AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 7 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * AgriLife Extension launches online 'Principles B4 Practice' course * The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service recently launched Principles B4 Practice, a free, online course that equips landowners, producers and rangeland managers with practical knowledge in soil health, rangeland assessment and grazing management. The course is  more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 7 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * Anchoring the future of offshore wind power * As the race to harness offshore wind power accelerates, a Texas A&M University civil engineering professor is anchoring innovation, literally. Dr. Charles Aubeny, a professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has developed an anchoring system to securely and affordably moor thousands of floating wind turbines in deep ocean wate more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * As Government Shutdown Enters Sixth Week, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Hosts Virtual Town Hall Offering Guidance, Resources to Residents of Texas' Seventh Congressional District * On Thursday, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) hosted a virtual town hall on the federal government shutdown. She was joined by representatives from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and Community more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Violent Juvenile Crime * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the Violent Juvenile Offender Accountability Act, which would make it easier to bring federal criminal charges against certain violent juve more PR

WACO, Texas, Nov. 8 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Board of Regents Receive Progress Update on Baylor in Deeds Strategic Plan Regents approve master's degree in architecture, participate in civil discourse Bridgebuilding exercise with students * During its regular fall meeting, the Baylor University Board of Regents received a progress report on the University's Baylor in Deeds strategic plan from Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D., including the plan's "Bol more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2025: * * * Chairman Arrington Statement on CBO Data Breach Today, House Budget Chairman Arrington released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office's data breach. "A complex foreign actor perpetrated a cyber attack on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The House Budget Committee is working closely with CBO, the House Chief Informatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Keith Self Introduces Foreign Remittance Accountability and Transparency Act * Congressman Keith Self (TX-03) introduced the Foreign Remittance Accountability and Transparency Act, legislation requiring the Comptroller General and the Secretary of the Treasury to investigate and report on foreign government programs that facilitate federal tax evasion. The bill directs a comprehensive study more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Statement on the Announcement of Speaker Pelosi's Retirement * Today, the Office of Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement: "Speaker Pelosi has been the most consequential leader of our time, a history maker, and pillar of unmatched strength, strategy, and brilliance. "Throughout her decades of service, she has guided our nation through som more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Blumenthal, Colleagues' Bill to Aid Recovery of Nazi-Confiscated Art Passes Committee * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Fetterman (D-PA), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Katie Britt (R-AL) released the following statements after the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act, which would aid in t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Van Duyne Introduce Bill to Disrupt Pipeline of Illicit Chinese Vapes, Tobacco Products * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) introduced the Ensuring the Necessary Destruction of (END) Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act, which would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to destroy adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit imported tobacco pro more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 8 -- CrowdStrike Inc., a cybersecurity platform for protecting areas of enterprise risk - endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data, issued the following news on Nov. 7, 2025: * * * CrowdStrike's Fal.Con 2026 Takes Over Mandalay Bay and Launches the Day Zero Threat Summit Record-breaking global demand propels CrowdStrike's flagship event to its biggest stage yet, uniting the world's defenders, innovators, and researchers at cybersecurity's premier conference * Cro more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 7 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Engineered randomness enhances connection speed and precision in next-generation wireless systems * The next generation of wireless communication will move into signal frequencies even higher than those of today's 5G systems, allowing signals to carry vastly more data at much higher speeds. These high-frequency bands, expected to underpin future 6G networks, could support data-hungry technologies such as untet more PR

