Experts in the News

“Efforts to dampen early voting among Democrats failed,” said political science fellow Mark Jones.  “Any problems on Election Day will now probably work against Republicans, and not in their favor.”

Political science fellow Mark Jones expected Election Day totals to push Texas' final vote count into unprecedented territory — as high as 12.5 million. Such a grand total would bring the Texas turnout percentage beyond 70%, a new high in the modern era.

We're at least 10 years away from having technology that could let voters cast ballots online securely, said Dan Wallach, a Baker Institute Rice faculty scholar.

Kirstin Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy talked about the latest in COVID-19 headlines, including vaccine trials, the FDA approval of remdesivir and the effectiveness of masks.

“As Mexico dips into a recession, AMLO's nationalistic stance on energy issues could prevent a faster economic recovery,” said postdoctoral fellow Adrian Duhalt.