SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 24 (TNSMon) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The Lions Clubs International Foundation, in collaboration with South and Central Texas Lions Club members of District 2-A2, have increased their commitment to the prevention of blinding eye diseases with a $150,000 gift to UT Health San Antonio's Department of Ophthalmology. The gift, augmented by $50,000 from UT Health San Antonio, recently expanded the Lion more PR

DENTON, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSRes) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The University of North Texas is expanding its offerings for young adults with intellectual disabilities with a new, four-year inclusive postsecondary education program debuting in Fall 2021. The state of Texas has the second-highest population of individuals with disabilities in the U.S. North Texas K-12 public and charter schools serve nearly 23% of the state's students with a primary diagnosi more PR

VICTORIA, Texas, Oct. 22 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: A $30,000 grant from Alcoa Foundation will allow the University of Houston-Victoria to continue to host public events focused on math, computer science and robotics for middle and high school students in the Crossroads. "The Alcoa Foundation is proud to have a longstanding relationship with UHV and for the impact this institution has on our community," said Kevin Riggs, site manage more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 21 -- A.H. Belo, a local news and information publishing company, issued the following news release: A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE: AHC) said today that it will release third quarter 2020 financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. A conference call will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. CDT. The conference call will be simultaneously webcast on A. H. Belo Corporation's website at www.ahbelo.com/invest. An archive of the webcast wi more PR

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Oct. 21 (TNSMon) -- Angelo State University issued the following news release: Angelo State University has announced an agreement with U.S. Congressman Mike Conaway for the formation of a new K. Michael Conaway Archive and Exhibit in the ASU Mayer Museum, as well as a $250,000 gift from Conaway to establish the K. Michael Conaway Fellowship Endowment at ASU. The Conaway Archive and Exhibit will be a dynamic, educational and interactive record of Conaway's career, primarily a more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 22 -- Cox Media Group, a media company, issued the following news on Oct. 20: Cox Media Group today announced several promotions within the CMG Houston and San Antonio Radio team. The appointments are effective immediately and build on the great foundation of the Radio team while accelerating the Company's drive to entertain, serve and build its local communities. Johnny Chiang will take the helm as Country Format Leader in addition to his role as Director of Operations fo more PR

WACO, Texas, Oct. 22 (TNSAwa) -- Baylor University issued the following news: Stephen Heyde, The Mary Franks Thompson Professor of Orchestral Studies and Conductor-in-Residence in the School of Music at Baylor University, has received the nationally acclaimed 2020 Arlin G. Meyer Prize in Music Performance from the Lilly Fellows Program. The 2020 Prize was awarded to Heyde for the performance he led of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection" that was presented Feb. 9, 2019, in more PR

WACO, Texas, Oct. 20 -- Baylor University issued the following news: Baylor University researchers and faculty experts were featured in national and local media stories as they shared their thoughts and expertise on the upcoming presidential election, changes to Social Security in 2021, the differences between cultural appreciation and appropriation, and grief in the age of COVID-19. Oct. 11, 2020 The Way of Improvement Leads Home: American History, Religion, Politics, and Academic Life Podca more PR

WACO, Texas, Oct. 21 -- Baylor University issued the following news: Baylor University joined more than 160 universities in the "All IN Campus Democracy Challenge" to push for 100% student voter registration and participation. The Baylor Academy for Leadership Development (ALD) has incorporated students into a voting initiative with student-led charges to the polls each Tuesday of early voting. The initiative began with campus-wide student registration assistance, but Baylor now faces the bigg more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Oct. 23 (TNSMon) -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news release: Centenary College is one of more than 40 colleges and universities in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas where students will benefit from a new $1 million scholarship initiative announced recently by the Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC). The "Focus on the Future" scholarship fund is an effort to reinvest in the future of the communities served by BGC and is a demonstration of the company's c more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 20 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: This year, CenterPoint Energy's Community Safety Grant program awarded nearly 130 grants totaling approximately $260,000 in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas to fund safety-related equipment and projects in local communities. "Safety is one of CenterPoint Energy's core values," said Alicia Dixon, Director of Community Relations for CenterPoint Energy. "Through our Community Partnershi more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (TNSPer) -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news: The directors of the Foundation Board of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism have chosen Stacy-Marie Ishmael, a digital media star who is editorial director of The Texas Tribune, as their next chair. She takes over the role from Founding Dean Emeritus Stephen B. Shepard, who will remain on the board. "The Foundation Board works tirelessly to support the school and more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 20 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) and Concho Resources (NYSE: CXO) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine companies in an all-stock transaction. Under the terms of the transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company, each share of Concho Resources (Concho) common stock will be exchanged for a fixed ratio of  more PR

