WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * 'SUN'S UP, GUNS UP!' Arrington Praises Texas Tech Football on House Floor * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) spoke on the House floor in celebration of Texas Tech's historic Big 12 Championship season and College Football Playoff berth. Click HERE to watch Remarks as Delivered: As we say in West Texas, 'SUN'S UP, GUNS UP!' Our Texas Tech Red Raiders h more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * 33 FW welcomes 2025 honorary commanders By Senior Airman Briana Beavers, 33rd Fighter Wing Public Affairs EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The 33rd Fighter Wing welcomed nine civic leaders into the 2025 Honorary Commanders Program during an induction ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, December 12, 2025. The wing's HCC program is an initiative designed to foster partne more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 16 [Category: BizAerospace] -- American Airlines posted the following news: * * * American Airlines honors 2025 Circle of Excellence winners * American Airlines proudly celebrates the 100 recipients of its most prestigious career achievement award the Circle of Excellence for their exceptional contributions to American's operation, customers and the communities it serves. These elite team members exemplify American's core values, demonstrating the leadership, strategi more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Army to launch major update to Recovery Care Program * WASHINGTON - The Army is preparing to roll out a major update to the Army Recovery Care Program, or ARCP, reshaping how the service supports wounded, ill and injured Soldiers in a way leaders say reflects today's medical needs while preserving the promise of high-quality care. The reform will streamli more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Introduces Bill to Protect Americans from Malign Foreign Investments * Washington, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the Consistency in Foreign Investment in the USMCA (CFIUSMCA) Act, legislation to stop foreign adversaries - particularly China - from using Mexico and Canada as backdoors to move goods into the United States under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreem more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 17 -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * How one new Auburn graduate plans to revolutionize child mental health system By Amy Weaver, Office of Communications and Marketing After decades of building a career, raising a family and running a nonprofit, Sheila Sjolseth found herself at a crossroads. Five years ago, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas native packed up her husband and two young boys and moved to Alabama to pursue a doctorate at Auburn Univ more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a 10-year denial of export privileges against Richard G. Shih formerly of Rolling Hills, California, following his criminal conviction for conspiring to illegally export U.S. goods to China. Shih was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas for violating federal conspiracy laws. Evidence showed that Shih conspired to send U.S. items to Chinese companies listed more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Bost, House Republicans Spearhead VA Accountability Reforms in Committee's Reauthorization Strategy Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), alongside Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas), and Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.), introduced a second series of bills as part of the Chairman's  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Chicago health information leader recognized for raising CPR readiness and blood pressure awareness * In the United States, more than 350,000 sudden cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital every year, and 90% of them are fatal. [1] In an effort to save more lives, Laura Merrick, winner of the American Heart Association's 2025 national Leaders of Impact(tm) campaign  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas posted the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Colombian National Extradited to U.S. Following 9-Defendant Cocaine Trafficking Indictment A Colombian national made his initial appearance in a federal court in El Paso Monday after he was extradited to the United States on Friday. According to court documents, Luis Guillermo Peralta Pacheco, is allegedly a member of a Colombian drug traf more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing on Strengthening SBA Disaster Assistance Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, held a hearing titled "American Resilience: Examining the SBA Disaster Assistance Program" to examine the existing structure of the Small Business Administration' more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Castro Leads Bicameral Introduction of Comprehensive Arms Trafficking Legislation * December 16, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35), Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Keith Self Introduces the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025 * Congressman Keith Self has introduced the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025. This legislation will modernize and consolidate advisory committees within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as part of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs' broader effort to reauthorize long-over more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Sounds Alarm to HHS on California Company's Embryonic Gene-Editing Technology * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raising concerns over reports of the gene-editing company Preventive working on technology that would allow them to create a child born from a gene-edited embryo, raising seriou more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Carter, Colleagues Call For Investigation into Mishandling of Army Physician Allegations * WASHINGTON - Last week, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Congressman John Carter (TX-31) led a letter calling for the Department of the Army Inspector General and the Department of War Inspector General to conduct independent investigations into the mishandling of allegations of sexual misconduct involving Maj more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 17 (TNSrpt) -- Texas Southern University posted the following news: * * * Crockett Leads Talarico in Texas U.S. Senate Democratic Primary * A new report by the Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center at Texas Southern University examines the state of play in the March 2026 Texas U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Election, just days after the December 8 candidate filing deadline and a little more than two months before the start of early voting in Texas. The  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * DAF updates medical shaving profile guidance to align with Secretary of War grooming policy * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Department of the Air Force updated its medical guidance for shaving profiles on Dec. 15, 2025, to align with the Secretary of War's grooming standards. Effective Jan. 31, 2026, all shaving profiles issued before March 1, 2025, are in more PR

