HOUSTON, Texas, June 24 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * ACLU of Texas, SEAT Will Sue Over S.B. 12 - Texas Law that Prohibits Programs and Discussions Involving Race, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation in K-12 Schools AUSTIN, Texas -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas (ACLU of Texas) and Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) announced today that they will sue to challenge unconstitutional aspects of Se more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Air Force leaders spark cyber collaboration at 2025 Cyber Symposium * KERRVILLE, Texas - Two senior leaders from the 502d Communications Squadron at Joint base San Antonio-Lackland brought the voice of the warfighter and the power of cyber readiness to center stage during the 2025 Cyber Symposium at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas.  Lt. Col. Gilbe more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, June 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news: * * * Air Force selects 7,884 in technical sergeant promotion cycle; list posts June 26 Air Force officials selected 7,884 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant out of 30,776 eligibles for a selection rate of 25.62 percent in the 25E6 promotion cycle. Senior Raters will be granted access to the select lists via the Virtual Enlisted Promotion Release (EPROM) applicat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Statement on Strikes Against Iranian Nuclear Facilities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement in response to the United States' precision strikes against the Iranian regime's key nuclear facilities: "Israel is a longstanding, strategic, and democratic ally in the Middle East. Any threat to its existence is a threat to America's more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * AAJC Rejects the Signing of Discriminatory Land Law in Texas Washington, D.C. -- On Sunday, June 22, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 17 (S.B. 17) into law. The measure seeks to prohibit individuals and entities from certain designated countries deemed to be risks to national security--including China--from acquiring property interests such as leases, owning home more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 24 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Man up this Men's Health Month by taking charge of your health Men should prioritize their health year-round but often neglect annual checkups and necessary screenings. This Men's Health Month, a Baylor College of Medicine expert encourages men to put their wellbeing first. "All men should be aware of the four major chronic diseases that significantly contribute to illness and early death as they age: more PR

WACO, Texas, June 24 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Secret Specialists: Leopard Seals Are Reshaping Antarctica's Ecosystem Baylor-led study challenges assumptions about apex predators By Kelly Craine While leopard seals have long been labeled as dietary generalist predators, a new study led by researchers at Baylor University reveals that these Antarctic apex predators are anything but uniform in their feeding behavior. In fact, most individual leopard seals  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Bills To Prevent Wildfires Sparked by Oil and Gas Field Power Lines Signed into Law * AUSTIN, Texas -- A package of bills that will eliminate what state investigators called a regulatory "no man's land" that allows for faulty oil and gas field power equipment to go unaddressed, creating the type of hazard blamed for starting the worst wildfires in Texas history, were signed into law by the go more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan, Bicameral Health Leaders Introduce Bill to Strengthen Veteran Health Care & Stop Waste * Contact: Alexis.Torres@mail.house.gov (link sends email) Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representatives Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC), member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, Mark Takano (D-CA), Ranking Mem more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Veasey On Trump's Decision to Strike Iran to Boost His Political Standing WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Veasey released the following statement regarding Trump's decision to unilaterally launch strikes against Iran without Congressional authorization: "The Constitution is clear: only Congress has the authority to declare war. No president -- not even Donald Trump -- can unilaterally launc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Joins Legislation to Ban Assault Weapons * This month, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representative Lucy McBath's (GA-6) Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. This legislation would ban certain semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity gun magazines, and is supported by 165 other Members of Congress, including 41 Senators. "Weapons of war have no place in our neig more PR

YONKERS, New York, June 24 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports applauds Texas governor for signing Right to Repair bill into law Austin, TX --Consumer Reports applauds the Texas governor for signing HB 2963 into law. The legislation will require manufacturers of consumer electronics worth more than $50 to provide replacement parts, tools, and repair documentation to consumers and independent repair providers. Texas is now the eighth state with a digi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 23 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * Despite the L.A. Fires, Texas Outpaced California in 2025 Q1 Insurance Claims * WASHINGTON - The tragic and historic wildfires in Los Angeles this past January have driven the cost of insurance claims upward in 2025, but even with that event, California still did not lead the nation in the first quarter of the year in overall claims. That honor w more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 23 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * New Documentary Series Shines Spotlight on America's Trucking Industry * Washington -- Trucking on the open road has long been a symbol of freedom, opportunity, and resolve. Now, a new documentary series titled DRIVEN shines a spotlight on the dedicated professionals behind the wheel who keep our nation rolling through good times and bad--and the millions mor more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * DOD will pass audit by 2028, comptroller confirms * WASHINGTON - The Marine Corps has already passed a financial audit, and the Defense Department has until 2028 to do the same, the department's comptroller said on June 18 during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington.  "The first day we came in, [the audit] was one of the first more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 23 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Fireworks Can Scare Animals to Death: PETA Shares Tips on Protecting Cats and Dogs in El Paso This Fourth of July * El Paso, Texas - Every Fourth of July, fireworks displays send frightened cats and dogs scrambling to climb, break, or dig their way out of wherever they are in a frantic attempt to escape the chaos--and shelters across the country are inundated more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 24 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Future planning will benefit NMSU engineering students Ron Williams grew up in the thick of America's space race, a scrappy Philadelphia kid captivated by astronauts and space. He vividly remembers the first humans launched into space in 1961, President John F. Kennedy's moonshot challenge, and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the moon in 1969. Years later, Williams would join NA more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, issued the following news release: * * * GIFFORDS celebrates gun safety wins as Texas legislative session comes to a close WASHINGTON -- GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, celebrated important wins for gun safety in the Lone Star State as the session draws to a close. GIFFORDS played a critical role in securing $2 million  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Hegseth, Caine laud success of U.S. strike on Iran nuke sites * WASHINGTON - During a press conference at the Pentagon June 22, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauded the success of the U.S. Central Command's overnight strike on three Iranian nuclear facilities.  Dubbed "Operation Midnight more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- 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

