Faculty in the Media

News4SA March 10, 2022

City leaders dispute data that shows San Antonio evicts residents at high rates

Professor Heather Way is quoted in an article verifying that the eviction data cited in her recent San Antonio housing report came from the city itself, despite city leaders' disputes.

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Texas Public Radio March 9, 2022

San Antonio effort to rebuff critical report hits snag

Efforts by the City of San Antonio to publish a competing report after Professor Heather Way and fellow authors Abbey Judd and Ottilia Willis authored a critical report about San Antonio's code enforcement actions have been delayed after a possible partner in the project, the University of Texas San Antonio, declined to participate.

More of: Heather K Way

KXAN March 8, 2022

UT expert: Russia is violating international law, now what?

Professor Bobby Chesney is quoted in a news story about international law as it relates to the current situation in Ukraine.

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KUT 90.5 March 7, 2022

As Texas Supreme Court weighs abortion ban, both sides say it’s unlikely anything will stop it now

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article on the unlikelihood that current lawsuits against Senate Bill 8 will increase abortion rights in Texas.

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USA Today March 7, 2022

Is EPA putting interests of chemical companies ahead of your health? These experts think so

Professor Wendy Wagner is quoted in an article regarding EPA policies that are favorable towards chemical companies.

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Shelterforce March 7, 2022

Property Tax Relief Programs Don’t Reach Many Homeowners of Color

Professor Heather Way authors an article about how homeowners of color are often excluded from state and local tax relief programs.

More of: Heather K Way

MSNBC March 7, 2022

Texas’ attack on tenure may be short lived. It’s still ominous.

Professor Steve Vladeck authors an op-ed piece on how Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick's recent proposal on revoking tenure for professors teaching Critical Race Theory are dangerous to the idea of academic freedom.

More of: Stephen I Vladeck

KXAN March 7, 2022

Russia holding off on large-scale cyberattacks against Ukraine, here’s why

Bobby Chesney, Dean of Academic Affairs and director of Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, is quoted in an article about strategic reasons why Russia has not yet conducted cyberattacks against Ukraine.

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CNN March 4, 2022

Supreme Court says government can use state secrets privilege to block surveillance evidence in FISA case

Professor Steve Vladeck is quoted in an article on a Supreme Court ruling regarding the application of state secrets privilege in a FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) case.

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National Law Journal March 3, 2022

As SCOTUS Clerk, Ketanji Brown Jackson Known for Her ‘Even Keel’ in Hot-Button Term

Erin Busby, co-director of the Texas Law Supreme Court Clinic, was quoted in the National Law Journal and Law.com about Ketanji Brown Jackson, with whom she co-clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer.

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Diverse Issues in Higher Education March 3, 2022

Some Domestic Violence Survivors Are Still Paying Abusers’ Student Loan Debt

Professor Angela Littwin is quoted in an article about a proposed Congressional bill that would result in domestic violence survivors no longer being responsible for their abuser's student loans.

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My San Antonio March 3, 2022

Nirenberg calls San Antonio bond’s housing fund ‘unprecedented’ in recent Bloomberg interview

A report by Professor Heather Way is cited in an article about a proposed bond package in San Antonio that would expand the city's housing resources.

More of: Heather K Way