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * Dyess breaks ground on new fuels facility * DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas Team Dyess, alongside community and industry partners, officially broke ground on a new fuels laboratory, refueler truck yard and Logistics Readiness Squadron administrative facility at Dyess Air Force Base, Dec. 15, 2025. The $26.7 million military construction project will modernize fueling operations that more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Dec. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's signature MegaCast presentation returns for College Football Playoff First Round Presented by Allstate * * ESPN will deliver more than a dozen MegaCast presentations for the two First Round matchups on ESPN networks * Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show returns for No. 10 Miami at No. 7 Texas A&M on ESPN2, featuring McAfee and his Thunderdome crew live from  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Expiration of enhanced health insurance subsidies will drive sharp increases in costs and coverage losses * WASHINGTON D.C., December 16, 2025 U.S. House of Representatives leadership today announced that there would not be a vote to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, resulting in enhanced advance premium tax credits expiring at the end of 2025. Nancy Brown, C more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 16 -- Texas Southern University posted the following news: * * * Graduate Spotlight: Ryan Tatum Uses Texas Southern Education and Internships to Land Dream First Job * When reflecting on his time at Texas Southern University, Ryan Tatum's face lit up with excitement. "Overall, it was the best decision of my life. It gave me the opportunities to do things outside my comfort zone. I was able to grow and be a better person." His decision to earn his degree from Texas So more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Gum disease may be linked to plaque buildup in arteries, higher risk of major CVD events * There is increasing evidence that gum disease is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack, stroke, atrial fibrillation, heart failure and cardiometabolic health conditions. Effective prevention and treatment of gum disease, also called periodon more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * HHS' Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Right of Access Investigation with Concentra, Inc. * OCR Settlement Marks OCR's 54 th HIPAA Right of Access Enforcement Action to Advance Individual Access to Medical Records The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Concentra, Inc., (Concentra), an occupational heal more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * House Aviation Chairman Nehls Opening Statement form Hearing with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford * Washington, D.C. - Opening remarks, as prepared, of Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) from today's hearing entitled, "The State of American Aviation": I'd like to start by thanking Administrator Bedford for being here today for his first Congressional hearing since becoming Administrat more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 16 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * How a sports team's success impacts fan behavior beyond the stadium * At the conclusion of every sports event, one team's fans will feel a rush of adrenaline as their team triumphs while the other's will grapple with the sting of frustration and disappointment. According to Texas A&M University research, both winning and losing can significantly influence how highly-identified fans act and think, shapi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Pfluger Joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business * WASHINGTON, D.C. In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Mornings with Maria live from Capitol Hill to lay out how House Republicans are taking action to fix America's broken health care system and put patients - not insurance companies - first. Since its inception, Obamacare has failed to deli more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 16 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Innovation across Africa takes center stage at Rice360's first networkwide design competition * The Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies and its invention education partners across Africa marked a major milestone at the first Invention Education Networkwide Design Competition, a two-day event held Nov. 20-21 that brought together the most promising student-led innovations from seven university des more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has announced its receipt of a complaint from UnaliWear Inc., Austin, Texas, alleging patent violations by several global technology companies. The filing claims that Apple Inc., Cupertino, California, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Suwon, South Korea, Google LLC, Mountain View, California, and Garmin Ltd., Schaffhausen, Switzerland, imported and sold wearable devices with fall detection capabilities that infringe on protected int more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 16 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Legal sports betting linked to sharp increases in violent crime, study finds * As legalized sports betting sweeps across the country, new research shows the policy shift comes with a hidden public safety cost: a measurable rise in violent and impulsive crime on game days. "What surprised us most was that the increase in crime isn't limited to states that legalize sports gambling," said Hua Gong, assistant p more PR