WACO, Texas, Nov. 7 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Florida State's Richie Leonard IV Leads with Service, and Purpose * On this episode, Florida State offensive lineman Richie Leonard IV shares how he's using football to create positive change in his community. A proud member of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, Leonard's story is one of compassion, leadership, and faith in action. A Leader On and Off the Field As a stand more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 -- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hornblower Wins Dismissal of Creditor Appeal of Bankruptcy Confirmation Plan as Equitably Moot Paul, Weiss secured a significant victory for Hornblower Holdings LLC and its reorganized debtor affiliates when the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted Hornblower's motion to dismiss Argonaut Insurance Company's appeal of the bankruptcy court's ruling confirming Ho more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God's The Black Effect Podcast Network Expands Into Kids & Family Genre Bringing Actress Tika Sumpter's "Adventures of Curiosity Cove" to The Network The series is designed for children and their families, offering a mix of storytelling, educational conversations and social and emotional intelligence * NEW YORK - iHeartMedia and Charlamagne more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 7 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Mapping resilient supply solutions for graphite, a critical mineral powering energy storage: Rice experts' take * Graphite, the primary anode material in lithium-ion batteries, has become central to energy storage technologies and a growing focus of supply chain concerns. Even as graphite demand is rising faster than lithium demand, global production remains highly concentrated and carbon-intensive. A perspe more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 7 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Mexico faces democratic, economic crossroads, Baker Institute's latest Mexico Country Outlook reports * The Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy has released its Mexico Country Outlook 2026, an annual forecast examining the major political, economic and social trends shaping Mexico in the year ahead. The data can provide a strategic edge to investors, b more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- The National Grain and Feed Association issued the following news release: * * * NGFA and key agricultural groups urge swift Senate confirmation of STB nominees The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) joined 17 other agricultural organizations in urging the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee to continue advancing the renomination of Michelle Schultz and the nomination of Richard Kloster to serve on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Pillsbury Positioned to Lead Texas' Nuclear Power Expansion As Texas embarks on a "nuclear renaissance," Pillsbury is poised for significant growth, leveraging one of the nation's largest and most experienced nuclear energy practices, according to a recent Bloomberg Law article. With more than 70 attorneys in its Houston and Austin offices, Pillsbury's nuclear team is expected to enter "growth mode in the nex more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crockett Joins Democrats to Demand Trump Administration Release Withheld SNAP and WIC Funds * Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) joined Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and fellow Democrats in introducing the "Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025", legislation that would stop the Trump administration from illegally withholding funds from food assistance programs that mil more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Troy E. Nehls Applauds Senate Passage of His Bill to Increase Pension for Medal of Honor Recipients * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) released the following statement after his bill, H.R. 695, the Medal of Honor Act, passed the United States Senate: "Today, the United States Senate did good by our nation's highest decorated Veterans by passing my bill, the Medal of Honor Act,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Van Duyne and Senator Cornyn Introduce the END Act to Crack Down on Illegal Vape Imports * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24), Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6) introduced the Ensuring the Necessary Destruction of Illicit Chinese Tobacco (END) Act, to strengthen enforcement tools to block illicit tobacco imports and protect U.S. c more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The University of Texas Health San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * School of Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio awarded $6 million total to study treatment, pain management for oral cancer Three multi-year NIH grants target painful disease with low survival rate * Researchers at the School of Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio, have been awarded three multi-year grants totali more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Sen. Cornyn Introduces Legislation to Hold Mexico Accountable for Lack of Water Deliveries to Texas * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025. The bill strengthens enforcement of the 1944 Water Treaty relating to the utilization of the waters of the Color more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Introduces Legislation to Hold Mexico Accountable for Lack of Water Deliveries to Texas * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Ensuring Predictable and Reliable Water Deliveries Act of 2025. The bill strengthens enforcement of the 1944 Water Treaty relating to the utilization of the waters of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ensure Deportation of Illegal Aliens Who Commit Benefit Fraud * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Deporting Fraudsters Act, which would make defrauding the United States or unlawfully obtaining public benefits as grounds for inadmissibility and deportability under the Immigration and National more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Passes Sen. Cruz Legislation Increasing Pension for Medal of Honor Recipients, Will Now Become Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor in favor of the Monetary Enhancement for Distinguished Active Legends (MEDAL) Act, legislation which he drafted, after which the Senate unanimously passed the more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2025: * * * T.D. Jakes Teams Up With iHeartMedia to Launch "NXT Chapter," A Weekly Podcast Helping to Co-Author New Pages of America's Collective Story Premiering November 14, the weekly iHeartPodcast will feature special guests including Oprah Winfrey, Denzel Washington, Jeezy, Mellody Hobson, Dr. Charles Amos, Sarah Jakes Roberts, Jason Wilson and more * DALLAS - In a cultural momen more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 7 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * The 360: Post-election and America's 2 party system * Voter turnout was significant in Tuesday's off-year election. Democrats claimed two state governorships and California's Proposition 50, which allows the state to redistrict to net more Democrats in the House of Representatives, introduced in response to Texas' efforts to net more Republicans, passed handily. Georgia Kernell, profess more PR

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * University Celebrates Landmark Year of Support, Donors' Impact By Stephanie Ghandour Supporters of The University of Texas at Dallas gathered at the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center on Oct. 23 to recognize record-breaking fundraising over the past year, during which 8,600 individual donors contributed more than $70 million to the University. Together with $90 million in matching funds from the Te more PR

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Medical Scientist Guides AHA's Advanced Life Support 'Playbook' By Stephen Fontenot A University of Texas at Dallas medical scientist in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) played a lead role in formulating the latest recommendations for emergency cardiovascular care used around the world. Dr. Jane Wigginton, a board-certified physician in emergency medicine and in lifestyle med more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * UT Health San Antonio scientist helps shape new traumatic brain injury guidelines Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, affects millions of Americans each year, often resulting in long-term health challenges. New national recommendations are now paving the way for more effective short- and long-term care for patients with TBI. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, a physiatrist with  more PR

TYLER, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * UT System welcomes President Melina R. Kibbe with reception By Cierra Duncan In a night filled with applause, laughter, and heartfelt speeches, The University of Texas System officially welcomed UTHealth Houston's new president and Alkek-Williams Distinguished Chair, Melina R. Kibbe, MD, and her husband, Marco Patti, MD, during a celebratory event Nov. 3 at the Texas Medical Center's TMC3 C more PR