SAN ANGELO, Texas, Oct. 15 (TNSGra) -- Angelo State University issued the following news release: Six Angelo State University faculty members have been awarded three grants from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to fund their projects that will provide free open-source course materials to students in select classes, eliminating their need to purchase textbooks. The grants are being awarded through the THECB's Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant Program. OERs are teaching more PR

WACO, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSMon) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Oct. 15: Baylor University announced a $30 million gift commitment from Dan and Jenni Hord of Midland, Texas. The Hords, both Baylor alumni, are passionate about student success, and through the Hord Scholarship Challenge, they are encouraging the collective Baylor Family to match their giving to Baylor by supporting merit-based scholarships to help deserving students bridge the gap between merit- and need-based fin more PR

WACO, Texas, Oct. 13 (TNSMon) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Oct. 12: The Baylor University Board of Regents met virtually today and approved the $9 million purchase of three commercial properties located on nearly two acres in downtown Waco. The properties, which include existing structures and parking areas, are located at 801, 811 and 821 Washington Ave. Baylor currently leases space in these properties for a number of University programs, including the Diana R. Garland S more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 17 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 16: CenterPoint Energy today announced that through its charitable foundation the company has committed $50,000 to nonprofit organizations leading Hurricane Delta relief and recovery efforts in Louisiana. CenterPoint Energy's $50,000 commitment will include contributions to the following organizations that are focused on relief and recovery efforts in Louisiana: * American Red Cross of Lake Charles - $20,0 more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 16 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: CenterPoint Energy, an energy delivery company based in Houston, has named Alicia Dixon as Director of Community Relations. In this leadership role, Dixon will implement the company's enterprise-wide community relations strategies, campaigns, programs and activities. Dixon began her career with CenterPoint Energy in 1990. During her 30-year tenure with the company, she worked in various areas of Communications, se more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 13 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: CenterPoint Energy, Minnesota's largest natural gas utility, is offering its commercial customers an online natural gas "benchmarking" tool to help them measure their energy use. The tool will provide customers with potential opportunities to lower their utility bills and reduce their carbon footprint. Energy benchmarking is a method to track a building's energy consumption over time and compare it to similar buil more PR

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Chevron Phillips Chemical, a petrochemical company, issued the following news: Drilling Specialties Company, a division of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, introduces TribexTM ERD, a specialized dry lubricant designed for the demanding environment oil and gas operating companies face in extended reach drilling. TribexTM ERD, unlike most liquid or dry lubricants, can be used in oil- or water-based fluid systems. The multifunctional additive reduces static a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine issued the following news release on Oct. 12: Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 19 state Attorneys General in supporting a challenge to a Texas Executive Proclamation that limits the number of absentee ballot drop-off sites in the state to one per county and shutters sites that were already open. The lawsuit, filed by a group of Texas voters and voting-rights organizations, claims that reducing drop-o more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 17 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa was named the 2020 Urban Educator of the Year, during the 64th Annual Council of the Great City Schools Fall Conference (Council) held virtually this year. Hinojosa was selected as the sole finalist among 20 big-city school district superintendents competing for the nation's highest honor in urban education leadership. The recognition, also known as the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 12: Today, the Democratic National Committee is announcing a new radio ad campaign to reach Latino voters in Texas. "Latino communities across Texas have a critical voice in this election -- that's why we are reaching out directly to these voters and ensuring they have the tools they need to make their plan to vote," said Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez. "We have seen how this admin more PR

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 13 -- Vistra Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 12: Dynegy today announced a $50,000 donation to the Chicago Urban League, aimed at ensuring access to quality education. The donation will directly fund the Chicago Urban League's Youth Services Center (formerly the Center for Student Development), which offers services and programs to help students thrive academically and, ultimately, professionally. "In this moment, we must acknowledge that fundamental buildin more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 17 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Entergy Texas, Inc. has restored all of the almost 109,000 customers affected by Hurricane Delta, which made landfall as a Category 2 storm on Oct. 9. Nearly 2,200 employees, contractors and mutual-assistance partners worked long hours restoring service to most customers over five full days, with the remaining restored on Oct. 15. Hurricane Delta produced dangerous winds, which caused extensive damage to Entergy's di more PR

GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 15 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release on Oct. 14: The University of Texas Medical Branch announced today that Desolyn Foy will join the university on Nov. 2, 2020 as vice president, Audit Services. Most recently, Foy was vice president, Advanced Analytics and Continuous Control Monitoring for Harris Health System. In her new role, Foy will lead efforts to continually evaluate and measure the effectiveness of the universit more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 12: Today, the DNC is launching a new print and radio ad campaign reaching Latino voters across nine states. The ads direct readers and listeners to VoyAVotar.com -- the DNC's newly updated voter participation hub in Spanish, where voters can register to vote, check their voter registration, and make a plan to vote, whether in person or by mail. The ad campaign is targeting Spanish-language outle more PR

AMES, Iowa, Oct. 16 (TNSJou) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: October is liver cancer awareness month, which aims to educate those who are high risk about the importance of semiannual screenings. To improve the effectiveness of liver cancer outreach, Ju-Yeon Lee, an associate professor of marketing in Iowa State University's Ivy College of Business, and colleagues at Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Rice University and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, developed more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 16 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release: In 2018, Senator Susan Collins cast a deciding vote to confirm Andrew Oldham to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Oldham's nomination was opposed by civil rights and environmental groups because of his long history of extreme right wing views, and he was clearly hostile to the Affordable Care Act, but Senator Collins deemed him fit to serve. Before Senator Collins voted to confirm h more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 12 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release on Oct. 7: A student loan "debt relief" company has been ordered to pay more than $146,000 as a result of a court judgment against its unlawful and predatory business practices, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. The judgment was entered in Suffolk Superior Court, against Student Loan Relief, Inc. and Student Loan Relief of Texas, Incorporated (collectively, "SLR") for en more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Oct. 15: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. today announced a strategic five-year collaboration agreement for the preclinical and clinical investigation of AlloCAR T candidates across Allogene's broad portfolio of hematologic and solid tumors. "MD Anderson's expertise in innovative clinical trials and well established transl more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 14 -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Oct. 13: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced achievement of its fifth consecutive Magnet designation, the highest distinction for nursing excellence granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program. MD Anderson received a unanimous vote from the appraisal team and joins an elite group of institutions, with only a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 13: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 18 other attorneys general in supporting a challenge to a Texas Executive Proclamation that limits the number of absentee ballot drop-off sites in the state to one per county and closes down sites that were already open. The lawsuit, filed by a group of Texas voters and voting-rights organizations, claims that reducing drop-off sites more PR

DENTON, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSPer) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Shengqian Ma will add to the University of North Texas' reputation as an innovative, leading research university, where he will lead an internationally recognized research program focusing on functional nanoporous materials in the UNT Department of Chemistry, as the new Welch Chair. Ma brings numerous honors to UNT, having won the 2014 National Science Foundation CAREER Award and been named as a more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news on Oct. 13: Leading scientific journals today mostly address topics with broad international appeal, making it increasingly difficult to publish significant regional studies. To fill a niche for geoscience research undertaken in a large swath of the United States -- from Ohio to Montana and North Dakota to west Texas -- the Kansas Geological Survey has launched the new online journal Midcontinent Geoscience more PR

