Dateline Rice for July 13, 2021

Dateline Rice

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

'ABC News Radio'
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is interviewed about former President Donald Trump's continued popularity among Republicans. Jones also authored an op-ed in The Hill, and he is quoted or interviewed in numerous additional outlets about the Texas Legislature's special session.
KOMO-AM (Seattle)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones (This segment aired on 1,000 affiliate stations across the U.S. and Canada.)
Texas Democrats launch a war they probably cannot win
The Hill (This op-ed also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones
Texas House Democrats invoke the 'nuclear option,' fleeing to DC to stall voting restrictions
Time (This article also appeared in MSN.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones
Texas Democrats have walked out, broken quorum before
USA Today (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in the Austin American-Statesman and Sports Grind Entertainment.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones
'It's a game of chicken': Texas Democrats' walkout has precedent, but will it work?
Austin American-Statesman (This article also appeared in the Des Moines Register.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones
Texas Democrats leave state Monday for Washington, deny Republicans quorum for voting bill
Fox 26 Online (This segment also aired on KRIV-TV in Houston.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones
'Houston's Morning Show'
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones
'KPRC Channel 2 News'
KPRC-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-jones (This segment aired twice.)

The bogus GOP claim that Biden is responsible for higher gasoline prices

Mark Finley, fellow in energy and global oil at the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
The Washington Post (Subscription is required. This article also appeared in more than 30 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-finley
New policies needed to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, report finds
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front of the Business section in the July 13 print edition.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-finley
Oil demand likely to grow despite pandemic, study says
Informed Infrastructure
http://dateline.rice/july-13-finley

Senate bill gives 'have-not' states a gigantic research set-aside
Neal Lane, senior fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Science
http://dateline.rice/july-13-lane

5 lessons Richard Branson taught us about shattering career limits and achieving success
An article features collaborative Rice research into what makes employees more resilient and fosters learning in the workplace. Co-author Danielle King, an assistant professor of psychological sciences, is cited.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/july-13-king

Malestar del Gas, otro dolor para los pobres
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an article.
MSN Noticias (An English translation is not available. This article originally appeared in Expansión.)
http://dateline.rice/july-13-grunstein

Capital One 360 CD rates: July 2021
Alumnus Ben Gran co-authored an article.
Forbes
http://dateline.rice/july-13-gran

HOUSTON/TEXAS

'We're brokenhearted': Houston's Cuban community reacts to protests in Cuba

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