NORTH BILLERICA, Massachusetts, Oct. 20 -- Curriculum Associates issued the following news release: As part of its support of urban education, Curriculum Associates has partnered with the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) as a sponsor of the 31st annual Green-Garner Award. This year's award recipient, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa of Dallas Independent School District in Dallas, Texas, was selected for this esteemed honor for his strong dedication to the needs of students, profound com more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 21: Today, the Democratic National Committee is announcing a new multilingual print, digital, and radio advertising campaign to reach 1 million AAPI voters in key battleground states and across the country. The ads will reach voters in Chinese, English, Hindi, Korean, Telugu and Urdu, and Vietnamese in national constituency media, including the Korea Times, Nguoi Viet, and World Journal, as well  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 21: Today, the Democratic National Committee is announcing a new ad campaign to reach AAPI voters in Texas. "Democrats are meeting AAPI voters where they are and in the language they speak by making historic investments to ensure AAPIs in Texas and across the country have the information they need to make their plan to vote," said DNC Chair Tom Perez. "The stakes have never been higher -- especia more PR

COMMERCE, Texas, Oct. 24 (TNSPer) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release: Texas A&M University-Commerce President Mark Rudin announced that Dr. Mario Hayek has been appointed as the new dean of the university's College of Business. Hayek has been serving as the college's interim dean since March 2020. Rudin had high praise for Hayek's service to the university. "Dr. Hayek brings innovative ideas and many years of successful leadership experience to this po more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 22 (TNSRes) -- Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: Brain aneurysms affect about one in every 50 Americans and can lead to serious medical emergencies, including stroke, brain damage and death if they burst. Existing treatment options are limited and often invasive, and surgical outcomes can vary widely from person to person. But medical practitioners may be able to improve existing treatment methods and develop new personalized  more PR

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 22 -- ExxonMobil, an international energy company, issued the following news release on Oct. 21: Darren Woods, ExxonMobil's Chairman and CEO, conducted an Employee Forum today and discussed the current state of the oil and gas industry, how the company is managing through this unprecedented period, and the company's future. As a follow-up to the Forum, the following email summarizing his remarks was delivered to all ExxonMobil employees. A message from Darren Woods - Emplo more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 21 (TNSMon) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: The Focus Fund GP, LLC, in partnership with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has launched Cancer Focus Fund, LP, an oncology-focused investment fund designed to support the advancement of compelling investigational cancer therapies from late preclinical development through Phase I and Phase Ib/II clinical trials. Small to midsize biopharmaceutical compani more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 21 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: In March 2020, New York City, an icon of America, was unfortunately named an early epicenter of the novel coronavirus. Now seven months later, America faces a new surge in coronavirus cases and researchers at Texas A&M University hope to provide information and context to help with the battle ahead. Rich Whittle, a doctoral student at Texas A&M, cites in a recent study that by  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 21 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Oct. 20: Attorney General Chris Carr - along with the Department of Justice and ten other state Attorneys General -- today filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to prevent Google from unlawfully maintaining monopolies through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices in the search and search advertising markets. The participating state Attorney more PR

BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. 23 (TNSPer) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Dr. Natalie Tindall, chair of the Department of Communication & Media and associate professor, is one of four new trustees named to serve the Institute of Public Relations. Founded in 1956, the Institute for Public Relations is an independent, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the science beneath the art of public relations(TM). Natalie Tindall, an accredited public relations professional, who teaches public rela more PR

BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. 23 -- Lamar University issued the following news: Dr. Brian Craig, dean of the College of Engineering, along with eight faculty members from the College of Engineering, were given a tour of Tellus Operating Group's West Yellow Creek Field in Laurel, MS. LU's Center for Midstream Management and Science planned the trip to complement research of Dr. Maryam Hamidi, assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Hamidi is leading a deep learning- more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The existence of a tectonic plate called Resurrection has long been a topic of debate among geologists, with some arguing it was never real. Others say it subducted - moved sideways and downward - into the earth's mantle somewhere in the Pacific Margin between 40 and 60 million years ago. A team of geologists at the University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics believes they hav more PR

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSPer) -- Angelo State University issued the following news release: Angelo State University alumnus Will Welch has joined the Board of Trustees for the ASU Foundation, a public, nonprofit organization established to provide financial assistance to ASU, primarily through gifts and earnings on endowed funds. An ASU management graduate, Welch currently serves as CEO of CalTech, an information technology firm based in San Angelo. Right out of college in 1995, he co-fo more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 22 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation is funding a project at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy to identify policies and actions that will facilitate the capture and storage or use of carbon dioxide. The project, led by the Baker Institute's Center for Energy Studies, is bringing together representatives of industry, environmental groups, academia and other stakeholders in what organiz more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 21 -- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued the following news release on Oct. 20: Today, Attorney General Eric Schmitt -- along with the Department of Justice and ten other state Attorneys General -- filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to prevent Google from unlawfully maintaining monopolies through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices in the search and search advertising markets. Other participati more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 24 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter: To: Ms. Holly Rachel Smith, Texas Retail Energy, LLC, 2608 SE J Street, Bentonville, AR 72716 RE: Texas Retail Energy, LLC - Triennial Filing Dear Ms. Smith: Thank you for your recent triennial submittal pursuant to Section 2.D.2 of the New York State Department of Public Service's Uniform Business Practices (UBP). This letter is to inform you that the documentation submitted has b more PR

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 23 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Oct. 22: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) ("Nexstar " or the "Company") announced today that effective November 1, 2020 it will combine its two primary operating subsidiaries, merging Nexstar Digital LLC, and Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. creating a new single operating subsidiary. As part of the corporate streamlining, Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. will be renamed Nexstar In more PR

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 23 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.56 per share of its Class A common stock. The dividend is payable on Friday, November 20, 2020, to shareholders of record on Friday, November 6, 2020. While the Company intends to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, all subse more PR

