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Statewide Digital Billboard Campaign Aims to Find Missing Children in Texas

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
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HOUSTON, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Texas Center for the Missing (TCM), The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO) launched a new month-long campaign across Texas calling attention to the ongoing searches for local missing children. Coinciding with National Missing Children's Day (May 25), the digital out-of-home (DOOH) campaign will highlight different missing children's cases in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio to help generate leads.

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  • HOUSTON, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Texas Center for the Missing (TCM), The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO) launched a new month-long campaign across Texas calling attention to the ongoing searches for local missing children.
  • Coinciding with National Missing Children's Day (May 25), the digital out-of-home (DOOH) campaign will highlight different missing children's cases in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio to help generate leads.
  • The Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse received 47,670 missing person reports in 2022, with 34,828 being juveniles.
  • The new billboard campaign enables TCM to reach a broad audience across Texas by distributing photos of missing children in targeted areas that can aid law enforcement with a search.

Wright Close & Barger Partners Receive Statewide Legal Honors

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Thursday, March 23, 2023
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HOUSTON, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Three firm partners at Wright Close & Barger, LLP have received statewide legal honors that place them among the top lawyers in Texas.

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  • Marie Jamison receives Texas Bar Foundation Lola Wright Award; Natasha Taylor and Brian Cathey named Texas Rising Stars
    HOUSTON, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Three firm partners at Wright Close & Barger, LLP have received statewide legal honors that place them among the top lawyers in Texas.
  • Marie Jamison has been awarded the Texas Bar Foundation's Lola Wright Foundation Award for 2023, which recognizes outstanding public service in advancing and enhancing legal ethics in Texas.
  • "To become a Fellow is already a distinction in itself, but to receive this kind of award from the Bar Foundation – especially one that recognizes a commitment to professional ethics – is an immense honor," said Tom Wright , Co-Founder of Wright Close & Barger.
  • Wright Close & Barger, LLP is a Houston-based civil trial and appellate firm handling complex trial and appellate work for clients across Texas.

The National Certification Board for Child Welfare Professionals Partners With Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services, 2INgage and Our Community Our Kids (OCOK)

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Monday, August 22, 2022
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The success of the first child welfare line and supervisor credentials led others in the child welfare space to request professional regulation, including Guardian ad Litem Child Advocate Managers and Child Protection Team Medical Providers.

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  • The success of the first child welfare line and supervisor credentials led others in the child welfare space to request professional regulation, including Guardian ad Litem Child Advocate Managers and Child Protection Team Medical Providers.
  • In response, the Florida Certification Board established the National Certification Board for Child Welfare Professionals (NCBCWP) to promote a national standard of practice for child welfare professionals and facilitate the delivery of credentialing services to interested states and child welfare organizations.
  • Earning a national child welfare certification through theNCBCWPvalidates professional competence, demonstrates a commitment to safe and quality care, and inspires public trust through professional regulation of certified child welfare professionals.
  • Visit the National Certification Board for Child Welfare Professionals at https://childwelfareprofessional.com/ for a menu of service and technical assistance options.

Texas Oncology selects proXimity™ to automate data transfer for clinical trials

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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VANCOUVER, BC, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Texas Oncology has selected proXimityas the primary tool to automate the transfer of clinical trial data from the oncology EMR to the electronic data capture (EDC) systems used by biotech, pharmaceutical, and contract research organizations providing clinical trials with Texas Oncology.

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  • VANCOUVER, BC, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Texas Oncology has selected proXimityas the primary tool to automate the transfer of clinical trial data from the oncology EMR to the electronic data capture (EDC) systems used by biotech, pharmaceutical, and contract research organizations providing clinical trials with Texas Oncology.
  • Texas Oncology is a leader in cancer research and clinical trials with more than 1500 patients enrolled annually and, on average, 150+ open national trials.
  • Meeting the oncology needs of Texans for more than 35 years, the practice includes Texas Center for Proton Therapy, Texas Breast Specialists, Texas Oncology Surgical Specialists, Texas Urology Specialists, and Texas Center for Interventional Surgery.
  • Proximity is a tool set designed to automate data transfer between EMRs and EDCs in support of sponsored clinical trials.

National Digital Billboard Campaign Seeks to Bring Missing Children Home, Will Hyper-Focus on Texas Teens

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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HOUSTON, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Texas Center for the Missing, Houston's Amber Alert Provider, and Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) today launched a month long national child safety awareness campaign coinciding with National Missing Children's Day (May 25). The digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) campaign will help generate leads for missing children's cases nationwide. Specifically in Texas, where 253 children are missing, CCO held four press conferences earlier today to highlight missing children's cases in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and El Paso. 

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  • Specifically in Texas, where 253 children are missing, CCO held four press conferences earlier today to highlight missing children's cases in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and El Paso.
  • Children go missing every day in the United States, and while most are found quickly, some remain missing for months and even years.
  • The Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse received 46,581 missing person reports in 2021 with 33,774 being juveniles.
  • "Digital billboard messages have worked repeatedly to help find these children and we are honored to play a role in this safety campaign alongside NCMEC and Texas Center for the Missing."

Texas Oncology Organizes Expanding Surgical Capabilities to Improve Patient Care

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Thursday, April 7, 2022
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Texas Oncology announced today the establishment of Texas Oncology Surgical Specialties, organizing the diverse, specialized surgical capabilities of the practice to better serve patients.

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  • Texas Oncology announced today the establishment of Texas Oncology Surgical Specialties, organizing the diverse, specialized surgical capabilities of the practice to better serve patients.
  • Texas Oncologys surgical team has expanded significantly in recent years and now includes 124 surgeons, including specialists in breast, gynecologic, urologic, colorectal, neuro-oncology, thoracic, and surgical oncology.
  • Austin physician Michael G. Teneriello, M.D., FACOG, has been named chief surgical officer of the new Texas Oncology Surgical Specialties organization.
  • Meeting the oncology needs of Texans for more than 35 years, the practice includes Texas Center for Proton Therapy, Texas Breast Specialists, Texas Oncology Surgical Specialists, Texas Urology Specialists, and Texas Center for Interventional Surgery.

Pandemic Aid Money Available for Young Texans, 18-26, Who Aged Out of Foster Care

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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Qualifying young adults who aged out of foster care will receive a minimum of $500 and up to $1000 each.Young adults in extended foster can receive$500 each.

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  • Qualifying young adults who aged out of foster care will receive a minimum of $500 and up to $1000 each.Young adults in extended foster can receive$500 each.
  • At this time, only five percent of eligible young people have applied.
  • The federal fundingis available through a program known as Young AdultPandemicAid, or PanAid.
  • "Young adults who aged out of foster care or are in extended care deserve this support and we want to make sure that they don't miss out on it.