment on the national Order of Omega Board of Directors as its lone student member. Order of Omega is an undergraduate Greek society that recognizes those in the fraternity and sorority community for their academic achievements and service to their organizations. As the student boar  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * UTSW researchers say first-of-its-kind analysis aims to decrease racial, ethnic health disparities * * * UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified hundreds of genomic variants associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in East African families who have a markedly higher prevalence of the neurodevelopmental condition than other populations worldwi  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 27 (TNStalk) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Meghna Tare, chief sustainability officer at The University of Texas at Arlington, will discuss how education unites governments and the private sector as part of a panel discussion organized by "The Economist" at the 3rd annual Sustainability Week US in Washington, D.C. Tare is representing UTA at the panel discussion and will speak alongside the dean of Columbia Business School,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 26 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: Nearly $13 million in federal grant funds to study treatments for traumatic brain injury, which kills an average of 190 people and hospitalizes another 600 in the U.S. every day, has been awarded to UTHealth Houston by the Department of Defense's Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). The funding marks a positive step forward for patients suffer  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 25 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: Prestigious grants totaling more than $4 million from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU) and the NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN) have been awarded to UTHealth Houston. McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston is the only institution in Texas to receive the prestigious designation for both   more

DALLAS, Texas, May 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: If it hurts when you grip a cup of coffee, get up from a chair, or climb the stairs, you may have osteoarthritis, one of the most common types of arthritis. And though your achy joints seem to be telling you to take it easy, that's exactly what you should not be doing. Exercise is one of the best ways to keep the effects of osteoarthritis at bay, according to Kathryn Dao, M.  more

MCALLEN, Texas, May 24 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Verizon has recently made major upgrades to the network serving customers in McAllen, TX. These upgrades are part of a multi-year redesign of its network architecture to stay ahead of exponential data usage increases, upgrade the technology in the network, and to pave the way for personalized customer experiences. Network upgrades in McAllen include deploying new cell sites t  more

CANYON, Texas, May 25 (TNSper) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: After 13 years, the dean of West Texas A&M University's College of Nursing and Health Sciences is departing to become the founding dean of a college at Abilene Christian University. Dr. J. Dirk Nelson, who joined WT in 2010 as dean, will begin July 1 as the first dean of ACU's newly restructured College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, ACU said May 18. In January, ACU announced three new colleges and the   more