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Mark Jones, fellow in political science, is quoted about the shortage of women on the Houston City Council.

The Episcopal Diocese of Texas named Elena Marks, Baker Institute scholar in health policy, president and CEO of its newly formed Episcopal Health Foundation.

Mark Jones, fellow in political science, said the ability to speak Spanish gives candidates a clear political edge with the fractured Hispanic voting bloc regardless of political affiliation, especially with first- and second-generation Americans.

Part of a study directed by the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute, Harvard University's Geopolitics of Energy Project at the Kennedy School and the University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management.

Mark Jones, fellow in political science, is quoted in an article about the Houston City Council. (In Spanish only.)