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Oct. 20 -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: Texas has the most restrictive electoral environment in 2020, and Oregon has the least restrictive voting practices of the 50 states. This is based on a study of the relative "cost of voting" in each of the 50 states, as described in the peer-reviewed Election Law Journal. Click here to read the Issue now. Many states have gone out of their way to reduce the cost of voting and make it more hassle free,  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: U.S. and Italian engineers have demonstrated the first nanophotonic platform capable of manipulating polarized light 1 trillion times per second. "Polarized light can be used to encode bits of information, and we've shown it's possible to modulate such light at terahertz frequencies," said Rice University's Alessandro Alabastri, co-corresponding author of a study published this week in Nature Photonics. "Th more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 22 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: How life works may come down to dumbbell-like bits of DNA. Rice University scientists on a long quest to study the structure and function of chromosomes have found that amid the apparent chaotic state of DNA during interphase, when cells are between divisions, there are pockets of order in the configuration of certain gene-containing regions. These structures, reported in an open-access eLife study, offer a more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 24 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A Joe Biden presidency would "roll back many of the Trump administration's attacks" on immigrants to the United States, but that may not be enough to pacify critics of the Obama administration's immigration policies who seek new protected pathways to citizenship, according to a new brief from an expert at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Kelsey Norman, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Insti more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 23 (TNSRep) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Fossil fuels still receive most of the international government support provided to the energy sector despite their "well-known environmental and public health damage," according to new research from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. "There is evidence that fossil fuel subsidies are socially inequitable, that they encourage smuggling and waste, and distort economies in ways that undermine  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 24 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have developed a new method to isolate specific cells, and in the process found a more robust fluorescent protein. Both the platform and the protein could be highly useful to synthetic biologists and biomedical researchers. They often need to single out cells with specific visual phenotypes like shape or activity determined by their genetic or epi more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 20 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The abstract benefits of biochar for long-term storage of carbon and nitrogen on American farms are clear, and now new research from Rice University shows a short-term, concrete bonus for farmers as well. That would be money. To be precise, money not spent on irrigation. In the best-case scenarios for some regions, extensive use of biochar could save farmers a little more than 50% of the water they now use to grow c more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSAcc) -- Rice University issued the following news release: A public forum for community comments about the Rice University Police Department will be held during a virtual visit to campus conducted by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The commission's virtual visit will be part of a periodic review of RUPD's national accreditation, a top recognition of excellence in public safety. Only 3% of all law enforcement agencies in the Unit more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSPer) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University health economist Vivian Ho has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), which is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. Ho was recognized "for her scholarly work in providing insights on how economic factors and government regulatio more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on Oct. 20: Today, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson -- along with the Department of Justice and ten other state Attorneys General -- filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to prevent Google from unlawfully maintaining monopolies through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices in the search and search advertising markets more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Oct. 23 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Corinna Villar Cole, associate professor in the College of Education, came to Sam Houston State University to make a difference in the lives of underserved Texans. In 2012, Cole began the Bilingual Diagnostician Graduate Certificate program and serves as the program director. The program seeks to fill the significant gap that exists in training bilingual evaluation specialists. These diagnosticians offer uniq more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Oct. 21 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Sam Houston State University's College of Arts and Media hosts "Dateline: Democracy," highlighting a stellar line-up of interviews with national media reporters and professionals during the fall 2020 semester. Previous guests include David Hume Kennerly, the official White House photographer under President Gerald R. Ford and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography and Lesley Stahl, 13-time Em more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Oct. 24 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: From Nov. 1- 13, the Sam Houston State University Common Reader Virtual Book Forum will host a number of opportunities for students, faculty and staff to engage in common intellectual experiences based on the unique stories presented in "American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures." Designed to celebrate the rich cultures, identities and experiences that make up the Bearkat community, the forum wil more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Oct. 20 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Since the start of the pandemic, many industries have had to cut funding, furlough workers, or shutter operations completely due to the economic disruptions caused by COVID-19. However, one rare example of an industry that has seen a boom in revenue and activity, is the gaming industry. While some may have previously dabbled in phone or tablet games such as "Candy Crush," "Farmville" or "Words with Friends,"  more PR

VICTORIA, Texas, Oct. 22 (TNSMon) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: Cuero High School teachers interested in teaching University of Houston-Victoria dual-credit courses now have the opportunity for required UHV graduate courses to be paid for by the Cuero Community Foundation. The foundation recently made a $5,600 donation to a teacher preparation scholarship fund to help Cuero High School teachers meet graduate credit requirements to teach UHV dua more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: COVID-19 has taken a toll on performance venues, many of which have gone dark for the foreseeable future. Professional musicians and students alike are looking for new ways to share their craft with the public, even as a new study from Ricesuggests keeping musicians safe on stage may require more than just social distancing. While the pandemic may present less-than-ideal circumstances for new Shepherd School more PR