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 12 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation announced today it will donate $10,000 to Wheeling Health Right Inc., on behalf of WTRF-TV, the Nexstar Inc. television station serving Wheeling, WV, and Steubenville, OH. Wheeling Health Right Inc. is the only free clinic serving northern West Virginia and the Ohio Valley. The donation will be used to help the clinic to continue providing  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Center (NEWT), a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC) with its headquarters at Rice University, has earned a five-year renewal to continue its work on next-generation water treatment systems. The multi-institution, multidisciplinary center under the direction of Rice environmental engineer Pedro Alvarez is a partnership between academia, ind more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Education has long been linked to health -- the more schooling people have, the healthier they are likely to be. But a new study from Rice University sociologists found that the health benefits of a good education are less evident among well-educated bisexual adults. "Education and health: The joint role of gender and sexual identity" examines health among straight, bisexual, gay and lesbian adults with vari more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 16 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Haotian Wang of Rice University's Brown School of Engineering has been honored with a Packard Fellowship, one of 20 researchers in the nation to win the award this year. Each member of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation's annual class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering, all early-career academic researchers, will receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their projects. Wang's Rice lab focuses on t more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 14 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University researchers are expecting high election turnout in Harris County, with a majority of voters heading to the polls during early voting, more ballots cast by mail and a significant decline in the number of voters going to the polls on Election Day. Those conclusions are based on a new survey of 4,108 registered Harris County voters amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Prof more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 13 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: An unintended consequence of industry's quest to expand the internet could be a boon for weather prediction and climate research. Fluid dynamicist Pedram Hassanzadeh of Rice University's Brown School of Engineering has received a National Science Foundation grant to study data from high-altitude balloons that measure atmospheric conditions as they rise to provide internet connections to otherwise inaccessibl more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 13 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Marine geologist and oceanographer Andre Droxler knows Charles Darwin's theory about atolls is incorrect. But Droxler, who's studied coral reefs for more than 40 years, understands why Darwin's model persists in textbooks, university lecture halls, natural science museums and Wikipedia entries. "It's so beautiful, so simple and pleasing that everybody still teaches it," said Droxler, who recently retired fro more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSRep) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Imposing sanctions is not the most effective way to secure Europe's natural gas supply against external coercion, according to a new study from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Instead, the authors recommend investing more in the continent's natural gas infrastructure. Gabriel Collins, the Baker Botts fellow in energy and environmental affairs, and Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in ene more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Oct. 15 (TNSRes) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: A professor at Sam Houston State University has uncovered occasional irregularities in primary elections in Texas and West Virginia, showing that some candidates' ballot positions are not uniformly determined at random, as required by state law. In a new working paper, "Testing for Bias in Order Assignment," economics professor Darren Grant developed new statistical tests that can detect an unusual  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14 (TNSCon) -- St. Edward's University issued the following news release: St. Edward's University is partnering with Austin Coding Academy, one of the largest coding bootcamps in the state of Texas and a leader in technology education, to launch a Software Developer program aimed at providing practical and accessible technical training. The Software Development program by Austin Coding Academy at St. Edward's University is a 10-month, part-time, in-person program led by pro more PR

CANYON, Texas, Oct. 13 (TNSRes) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: Most West Texas A&M University students wear masks and a plurality will vote for President Donald J. Trump, according to a recent survey. The online survey, conducted by Dr. Dave Rausch, WT's Teel Bivins Professor of Political Science, was open to WT students from Oct. 2 to 9. More than 75 percent of responding students reported wearing a mask or face covering all or most of the time. Less than 2 percent r more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Oct. 15 -- Southwestern Electric Power issued the following news release: Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, has submitted a request to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) for a net annual increase of $90.2 million in the company's non-fuel base rates. On a total customer bill basis, the net increase is approximately 15.6%. If approved, new rates would likely go into effect in the first billing cycle  more PR

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSRes) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University is participating in a $1.49 million grant to digitize Texas herbarium collections received by the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. BRIT received funding from the National Science Foundation to digitize herbarium specimens gathered in Texas and Oklahoma. Peter Frisch, Vice President of Research and Director of the BRIT Herbarium in Fort Worth, is the principal in more PR

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSPer) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: The Leadership and Service Department in the Division of Student Affairs has selected the 2020-21 student directors for Tarleton State University's 23rd annual Round Up and Tarleton Serves events. "Round Up was a spring 2020 casualty of the COVID outbreak," said Darrell Brown, Executive Director of Student Affairs Outreach, Fraternity and Sorority Life. "Both organizations will have the respon more PR

