News from February 2023
Death expectancy is exceeded in Texas during week ending Jan. 21
By Lone Star Standard | Feb 7, 2023
Texas's death count exceeded death expectancy during the week ending Jan. 21, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Blinn cybersecurity student prepares for high-wage, high-demand career in information security
By Press release submission | Feb 7, 2023
'I've always thought of it as cyber cops and robbers,' says Cameron Watt
Baylor Announces Hannah Stolze, Ph.D., as Inaugural William E. Crenshaw Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Management
By Derek Smith, Baylor University Marketing & Communications | Feb 7, 2023
Baylor recruits leading supply chain scholar, researcher and author from Wheaton College and Lipscomb University to new role in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business
ACC Named Best Community Colleges in Texas by Intelligent.com
By Press release submission | Feb 7, 2023
College recognized for cost, quality, ROI, and student support
ACC Dual Enrollment to Host Career Connection
By Press release submission | Feb 7, 2023
“One of the things we like to work with our students on is exploring their options,” said Jessica Ranero-Ramirez, director of College and Career Pathways.
ACU Receives $29 Million Gift for Finance Program
By Press release submission | Feb 7, 2023
The late Dr. Bill and Janie Dukes have given, through their estate, more than $29 million to Abilene Christian University – the largest single academic gift in ACU’s history.
THECB releases free college and career planning tool for families
By Press release submission | Feb 7, 2023
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has launched a new tool called Tomorrow Ready Texas to help parents and guardians support their teens with college and career planning.
DeChambeau says sinus surgery was 'the greatest decision of my life'
By Lone Star Standard Report | Feb 7, 2023
Pro golfer Bryson DeChambeau began experiencing dizzy spells at the 2020 Masters.
Heritage Foundation research fellow: Universities' DEI programs serve 'political momentum' for administrators
By T.H. Lawrence | Feb 7, 2023
Jay P. Greene, a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, says the theory of increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) on university campuses has created a burgeoning bureaucracy with a rapidly growing influence and spiraling costs.
Texas governor pushes 'educational freedom'
By Lone Star Standard Report | Feb 7, 2023
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed his support for educational 'freedom' for parents at Parent Empowerment Night at Annapolis Christian Academy in Corpus Christi.
DeSantis plans to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion in colleges so students 'can think for themselves'
By Lone Star Standard Report | Feb 6, 2023
Taking aim at critical race theory (CRT) and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is proposing legislation in the Sunshine State that would require universities to base their curriculum on the history of Western Civilization.
1062 people in 65-74 age group in Texas are estimated to have died during week ending January 21
By Lone Star Standard | Feb 6, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 1062 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending January 21.
Texas deaths exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week Jan. 21
By Lone Star Standard | Feb 5, 2023
Texas' death count exceeded the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Jan. 21, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC estimates 810 people in 45-64 age group in Texas died during week ending January 21
By Lone Star Standard | Feb 5, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 810 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending January 21.
1,048 Hispanic people in Texas passed away in week ending Jan. 21
By Lone Star Standard | Feb 5, 2023
There were 1,048 Hispanic people who died in Texas in the week ending Jan. 21, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
CDC predicts 199 people in 25-44 age group in Texas died during week ending January 21
By Lone Star Standard | Feb 4, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 199 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending January 21.
Week of January 14: 48 people age 25 and younger are estimated to have died in Texas
By Lone Star Standard | Feb 2, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 48 individuals under the age of 25 died during the week ending January 14.
521 people die in Texas after taking the COVID-19 vaccine
By Lone Star Standard | Feb 1, 2023
Deaths after taking the COVID-19 vaccine total 8,214 across the US, with 521 deaths being in Texas, according to the National Vaccine Information Center.
Texas pension investment earnings fall 93.4 percent
By Lone Star Standard | Feb 1, 2023
The earnings on investments for Texas public pensions dropped from $22 million in 2018 to $1.4 million in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.
Week ending January 14 could be deadliest for people age 85 and older in Texas
By Lone Star Standard | Feb 1, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 1499 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending January 14.