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Oct. 23 (TNSRes) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: Associate Professor of Psychology Bryan Neighbors reflects on COVID-19, "the most significant natural disaster to strike humankind in all of our lifetimes." This is the sixth in a series on Southwestern faculty perspectives on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Part 1 focused on biology, part 2 on mathematics, part 3 on economics, part 4 o more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 21 (TNSPer) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. James Hubbard Jr. is among the latest members appointed to serve on the United States Board on Army Research and Development. The board is an independent advisory resource for the U.S. military on topics including research, development, and the application of science and technology in support of military matters. Appointed by the president of the National Academy of Sciences more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 24 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The control of solids formation and their deposition are major flow assurance challenges to design and operate any deepwater production systems of hydrocarbons. One of the most challenging flow assurance issues is the management of wax deposition at low temperature and high-pressure conditions of waxy crude oils, causing operational problems from downhole to the processing facili more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 21 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Researchers from the Texas A&M University College of Engineering, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are improving magnesium alloys' usability, which could mean stronger, lighter vehicles with improved gas efficiency. This collaboration is made possible by the Texas A&M System National Laboratories Office and LANL. Drs.  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following opinion (No. KP-0339): To: Mr. Rakesh Pandey, Montgomery County Auditor, 501 North Thompson, Suite 205, Conroe, Texas 77301 Re: Calculation of the minimum salary of a county court at law judge with twelve or more years of accrued service under subsection 25.0005(a) of the Government Code (RQ-0353-KP) Dear Mr. Pandey: You ask about the calculation of the minimum salary of a county court at law judge with twelve o more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 21 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following opinion (No. KP-0338): To: The Honorable Sharen Wilson, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney, 401 West Belknap , Fort Worth, Texas 76196 Re: Whether an independent school district may enter into a long-term ground lease with a private entity that intends to develop surplus property owned by the district for non-educational purposes, where the expected financial benefit to the district will exceed the current more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following opinion (No. KP-0337): To: The Honorable Donna Campbell, M.D., Chair, Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border, Security, Texas State Senate, Post Office Box 12068, Austin, Texas 78711-2068 Re: Whether Paycheck Protection Program loans are authorized investments under subsection 2256.009(a)(4) the Public Funds Investment Act (RQ-0349-KP) Dear Senator Campbell: You ask whether Paycheck Protection Program loans iss more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following opinion (No. KP-0336): To: Mr. Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner, Texas Department of Banking, 2601 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78705 Re: Whether a professional employer organization that conducts money transmission as defined in the Finance Code is subject to licensure under the Finance Code, notwithstanding licensure as a professional employer organization under the Labor Code (RQ-0348-KP) Dear C more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following opinion (No. KP-0335): To: The Honorable Elmer C. Beckworth, Jr., Cherokee County District Attorney, Post Office Box 450, Rusk, Texas 75785 Re: Whether a search warrant and "warrant return" are subject to disclosure under the Public Information Act, or any other law or regulation of the State of Texas, when there is an ongoing criminal investigation (RQ-0344-KP) Dear Mr. Beckworth: You tell us the Rusk Police De more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 21 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Oct. 20: Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today that Texas is suing Google for engaging in anticompetitive and exclusionary practices that eliminate competition for internet searches and search advertising. Texas is joining the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) and the States of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, and South Carolina in fili more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 21 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton commended the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for granting a stay that preserves critical anti-fraud provisions in the Texas Election Code. The stay halts a district court order that demanded the Texas Secretary of State issue unlawful advisories directing local election officials to forego their duty to ensure that the voter