WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * At Senate Commerce Hearing, Lujan Underscores Need for Transparency and Communication Following Airspace Closures in Texas and New Mexico * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, underscored the need for clear communication and answers following recent airspace closures in Texas and New Mexico during  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 16 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson joins effort to block abortion drugs sent through the mail * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined 21 other states in filing a brief in support of Louisiana's lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, despite contrary state laws. "This is about protect more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 16 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates Three Independent School Districts for Facilitating Student Protests Against Lawful Immigration Enforcement * Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced investigations into North East Independent School District ("NEISD") in San Antonio, Dallas Independent School District, and Manor Independent School District ("MISD") for facilitating and failing to ke more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 16 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Illegal Voting Tipline to Stop Unlawful Voting Activity Ahead of March Primary * Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an email tipline where the public may report suspected violations of Texas election law and issued a legal advisory on election integrity. Attorney General Paxton will thoroughly investigate any suspected voter fraud and protect the integ more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 16 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Municipal Utility District and Board for Their Unlawful Actions Supporting East Plano Islamic Center's Illegal Development * Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Double R Municipal Utility District No. 2A of Hunt and Collin Counties ("Double R MUD") and its purported officers after a series of actions that appear designed to evade state oversight and support the i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman John Carter Announces New VA Outpatient Clinic Serving Copperas Cove and Killeen Area * Copperas Cove, TX - Congressman John Carter (TX-31) joined the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to announce a major expansion of healthcare access for Central Texas veterans with the establishment of a new VA outpatient clinic serving the Copperas Cove and Killeen region. Located just five miles from Fort more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 16 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Developmental 'switch' in brain may shape lifelong obesity risk * DALLAS - Feb. 16, 2026 - Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that a crucial developmental process in the brain's hypothalamus may influence how susceptible individuals are to obesity. Their preclinical findings, published in Neuron, show that a transcription factor called Otp acts a more PR

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Feb. 17 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: * * * Division of Health Sciences at Tarleton State Elevates Schools to Colleges The Division of Health Sciences at Tarleton State University has implemented an internal reorganization elevating its academic schools to colleges. The division now operates under a college-based model that includes the College of Nursing, College of Kinesiology and Sport Science, and College of Health and Clinical Professions.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * Violent Fugitive Facing Charges in Indianapolis Captured in Texas A 37-year-old male wanted in Indianapolis for crimes against children fled the state of Indiana and was captured in Texas. The fugitive was arrested on February 4 at a Motel 6 in south San Antonio, Texas. The motel is located adjacent to a bus line that provides transportation to Mexico. The arrest was part of "Operation No Escape," an FBI-led, multi-agenc more PR

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 17 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * FirstEnergy Transmission and Transource Energy Joint Venture Receive Approval for Major Electric Transmission Project in Central Ohio Project will enhance grid capacity and reliability in the fast-growing greater Columbus region * Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection has selected a major electric transmission project to meet a critical infrastructure need in central Ohio. Jointly developed by FirstEnergy Tran more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 16 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Grand Gulf begins scheduled refueling outage * An aerial image of Grand Gulf Nuclear Station PORT GIBSON, Miss. - Control room operators removed Grand Gulf Nuclear Station from service Feb. 14 to begin its 25th scheduled refueling and maintenance outage following months of safe, secure and reliable operation. During the outage, station and contract workers will perform maintenance and  more PR

SPRING, Texas, Feb. 17 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release: * * * HPE self-driving network enables transformation of Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium to enhance fan experience Atletico de Madrid modernizes its stadium's connectivity with HPE Networking technology, incorporating AI, automation, and sustainability to create a next-generation infrastructure In this article * The project includes a comprehensive renovation of the R more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 16 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * IU McKinney Students and Faculty Attend ABA Judicial Clerkship Program * A total of six IU McKinney students from the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law attended the 26 th annual American Bar Association Judicial Clerkship Program. The event took place during the association's midyear meeting February 5 to 7 in San Antonio, Texas. Students Hannah Dyer, Ebenezer Eteshola more PR

