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August 13, 2015
Texas House battleground could hinge on voter ID law in flux Political science fellow Mark Jones comments on confusion over Texas' voter photo identification requirement and the untimely addition of voting on term limits to the already crowded Houston mayoral ballot.http://bit.ly/1UF9JY0
August 6, 2015
How the HERO referendum changes Houston's mayoral race Bob Stein, fellow in urban politics, discusses the potential inclusion of the equal rights ordinance on the Houston mayor ballot and how it will affect this year's election.
August 6, 2015
The Pope, climate change and the GOP Have Pope Francis' progressive climate change views affected skeptical GOP politicians? Political science fellow Mark Jones comments in the Aug. 5 Texas Tribune. http://bit.ly/1STGKCf
July 31, 2015
Rick Perry's anti-Trump crusade As Donald Trump's most visible and vocal critic among his 16 rivals for the GOP nomination, Rick Perry has much to gain and little to lose, writes political science fellow Mark P. Jones in The Hill. Read more at http://bit.ly/1I7buHK.
July 29, 2015
Mexican economy continues decline; peso briefly falls below 16 Tony Payan, Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Mexico Center, comments on the effect of the weakening peso on U.S. goods and tourists.