Experts in the News

The UAE has appointed Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the autocratic nation's president following his half-brother's death last Friday. Middle East fellow Kristian Coates Ulrichsen described what the new ruler's likely priorities.

“In every other energy market, we've been willing to buy and sell from neighbors around the country and around the world. Why we don't do that with electricity really baffles me,” said scholar Dan Cohan as heat waves threaten Texas grid operations.

Restricting abortion and enforcing anti-abortion laws can be viewed as denying women access to what the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, among others, states is essential medical care, said Rola El-Serag, director of the Center for Health & Biosciences. “It has been made clear ... that the best medical decisions are made between the provider and the patient, without third-party interference and without operating under a climate of fear.” Watch the interview on Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall.

How will the Ukraine-Russia war affect the energy industry in Texas? Energy fellow Jim Krane explained in a Q&A.

Polling shows "a majority of Texans" do not support a near total abortion ban, fellow Mark Jones told the Dallas Morning News. "All the polling has dealt with this as more of a hypothetical. Now it is real ... I think Abbott realizes they’ve overshot it.”