IRVING, Texas, April 16 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Single-Session Tickets on Sale Single-session tickets for the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas go on sale today, Tuesday, April 15 at 12 p.m. CT at GlobeLifeField.com/Big12. The 2025 Championship, which features an increase to 12 teams in a single-elimination format, marks the fourt  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 15 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * AI tool unlocks long-standing biomedical mystery behind Alzheimer's, Parkinson's A novel artificial intelligence (AI) tool has revealed how disease-linked proteins misfold into harmful structures, a key advance in understanding neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The study, led by Mingchen Chen of the Changping Laboratory and Rice University's Peter Wolynes, introduces RibbonFol  more

HOCKLEY, Texas, April 16 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Arizona and Iowa State Tied After 18 At Big 12 Women's Golf Championship Arizona and Iowa State are tied at +1 through the first of three rounds at the Big 12 Women's Golf Championship. Three golfers are tied at the top of the individual leaderboard with open-round 69s at Houston Oaks Country Club and Retreat. Arizona's Carolina Melgrati, K-State's Carla Bernat and Houston's Mae  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, April 16 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * Augusta Races Out to Early Lead at Women's Golf Championship Zoe Pinillos shot a 70 (-2) to sit atop the leaderboard as the two-time defending champion Augusta Jaguars took a five-stroke lead after the first round of the 2025 Southland Women's Golf Championship. The Jaguars shot a 295 (+7) on the day behind Pinillos, who had six birdies in the round, and Sara Adams, who shot a 74 (+2) to sit in sixth pl  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-DFW, Civil Rights Partners to Speak Out Against Unconstitutional Targeting of Anti-Genocide Students Today, the Dallas/Ft. Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization plans to join Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and other civil rights organization groups an  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center posted the following news release: * * * CFPB and Chamber of Commerce Move To Remove Limits on Credit Card Late Fees April 15, 2025 -- Press Release Agreement to vacate $8 late fee regulation sidesteps federal law giving the public the right to comment. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) dealt a blow to struggling consumers by seeking to remove the cap on credit card l  more

IRVING, Texas, April 16 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Florida, Cincinnati, and Arizona State Gain Big 12 Lacrosse Awards The Florida duo of Theresa Bragg (defensive) and Elyse Finnelle (goalkeeper) accompanied by Cincinnati's Lauren Ottensmeyer (attack), Paige Selhorn (freshman) and Arizona State's Anna Viglione (midfielder) earned Big 12 Weekly Awards in Week 10 of play. Bragg caused three turnovers and scooped one ground ball this  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 15 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU Webinar: Own your Place & Take Up Space: Releasing imposter phenomenon in professional settings April 15, 2025 # The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities will host a webinar titled, "Own your Place & Take Up Space: Releasing imposter phenomenon in professional settings," for HACU-members, on April 24, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. CT.  more

FRISCO, Texas, April 16 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * HCU's Gilmour, Heilbrun win Southland Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week HCU's Kristin Gilmour and Rachel Heilbrun have won the Southland Conference Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week, as announced Tuesday by the conference office. This is the pair's second honor this season. Pair of the Week: HCU - Kristin Gilmour and Rachel Heilbrun Gilmour and Heilbrun went 3-1 at the LSU Battle on the Bayou playing on Cou  more

FRISCO, Texas, April 16 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * Islanders Surge into the Lead After Huge Second Round Three Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders shot under par as they shot an incredible 283 (-5) on Tuesday afternoon to surge into the lead at the Southland Women's Golf Championship. The Islanders hold a 10-stroke lead over Augusta, who finished with a 301 (+13) on the afternoon. UIW made a move into third place with a second-round score of 296 (+8), while H  more

