HOUSTON, Texas, June 20 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Bureau of Shipping posted the following news release: * * * ABS Chairman and CEO Urges Greek Maritime Leaders to Align Strategy with Regulation, Technology, and Safety * Global Safety Leadership, ABS Fleet Growth, Potential of Nuclear Technology and the Cost of Compliance Lead the Discussion at ABS Hellenic Meeting (ATHENS) "Every owner's playbook needs to keep a line of sight on three things - regulation, technology readin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * As President Trump Wages Trade Wars, Congresswoman Fletcher, Congresswoman Pettersen, and Members of the Democratic Women's Caucus Urge Administration To Investigate Impact of Tariffs that Disproportionately Harm Women * This week, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led 19 of their Democratic Women's Caucus colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Applauds USDA Secretary's Strategy to Combat New World Screwworm WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) issued the following statement after USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a five-pronged plan to combat New World screwworm that includes a sterile fly  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Houston and Attorney Dalia Moftah Call for Immediate Release of Palestinian Asylum Seeker Indefinitely Detained in Texas by ICE * The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) and immigration attorney Dalia Moftah today demanded that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately release Mohamed Abushanab, a Pale more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP arrests Burmese citizen wanted in Texas on felony domestic violence charges * BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo, Peace Bridge border crossing, arrested a citizen of Burma who is a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States, on an arrest warrant out of Harris County, Texas. On June 18, CBP office more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 19, 2025: * * * Chairman Arrington Responds to 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds released the 2025 reports on the current and projected financial status of the two respective programs. The reports emphasize the dire financial state of our nation's most vital retir more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2025: * * * Chairman Williams Introduces the Protect the First Amendment Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, introduced the Protect the First Amendment Act, which would end the ability of the federal government to circumvent the first amendment by restricting funding t more PR

DALLAS, Texas, June 21 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Chambers Associate Guide 2025 Recognizes Hunton as a Leading Firm for Associates Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP was recognized among the leading law firms in the 2025 associate satisfaction survey conducted by Chambers Associate. The annual interview-based research invites associates from the nation's leading law firms to answer questions covering every aspect of law firm life, from their initial views on t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Lujan, Gonzales Bill to Expand, Preserve Big Bend National Park Passes Senate Unanimously * HOUSTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) released the following statements after the Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act, which would authorize the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) to acquire around 6,100 acres of land along the western  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Senate Democrats Press Trump Administration to Resume Processing DACA Applications * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to urge the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to resume processing applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, following a Fift more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 21 -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release: * * * KBR Announcement on HomeSafe Alliance Global Household Goods Contract HOUSTON, June 20, 2025 - HomeSafe Alliance, a KBR (NYSE: KBR) Joint Venture, informed us on June 18, 2025, that U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) has terminated HomeSafe's role in the Global Household Goods Contract, a contract designed to improve the moving system for military  more PR

NEW YORK, June 20 -- Savills Inc., a real estate firm, issued the following news release: * * * LeadsOnline Nearly Doubles Headquarters at Legacy Town Center II The global provider of data, analysis and ballistic tools for law enforcement agencies will remain in place and expand onto a full floor * DALLAS (June 18, 2025) - Savills oversaw the real estate plan for LeadsOnline's Texas-based headquarters. The investigative technology company will remain in its current 14,992-square-foot space  more PR

IRVING, Texas, June 20 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar Media Group Shareholders Approve All Proposals at 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting * IRVING, Texas (June 20, 2025) - Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) ("Nexstar" or "the Company") announced that at its 2025 Annual Shareholders' Meeting shareholders voted to: * Elect all nominees to Nexstar's Board of Directors; * Affirm the execut more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 21 (TNSrpt) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Analysis: Government-Funded R&D Leads To Long-Term Economic Growth Texas A&M University research shows that federal science funding drives U.S. productivity and innovation. By Emma Lawson From telecommunication satellites to breakthrough medicines, government-funded research and development, or R&D, has tangible results that have improved lives around the world. Not only does this research fu more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 21 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Tech-driven rice and bioenergy research expands at Beaumont Yang leads cutting-edge work to boost productivity and sustainability with digital technology By Kay Ledbetter A future where the rice crop uses less water and thrives with lower inputs is coming into sharper focus at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Texas Man Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Related Offenses in Connection with Alleged Operation of Trucking Companies * WASHINGTON - An indictment was unsealed on Wednesday in Houston charging a Texas man with offenses related to the alleged operation of illegal and unsafe trucking companies. According to court documents, Shaquan Jelks, 48, of Houston, managed and control more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 20 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * TXGLO and TPPF Submit Comments to U.S. Department of Interior on Regulatory Changes Related to the Golden-Cheeked Warbler The Texas General Land Office (TXGLO) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) have submitted a comment regarding the Golden-Cheeked Warbler in response to a Regulatory Reform Request for Information from the U.S. Department of the Interior. The comment urges the Depa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Agreement with Texas to Help State Build Projects Faster * Agreement serves as a model for other States to accelerate construction on critical road and bridge infrastructure WASHINGTON -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has an agreement with the Texas Department of Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Agreement with Texas to Help State Build Projects Faster * Agreement serves as a model for other States to accelerate construction on critical road and bridge infrastructure WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has an agre more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Strong Support for Secretary Rollins' Plan to Combat the New World Screwworm * (Washington, D.C., June 20, 2025) -- Following U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins' announcement of a five-pronged strategy to combat the spread of the New World Screwworm (NWS), elected leaders and industry stakeholders praised the policy agenda. Agriculture and Government Leaders more PR