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March 21, 2021
Diving into the Texas Grid Collapse
Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies, explored the causes of last month's power grid collapse — and whether knowledge gained after a similar cold snap in 2011 could have prevented the disaster.
Medlock is the James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics.
Listen to the Grid Talk Podcast. March 16, 2021
A Solution in Search of a Problem?
“2020, by all accounts, was probably the most secure election in this century,” said Bob Stein, fellow in urban politics, of Gov. Abbot's call to reduce voter fraud in Texas.
Read more at KHOU News. March 15, 2021
Gas Prices Continue to Climb
What's driving the increase in gasoline prices in Texas and nationwide? Crude oil production cuts by OPEC and Russia are part of the answer, said energy fellow Mark Finley, and the constrained supply may mean more pain at the pump to come.
Watch Finley's interview at Fox26-Houston. March 15, 2021
Why the Pandemic is Forcing Women to Leave the Workforce
Millions of women have dropped out of the workforce since the start of the pandemic. On March 18 at 7 pm CDT, health policy fellow Quianta Moore joined a panel discussion on the pandemic’s disproportionate impact on women and how we can reverse course.
Moore is the Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy.
Learn more at ABC-13. March 11, 2021
Congressional Testimony: Toward More Effective Drug Policies
Drug policy fellow Katharine Neill Harris gave a congressional testimony on the failed war on drugs and solutions based on racial justice and harm reduction.
Watch her testimony here starting at the 31:15 mark.