Experts in the News

Oil and gas executives can expect increased pressure on environmental, social and governance issues following the November elections, experts forecasted. CES senior director Ken Medlock spoke about the dynamics at play.

“I think the decision the party has made is that Joe Biden's election as president ... and the party’s ability to flip the Senate do not hinge on Texas," said political science fellow Mark Jones.

The difficult market conditions currently facing America's natural gas producers and exporters are likely to be short-lived, wrote Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies. In the medium to long term, global demand for natural gas is projected to grow, and gas prices are expected to increase.

"Texas Hispanics will play a pivotal role in determining the outcome of the presidential and U.S. Senate races in Texas," said political science fellow Mark Jones. "While survey results indicate Republicans Donald Trump and John Cornyn are in the lead over Democrats Joe Biden and MJ Hegar, both Biden and Hegar remain within striking distance of victory.”

Health economics fellow Vivian Ho said that she suspects a drop-off in testing stemmed from frustration with how long it took to get an appointment for test, or with sitting for hours in drive-through lines. “You were only going to do that if you were super sick,” she said.