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ACU Walks It Off Against Tarleton State (10)
WACO, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news:
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ACU Walks It Off Against Tarleton State
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Then-No. 2 Tarleton State fought back from a 28-10 deficit in the third quarter to tie the game, 28-28, with 56 seconds left to go, but ACU managed to get into field goal range after a 38-yard pass play and two short runs, allowing Brandon Perez to hit a 47-yard field goal as time expired to give the Wildcats a 31-28 victory. That was more PR
Airbnb hosts Housing Action Coalition's 23rd Annual Housing Heroes Awards (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: BizTravel] -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news:
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Airbnb hosts Housing Action Coalition's 23rd Annual Housing Heroes Awards
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Honoring Policymakers and Advocates Driving Meaningful Solutions to California Housing
On October 21, Airbnb proudly hosted the Housing Action Coalition (HAC)'s 23rd Annual Housing Heroes Awards at its San Francisco headquarters, bringing together elected leaders, nonprofit changemakers, a more PR
An AI tool detected structural heart disease in adults using a smartwatch (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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An AI tool detected structural heart disease in adults using a smartwatch
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Research Highlights:
* An artificial intelligence (AI) tool detected structural heart problems using a single-lead ECG captured by the electrical heart sensor on the back and digital crown of a smartwatch.
* The AI algorithm was tested on single-lead ECGs taken on a smartwatch in a group of 6 more PR
Analyzing 3 biomarker tests together may help identify high heart disease risk earlier (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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Analyzing 3 biomarker tests together may help identify high heart disease risk earlier
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Research Highlights:
* Adults with elevated levels of three biomarkers for heart diseaselipoprotein a (also called Lp(a)), remnant cholesterol and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)had nearly triple the risk of heart attack compared to those without elevated levels.
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Assessing heart-pumping glitch may reduce stroke risk in adults with heart muscle disease (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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Assessing heart-pumping glitch may reduce stroke risk in adults with heart muscle disease
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Research Highlights:
* People with a condition in which protein build up stiffens heart walls - called transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy - were more likely to have a stroke if they also had a mechanical malfunction in the atrial chamber of their heart.
* A noninvasive risk more PR
Cost-share program available to help prevent southern pine beetle threats (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 3 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program:
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Cost-share program available to help prevent southern pine beetle threats
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Texas A&M Forest Service is offering landowners financial and technical assistance through the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program. Applications for this cost-share program are open now and will close on Jan. 31.
The program provides eligible landowne more PR
CrowdStrike 2025 European Threat Landscape Report: Ransomware Hits Region at Record Pace (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4 (TNSrep) -- CrowdStrike Inc., a cybersecurity platform for protecting areas of enterprise risk - endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data, issued the following news on Nov. 3, 2025:
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CrowdStrike 2025 European Threat Landscape Report: Ransomware Hits Region at Record Pace
Europe ranks as second largest eCrime target globally amid intensifying "Big Four" nation-state activity
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CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today released the 2025 European Threat Landscape Repo more PR
CrowdStrike, AWS, and NVIDIA Expand Global Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator to Drive Cloud and Agentic AI Innovation (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 4 -- CrowdStrike Inc., a cybersecurity platform for protecting areas of enterprise risk - endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data, issued the following news on Nov. 3, 2025:
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CrowdStrike, AWS, and NVIDIA Expand Global Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator to Drive Cloud and Agentic AI Innovation
Third annual program expands to startups worldwide, offering mentorship, partnership, and funding opportunities for the next generation of AI-driven cloud security compan more PR
CSU Pueblo Comes From Behind To Beat Western Colorado (10)
WACO, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news:
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CSU Pueblo Comes From Behind To Beat Western Colorado
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Trailing 21-0 in the second quarter, Colorado State-Pueblo scored 24 unanswered points and shutout Western Colorado in the second half to win 24-21. This was the ThunderWolves largest come-from-behind victory in program history. The win moves CSU Pueblo to No. 6 in this week's AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, presented by H more PR
ESPN Events Dick Vitale Invitational Presented by Belk Tips Off This Week with Texas and No. 6 Duke for the Inaugural Men's College Basketball Event in Charlotte (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Nov. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN Events Dick Vitale Invitational Presented by Belk Tips Off This Week with Texas and No. 6 Duke for the Inaugural Men's College Basketball Event in Charlotte
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* Texas vs. Duke Tips Off Inaugural Event at Spectrum Center
* Annual Event Will Honor One of the Sport's Most Iconic Voices and Ambassadors
The 2025-26 men's college basketball season tips off this wee more PR
Exposure to more artificial light at night may raise heart disease risk (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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Exposure to more artificial light at night may raise heart disease risk
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Research Highlights
* Higher levels of exposure to artificial light at night were linked to increased stress-related activity in the brain, inflamed arteries and a higher risk of heart disease, according to a small study of adults in Boston.