FRISCO, Texas, Dec. 15 -- The Professional Golfers Association of America issued the following news release: [Category: Sports] * * * Men's Division Champions Crowned at 2025 PGA National Club Championship * Daniel Mills, Chris Hummel and Brian Little claim titles at PGA WEST and Indian Wells Golf Resort in Southern California Men's Final Results | Photos | Championship Website PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (Dec. 15, 2025) - The Men's Divisions at the 2025 PGA National Club Championship provided more PR

WACO, Texas, Dec. 16 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love and Texas Tech's Jacob Rodriguez headline the 2025 AFCA FBS Coaches All-America Teams * Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez headline the 2025 AFCA FBS Coaches' All-America Teams announced today by the American Football Coaches Association. Winner of the Doak Walker Award, Love earned AFCA All-America h more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 16 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * Novel SwRI-developed IMAP instrument delivers first-light data * Southwest Research Institute's novel Compact Dual Ion Composition Experiment (CoDICE) instrument aboard NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft has successfully collected first-light data. IMAP launched in September to help researchers better understand the boundary of the helios more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a final environmental assessment and a finding of no impact regarding decommissioning funding plans for the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station near Bay City, Texas. The action pertains to the independent spent fuel storage installation located at the facility. The determination ensures that the South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company has established sufficient financial assurance for the eventual decommi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * On Fox, Cornyn Praises Trump Admin's Venezuela Boat Strikes, Condemns Rise in Antisemitism, Slams Dems' Unaffordable Care Act * WASHINGTON - Today on Fox News' The Faulkner Focus, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) praised the Trump administration, including Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for its handling of the Venezuela boat strikes following a Senate-wide briefing, condemned  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Public Citizen Urges San Antonio City Council To Move Local Elections from May to November * SAN ANTONIO San Antonio should join other major Texas cities in moving its local elections from May to November of odd-numbered years, Public Citizen said today ahead of Thursday's expected city council vote. "This should be an easy call," said DeeDee Belmares, a member of Public Citizen's Texas off more PR

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Dec. 17 -- Texas AandM University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: * * * Raise the Roof: TAMU-CC Launches Architecture Program with Del Mar College By Carlos Adamez Great design starts with a strong foundation, and that's exactly what a partnership between Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Del Mar College provides as the institutions team up to launch two new architecture programs designed to build bright futures right here in the Coastal Bend. Beginning in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, posted the following commentary to the Washington Examiner: * * * Today's Threats Require a New Posture from Our Intelligence Community For decades, our nation's tools and policies designed to detect and neutralize foreign intelligence activities have failed to deter our enemies. Instead, they have adapted to our approach. Despite mounting scrutiny, the Chinese Communist Party c more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 16 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * RISE 100 faculty takes on San Antonio heat * Two years ago, The University of Texas at Arlington launched RISE 100Recruiting Innovative Scholars for Excellencea $60 million initiative to recruit 100 new tenure-track faculty, with the goal of elevating UTA's research profile and establishing leadership to pursue solutions to key academic and societal challenges. Among the newest RI more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Releases Statement On Guilty Verdict Against Jimmy Lai * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the announcement of a guilty verdict by the Hong Kong High Court against Jimmy Lai. In 2019, Sen. Cruz was in Hong Kong and met Jimmy Lai and other pro-democracy dissidents, before he was arrest more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Cruz: Strip Section 373 From NDAA Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, held a joint press conference with families of victims of the January midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to urge more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Passes Sens. Cruz, Ossoff Bill to Extend Civil Rights Cold Case Review Board Term * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Judiciary Committee, and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) released the following statement after their Civil Rights Cold Cases Records Collection Reauthorization Act passed the Senate. Sen. Cruz said, "Civil rights cold case victims and their families more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * StuffbyNainax LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of MR.7 SUPER 700000 Dietary Supplement Due to the Presence of Undeclared Sildenafil and Tadalafil Summary Company Announcement Date: December 15, 2025 FDA Publish Date: December 16, 2025 Product Type: Dietary Supplements Drugs Reason for Announcement: Undeclared Sildenafil and Tadalafil Compan more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 16 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- Bell Textron, a subsidiary of Textron, issued the following news release: * * * SUBARU Bell 412EPX Embarks on its First Demo Tour in the Middle East Following success at Dubai Airshow, the Bell 412EPX in firefighting configuration takes flight during its first ever demo tour with stops across the Middle East * Dubai, United Arab Emirates (December 16, 2025) - Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 16 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI-led PUNCH mission producing unprecedented images of Sun * After less than a year in orbit, the Southwest Research Institute-built PUNCH spacecraft have made major accomplishments, imaging the Sun in context while tracking comets and enormous space weather events as they traveled through the inner solar system. SwRI's Dr. Craig DeForest discussed the achievements of N more PR

