WACO, Texas, April 12 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news on April 11, 2025: * * * AFCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CRAIG BOHL STATEMENT FROM HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ROUNDTABLE Today, AFCA Executive Director Craig Bohl addressed members of the House Judiciary Committee on issues regarding Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) at a roundtable held in Madison, Wisconsin. The roundtable served as a great opportunity for coaches to be part of the conversation as NIL legislat  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 12 -- Arnold Ventures (formerly the Laura and John Arnold Foundation) issued the following news: * * * Arnold Ventures Lauds Bipartisan Introduction of Fix Our Forests Act WASHINGTON, D.C.--Charlie Anderson, executive vice president for infrastructure at Arnold Ventures, provided the following statement in response to the Bipartisan Introduction of the Fix Our Forests Act: "Arnold Ventures praises the bipartisan introduction of the Fix Our Forests Act, an evidence-based  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 11 -- Arnold Ventures (formerly the Laura and John Arnold Foundation) issued the following news: * * * Arnold Ventures Reacts to House Vote on Senate Budget Resolution George Callas, executive vice president for public finance at Arnold Ventures, provided the following statement in response to the House of Representatives' passage of the Senate's proposed budget, which includes the reckless proposal to use "current policy baseline": "In the face of a bill that sets dang  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 11 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * From Major League Baseball to the classroom: Oz Ocampo brings global sports insight to Rice students When students enrolled in the Global Sports Strategy, Management and Negotiation course at Rice University, many didn't realize their professor had helped shape a World Series-winning roster. "Once I saw his career and everything he'd accomplished -- working in the MLB on both the league side and the team si  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 11 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU and Cafe Bustelo El Cafe del Futuro Scholarships for 2025-26 The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities is partnering with Cafe Bustelo(r) to award twenty-five $5,000 El Cafe del Futuro Scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students of all majors who are enrolled full-time at a four-year HACU-member institution. To enter, st  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release: * * * IAM Union Urges Congressional Support for F-35 Program The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) wrote a letter urging members of Congress to sign a bipartisan letter in support of the F-35 Lightning II and F-135 engine programs -- a move critical to both U.S. national security and the livelihoods of American workers. T  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Media] -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Impactful Reporting -- Deep in the Heart of Texas Texas Governor Greg Abbott at a DPS hangar in Edinburg. From the story " Texas' AI-Powered Surveillance Arsenal Has Ballooned. Proposed Laws Provide Few Guardrails."by Francesca D'Annunzio. United States. Texas Keeping Pulitzer Center Grantees Busy Texans like me learn at an early age tha  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 11 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice public health expert says uptick in US measles cases arising due to multiple factors Amid an uptick in measles cases in the U.S., Rice University public health expert Kirstin Matthews is available to discuss recent cases. Matthews is a science and technology policy fellow at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy, where she directs the Science and Technology Policy Program and the Biomedical Research  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 11 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Scientists observe exotic quantum phase once thought impossible A team of Rice University researchers reported the first direct observation of a surprising quantum phenomenon predicted over half a century ago, opening pathways for revolutionary applications in quantum computing, communication and sensing. Dasom Kim (Photo by Jorge Vidal/Rice University) Known as a superradiant phase transition (SRPT), the  more

ITHACA, New York, April 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Texans' embrace of turbines may herald winds of change Regardless of political affiliation, Texans on average hold positive views about wind energy developments, welcoming turbines' local benefits despite state and national leaders' criticisms and efforts to disincentivize such projects, Cornell-led research finds. The analysis also found that incumbent state lawmakers in districts where wind turbines were bui  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Texas A&M AgriLife weed scientists earn national accolades Dotray and Jugulam, along with students, stand out at Weed Science Society of America meeting By Kay Ledbetter Two Texas A&M AgriLife weed scientists and professors in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, were among  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Texas Budget Throws a Lot of Tax Dollars at Unproven Nuclear Technology AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House of Representatives gave initial approval early Friday to a state supplemental budget that includes $750 million in taxpayer giveaways to developers of advanced nuclear reactors, putting what could ultimately become a $2 billion bet on unproven technology. The appropriation is part of Hous  more

EL PASO, Texas, April 12 -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * UTEP Celebrates Opening of Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace Center New facility will advance research, engineering innovation and STEM workforce EL PASO, Texas (April 11, 2025) - Moon habitation, space robotics and exotic-material 3D printing are just a few of the technologies that will be developed in the Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace Center (AMAC), a new $80 million rese  more

TYLER, Texas, April 11 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * UTHealth Houston researchers investigate how proteins that help cells survive hypoxia might be used as therapy for heart and lung diseases By Laura Frnka-Davis Scientists at UTHealth Houston are investigating how the body naturally adapts to hypoxia - an insufficient oxygen supply to the body or specific organs - to develop new treatments for life-threatening heart and lung diseases. With  more