IRVING, Texas, April 16 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * ISU Sweeps Big 12 SB Week 10 Honors Iowa State's Sydney Malott (player) and Lauren Schurman (pitcher) earned the Big 12 softball weekly awards for Week 10. This marks the third time in program history that the Cyclones have claimed both weekly Conference awards and is the first time since the 2017 season. Malott tallied five hits in 13 plate appearances against Kansas City and th  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * It's Black Maternal Health Week. Experts Warn Cutting Medicaid Funding Would Make Our Maternal Health Crisis Even Worse. Spokespeople Available. MomsRising has experts available to discuss our country's maternal health crisis during Black Maternal Health Week this week, including Tina She  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Jaguars Foundation Provide CPR Resources to 12 Duval County Public Schools Jacksonville, Fla., April 15, 2025 -- In a train the trainer format, staff from a dozen Duval County, Florida public schools are prepared to bring the lifesaving skill of CPR back to their campuses so faculty, staff and coaches can be ready to save a life. The American Heart Association and the Jag  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * James Cromwell Spot Condemning 'Humane Meat' Myth Hits Whole Foods' Hometown Ahead of Easter Austin, Texas - "There's no forgiving you. Oh, for the love of God, we have to draw the line somewhere!" That's the message Babe and Succession star James Cromwell delivers while playing the role of a priest who refuses to absolve the man who invented "humane meat" ma  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, April 15 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU claims second-straight collegiate debate national championship STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State University is the back-to-back national champion of collegiate debate after winning top honors at the April 2025 International Public Debate Association National Tournament at Lee College in Baytown, Texas. The International Public Debate Association is the largest intercollegiate debating as  more

FRISCO, Texas, April 16 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * Northwestern State's Klevisar, A&M-Corpus Christi's Suarez Named Jersey Mike's SLC Tennis Players of the Week A&M-Corpus Christi's Omar Suarez and Northwestern State's Tjasa Klevisar have won this week's Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Tennis Players of the Week awards, as announced by the Conference Office on Tuesday. Men's Player of the Week: Omar Suarez, A&M-Corpus Christi - So. --Duran, Ecuador Suar  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 16 (TNSres)-- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * Productivity, contractors and design top ABA Construction Annual Meeting in Austin, April 23-25 WASHINGTON, April 15, 2025 -- Legal, design and construction experts will meet April 23-25 during the Forum on Construction Law 2025 Annual Meeting, "Return of the contractors -- Transforming the construction landscape," in Austin, Texas. The three-day meeting brings together national and i  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * Riley Gaines urges Texas to pass universal school choice after AIM exposes schools skirting girls' sports law Riley Gaines is calling on Texas lawmakers to pass universal school choice following a series of undercover investigations by Accuracy in Media that revealed public school administrators discussing ways to circumvent state law protecting girls' sports. The investigations, conducted across multiple Texas school  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Solar Industry Statement on Texas Senate Passing Bill that Will Harm Needed Energy Generation AUSTIN, Texas -- Today, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 819 by a 22-9 vote, restricting new clean energy projects in a way that will harm much-needed energy generation in the state. The legislation adds onerous requirements to new solar projects that would not apply to other  more

FRISCO, Texas, April 16 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * Southland Conference Announces 2025 Women's Soccer Schedule The Southland Conference announced the 2025 women's soccer schedule Tuesday afternoon, which includes seven weeks of play starting on Thursday, September 18 and concluding on Thursday, October 30. The schedule consists of a 10-game round robin with all 11 teams playing each other once. Seeding for the conference championship will be based on regula  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, April 16 -- Southwestern University issued the following news: * * * Southwestern University Receives $1 Million Bequest from the Estate of George and Barbara Brightwell Pillars in the Georgetown community, the Brightwells left a $1 million estate gift to Southwestern University. Even after their passing, George and Barbara Brightwell continue to make a profound impact at Southwestern University and around the Georgetown community. Southwestern recently received a bequest   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 15 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI-led Lucy mission survey of main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson imminent April 15, 2025 -- The Southwest Research Institute-led Lucy mission is preparing to survey the next target in its epic 4-billion-mile, 12-year, 11-asteroid tour. On April 20, 2025, NASA's Lucy spacecraft will fly past the three-mile-wide main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson as a test run to th  more

