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April 6, 2015
After loss, U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego to reseek seat Mark Jones, fellow in political science, comments on former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego's announcement that he will seek reelection in 2016.
April 6, 2015
Low oil prices are an obstacle to lifting U.S. export ban Lifting the 40-year-old export ban on U.S. crude oil would have far-reaching effects on pricing, energy security and energy sector investment, according to new research from the Center for Energy Studies (CES). Kenneth B. Medlock III, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and senior director of the CES, discusses the study.
April 6, 2015
Houston Scientist Hatches Plan to Prevent Next Ebola Peter Hotez, Baker Institute fellow in disease and poverty and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, was named a U.S. science envoy by the State Department in December. The Houston Chronicle recently profiled Hotez's work, including his current government-sponsored effort to prepare North Africa and the Middle East so that the region doesn't spawn the next infectious disease epidemic.
March 30, 2015
Abbott touts border bill in the Rio Grande Valley Mark Jones, fellow in political science, comments on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's endorsement of potential presidential candidates.
March 30, 2015
Oil export ban helps few refiners, hurts producers Ken Medlock, James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics, is cited for his study on the effects of lifting the 40-year-old U.S. crude oil export ban.