Faculty in the Media

The Daily Texan January 31, 2025

UT Energy Institute to lead project to mitigate, monitor emissions in Permian Basin

Professor Melinda Taylor comments on the UT Energy Institute's new initiative to detect and fix methane leaks in pipelines and wells in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico.

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DW News January 30, 2025

Guantanamo and the “criminalization” of migrants

Professor Ariel Dulitzky comments on President Trump's intention to open a detention center at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo.

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The Christian Science Monitor January 30, 2025

Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship could upend 150 years of law

Professor Denise Gilman comments that, historically, birthright citizenship in the United States is enshrined not just in the Constitution, but in the foundation for all American law: English common law.

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KVUE January 29, 2025

Federal employees weigh options after President Trump’s buyout offer

Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider discusses President Trump's "unprecedented" buyouts, sharing skepticism about whether the president even has

the authority to conduct a buyout of this scale and whether it is truly voluntary considering the uncertainty of employees' futures.

More of: Scott D. Schneider

NRDC January 23, 2025

Are Our Public Lands on the Chopping Block Again?

Professor Melinda Taylor discusses the aspect of Project 2025 that, if implemented, would encourage offering public lands to private developers.  

More of: Melinda E Taylor

Austin American-Statesman January 23, 2025

Austin churches, schools react to Trump administration cutting immigration raid protections

Professor Elissa Steglich weighs in on a new Homeland Security directive allowing immigration raids to happen in churches, explaining that schools and places of worship have been excluded from raids since at least 1993.

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Houston Chronicle January 23, 2025

‘Junk fees’ are common in apartments. Here’s what Houston renters should know after a property manager is sued

Professor Heather Way speaks on the practice of landlords adding hidden fees to tenants' housing costs and how these added charges can affect even those enrolled in affordable housing programs.

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Houston Chronicle January 22, 2025

Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. Here’s how it could impact Texas.

Professor Tara Leigh Grove weighs in on the constitutionality of President Trump's initiative to end birthright citizenship.

More of: Tara Grove

The Chronicle of Higher Education January 22, 2025

How a Trump Executive Order Could Upend Colleges’ Hiring Practices

Adjunct Professor Scott Schneider comments on the power of an executive order reversing the Equal Employment Opportunity law, explaining that affirmative-action planning and report work will likely be prohibited.

More of: Scott D. Schneider

Reason January 22, 2025

President Trump’s Invasion Executive Order

Professor Tara Leigh Grove challenges the common assumption that a determination under the Guarantee Clause is a political question.

More of: Tara Grove

Time January 22, 2025

The Powers Trump’s Nominees Will Have Over Abortion

Professor Elizabeth Sepper discusses what the Trump administration might do regarding abortion law, pointing to Project 2025 as a "roadmap" for the administration to make abortion harder to access.

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Texas Standard January 22, 2025

Two US presidents have pardoned thousands over the past few weeks. Here’s what that means.

Professor Tara Leigh Grove sheds light on the executive pardon power, which both former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump have recently exercised.

More of: Tara Grove