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. 17 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: * * * Tarleton State Takes Top Place at NASA-TSGC Design Challenge Engineering students from Tarleton State University's RELLIS campus received the highest award for their NASA-based research project at the Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge Showcase held Nov. 17-18 in League City, Texas. Team RELLIS LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) took first place as Top Design Team and was awarded $1,000 individual  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 16 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Texas A&M experts spotlight water solutions at World Water Congress * International science leaders gathered at the 19th World Water Congress in Marrakech, Morocco, in December to share emerging research and solutions to global water security and water quality challenges. Experts from Texas A&M AgriLife and the Texas A&M Univers more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 16 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * A hydrocarbon waste solution through a symbiosis network * Enabling collaboration to monetize emissions is becoming increasingly attainable as researchers explore enhancing integration within the industrial sector through work focused on Carbon-Hydrogen-Oxygen Symbiosis Networks (CHOSYN). The primary emphasis of CHOSYN is to integrate industrial plants that utilize hydrocarbo more PR

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Dec. 17 -- Texas AandM University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: * * * Harvesting Innovation: New Center for Marine Aquaculture Strengthens Coast, Builds Workforce By Carlos Adamez Agriculture has always been part of life for Dr. Chris Hollenbeck. He grew up on an ostrich farm and cattle ranch in Central Texas, learning early that with care and hard work, something small -- like a seed or hatchling -- could grow to feed many. Today, that same mindset  more PR

PLANO, Texas, Dec. 17 -- Siemens Digital Industries Software, a subsidiary of Siemens, issued the following news release: * * * Toshiba to accelerate semiconductor design innovation with Siemens' EDA software Japanese company to leverage a range of Siemens' EDA technologies to speed design, enhance power integrity and boost overall reliability for its next generation of analog ICs and power devices. * Siemens, a leading technology company, announced today that Toshiba Electronic Devices & S more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * University of Houston Researchers Identify New Target to Counteract Muscle Wasting in Pancreatic Cancer By Laurie Fickman, 713-743-8454, lafickma@Central.UH.EDU Researchers at the University of Houston are pushing the boundaries of biomedical innovation with a discovery that could transform treatment for one of cancer's most devastating complications. In a new study published in EMBO Molecular Med more PR

RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 17 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Aspiring Elder Care Physician, Advocate Wins Urann Fellowship By Jessica Good A medical student and University of Texas at Dallas alum has been awarded a Marcus L. Urann Fellowship from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Aryan Verma BS'24, a National Merit Scholar and Archer Fellow, studied neuroscience in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences as a member of the Collegium V program in more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 17 -- The University of Texas Health San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * UT Health San Antonio doctors provide new hope for pancreatic cancer patients Less-invasive RFA method seen as a complementary treatment By Steven Lee UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital became the first in South Texas to use an emerging and less-invasive treatment called radiofrequency ablation on a comorbid patient with a pancreatic cancer tumor that co more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 17 -- The University of Texas Health San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * UT San Antonio announces transformational $30 million gift from the Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation for the Kate Marmion School of Public Health By Steven Lee The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) has announced a transformational $30 million gift from the Kate Marmion Charitable Foundation to support the mission of The University of Texas at San Antonio Scho more PR

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 17 -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley issued the following news: * * * UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine earns initial accreditation RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS - DEC. 16, 2025 - The UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine (SOPM) has achieved initial accreditation from the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME), a milestone that affirms the quality, rigor and national standing of the university's program. The decision, issued following a focused on-site eva more PR

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 17 -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley issued the following news: * * * UTRGV students selected for Gulf Scholars Program to drive change By Amanda Alaniz RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS - DEC. 16, 2025 - The UTRGV Gulf Scholars Program announced in early December its inaugural cohort of 12 students. UTRGV joined the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Gulf Research Program's five-year, $12.7 million program last year to establish the Gulf Sch more PR