Experts in the News

"As long as President Trump is in the White House, Republicans in Texas can look forward to much tougher battles from higher quality and better funded Democratic challengers than they faced prior to 2018," political science fellow Mark P. Jones tells the New York Times.

Texas' 2018 midterms were the most dramatic and exciting since first-time gubernatorial candidate George W. Bush faced off against Democrat Ann Richards in 1994, writes political science fellow Mark P. Jones. Read his post-election analysis in The Hill: https://bit.ly/2RHJ8xq

Beto O'Rourke "breathed new life into a moribund Democratic Party," said political science fellow Mark P. Jones. "He still has a bright future ahead of him." Read more at The Guardian: https://bit.ly/2JKOqp5

Fellow Mark Jones comments on a new poll indicating Republican Sen. Ted Cruz will easily defeat Democrat Beto O’Rourke.

Political science fellow Mark P. Jones analyzes the Texas gubernatorial debate between Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic challenger Lupe Valdez. Austin American-Stateman: https://atxne.ws/2NTtgKO.