Faculty in the Media

Slate May 21, 2025

How Texas’ Latest Attempt to Crack Down On Abortion Could Restrict Access Across the Country

Professor Elizabeth Sepper comments on the proposed Senate Bill 2880 that would criminalize pregnant people seeking abortions.

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Longview News Journal May 21, 2025

Latter-day Saints Church in Longview holds religious freedom discussion

Clinical Professor Steven Collis spoke at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Longview to discuss religious freedom and diversity in the United States.

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Bloomberg Law May 20, 2025

Justices Give Other Path to Block Trump Orders Nationwide

Professor Lee Kovarsky suggests the recent Supreme Court ruling on Venezuelan deportations provides an alternative to block President Trump's orders through temporary relief granted by lower courts beyond the named parties with class certification.

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The Bond Buyer May 20, 2025

Some bond-related bills advance as clock ticks on Texas legislature

Adjunct Professor Randall Erben predicts that it's unlikely House Bill 19, which failed to advance out of the House Ways and Means Committee, will be revived before the end of the legislative session due to the magnitude of its proposal, which would require more time for evaluation.

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Arena Magazine May 16, 2025

Let It Rip

Senior Lecturer Adam Klein encourages the United States to leverage its existing advantages against China, avoid overregulation, and embrace innovation in AI to win the technology race.

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FInancial Times May 14, 2025

Michael Saylor’s $40bn Bitcoin Bet

Professor Henry Hu appears extensively in a Financial Times film on MicroStrategy (Strategy), the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoins.  

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The Washington Post May 14, 2025

Fringe movement sparks divide with push to charge women who get abortions

Professor Elizabeth Sepper explains how abolition bills intending to criminalize abortions are often referred to as "prenatal protection acts" as an attempt to establish fetal personhood under the 14th Amendment.

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The Texas Tribune May 12, 2025

Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts

Professor Elizabeth Sepper comments on the complicated back-and-forth legal conflict caused by provisions under SB 2880 that make it harder for abortion providers to countersue plaintiffs.

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Bolts May 12, 2025

“A Backdoor Effort” to Revive Texas’ Century-Old Abortion Law

Professor Elizabeth Sepper explains how Senate Bill 2880 is a clearer attempt than previous bills by anti-abortion legislators to make the case for reviving the 1925 law that criminalizes pregnant women for seeking abortions.

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Fort Worth Report May 10, 2025

After Johnson County state of disaster, lawmaker wants limits on chemicals in sewage fertilizer

Professor Wendy Wagner urges Texas lawmakers to implement required testing for harmful chemicals and require manufacturers to publicly document the measures taken to ensure biosolid products are free of contaminants.

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The Regulatory Review May 10, 2025

Is it Time to Reform a Landmark U.S. Environmental Law?

Professor David Adelman argues that NEPA is not solely to blame for project delays and doesn't impede climate action since challenges to solar and wind infrastructure development mostly occur at the state level, not through federal regulation.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education May 9, 2025

The NIH Is Requiring Grantees to Follow Trump’s Anti-Trans Executive Order

Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider explains the moral and financial dilemma that institutions will face with new policies from the National Institutes of Health requiring compliance with Trump's anti-transgender executive order if grant funds are accepted.

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