* Nighttime light pollution appeared to affect heart more PR
Federal Judge Rules Against Connecticut Teacher who Displayed Crucifix at her Workspace (10)
PLANO, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release:
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Federal Judge Rules Against Connecticut Teacher who Displayed Crucifix at her Workspace
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New Britain, CT Today, the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut upheld a public school's punishment of 30-year veteran teacher Marisol Arroyo-Castro for refusing to remove a small c more PR
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear CCIA's Challenge to Restrictive Texas Internet Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release:
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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear CCIA's Challenge to Restrictive Texas Internet Law
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Washington - Oral argument will be heard today in the Computer & Communications Industry Association's First Amendment challenge to Texas HB18, a social media law known as the SCOPE Act. CCIA and its co-plaintiff NetChoice will argue that the Texas law unc more PR
Finalized Rule Advances Long-Overdue Reforms to Improve Payment Accuracy and Strengthen Primary Care in Medicare (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Arnold Ventures (formerly the Laura and John Arnold Foundation) issued the following news:
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Finalized Rule Advances Long-Overdue Reforms to Improve Payment Accuracy and Strengthen Primary Care in Medicare
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Washington, D.C. (November 3, 2025 ) - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS ) finalized policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule ( PFS ) and other Medicare Part B issues. Changes will become more PR
HACU holds the International Plenary of its 39th Annual Conference (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release:
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HACU holds the International Plenary of its 39th Annual Conference
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The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities held the International Plenary, "Higher Education as a Catalyst for Leadership, Innovation, and Economic Prosperity," on Nov. 3, 2025.
The plenary's panel discussion was moderated by Emma Grace Hernandez Flores, Ph.D., presi more PR
Halliburton Launches LOGIX Unit Vitality to Advance Cementing Operations (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 4 -- Halliburton Co., a provider of products and services to the energy industry, issued the following news release:
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Halliburton launches LOGIX unit vitality to advance cementing operations
Artificial intelligence-powered platform delivers actionable insights that improve equipment readiness, reduce downtime, and optimize operational efficiency
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Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) released LOGIX unit vitality, in addition to the LOGIX automation and remote operations family more PR
Healthy lifestyle combined with newer diabetes medications lowered cardiovascular risk (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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Healthy lifestyle combined with newer diabetes medications lowered cardiovascular risk
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Research Highlights:
* For people with Type 2 diabetes, following at least six healthy lifestyle habits when taking GLP-1 RA medications can lower their risk of heart attack, stroke, hospital visits due to cardiovascular disease and death, more than medication alone or healthy lifes more PR
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Toyota Tacoma H2-Overlander Concept Can Charge Your Buddy's EV in the Great Outdoors and Filters Water, Too (10)
PLANO, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news:
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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Toyota Tacoma H2-Overlander Concept Can Charge Your Buddy's EV in the Great Outdoors and Filters Water, Too
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The ultimate overlanding Toyota Tacoma concept makes 547 horsepower, treads lightly with its hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric powertrain and emits usable water
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 3, 2025) - Like any responsible camper, the Toyota Tacoma H2-Overlander more PR
IHeartMedia's My Cultura Podcast Network Launches 'Sacred Lessons With Mike De La Rocha,' A Transformative New Podcast Redefining What It Means to Be a Man (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Nov. 3, 2025:
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iHeartMedia's My Cultura Podcast Network Launches "Sacred Lessons with Mike de la Rocha," A Transformative New Podcast Redefining What It Means to Be a Man
Host de la Rocha will be joined each week by special guests including comedian Jerry Garcia, singer/songwriter Aloe Blacc, author Luis J. Rodriguez and more
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LOS ANGELES -- iHeartMedia, the No. 1 podcast publisher glob more PR
In Support of LGBTQ Texans, the Texas Office of Public Citizen Directs a Colorful Message at Gov. Abbott (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release:
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In Support of LGBTQ Texans, the Texas Office of Public Citizen Directs a Colorful Message at Gov. Abbott
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AUSTIN, Texas In response to Gov. Greg Abbott's demand that cities remove rainbow crosswalks or face road funding cuts, the Texas office of Public Citizen, located a few blocks from the governor's mansion, is supporting LGBTQ Texans and sending a message to the governor.