PLANO, Texas, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Tarrant County Commissioners Approves Ten Commandments Monument In Front of Courthouse Fort Worth, TX --Today, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved acceptance of private donations for a Ten Commandments monument to be placed on the grounds at the county courthouse. The following sta  more

IRVING, Texas, April 16 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * TCU's Pinnington and Texas Tech's Dmitrichenko Take Home Final Big 12 Tennis Weekly Awards TCU's Jack Pinnington (men's) and Texas Tech's Yekaterina Dmitrichenko (women's) took home the final Big 12 tennis weekly honors for the 2025 season. Pinnington led TCU to sole ownership of the Big 12 men's tennis regular season title by contributing to two of the Horned Frog's four points   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 16 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Engineering a Better Day at the Beach Barrier islands protect coastal communities and infrastructure - so what happens if they disappear? By Alyssa Schaechinger At a Glance: * Barrier islands can exist in either a "high" or "barren" state, characterized by vegetation and dune levels. * Barrier islands are essential for protecting coastal infrastructure from damaging storms   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 16 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Texas fruit growers adapt to chill challenges and freeze damage By Karn Dhingra Texas fruit growers are facing a difficult season due to a combination of inconsistent winter chill and damaging spring freezes. Fruit trees, including peaches and plums, rely on a period of winter dormancy, triggered by a specific number of "chill h  more

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Texas Lawmakers Hear Bills That Would Put More Guns into the Hands of Teenagers and Felons, and in More Public Spaces Like Schools and Hospitals: Here's What You Need to Know If Lawmakers Pass HB 2470 and HB 4201, Texas Would Become the First State in the Nation to Allow Teenagers to Carry Handguns at School AUSTIN - Yesterday, Texas lawmakers heard a slew of dangerous gun bills  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 15 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Three Libraries Awarded ALA's 2025 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant for Programs for Isolated Older Adults CHICAGO -- The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its 2025 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative ALA leader, to Falls City (Neb.) Library & Arts Center, Hartford (Mich) Public Library and Pottsboro (Texas) Library.   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Consumer Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * Trade Groups Welcome U.S. District Court Decision to Vacate CFPB's Credit Card Late Fee Rule WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Consumer Bankers Association, American Bankers Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Longview Chamber of Commerce, and Texas Association of Business issued the following statement after today's ruling from the U.S. Dist  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Financial Services] -- The American Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * Trade Groups Welcome U.S. District Court Decision Vacating CFPB's Credit Card Late Fee Rule WASHINGTON -- The American Bankers Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Longview Chamber of Commerce, Consumer Bankers Association and Texas Association of Business issued the following statement after today's ruling from the U.S. Distr  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Admin Gives Six Texas Coal Plants Pass to Release More Mercury Pollution Texas - Yesterday, the Trump Administration gave six coal-burning power plants in Texas an extra two years to reduce their emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants that contaminate our air, water, and soil. Several of the nation's top mercury-polluting power plants are in Texas and are included in the exe  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 14 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * US Tariffs and Re-globalization: Frost & Sullivan Highlights Malaysia's Strategic Path Amid Global Trade Shifts Kuala Lumpur, 14 April 2025 - As global trade dynamics shift following the United States' sweeping tariff measures announced on April 2, Frost & Sullivan emphasiz  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 14 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * US Tariffs and Re-Globalization: Frost & Sullivan Outlines Singapore's Path Through US Tariff Disruptions Singapore, 14 April 2025 - As the global trade environment continues to evolve with the United States implementing broader tariff policies, Frost & Sullivan believes th  more

GALVESTON, Texas, April 16 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * UTMB earns national recognition as a Center of Excellence in antimicrobial stewardship The University of Texas Medical Branch's Antimicrobial Stewardship Program has been designated as a Center of Excellence by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. The IDSA's Center of Excellence designation recognizes institutions that display excellence in their antimicrobial stewardship prac  more