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by Sarah Pollock | October 20, 2017 | Philanthropy & Non-Profit Organizations, Politics and Governance, Texas | 1 Comment

Photo: Sarah Pollock For a state that prides itself on having a culture of go-getters, Texas has a population of citizens who are remarkably disengaged from the political process. According to the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, voter...

by Elizabeth Petruy | April 25, 2018 | Health & Social Policy, National, Philanthropy & Non-Profit Organizations, Texas | 0 Comments

On Saturday, April 7, from 3-5 pm, the Paramount Theatre on Congress Avenue was filled with women of all ages, many decked out in western boots and pink attire. This gathering of festive Texan women was inspired by the presence of Cecile Richards, former Planned...

by Claire Huitt | April 16, 2018 | Economics & Trade Policy, Global, Global Policy Studies & International Security | 1 Comment

Thursday morning, President Donald Trump announced that he had directed his economic adviser Larry Kudlow and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to look into rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). To remind readers, the TPP was the subject of...

by Heidi Kahle | April 12, 2018 | Health & Social Policy, Student Life, Texas, University of Texas at Austin | 0 Comments

In 2007, The University of Texas at Austin made local news headlines when it made Plan B available over-the-counter at the Forty Acres Pharmacy on campus. At the time, Plan B, a popular type of emergency contraceptive, or EC, was only available directly from a...

by Kelsey Ritchie | April 6, 2018 | Global, Global Policy Studies & International Security, National, Politics and Governance | 0 Comments

Bob Schieffer has covered politics for over half a century, from the White House to the Pentagon to Foggy Bottom and Capitol Hill. The host of CBS’s “Face the Nation” for 24 years, he has interviewed every president since Richard Nixon. Despite the thousands of...

by Sarah Pollock | April 4, 2018 | Barbara Jordan Week, Health & Social Policy, LBJ School, Politics and Governance, Texas | 0 Comments

Author Garrard Conley kicked off 2018’s Barbara Jordan Week at the LBJ School by coming to speak at its inaugural event. Conley’s new book, Boy Erased, is an autobiographical account of his experience with gay conversion therapy and his complicated relationship with...