who submits a mail-in ballo more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 21 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Members of the cast of Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Larry David are reuniting to help the Texas Democratic Party in our quest to turn Texas blue. With massive turnout in the first week of early voting, a completely changed electorate in the state of Texas, and Texas Democrats poised to win up and down the ballot, members of the cast of Seinfeld know it's all hands on deck to turn Te more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 24 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 23 by Chair Gilberto Hinojosa: * * * One of the most jarring things that Donald Trump lied about last night was that coronavirus cases were "falling" in Texas. The complete opposite is true: coronavirus cases are rising and our unemployment rate under Donald Trump and Greg Abbott has reached a massive 8.9%. Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement: "The story comi more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 24 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: During the last presidential debate, Donald Trump hit another disgusting low when he disgustingly said "good" when confronted about the fact that his administration cannot locate the parents of 545 children who were separated from their parents. Make no mistake, children have been separated from the parents because of Trump. Children have been kept in cages because of Trump. Children in ICE detention had  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 22: Governor Greg Abbott announced today that Mexico will fulfill its obligations to Texas under the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (1944 Water Treaty), which was signed February 3, 1944. The 1944 Water Treaty obligates Mexico to deliver to United States 1,750,000 acre-feet (AF) of water over a five-year cycle. The current cycle began on October 25, 2015 more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 21 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott appointed Kimberly Kofron and Amber Scanlan to the Texas Early Learning Council for terms to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. The Texas Early Learning Council serves as Texas' state advisory council as required by the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007. The Council utilizes its breadth of stakeholder representation to increase coordination and collaborat more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Russell "Russ" Bartee, Ph.D., Daniel Parrish, and Jeanene Smith to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. Additionally, the Governor named Lisa Merchant, Ph.D. chair of the board. The board licenses and regulates Marriage and Family Therapists in Texas. Russell "Russ" Bartee, Ph.D. of Fort Worth is  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jodie Elder, Ph.D., Vanessa Hall, and Garrett Nerren to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. Additionally, the Governor named Steven Hallbauer chair of the board. The board has licensing, examination, and rulemaking responsibilities in the field of professional counseling. Jodie Elder, Ph.D. of Dallas is more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 23: Governor Greg Abbott today delivered remarks at the future site of Amazon's 700,000 square-foot robotics fulfillment center in Waco. Announced today, the fulfillment center is the largest capital investment in the City of Waco and is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs. The Governor spoke of Texas' business-friendly environment and highlighted the economic success Amazon's investment will brin more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 21 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has been named Best Governor In The Nation in a new study conducted by Laffer Associates, a consulting firm run by Arduin and conservative economists Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore, and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The criteria includes tax policy, overall state spending levels, handling of COVID-19 funds, union regulations, health and welfare spending, school cho more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 21: Governor Greg Abbott today presented the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) National Small Business Person of the Year Award to San Antonio resident Timothy Porter, founder and CEO of Appddiction Studios, LLC. The Governor also presented Porter with a proclamation from the State of Texas to recognize his achievements "I am proud to join the SBA in recognizing Tim Porter as the National Sm more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 22: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) are surging additional medical personnel and equipment to the El Paso region to assist with the community's COVID-19 response. DSHS is deploying over 460 medical personnel to the region this week, and the agencies are sending a Texas Emergency Medical more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 21: Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) today announced the establishment of the Supplementary Special Education Services (SSES) program to connect eligible students with severe cognitive disabilities with additional support for the critical services they