BEAUMONT, Texas, Feb. 17 -- Lamar University issued the following news: * * * Online Ed.D. earns recognition from The Princeton Review By April Thompson Lamar University's fully online Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program has been included on The Princeton Review's list of Best Online Doctor of Education Programs, reinforcing the university's growing reputation for delivering high quality, flexible graduate education. Offered through the College of Education and Human Development, the accel more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Speaks Directly with FAA Administrator, Calls for Classified Briefing Over Airspace Closure * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee with jurisdiction over the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), issued the following statement after speaking with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford over airspace closures more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 17 -- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued the following news release: * * * Mobil to pay $16m in penalties for misleading statements about fuel sold at nine petrol stations * The Federal Court has ordered Mobil Oil Australia to pay $16 million in penalties for making false or misleading representations about the fuel sold at nine petrol stations in north and central Queensland, in breach of the Australian Consumer Law. Mobil admitted that for more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 16 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Multimodel isotope simulations reveal unified picture of Earth's water cycle * An international research team, including scientists from Rice University, the University of Tokyo and NASA, has completed the first fully standardized comparison of isotope-enabled climate models. In a recent study published in ESS Open Archive, the researchers showed that multimodel ensemble provides the most accurate representat more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 16 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Nature-based toolkit helps Texas communities plan for stormwater management * As Texas communities face more frequent flooding, rapid development and aging stormwater systems, a new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service resource provides help to local governments in planning smarter, nature-based infrastructure projects. The Gree more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 16 [Category: BizTravel] -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news: * * * New data shows South Side residents earned $15M from tourism in 2025, Obama Presidential Center to bring more visitors to the neighborhood * In 2025, residents across Chicago's South Side earned more than $15.1 million by hosting visitors in their homes 1 -income that approximately 60 percent of hosts say helped them stay in their homes and manage the city's rising more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Feb. 16 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Paper: FDA-required drug labels shouldn't be treated as evidence of patent infringement * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Federal law requires every prescription drug to include a document describing dosing guidelines, contraindications, results from clinical trials and safety considerations. But a spate of recent court decisions has problematically treated that safety information in a drug's more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 [Category: Insurance] (TNSrep) -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: * * * Record 2025 US Flooding Highlights Urgent Need for Flood Insurance and Resilience Measures, Triple-I's New Issues Brief Explains * MALVERN, Pa. - Deadly floods swept across the United States in 2025 at an unprecedented pace, underscoring the growing risk of inland and flash flooding and the critical importance of adequate flood insurance, according to the Insurance more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crockett's Statement on Decision Not to Sell Hutchins Warehouse to DHS for ICE Detention Facility * Rep. Crockett released the following statement: "I am relieved that the owner of the Hutchins warehouse has confirmed they will not sell or lease this property to the Department of Homeland Security for use as an ICE detention facility.  The moment I became aware of these potential plans, my  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2026: * * * Rep. Roy Explains How Senate Can Vote on his SAVE America Act Without Changing Any Rules Today, Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX-21) sent a "Dear Colleague" letter to his colleagues in the Senate, explaining how Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) can force a vote on S. 1383, the SAVE America Act (link is external), as soon as today without changing any current Senate rules. Excerpts: "The commo more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 16 -- The Baylor College of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Researchers connect the dots between cause-effect events in Alzheimer's disease * A study published in Molecular Psychiatry reveals a path of cause-effect molecular events that can lead to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital and collaborating institutions integrated postmortem human brain g more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 16 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice Business ranks No. 1 in Texas, No. 16 in US in Financial Times business school rankings * The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University has been recognized among top graduate programs in the Financial Times global business school rankings released today, placing No. 1 in Texas, No. 16 in the United States and No. 38 globally. Rice Business earned the highest score globally for the "Ai more PR