The windows of more PR
Indoor hydroponic gardening improves mental health and quality of life for cancer patients (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 3 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news:
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Indoor hydroponic gardening improves mental health and quality of life for cancer patients
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Indoor hydroponic gardening a method of growing plants using nutrient-rich water instead of soil could help cancer patients develop better mental health, eat a healthier diet and enjoy a better overall quality of life.
These findings come from a pilot case-crossover study led by researchers at the Texas A&M Univ more PR
Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference inspires new partnerships for sustainable change (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference inspires new partnerships for sustainable change
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At the 2025 Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference, held Oct. 27-28 at Rice University, leaders from academia, medicine, public health and policy converged to tackle one of the most urgent challenges in health care: how to ensure that innovations not only reach the communities that need them most but also endure more PR
Joe Gibbs Racing Wins 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Owner's Championship (10)
PLANO, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news:
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Joe Gibbs Racing Wins 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Owner's Championship
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No. 19 GR Supra team claims seventh owner's championship for team and Toyota
AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 3, 2025) - With a runner-up finish by Aric Almirola on Saturday evening at Phoenix Raceway, the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) team captured the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) owner's championship. This owner's t more PR
KBR Joint Venture Brown & Root Industrial Services to Acquire Specialty Welding and Turnarounds (SWAT) (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: BizConsulting] -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release:
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KBR Joint Venture Brown & Root Industrial Services to Acquire Specialty Welding and Turnarounds (SWAT)
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HOUSTON - November 3, 2025 - KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that its joint venture, Brown & Root Industrial Services, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Specialty Welding and Turnarounds (SWAT), a leading provide more PR
Lamar University: Valero's Lasting Partnership Fuels Success for Engineering Students (10)
BEAUMONT, Texas, Nov. 4 -- Lamar University issued the following news:
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Valero's lasting partnership fuels success for engineering students
By Kristen Baker
In 2009, Valero pledged $1 million to endow the Valero Scholarship in Engineering at Lamar University. Since its creation, 153 students have received the award, with $641,135 distributed to engineering students to date.
Valero's commitment to supporting future engineers continues to make an impact--both financially and through ment more PR
Long-term use of melatonin supplements to support sleep may have negative health effects (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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Long-term use of melatonin supplements to support sleep may have negative health effects
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Research Highlights:
* A review of 5 years of health records for more than 130,000 adults with insomnia who had used melatonin for at least a year found they were more likely to be diagnosed with heart failure, require hospitalization for the condition or die from any cause.
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Low-dose aspirin linked to lower cardiovascular event risk for adults with Type 2 diabetes (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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Low-dose aspirin linked to lower cardiovascular event risk for adults with Type 2 diabetes
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Research Highlights:
* Adults with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and at moderate or high risk of cardiovascular disease who took low-dose aspirin were less likely to experience a serious cardiovascular event, including a heart attack, stroke or death, than peers who did not take aspirin more PR
Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 92-Room Home2 Suites Property in Houston (10)
ENCINO, California, Nov. 4 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release:
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Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 92-Room Home2 Suites Property in Houston
HOUSTON, Nov. 3, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a 92-room Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel property in Houston, Texas.
