Experts in the News

Restricting abortion and enforcing anti-abortion laws can be viewed as denying women access to what the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, among others, states is essential medical care, said Rola El-Serag, director of the Center for Health & Biosciences. “It has been made clear ... that the best medical decisions are made between the provider and the patient, without third-party interference and without operating under a climate of fear.” Watch the interview on Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall.

How will the Ukraine-Russia war affect the energy industry in Texas? Energy fellow Jim Krane explained in a Q&A.

Polling shows "a majority of Texans" do not support a near total abortion ban, fellow Mark Jones told the Dallas Morning News. "All the polling has dealt with this as more of a hypothetical. Now it is real ... I think Abbott realizes they’ve overshot it.”

On April 29, the Carter Center and the .Baker Institute gathered experts to consider ways secure, accessible electoral processes can help restore voter confidence in U.S. elections. Baker Institute fellows John Williams and Mark Jones participated.

 

"Emphasizing climate action doesn't necessarily mean you wish everyone in the oil and gas industry harm,” said energy fellow Jim Krane “It's becoming clearer every day that climate action has to coexist with the oil and gas industry."