Experts in the News

With new Census data showing strong population growth in Texas, the state could gain as many as three congressional seats. "We retain our status as the second largest congressional delegation behind California, and we move closer to them because we are poised to gain seats and they will likely drop one," said political science fellow Mark Jones.

"There's no doubt Republicans will continue to control the Texas Senate and governorship in 2021, and thus all Democratic hopes of avoiding another GOP partisan gerrymander lie in taking control of the House," said political science fellow Mark Jones.

Six Texas Republicans have announced they will not seek reelection in 2020. Fellow Mark Jones explored the reasons for this "Texodus."

"For at least the next year or two, Argentina will be facing an economic crisis," said fellow Mark P. Jones.

"As long as [Jair] Bolsonaro remains president of Brazil — and his current term expires in January 2023 — we should expect deforestation in the Amazon to continue relatively unabated," fellow Mark Jones wrote.