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Oct. 15 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University and the Texan Corps of Cadets have brought back a long-standing tradition that embraces the university's heritage and appreciation for military service while honoring the nation's colors. The third Monday of every month during the fall semester, excluding finals week, the Corps of Cadets will conduct a Retreat ceremony at 5 p.m. The U.S. flag will be lowered at the flagpole i more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: While wildfires remain an unpredictable threat, researchers at Texas A&M University are attempting to mitigate that uncertainty by using mathematical and statistical models to identify the most cost-effective and efficient strategies for reducing wildfire risk through vegetation removal or fuel treatment strategies. Texas A&M is represented by Dr. Lewis Ntaimo, professor and hea more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: About 10% of the U.S. population has diabetes, and about a third of that number, around 11 million people, will suffer from diabetic retinopathy -- diabetic-induced irreversible vision loss, at some point in their lifetime. People in both rural and underserved communities may suffer more because they don't have access to specialists, and it's likely the disease is underdiagnosed. Ai-Ris  more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 14 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: When engineers fracture a shale reservoir and connect natural networks of cracks so oil and gas can flow efficiently back to the well, they base their efforts on maps created by reservoir simulators. Since simulators often use probability to predict where these nearly invisible natural networks are, one researcher from Texas A&M University is eliminating the guesswork with a new  more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 13 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Autonomous vehicles (AV) are the wave of the future in the automobile industry, and there's extensive discussion about the impacts on transportation, society, the economy and the environment. However, less attention has been focused on the potential health impacts of self-driving vehicles. Texas A&M University researchers have developed a conceptual model to identify these heal more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Catherine Dillier has always loved the science of mixing chemicals - now, her attention is on the fuel that makes rockets go. Growing up with a strong interest in math and science, Dillier enjoyed mixing random household items together, spent summers doing educational workbooks and found refuge in her ability to solve equations. Although she did not know then how to apply her i more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Oct. 10: Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed an emergency motion for stay pending appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to block an unlawful district court order that creates confusion on the eve of an election and threatens the integrity of the election. On October 1, Governor Abbott issued a proclamation allowing voters who are eligible to vote by mail to hand-deliver their more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following letter: Dear Texas Elections Officials: My office is receiving reports that certain poll watchers, election clerks, and other individuals administering elections are being barred from executing their duties on account of not wearing a mask or face-covering. This is wrong. This letter serves as a reminder that on July 2, 2020, Governor Abbott issued Executive Order No. GA-29 relating to the use of face coverings d more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following letter: Dear Texas Elections Officials: Some political subdivisions throughout Texas have expanded their use of "curbside" voting this election season to offer expansive "drive-thru" voting to all registered voters. This letter serves as a notice and reminder that the Election Code provides curbside voting as an option only to those who meet a certain, narrow set of criteria. Curbside voting is not, as some have  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton gave this statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed burdensome COVID-19 requirements that unnecessarily exceed several measures already implemented by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ): "The TDCJ works diligently and conscientiously in its efforts to protect inmates from COVID-19 and I am confident they will continue  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Oct. 12: Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced an update to a global settlement framework agreement between state attorneys general, local subdivisions, and the opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt (MNK), its subsidiaries, and other affiliates. Under the new settlement, MNK will pay $1.6 billion into a trust. MNK is currently the largest generic opioid manufacturer in the United States. "This agr more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: On the first day of early voting in Texas, Texas voters turned out in force. Counties across our state broke their previous first day records. Texas Democrats are ready to turn Texas Blue. Voter turnout in Harris County exceeded the first day turnout in the entire state of Georgia. More than 128,000 Harris County residents cast their ballot (with final tabulations still coming), shattering the previous re more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 10 by Chair Gilberto Hinojosa: * * * Tonight, a federal judge stopped Governor Greg Abbott's unlawful attempt to suppress Texas voters by cutting mail-in hand delivery locations. Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement: "Governor Abbott's attempt to suppress Texas voters has been thwarted. Judge Pitman's common sense order followed well-established law and stopped more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document on Oct. 12: Today, a new report from CNBC shows the Joe Biden Presidency will be a "positive catalyst" for oil and gas prices in the state of Texas. Energy sectors in Texas have been decimated by the Trump presidency, with oil reaching below zero dollars a barrel, energy companies forced into mass layoffs of employees due to the coronavirus crisis, and big energy companies such as Exxon forced out of the D more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Ken Paxton faces new allegations of bribery and abuse of office, this time by his Republican staff. This isn't the first time he's been accused of a crime. July 2020 marked the 5-year-anniversary of Paxton's indictment for felony securities fraud charges. Private attorneys were appointed to prosecute the case, but Paxton argued that their rate of $300 an hour was too steep. The case made it to the Texas C more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: An article from NBC News highlights how COVID-19 has ravaged Latinos in South Texas, particularly in the lower Rio Grande Valley, and asks residents whether it will be a driving force for voter turnout in this election. Latinos have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 across the United States. But Texas is the only state in the nation in which the majority of COVID deaths are Latino. Death is not more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: America has already seen over 210,000 people die from the coronavirus crisis, with more than 17,000 coming from Texas. Still, Trump equated his battle with the coronavirus as a "blessing from God." Stating that contracting coronavirus is a "blessing from God" is a slap in the face to the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones. We've all been forced to make sacrifice after sacrifice fo more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Last month, since August, requests for unemployment benefits increased both at the national level and here in Texas. Nationally, claims jumped to 898,000, an increase of 53,000 from last week. Claims in Texas are also up by 1,097 from last week. This all comes as the Texas Workforce Commission is set to start requiring unemployed Texans to submit job searches as part of receiving their benefits. All of  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Enthusiastic Texans continue to break voter turnout records. Texans voted in record-breaking numbers during the first two days of early voting, topping almost 2 million voters. Urban and Suburban counties continue to break early voter participation numbers: * Harris County: More than 287,000 votes in person and by mail * Dallas County: More than 122,000 votes in person and by mail * Travis County: More more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Gilberto Hinojosa: * * * "After seeing record-breaking turnout during the first day of early voting in primarily Democratic counties, Texas Republicans know they are in serious trouble. Instead of trying to earn more Texans' votes with popular policies, like expanding healthcare access and stopping the spread of the coronavirus, Republicans did the only thing they know how to do: make it harder for Tex more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document on Oct. 15: Today, Governor Abbott appointed Rebecca Huddle as the next Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. This appointment comes after Justice Paul Green retired on August 31, one week after the deadline for his replacement to be on the ballot in November. Had Green retired the week before, five seats for the Texas Supreme Court would have been up for the people of Texas to decide. Texas voters could hav more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document on Oct. 12: Today, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have taken up Judge Amy Coney Barett's confirmation hearing. If Donald Trump and his senate cronies John Cornyn and Ted Cruz ram Barrett through to the Supreme Court, our health care, reproductive rights, immigrant rights, voting rights, and LGBTQ+ rights are all in jeopardy. Here's a brief look at what's at stake: Health Care: The Republican l more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news on Oct. 13: Last night, the Republican Party of Texas filed a suit against Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins to stop illegal voting before it starts. Chris Hollins continues to try and rewrite Texas election law as an unelected county clerk. Just a matter of weeks ago, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled Hollins was illegally trying to send absentee ballot requests to voters that were not legally able to vote absent more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 16: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that his Public Safety Office (PSO) will administer more than $296 million in grant funding for a variety of programs and services in Texas to support a broad range of public safety initiatives. This grant funding is made possible through a combination of federal and state dollars. "Nothing is more important than the safety and security of Texans, and this gra more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 15: Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference in El Paso to announce his appointment of Rebeca Huddle to the Texas Supreme Court. Huddle will replace Justice Paul Green on the bench, who retired in August of this year. The press conference was held at Stephen F. Austin High School, which is where Huddle attended school. "I am proud to appoint Rebeca Huddle to the Texas Supreme Court," said G more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Mica Espinoza Short to the Governor's University Research Initiative Advisory Board for a term at the pleasure of the Governor. The board was established to assist the Office of the Governor with the review and evaluation of applications for funding of grant proposals, and makes recommendations for approval or disapproval of those applications. Mica Espinoza Short of El Pa more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Stephanie Duke, Barbara "Kay" Kizer, and Captain John Spann to the Task Force on Disaster Issues Affecting Persons who are Elderly and Persons with Disabilities for terms set to expire on February 1, 2021. Additionally, he appointed Becky Ames, Neva Fairchild, Chief Carlos Garcia, and Patrick Sturdivant for terms set to expire on February 1, 2023 and appointed Kristina Henn more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Mary Evans Sias, Ph.D. to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents for a term set to expire on February 1, 2021. Additionally, the Governor appointed James Benham and Stephanie Nellons-Paige for terms set to expire on February 1, 2023 and February 1, 2025, respectively. Mary Evans Sias, Ph.D. of Dallas is the Director of the Millennium Leadership Initiative and Assis more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 14: Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement after a new survey of U.S. corporate executives ranked Texas the number one state for business for the eighth consecutive time since 1996. The survey was released at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Annual Conference, which is being held from Dallas virtually. "Thanks to our talented workforce, welcoming business climate, and stat more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, the resignation of the Honorable Pat Fallon, and its acceptance, has caused a vacancy to exist in Texas State Senate District No. 30, which consists of Archer, Clay, Cooke, Erath, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wichita, Wise, and Young counties and parts of Collin and Denton counties; and WHEREAS, an emergency special election to fill the vacancy in Senate District No. 30 was held on  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 16: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) have surged medical personnel, medical supplies, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Panhandle and South Plains areas to support hospitals in their COVID-19 response. These resources will be concentrated in hospitals in Amarillo, Lubbock  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 12: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) have surged medical personnel and personal protective equipment (PPE) to El Paso to help combat COVID-19 and support hospitals in the region. This deployment of 75 medical personnel, including nurses and respiratory therapists, is in addition to the more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 14: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) today announced the creation of a COVID-19 Rapid Testing Pilot Program for Texas school systems. This program will help schools conduct rapid tests of district employees and students -- with the written permission of their parents -- to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on campuses. Throug more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 17 (TNSPer) -- Trinity University issued the following news: After nearly four decades working in the field of education, current Vice President for Academic Affairs, Deneese Jones, Ph.D., has decided that the time has come to complete her current appointment and begin a "new chapter" in her life that creates more space for some important time with family and to attend to some projects and causes that are near and dear to her heart. Jones will officially retire on May 3 more PR