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-Texas Volunteers Back on the Doors as Texas Delivers Historic Property Tax Relief * Austin, TX - This past weekend, Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) volunteers returned to neighborhoods across the state, talking with Texans about the growing burden of rising property taxes. As local governments continue to overspend and pass the cost on to homeowners, T more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Williams Introduces Bill to Protect Freedom of Speech WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last Congress, the House Committee on Small Business launched an in-depth investigation into the Biden Administration's abuse of taxpayer dollars to restrict the free speech of small businesses. Last week--as a result of the investigation--Chairman  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Johnson Statement on U.S. Strikes on Iran WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Julie Johnson (TX-32), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. "President Trump is leading our nation down a dangerous road with no clear objective," said Johnson. "One tactical success does not guarantee a strategic victory, and at this more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 24 -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation issued the following news release: * * * New Journalism Curriculum Module Teaches Digital Security for Border Journalists Module Developed by EFF, Freedom of the Press Foundation, and University of Texas, El Paso Guides Students Through Threat Modeling and Preparation * A new college journalism curriculum module teaches students how to protect themselves and their digital devices when working near and across the U.S.-M more PR

NEW YORK, June 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Condemns Passage of Texas Senate Bills 12 and 37 * On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bills 12 and 37 (SB 12 and SB 37), which are two bills that significantly risk censorship and restrictions of accurate and inclusive programs and curriculum in K-12 and higher education. SB 12 bans diversity, equity, and inclusion in K-12 schools, and  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 23 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Long COVID as an accountability story: Ideas and reporting tips from experts * Covering long COVID as an accountability story: Story ideas and reporting tips from experts * Moderator: Betsy Ladyzhets, founder and co-editor, The Sick Times * Alison Cohen, assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, University of California San Francisco * Miles Griff more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc., an investment advisory firm company, issued the following news release: * * * LPL Financial Reports Monthly Activity for May 2025 SAN DIEGO - June 23, 2025 - LPL Financial LLC ("LPL Financial"), a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) (the "Company"), today released its monthly activity report for May 2025. Total advisory and brokerage assets at the end of May were $1.85 trillion, an increase of $66.6 bil more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Near-perfect defects in 2D material could serve as quantum bits * Scientists across the world are working to make quantum technologies viable at scale an achievement that requires a reliable way to generate qubits, or quantum bits, which are the fundamental units of information in quantum computing. Arka Chatterjee, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Rice electrical engineer Shengxi Huang and a first au more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Physicists confirm elusive quantum spin liquid in new study * An international team of scientists led by Rice University's Pengcheng Dai has confirmed the existence of emergent photons and fractionalized spin excitations in a rare quantum spin liquid. Published in Nature Physics on June 19, their findings identify the crystalline compound cerium zirconium oxide (Ce2Zr2O7) as a clear, 3D realization of this ex more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tony Gonzales Questions AG Bondi on Terrorism Threat: "American Lives are at Risk" * Click here to watch WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science hearing, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi on ongoing threats to Americans stemming from terrorist organizations. Transcript lightly ed more PR

NEW YORK, June 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Republican Governor Greg Abbott Signs Budget Including $2 Million in Funding for Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Programs in the State * Announcement Comes Weeks After DOJ Slashes Federal Funding for CVI Groups AUSTIN, Tex.-- The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice recruits biophysicist to boost cancer research efforts * Rice University's Department of Chemistry will soon welcome Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede, who will enhance the university's research efforts in biophysics when she joins the faculty as a professor July 1, backed by a $6 million recruitment grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). Rice's Department of Chemistry will  more PR