require. This student-centered SSES program will help connect Texas families to high-quality, personalized services through a  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 21: The Office of the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD) today announced the winners of the 2020 Lex Frieden Employment Awards. Named for disability rights champion and Texan Lex Frieden, the awards are bestowed upon Texans who have displayed a commitment to empowering their employees, co-workers, and fellow Texans with disabilities. In his 2020 Texas Disability Employment Awaren more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 22: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has secured 2.8 million doses of flu vaccine for the Texas Vaccines for Children Program and the new Adult Influenza Vaccine Initiative. These programs will enhance flu vaccination coverage as part of the state's COVID-19 response by decreasing the number of illnesses, hospitalizations, and fatalities du more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Byron Bradford, Michael Cervone, and David Toogood to the Governor's Committee to Support the Military for terms at the pleasure of the Governor. The committee studies and makes recommendations on how best to maintain and enhance military value at existing military installations in Texas and how best to make Texas a more attractive destination for additional military missio more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: From the top of the ticket to state and local races, there is a lot riding on the November elections. One key topic: Will once reliably Republican Texas continue its shift to supporting Democratic candidates? The University of Houston has experts available to make sense of what's happening. For assistance in reaching these experts, please contact Sara Tubbs, sstubbs2@uh.edu or Jeannie Kever, jekever more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 21 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Health care is a top voter issue this year, and for undocumented immigrants, the barriers to access are many. "The outcome of this election -- including the presidential election, the election in the Senate (where 35 Senate seats are to be decided) and the election of representatives for all 435 congressional districts -- will determine how immigration and health care reform will be addressed in the future," accordin more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 22 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Certain species of snake - think pit vipers, boa constrictors and pythons, among others - are able to find and capture prey with uncanny accuracy, even in total darkness. Now scientists have discovered how these creatures are able to convert the heat from organisms that are warmer than their ambient surroundings into electrical signals, allowing them to "see" in the dark. The work, published in the more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 22 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Welcome to shopping during the coronavirus pandemic: customers clad in masks, slathered with sanitizer and surrounded by signage urging them to avoid close contact. Despite guidelines plastered on the walls and floors of grocery and retail stores encouraging customers to maintain six-feet of physical distance, many do not. A new study by researchers at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton Coll more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: LASIK eye surgery - a laser reshaping of the cornea to improve vision - is one of the most popular elective surgeries in the United States, and a University of Houston professor of biomedical engineering intends to improve upon it by giving surgeons more information about the cornea before they begin. Specifically, Kirill Larin wants to provide measurement of corneal elasticity, a key component of  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 23 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The University of Houston College of Technology has joined Microsoft and other Texas innovation entities in a statewide initiative to bring digital and technical skills to students and the workforce. Part of Microsoft's Accelerate program, the collaboration will create training in innovation skills and digital technology proficiency, along with opportunities for economic recovery in communities impacted by C more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 23 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: A national research center focused on offshore energy has received $9.5 million for workforce training and to develop new technologies and practices that can improve the safety and sustainability of the offshore industry. The Subsea Systems Institute was established in 2015, led by the University of Houston as a collaboration between UH, Rice University and NASA Johnson Space Center to provide indu more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: For hundreds of thousands of years, early humans in the East African Rift Valley could expect certain things of their environment. Freshwater lakes in the region ensured a reliable source of water, and large grazing herbivores roamed the grasslands. Then, around 400,000 years ago, things changed. The environment became less predictable, and human ancestors faced new sources of instability and uncert more PR

