Faculty in the Media

New Trader U December 11, 2025

10 Stoic Books That Will Improve Your Life

New Trader U recommends Professor Ward Farnsworth's book "The Practicing Stoic" to readers wanting to better their well-being.

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The Conversation December 10, 2025

2026’s abortion battles will be fought more in courthouses and FDA offices than at the voting booth

An article by Professor Rachel Rebouché contends that the most significant disputes over abortion issues—such as medication abortion and telehealth access—are likely to unfold primarily through legal and regulatory battles in federal courts and at the FDA rather than through state elections.

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The Texas Tribune December 9, 2025

Texas AG probe of nearly 1,000 cities’ finances to seek violations of new property tax law

Adjunct Professor Randall Erben challenges the feasibility of the attorney general's initiative to investigate cities unduly raising property taxes.

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The Hill December 9, 2025

AI can help address America’s affordability crisis

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier contends that AI can help address America's affordability crisis by reducing costs, particularly in health care and transportation.

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The Washington Post December 9, 2025

More women accessing abortion pills online despite red state efforts

Professor Rachel Rebouché comments on the increased use of medication abortion via telehealth services to circumvent current anti-abortion efforts.

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The Texas Tribune December 9, 2025

Paxton’s campaign against immigrant-serving groups gets boost from court rulings

Adjunct Professor Randall Erben analyzes how Attorney General Ken Paxton is using "requests to examine" as part of a broader legal strategy intended to undermine immigrant-serving nonprofits.

More of: Randall H Erben

The Fulcrum December 5, 2025

A Bend But Don’t Break Economy

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier pens an opinion piece characterizing AI as a driver of innovation and a disruptor of the status quo, but not a destroyer of economic well-being and opportunity.

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The Guardian December 4, 2025

Has a Texas law created ‘abortion bounty hunters’?

Professor Rachel Rebouché discusses how the new Texas House Bill 7 may be legally dismantling "shield laws" by allowing private citizens in Texas to sue out-of-state abortion-pill providers.

More of: Rachel Rebouché

KGNU News December 4, 2025

It’s The Economy

Professor Mechele Dickerson discusses her new book, "The Middle Class New Deal," which examines the status of the middle class in America over time and in crisis today, and proposes a potential plan to restore it.

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Jacksonville Journal-Courier December 4, 2025

You can’t save the American Dream by freezing it in time

AI Innovation and Law Fellow Kevin Frazier predicts that politicians will campaign on protecting American jobs from AI displacement during midterm elections, but asserts that limiting AI innovation will only create long-term economic and social consequences.

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The Daily Texan December 4, 2025

Provision of federal bill limits sale of THC products, impacting local businesses

Professor Randall Erben notes that a provision in the bill that ended the federal government shutdown, which bans THC products containing over 0.4 milligrams, was included as an afterthought and has created uncertainty in the Texas hemp industry.

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San Francisco Chronicle December 4, 2025

An influential anti-abortion lawyer is targeting a Bay Area doctor — and California’s shield laws

Professor Rachel Rebouché outlines the legal conflicts between Texas' anti-abortion statutes and California's shield laws following a Texas man's civil lawsuit against a Bay Area doctor, explaining the steep legal and Constitutional challenges the lawsuit will face in court.

More of: Rachel Rebouché