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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Texas Newsletter for 2025-11-12 ( 30 items )  
'Align your passion with your vocation': Alvarez honored with Benjamin Franklin Medal in Civil Engineering (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 11 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * 'Align your passion with your vocation': Alvarez honored with Benjamin Franklin Medal in Civil Engineering * Rice University's Pedro J.J. Alvarez, a world leader in environmental nanotechnology and water sustainability, has been awarded the 2026 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Civil Engineering, one of the oldest and most prestigious science and engineering honors in the United States. Alvarez, the George R. Bro more PR

Adrian enters AFCA Top 25 for first time since 2012 (10)
WACO, Texas, Nov. 11 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Adrian enters AFCA Top 25 for first time since 2012 * It took 13 years, but Adrian is back in the AFCA Division III Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl. Down 21-7 to Trine after the first quarter, the Bulldogs scored the next 37 points, winning in a runaway, 44-21. The win moved Adrian to 8-1 overall and 5-1 in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association play, making next Satur more PR

Aramark Honors Service Members Through SHFM "We Care" Campaign (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 12 -- ARAMARK, a provider of food, facilities, refreshments, hospitality and supply chain services, issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2025: * * * Aramark Honors Service Members Through SHFM "We Care" Campaign In celebration of Veterans Day this year, Aramark proudly participated in the Society for Hospitality and Foodservice Management (SHFM) We Care Campaign, an initiative that sends care packages to active-duty military personnel stationed around more PR

Baylor University: Self-Guided Hypnosis Significantly Reduces Menopausal Hot Flashes (10)
WACO, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Self-Guided Hypnosis Significantly Reduces Menopausal Hot Flashes Baylor University-led study demonstrates over 50% reduction in hot flashes with self-guided hypnosis By Shelby Cefaratti-Bertin, Media & Public Relations Can a simple daily audio hypnosis session help women find relief from one of menopause's most disruptive symptoms - hot flashes - without medication? A new clinical trial led by Baylor Univer more PR

BCM's Board of Advisors Announces New Leadership and Six New Members (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 12 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on Nov. 11, 2025: * * * BCM's Board of Advisors announces new leadership and six new members Baylor College of Medicine today announced new leadership and the appointment of six accomplished business and community leaders to its Board of Advisors. The Board of Advisors, a non-fiduciary appointed group, works closely with Baylor's Board of Trustees to provide counsel and support for advancing the strategic need more PR

California School District Dismisses the Appeal of its Preliminary Injunction Loss, Agrees to Notify Parents and Provide Opt-Outs from Gender Ideology Lessons (10)
PLANO, Texas, Nov. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * California School District Dismisses the Appeal of its Preliminary Injunction Loss, Agrees to Notify Parents and Provide Opt-Outs from Gender Ideology Lessons * San Diego, CA The Encinitas (CA) Union School District has voluntarily dismissed its Ninth Circuit appeal, leaving in place the lower more PR

Capito Joins Cruz, Hyde-Smith in Introducing Bill to Restore Trust to the USPS (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Joins Cruz, Hyde-Smith in Introducing Bill to Restore Trust to the USPS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in introducing the Upholding a Secure Postal System (USPS) Act, legislation to direct the U.S. Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress on nationwide mail theft trends  more PR

CenterPoint Energy Foundation Gift Will Help TAMIU's Engineering Students Forge the Future of South Texas (10)
LAREDO, Texas, Nov. 12 -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: * * * CenterPoint Energy Foundation Gift Will Help TAMIU's Engineering Students Forge the Future of South Texas A generous gift by the CenterPoint Energy Foundation will help Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Engineering students forge the future of South Texas through access to specialized, high-performance laptops and robotic training kits.  more PR

Cornyn Statement on Senate Vote to Finally End the Schumer Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Statement on Senate Vote to Finally End the Schumer Shutdown * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate voted to end the Schumer Shutdown after more than 40 days of Senate Democrats repeatedly refusing to vote in favor of reopening the federal government: "The Schumer Shutdown will go down as the longest and dumbest government shutdown in history." more PR