DENTON, Texas, Oct. 24 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: A four-year collaboration between a University of North Texas assistant professor and Catholic Charities Fort Worth results in a more efficient way to connect those in need with food pantry locations in Tarrant County. Ronald Schumann, a UNT emergency management and disaster science professor, started working with CCFW in 2016 and incorporated his work with the nonprofit into his Social Vulnerability in  more PR

DENTON, Texas, Oct. 23 (TNSRes) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Haifeng Zhang, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is a co-principal investigator in a new $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. He, along with researchers at Penn State University, will develop and fabricate an in-situ sensor that will be used to assess the quality of the part and material properties of a microstructure during the additive manufacturing proce more PR

DENTON, Texas, Oct. 22 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: A new collaboration between University of North Texas and Merit America, a nonprofit organization helping adults without bachelor's degrees transition into skilled careers, will help students achieve goals to further their education and accelerate their careers. The current economy, COVID-19 and unemployment have created the need for many to acquire new skills that will ensure job retention. UNT's collab more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 22 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: In the early 1990s, Apple Computer extended domestic partner benefits to same-sex couples, locking the tech company in a fight with a Texas county that threatened to withdraw a tax break for a proposed Apple facility. It was national news, highlighting a clear inequity. A doctoral student in business administration at the University of California, Berkeley, Douglas Creed followed the story, fascinated.  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: The virus wreaking havoc on our lives is an efficient infection machine. Comprised of only 29 proteins (compared to our 400,000), with a genome 1/200,000 the size of ours, SARS-CoV-2 is expertly evolved to trick our cells to contribute its machinery to assist in its propagation. In the last few months, scientists have learned a great deal about the mechanics more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 23 (TNSCon) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release on Oct. 22: The University of Texas at Arlington will offer a new Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics, beginning in January 2021. The new degree plan, approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in July, will reside in UTA's College of Business. Radha Mahapatra, chair of the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management (ISOM), said there are very f more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 17 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A civil engineer at The University of Texas at Arlington is determining how to keep transportation construction workers safe during the coronavirus pandemic while ensuring that critical infrastructure systems are properly inspected and maintained. Mohsen Shahandashti, assistant professor of civil engineering, is using a National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research (RAPID) gr more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 23 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The Optical Society (OSA) has named an electrical engineering professor from The University of Texas at Arlington as a fellow. OSA, a professional association of individuals and companies with an interest in optics and photonics, recognized Weidong Zhou "for significant contributions to photonic crystal membrane lasers and hybrid nanomembrane optoelectronics." He is the sixth UTA engineeri more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 24 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: A UT Health San Antonio-University Health System collaborative program that coordinates care of patients who come to the emergency department with breast concerns will be formally evaluated, thanks to a recently awarded grant of $49,965. The support is from the DxQI Seed Grant Program, an initiative of the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine. The purpose  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Stuttering research, training and treatment are expanding at The University of Texas at Austin. The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is establishing the Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research in the Moody College of Communication. It will be an overarching center to expand the current work and vision of Courtney Byrd, who founded and directs the Michael and Tami Lang Stuttering  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 20 (TNSRes) -- The University of New Mexico School of Law issued the following news: New Mexico and Texas have been fighting over water since long before 1974. But that was the year that Texas sued New Mexico in the U.S. Supreme Court over water usage from the Pecos River, leading to a decree in 1988 resolving the case. The dispute over the Pecos River recently returned to the Supreme Court and UNM Law Professor Reed Benson is reporting on it for SCOTUSblog.com. S more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. While advances in cancer diagnoses and treatments are promising, more is needed to address this devastating disease. Earlier this year The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Austin Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, and UT Austin Texas Advanced Computing Cente more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Although COVID-19 has become the top health and research priority around the world, a child is still diagnosed with cancer every two minutes globally. To meet this urgent need, the Stand Up To Cancer and Cancer Research UK's Pediatric Cancer New Discoveries Challenge has awarded grants to three international teams to study aspects of hard-to-treat pediatric ca more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 23 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The Mary Kay Foundation on Oct. 22 announced that UT Health San Antonio is among its 2020 cancer grant recipients. The grants are awarded annually to top accredited research institutions in the United States conducting innovative translational research to better understand cancers that affect women. Zhijie "Jason" Liu, PhD, assistant professor of molecular med more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 20 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: University of Texas at Arlington doctoral students Daniel Palmquist and Vijay Gopal, along with Davide Vigano, a postdoctoral researcher, will study, collaborate and conduct experiments with the Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory group, thanks to a Department of Energy grant. The three are part of Luca Maddalena's research team at UT Arlington's Aerodynamics Research Ce more PR

CANYON, Texas, Oct. 23 (TNSAwa) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: Cynthia Callaham, a graduate student in West Texas A&M University's Department of Communication, earned the Top Student Paper award for "A Metaphoric Analysis of 'West Wing': 20 Hours in America" at the Texas Speech Communication Association conference this month. Callaham and fellow communication graduate students Nicolai Hartling, Amanda Rogers, Drew Stegall and Jackie Keenan-Kingston were honored by havi more PR

CANYON, Texas, Oct. 23 (TNSRes) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: Agriculture professors from West Texas A&M University have secured almost $500,000 in grants to research several projects of vital importance to regional farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service has granted $214,000 to WT's Drs. Lal-Khan Almas, Bridget Guerrero and Craig Bednarz for a three-pronged research project. In one arm of the project, the researchers will study th more PR