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, Feb. 13 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Shrimp Transparency Bill Passed by Georgia Legislature Georgia Restaurants Will Be Required to Disclose If Shrimp Is Foreign * On Wednesday, the House of Representatives of the state of Georgia voted 159-8 to pass HB 117, requiring food service establishments to disclose whether they are serving imported shrimp. Once approved by Governor Brian Kemp, Georgia will join Louisiana, Alabama more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Special issue highlights research advancing women's heart disease and stroke care * Research Highlights: * Pregnancy-related cardiovascular health, including how hypertensive disorders of pregnancy contribute to premature cardiovascular disease, how stopping statins prior to pregnancy affects maternal and infant outcomes, and the impact of smoking during pregnancy on b more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 16 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study finds emphasis on conversation facilitation helps journalists re-engage communities * LAWRENCE -The profession of journalism is facing dual challenges of lost trust and relevance. A research project among educators, students, journalists and communities in six states has found that pairing student journalists with communities through structured conversation can help to rebuild trust while also teachi more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 16 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI's 78th Annual Meeting showcases advances in robotics, space and energy infrastructure * February 16, 2026 -Southwest Research Institute's advisory trustees, board of directors and guests gathered at SwRI's headquarters today in San Antonio for the Institute's 78th Annual Meeting. The event featured technical presentations, a business meeting and two facility tours.  more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 17 -- Texas Christian University issued the following Horned Frogs In the News wrap up for Feb. 1-13, 2026: * * * From Vietnam to online dating and from Super Bowl ads to AI, media come to TCU for news and thought leadership. A nonprofit looking to knock out college suicides steps into the ring at TCU (https://fortworthreport.org/2026/02/12/a-nonprofit-looking-to-knock-out-college-suicides-steps-into-the-ring-at-tcu/) Sofia Collins, Walter Frazer, students Feb. 12, more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 16 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * The giant fire tornado that could save our oceans * First large-scale experiment shows fire whirls burn oil spills faster and cleaner than fire pools, proving their game-changing potential for ocean cleanups. Media Credit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering Share this Video * * * * In the frantic hours following an offshore oil spill, emergency responders face a destructive decision: l more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 16 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * Transource Energy and FirstEnergy Transmission Joint Venture Receive Approval for Major Electric Transmission Project in Central Ohio * Project will enhance grid capacity and reliability in the fast-growing greater Columbus region COLUMBUS, Ohio (February 16, 2026) - Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection has selected a major electric transmission project to meet a cr more PR

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 16 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news: * * * Tyler Reddick Wins the Daytona 500 * Reddick Claims Fourth Daytona 500 Crown for Toyota DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 16, 2026) - For the first time since 2020, Toyota is celebrating a victory in the Daytona 500 with Tyler Reddick. The California-native drove a masterful final few turns, dodging multiple incidents to pick up his first win in the Great American Race. It is the first Da more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 17 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * Hobby School Survey: Mealer Holds Eight-Point Lead Over Cain in 9th Congressional District GOP Primary Open Seats, Crowded Primary Field Suggest Runoffs Likely in Some Republican Congressional, State Races Key Takeaways * Alex Mealer has an eight-point lead over Briscoe Cain in the Republican primary for the 9th Congressional District, 34% to 26%. Ten percent support Dan Mims, while 19% of likely  more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 17 -- The University of North Texas Health Fort Worth posted the following news: * * * UNT Health, TechFW renew partnership to drive regional health innovation * UNT Health Fort Worth recently renewed and expanded its partnership with TechFW to advance technology commercialization, support early-stage innovators and strengthen the region's growing health innovation ecosystem. Backed by funding from the Texas Legislature, the collaboration will connect researchers, e more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 17 -- The University of St. Thomas Houston campus issued the following news: * * * UST's St. Francis Project Commemorates 800th Anniversary of Saint's Death Pope Leo XIV has named January 2026 to January 2027 a "Special Year of St. Francis" to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the Saint's death. A time for "authentic spiritual renewal," the Franciscan Jubilee Year was inaugurated on January 10, 2026, with a decree issued by the Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy See.  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 16 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * UT San Antonio to launch nation's first open-access neuromorphic computing hub * Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting smarter, but with its increasing capacity comes a growing energy footprint. As modern AI models expand, massive data centers are needed -technology that consumes levels of energy and finite natural resources that some experts warn is unsustainable. To tackle this challen more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Feb. 16 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA earns significant NSF grant for math scholars * The National Science Foundation has awarded a six-year, nearly $2 million grant to The University of Texas at Arlington to provide scholarships for qualified undergraduate mathematics students. The program was developed to address the national need to grow the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce and more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 16 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Why professional sales starts with listening * For nearly 20 years, Concha Allen has helped Central Michigan University students see sales not as a script or a numbers game, but as a relationship built on listening, trust, and purpose. Allen, a marketing and professional sales faculty member, is the founding faculty member of CMU's professional sales program. Her approach to teaching is shaped more PR