Faculty in the Media

Law.com November 8, 2023

Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Roundup Trial Starts As Monsanto Challenges Verdict, ‘Unprecedented Level of Fraud’ Threatens to Dismantle Booster Seat Settlement

Professor Theodore Rave weighs in on a legal battle and multiple court cases over Monsanto's Roundup pesticide, and how verdicts may influence future settlement discussions

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Environmental Health News November 9, 2023

The chemical industry may have killed a landmark EU chemical policy. Here’s what that means for the US.

Professor Wendy Wagner comments on the chemical industry's role in weakening chemical regulation policies in the U.S. and how these actions can affect consumers.

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Texas Standard November 7, 2023

Supreme Court to hear Texas case about whether domestic abuse suspects can own guns

Professor Tara Leigh Grove highlights the significance of historical precedents for gun regulations amid a new Supreme Court case about guns in domestic abuse environments.

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Houston Chronicle November 1, 2023

Houston Housing Authority eschews controversial PFC tax breaks, uses very similar tax break instead

Clinical Professor Heather Way laments that the Houston Housing Authority bypassed recent reforms to the Public Facility Corporation tax break law.

More of: Heather K Way

Los Angeles Times November 6, 2023

Droves of Californians are moving to Texas. Here’s the life they are finding.

Professor Mechele Dickerson comments on the trend of Californians moving to Texas, and what Texas must now do to address the issues that caused Californians to leave in the first place.

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Sirius XM October 31, 2023

Prof. Steven Collis on Students’ First Amendment Rights

In a podcast episode of "The Dan Abrams Show," Professor Steven Collis discusses students' First Amendment rights on college campuses and whether pro-Palestinian groups can be banned from universities.

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USA Today October 31, 2023

Too conservative for the Supreme Court? The nation’s most right-leaning appeals court draws scrutiny

Professor Tara Leigh Grove is quoted in an article about the actions and decisions of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, particularly in the context of the Supreme Court's recent actions.

More of: Tara Grove

Texas Monthly November 1, 2023

Black-Owned Land Is Under Siege in the Brazos Valley

Clinical Professor Heather Way provides insight into how state property code influenced a court's ruling on property appraisals in a piece about developers that are using heirs' property laws to dispossess Black landowners in Brazos County.

More of: Heather K Way

ABC News October 30, 2023

Judge temporarily bars federal government from cutting razor wire along the Texas border

Professor Elissa Steglich comments on the legal questions raised by Texas' placement of concertina wire on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande River, emphasizing that migrants have the right to seek asylum.

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KVUE October 27, 2023

‘It makes me feel unwelcome in this community’ | Property association fee hikes make low-income, affordable homes difficult to keep

Clinical Professor Heather Way and the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic's work regarding proposed improvements to Austin's affordable homeownership program is referenced.

More of: Heather K Way

PolitiFact October 27, 2023

Ask PolitiFact: How many people on the terrorist watchlist are coming into the United States?

Clinical Professor Denise Gilman attests that border encounters with individuals on the terrorist watch list only indicate that potential terrorists are being detected at the border, not entering the country.

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New York Times October 24, 2023

In Texas, Local Laws to Prevent Travel for Abortions Gain Momentum

Professor Jeffrey Abramson is quoted in an article about recent efforts from abortion opponents in Texas to pass local restrictions aimed at preventing people from helping pregnant women travel to neighboring states for abortions.

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