WACO, Texas, June 23 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Skills & Drills | Elijah Hodge | Linebackers * Elijah Hodge is the former Inside Linebackers coach at the University of South Dakota. Before joining South Dakota, Hodge held various roles at Sarasota County School District, Roxbury Prep Charter, Muriel Snowden International School, and Phoenix Charter Academy. In 2021, he founded Linebacker Performance, a program designed to  more PR

TYLER, Texas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Stroke risk is increased in women who experience any of five common pregnancy complications, according to UTHealth Houston research By Taylor Medlin Women who experienced any of five common pregnancy complications, including gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, faced a higher risk of stroke even decades after giving birth, according to a new study by researchers at UTHealth Hous more PR

DALLAS, Texas, June 23 [Category: Medical] -- Susan G. Komen, an organization that says it addresses breast cancer on fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives, posted the following news: * * * Susan G. Komen Invests Nearly $11 Million to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Breast Cancer Research * Grants Drive Lifesaving Advances in Metastatic Research, Precision Medicine and Health Equity As Funding Challenges Grow DALLAS - Susan G. Komen, the world' more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 23 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI advancing fuel cell testing for more efficient hydrogen-powered vehicles * Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed new methods for evaluating the performance and efficiency of fuel cell technology in hydrogen-powered vehicles without the need for test tracks or dynamometers.  SwRI has created a novel controller system for hydrogen-powered vehicles that g more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 23 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI, UT Austin advance use of sCO2 foam for improved oil recovery and carbon sequestration * June 23, 2025 -- Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) have evaluated a promising approach to improve long-term carbon storage in depleted oil and gas reservoirs. The team proposes using foam-entrapped supercritical carbon dioxide ( more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 23 [Category: BizAerospace] -- American Airlines posted the following news: * * * Tell Me Why: 'Modernizing our digital customer experience' -- Ganesh Jayaram * Season 8, episode 2 of the Tell Me Why podcast is now available on YouTube and all major podcasting platforms. In the latest episode of Tell Me Why, Chief Digital and Information Officer Ganesh Jayaram joins Chief Communications Officer Ron DeFeo to discuss the critical role IT plays in enhancing the operati more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 24 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Your Smartwatch Might Know You're Sick Before You Do -- And It Might Help Stop Pandemics Texas A&M research shows wearable health tech can detect infections like COVID-19 and flu within hours -- enabling faster isolation, treatment and prevention. By Courtney Price Smartwatch features that measure heart rates, oxygen levels, fitness levels and sleep quality have been marketed as valuable tools  more PR

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, June 24 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release: * * * Texas governor signs bill protecting student 'released time' for religious instruction The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's signing of SB 1049, a bill that protects the right of parents to have their child briefly excused  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * TPPF Applauds Establishment of a Right to Repair This weekend, Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 2963, establishing a Right to Repair for consumers who purchase personal electronic equipment across the state. We would like to thank Senator Bob Hall and Representative Giovanni Capriglione for their hard work in getting this important piece of legislation across the finish line. "When Texans buy  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * TPPF Celebrates Historic Passage of SB 8, Strengthening Immigration Enforcement Statewide The Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds the Texas Legislature and Governor Abbott for the passage of Senate Bill 8, landmark legislation that mandates participation in federal immigration enforcement programs for sheriff's departments in counties that operate a jail or contract with a private vendor  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Researchers unearth big possum that lived around 60 million years ago in Texas' Big Bend National Park They say everything's bigger in Texas. And that appears to be true, at least in the case of a group of ancient near-marsupials scientists call Swaindelphys. Paleontologists from the University of Kansas have described for the first time a species of Swaindelphys discovered in Texas' Big Bend Nati more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed changes for fiscal 2026 regarding the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and related quality programs. With a longstanding reputation as a premier cancer care institution, MD Anderson emphasizes the critical need for certain quality measures in their communication to CMS. Kabby Thompson, vice president of Payor Strategies at MD Ander more ST

DALLAS, Texas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Gene editing treats smooth muscle disease in preclinical model UTSW findings could lead to therapies for rare syndrome linked to inherited vascular conditions, other health problems * DALLAS - June 23, 2025 - Using gene editing in a preclinical model, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center blocked the symptoms of a rare smooth muscle disease before they deve more PR

DALLAS, Texas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Gene-editing system targets multiple organs simultaneously Tool developed at UT Southwestern corrects mutation that affects the liver and lungs in model of rare genetic disease * DALLAS - June 18, 2025 - A gene-editing delivery system developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers simultaneously targeted the liver and lungs of a preclinical model of a rare more PR

GALVESTON, Texas, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * UTMB Study Suggests Combination Thyroid Therapy May Reduce Dementia and Mortality Risk in Hypothyroidism A major new study led by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch suggests that standard treatment for hypothyroidism may not fully protect patients from long-term risks such as dementia and premature death--even when thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels ar more PR