Quianta Moore, scholar in health policy, discusses her recent issue brief summarizing the legal, ethical and policy considerations related to adolescents' participation in HIV and STI prevention research. Houston Matters: http://bit.ly/1VbUdlI
Scientists reported a second straight year of record-breaking global temperatures on Wednesday and predicted an even hotter 2016. Ronald L. Sass, fellow in global climate change, comments in the Houston Chronicle: http://bit.ly/1PqZCAV.
Labor unrest is spreading through the factories on the border, where people say they deserve more than $6 a day. Mexico Center director Tony Payan comments in The Atlantic: http://theatln.tc/1P8CTxO.
Mark P. Jones, fellow in political science, discusses three highly contested Texas House races based in Tarrant County. Fort Worth Star-Telegram: http://bit.ly/1ZMA2Bp.
John W. Diamond, Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance, comments on a new report that says Houston's police, fire and city employees' pension funds are in the red, at $5.6 billion. KPRC-TV: http://bit.ly/1NcpTl5