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by Joseph Flores | February 22, 2021 | Global Policy Studies & International Security, Politics and Governance | 0 Comments

After watching the recent democratic turmoil in the United States with a mix of alarm and familiarity, neighbors in Latin America will soon begin their own busy season of elections. 2020 saw major electoral upheavals across the region, bringing about a return to...

by Maggie Ambrose | February 11, 2021 | Misc, National, Texas | 0 Comments

Texas could become the latest state to enact same day voter registration. A bill filed by state Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-[District], would require two voter registrars to be present at each polling place on Election Day. The registrars would be able to register new...

by Rohit Prasad | February 8, 2021 | Health & Social Policy, Misc | 0 Comments

Up to 80 percent of an individual’s health is determined by social factors. Black and Latinx individuals are up to six times more likely to die of COVID-19 and are up to seven percent more likely to suffer from chronic conditions such as obesity and diabetes than...

by Sarah Campbell | February 4, 2021 | Op-ed | 0 Comments

This summer the Austin City Council voted to implement police reforms and reduce the Austin Police Department’s budget by $150 million. On its face, these passages appear to address the demands of this summer’s social movements. The city council voted to restrict the...

by Taryn Woody | December 7, 2020 | Misc, Op-ed | 0 Comments

By James R. Mismash and Nicholas J. Romanow Skepticism toward the military is easy to find on college campuses like the University of Texas at Austin; even in the absence of a nationally omnipresent anti-war movement as in the 1960s, anti-military student groups have...