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Oct. 17 (TNSCon) -- Angelo State University issued the following news release on Oct. 16: The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved two new doctoral degree programs for Angelo State University at the board's regular meeting earlier today (Oct. 16) in Lubbock. The approved degree programs are a Doctor of Social Work (D.S.W.) in clinical social work and a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in transformative leadership. Both programs will now be submitted to the Texas more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 12 -- The University of California issued the following news release: UCLA's Voting Rights Project scored major court victories in Texas and Pennsylvania in its fight against attempts to suppress the voice of voters in this critical election year. In Texas, a federal judge blocked Gov. Greg Abbott's attempt to limit ballot drop boxes to one per county. The Voting Rights Project, which is part of the Latino Policy and Politics Initiative at the UCLA Luskin School o more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 14 (TNSGra) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Whether they mean to or not, parents teach their children what emotions are acceptable and expected. Julie Dunsmore, a professor at the University of Houston College of Education, has received a federal grant to evaluate these family interactions and study how different parenting styles affect a child's behavior. "This grant is going to inform the field of human development and family studies and h more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 13 (TNSRep) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Researchers from the University of Houston Election Lab reported Monday, one day before early voting begins in Texas, that a majority of the state's county election websites are missing key details about the process for voting or changes to the ballot. Almost 20% failed to offer a sample ballot, which is required by state law. And most county websites, especially those in smaller and rural counties more PR