Delta Electronics Receives Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Europe Company of the Year Recognition for Leadership in Integrated Energy Solutions (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 11 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * Delta Electronics Receives Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Europe Company of the Year Recognition for Leadership in Integrated Energy Solutions * San Antonio, TX 12 November 2025 Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that Delta Electronics (Delta) has been given the 2025 Europe  more PR

DSCC Launches New Digital Ad Campaign Sounding the Alarm on Republicans' Health Care Price Hikes (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Launches New Digital Ad Campaign Sounding the Alarm on Republicans' Health Care Price Hikes * New digital ad campaign holds Republicans accountable for doubling health insurance costs As voters face skyrocketing health insurance costs thanks to Senate Republicans, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee launched a new digital ad campaign to run across news, financial plann more PR

East Texas A&M University: Grant Aims to Ease Students' Financial Burdens (10)
COMMERCE, Texas, Nov. 12 -- East Texas A&M University (formerly the Texas A&M University Commerce campus) issued the following news release: * * * New Grant Aims to Ease Students' Financial Burdens By Jayson Douglas, Ed.D., M.S., CDE, Division of Student Affairs, Student Access and Success With $750,000 in new funding, the university is helping students overcome financial barriers and reach the graduation stage faster. East Texas A&M University recently received a $750,000 Student Success C more PR

HACU announces four new members of its Governing Board (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 11 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU announces four new members of its Governing Board * SAN ANTONIO - The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced four new Governing Board members. The appointments were made on November 1, 2025, in Aurora, Colorado. HACU Governing Board members serve two-year terms with the opportunity to be re-elected for a second term. more PR

HPE and Partners Launch Quantum Scaling Alliance to Accelerate Quantum Computing Breakthroughs (10)
SPRING, Texas, Nov. 12 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release: * * * HPE and partners launch Quantum Scaling Alliance to accelerate quantum computing breakthroughs Team combines deep expertise in quantum with leadership in supercomputing and semiconductor design and manufacturing to drive quantum technology into mainstream adoption * HOUSTON - November 10, 2025 - HPE (NYSE: HPE) and a consortium of seven other leading technology o more PR

Nativity Restored: Ohio City Backtracks from Ban on Religious Imagery on Public Green During Holiday Farmers Market Event (10)
PLANO, Texas, Nov. 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Nativity Restored: Ohio City Backtracks from Ban on Religious Imagery on Public Green During Holiday Farmers Market Event * Pataskala, OH The City of Pataskala, Ohio will now allow Susan Conley to set up a live nativity scene on the City's Veterans Green as part of a holiday-themed farmers mar more PR

Nonsurgical treatment shows promise for targeted seizure control (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 11 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Nonsurgical treatment shows promise for targeted seizure control * Rice University bioengineers have demonstrated a nonsurgical way to quiet a seizure-relevant brain circuit in an animal model. The team used low-intensity focused ultrasound to briefly open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in the hippocampus, delivered an engineered gene therapy only to that region and later flipped an on-demand "dimmer switch" w more PR

Research breakthrough could help regrow lost limbs (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 11 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * Research breakthrough could help regrow lost limbs * Researchers at Texas A&M University have uncovered a key element of joint cartilage regrowth, which brings them one step closer to regrowing human limbs. Their goal is to help the 2.1 million people in the United States living with limb loss, a population expected to more than triple by the year 2060 because of the increase in vascular diseases such  more PR

Research Breakthrough From Texas A&M Could Help Regrow Lost Limbs (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSxrep) -- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2025: * * * Research Breakthrough From Texas A&M Could Help Regrow Lost Limbs Researchers at Texas A&M University have uncovered a key element of joint cartilage regrowth, which brings them one step closer to regrowing entire human limbs. Their goal is to help the 2.1 million people in the United States living with limb loss, a more PR

Researchers upcycle fermentation waste into vegetable sanitizer (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Researchers upcycle fermentation waste into vegetable sanitizer * Food scientists in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have found a way to make fresh produce safer, using what most would throw away. Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists in the Department of Food Science and Technology found that leftover li more PR

Sen. Cruz, Rep. Nehls, and Congressional Medal of Honor Society Issue Statements on Final Passage of MEDAL Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz, Rep. Nehls, and Congressional Medal of Honor Society Issue Statements on Final Passage of MEDAL Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement about Senate passage of the House version of the Monetary Enhancement for Distinguished Active Legends (MEDAL) Act, legislation which he drafted and will now pass  more PR