"Following a highly competitive marketing process, more PR
Mount Union Continues Their Dominance (10)
WACO, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news:
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Mount Union Continues Their Dominance
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Mount Union drew one step closer to clinching their 36 th Ohio Athletic Conference title and possibly ninth in a row after beating Capital, 65-17. The Purple Raiders scored 38 unanswered points in the second half to run away with their eighth win of the season. Mount Union remains No. 2 in the AFCA Division III Coaches Poll, presented by more PR
New effort launched to support earlier diagnosis, treatment of aortic stenosis (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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New effort launched to support earlier diagnosis, treatment of aortic stenosis
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DALLAS, November 3, 2025 People living with aortic stenosis (AS) could gain earlier access to innovative care and treatment thanks to a new effort from the American Heart Association designed to boost clinical trial participation and speed diagnosis of this common but underdiagnosed heart valv more PR
Optimal cardiovascular health among people with Type 2 diabetes may offset dementia risk (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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Optimal cardiovascular health among people with Type 2 diabetes may offset dementia risk
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Research Highlights:
* Optimal cardiovascular health, based on the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 metrics, may decrease the risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia for adults with Type 2 diabetes.
* Among adults with both Type 2 diabetes and a high genet more PR
Quick CPR from lay rescuers can nearly double survival for children after cardiac arrest (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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Quick CPR from lay rescuers can nearly double survival for children after cardiac arrest
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Research Highlights:
* Initiating CPR within the first five minutes after cardiac arrest can nearly double the chances of survival for children, according to preliminary research analyzing data for more than 10,000 children from a U.S. registry of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. more PR
Rep. Doggett: Half-empty tables for working Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Doggett: Half-empty tables for working Americans
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Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration choosing not to fully fund SNAP benefits:
"Following public outcry and intervention from the courts, Trump is being forced to do a little to stop the hunger crisis he tried to create. He used his full aut more PR
Rep. Van Duyne Reintroduces Bill to Prioritize Mothers Over Abortion (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Van Duyne Reintroduces Bill to Prioritize Mothers Over Abortion
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Rep. Van Duyne (R-TX-24) reintroduced the Caring for Mothers Act of 2025 to empower pregnant mothers who choose adoption over abortion.
The Caring for Mothers Act would give women access to healthcare by allowing families who are adopting a newborn child to put the pregnant mother onto the adopting parents' insurance plan durin more PR
Rice mechanical engineers turning everyday fabrics into new channel of communication (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 3 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice mechanical engineers turning everyday fabrics into new channel of communication
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When Rice University doctoral candidate Barclay Jumet first launched a high school business designing, making and selling bow ties learning to sew on his mother's college sewing machine he never imagined that same skill set would one day help him reinvent how people communicate. Today alongside adviser Daniel J. Preston, Jum more PR
Roy Op-Ed In The Federalist: Mamdani's Rise Signals The Islamic Revolution Remaking The United States (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
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Roy Op-Ed In The Federalist: Mamdani's Rise Signals The Islamic Revolution Remaking The United States
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November 3, 2025
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) published an op-ed in The Federalist (link is external), issuing a warning about the advancement of the "Islamic cultural revolution" behind Zohran Mamdani, who is running to be the mayor of New York more PR
Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee Sets Nov. 5 Nomination Hearing For NTSB Member, STB Members (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on Nov. 6, 2025, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building:
Nominees:
* Mr. John Deleeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board
* Mr. Richard Kloster, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board
* Ms. Michelle Schultz, of Pennsylvania, to continue as a Member of the Surface Transportation Boar more PR
University of Texas Health Science Center: Ask the Expert - How to Overcome the 'Holiday Blues' (10)
TYLER, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center issued the following news:
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Ask the Expert: How to overcome the 'holiday blues'
By Jennifer Bahrman, licensed psychologist and assistant professor, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
Welcome to "Ask the Expert," a new UTHealth Houston newsroom series where our leading physicians examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we address how to manage the stress of the holiday season.
With the holiday s more PR
UTRGV School of Medicine Launches Neurology Residency Program to Address Growing Healthcare Needs in the Rio Grande Valley (10)
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley issued the following news:
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UTRGV School of Medicine launches Neurology Residency program to address growing healthcare needs in the Rio Grande Valley
By Heriberto Perez-Zuniga
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS - NOV. 3, 2025 - In the Rio Grande Valley, where multigenerational households are common and access to specialty care is limited, neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease often affect not more PR
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