VICTORIA, Texas, Oct. 15 (TNSRac) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: As social unrest sweeps across the nation, the University of Houston-Victoria is taking steps to address the issue as a university and as a part of the community it serves. The UHV Diversity and Race Task Force was created in July at the request of UHV President Bob Glenn after Victoria Mayor Rawley McCoy and representatives from Texas Rep. Geanie Morrison's office approached him a more PR

VICTORIA, Texas, Oct. 15 (TNSMon) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: A recently released study of the economic impact of the University of Houston-Victoria estimates that the university will add $490.8 million in income to the region's economy in 2028-2029, an increase of 53 percent compared with 2018-2019. "It is an exciting time for UHV as we continue to grow and make a difference in the economies of the communities that we serve in the Coastal Be more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news on Oct. 14: In the four battleground states where Latino voters are most likely to influence 2020 election results -- Arizona, Florida, Nevada and Texas -- Latinos have lower wages, are less likely to have health insurance, and have a higher likelihood of contracting COVID-19 than other racial or ethnic groups. That finding, from a report published today by the UMass Amherst Center for more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 15 (TNSRes) -- The University of California issued the following news release on Oct. 14: In the four battleground states where Latino voters are most likely to influence 2020 election results -- Arizona, Florida, Nevada and Texas -- Latinos have lower wages, are less likely to have health insurance, and have a higher likelihood of contracting COVID-19 than other racial or ethnic groups. That finding, from a report published today by the UCLA Latino Policy and Pol more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has announced Dr. Cato T. Laurencin as the recipient of the 2020 Mike Hogg Award and Lecture, the institution's most prestigious award that is granted to practicing scientists and physicians who have made and continue to make exceptional transformative contributions to the field of biomedical research. Since the inaugural lecture in 1959, it has been awarde more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 15 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Researchers hope that suicidal thoughts in mothers with postpartum depression is elevated as not only a mental health issue, but also as a public health concern following a recent study published in Social Work in Mental Health. Suicidality was investigated in a study conducted by Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work faculty December Maxwell at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Regina Pra more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 13 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The University of Houston has entered into an exclusive license option agreement with AuraVax Therapeutics Inc., a Houston, TX based biotech company developing novel vaccines to help patients defeat debilitating respiratory diseases such as COVID-19. Under terms of the agreement, AuraVax has the option to exclusively license a new intranasal COVID-19 vaccine technology developed by Navin Varadarajan, M.D. An more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: A University of Houston researcher is working to reverse pelvic floor dysfunction which can result in urinary incontinence, a condition affecting 30-60% of the female population and 5-15% of males. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI), the most common type of urinary incontinence in women, relates to the unintentional loss of urine which happens during movement or activities like sneezing, coughing or  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 13 (TNSRes) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release: Fewer college-age Americans drink alcohol, compared to nearly 20 years ago, according to a new study. Between 2002 and 2018, the number of adults aged 18-22 in the U.S. who abstained from alcohol increased from 20% to 28% for those in college and from about 24% to 30% for those not in school, say researchers at the University of Michigan and Texas State University. And alcohol abuse among bot more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14 (TNSRep) -- The University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs issued the following news on Oct. 13: The LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin and YWCA USA announced today the release of a new white paper, "America's Recovery from the 2020 'Shecession': Building a Female Future of Childcare and Work," which details how challenges and systemic inequities are contributing to this year's economic crisis and the disproportionate imp more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs issued the following news: On Wednesday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the appointment of new members to the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and its four subcommittees including: the Agricultural Science Committee (ASC), the Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee (CAAC), the Drinking Water Committee (DWC), and the Radiation Advisory Committee (RA more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 13 (TNSGra) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A civil engineering researcher will use a National Science Foundation grant to develop new concrete materials that have longer lives and leave more environmentally friendly footprints. Warda Ashraf, an assistant professor of civil engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington and the Center for Advanced Construction Materials (CACM), received a $461,969 multi-disciplinary gra more PR

GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 13 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: For some, COVID-19 can come and go leaving no trace and no symptoms. For others, the disease responsible for the worldwide pandemic can lead to a range of painful symptoms, a trip to an intensive care unit and even death. How to tell who will be spared and who will be hard hit? That is something doctors, scientists and people the world over want to know. With so many variables invol more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: Neoadjuvant, or pre-surgical, combination treatment with the immune checkpoint inhibitors tremelimumab (anti-CTLA-4) and durvalumab (anti-PD-1) was well-tolerated and showed early signs of activity in certain patients with localized bladder cancer who do not have standard treatment options available, according to a Phase I clinical trial conducted by The University of Texas more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 14 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) has selected a physicist and renowned cancer researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington as a fellow in recognition of his original and significant research in the fields of materials science, engineering and technology. Wei Chen, UTA physics professor, specializes in developing nanomaterials for highly selective cancer treat more PR

RICHARDSON, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: Light from distant galaxies reveals important information about the nature of the universe and allows scientists to develop high-precision models of the history, evolution and structure of the cosmos. The gravity associated with massive pockets of dark matter that lie between Earth and these galaxies, however, plays havoc with those galactic light signals. Gravity distorts galaxies'  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Oct. 16: The share of Texans who think that the coronavirus is a "significant crisis" continues to decrease, according to data from the latest in a series of polls measuring Texas attitudes toward the COVID-19 pandemic and Texans' reported behavior in response to it. In April, 66% of Texans felt that the coronavirus was a "significant crisis." In June, that belief was held by 57%, and now in October more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15 (TNSRep) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Americans have donated billions of dollars since the start of the pandemic to nonprofits responding to the crisis. Public charities have stepped up efforts to help people and businesses hit hard by the virus and the economic downturn. But these donations may not be contributing as much to nonprofits' primary missions as we think, according to a new study by Eric Chan, assistant professor of accounting more PR

DENTON, Texas, Oct. 14 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The University of North Texas Police Department is teaming up with Texas Woman's University and city of Denton police departments to help community members recognize and avoid being victimized by scams. According to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, millions of dollars are lost every year as a result of scams. COVID-19 offered new opportunities for scammers, and the IRS "Dirty Dozen" list for 2020 inclu more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Washington, issued the following news release: As the U.S. Senate rushes through the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the lawsuit deciding the fate of Affordable Care Act (California v. Texas) will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in less than a month -- putting the future of the popular law and the health care of millions in serious peril. If the court overturns the Affordable Care Act, the impacts to Washington state would be widespr more PR

CANYON, Texas, Oct. 16 (TNSRes) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: A West Texas A&M University faculty member is the winner of a $25,000 state grant to develop free, high-quality educational material for students. Dr. Adam Weiss, an assistant professor of education, is one of six grantees chosen by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in its Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant Program. The program is meant to support faculty at Texas public institutions of hig more PR