Senate Unanimously Passes Sen. Cruz Legislation Increasing Pension for Medal of Honor Recipients, Will Now Become Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- 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), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor in favor of the House-passed version of the Monetary Enhancement for Distinguished Active Legends (MEDAL) Act, legislation that he drafted, after which the Senat more PR

Shafik Dharamsi named Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (10)
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 10 -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Dr. Shafik Dharamsi named Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice * Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, dean of the College of Public Health at UNT Health Fort Worth, has been accepted as a Distinguished Fellow of the Public Health Academy within the National Academies of Practice, Class of 2026. The National Academies of Practice is an interdisciplinary organization that  more PR

SHSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Takes First Steps Toward Developing Medical Artificial Intelligence Institute (10)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 12 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: * * * SHSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Takes First Steps Toward Developing Medical Artificial Intelligence Institute By Brittany Foreman The Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (SHSU-COM) has announced the creation of a new Medical Artificial Intelligence Institute, an interdisciplinary initiative dedicated to advancing the integration of ethical, innovative and patient-centered more PR

Superior HealthPlan, Centene Foundation Invest $400,000 to Combat Texas Food Insecurity (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Superior HealthPlan, Austin, Texas, with Centene Foundation, St. Louis, Missouri, the philanthropic arm of Centene Corp., announced a $400,000 investment aimed at addressing food insecurity across Texas. This initiative comes as millions of Americans face increasing challenges in accessing nutritious meals due to recent disruptions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). T more PR

SwRI expands Metering Research Facility capabilities for hydrogen research and testing (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 11 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI expands Metering Research Facility capabilities for hydrogen research and testing * November 11, 2026 Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has expanded the capabilities of its world-class Metering Research Facility (MRF) to ensure existing natural gas infrastructure is compatible with hydrogen fuels. This initiative is supported by internal funding and combines SwRI's more PR

Texas Center for Patient Safety is the new name of UNT Health's SaferCare Texas (10)
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 11 -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Texas Center for Patient Safety is the new name of UNT Health's SaferCare Texas * SaferCare Texas, the patient safety center of UNT Health Fort Worth, has announced a new name: the Texas Center for Patient Safety. The change reflects a return to the center's founding mission and its continued commitment to improving the quality and safety of health care across Texas. Origina more PR

University of Houston Joins $21.2M Statewide Effort to Fight Opioid Crisis (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 12 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * University of Houston Joins $21.2M Statewide Effort to Fight Opioid Crisis College of Pharmacy Examines HIV and Opioid Use Disorder in Harris County to Integrate Prevention Key Takeaways * The University of Houston is part of a $21.2 million Texas effort to tackle the opioid epidemic by examining opioid use disorder among people living with HIV in Harris County and integrating prevention. * Harris County  more PR

Unlock Art Basel Miami Beach with curated experiences and inspiring stays (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10 [Category: BizTravel] -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news: * * * Unlock Art Basel Miami Beach with curated experiences and inspiring stays * Airbnb returns to Art Basel Miami Beach following the successful collaboration in 2024 and, most recently, at Art Basel's market-defining flagship show in Paris. As part of a landmark multi-year partnership, Airbnb offers art enthusiasts the chance to transform their visit into an immersive more PR

UTA alum's research offers hope for new treatments (10)
ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 11 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA alum's research offers hope for new treatments * Alec Whited ('25 MS, Biology) is helping uncover how cells remove waste, a process that could lead to better treatments for autoimmune diseases and improved wound healing. While studying in the Ghose Lab at UT Arlington, Whited identified a previously unknown cellular pathway that improves how organisms remove dying cells. His f more PR

Why is no one talking about generational change in health care? (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 11 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * Why is no one talking about generational change in health care? * In a health care system often defined by sweeping legislation, entrenched hierarchies and rigid professional norms, Dr. William Sage is asking a simple question: Why aren't we talking more about generational change? Sage, a rare dual-degree holder in medicine and law, is the founding director of the Texas A&M Institute for Healthcare Acc more PR