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24.03.41
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By Melvin L. Otey. Baylor Law Review, Fall 2023, pp. 593-629 (Note Length).
Emphasizes the dilemma federal courts face in prosecuting juveniles for murder following the U.S. Supreme Court’s determinations in Miller v. Alabama and Roper v. Simmons that mandated sentences of life imprisonment or death are unconstitutional when applied to juvenile offenders. Proposes enacting a new statute to provide clear guidance to federal courts.
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24.03.42
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By Laura Harker and Breanna Sharer. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 18, 2024, pp. 1-19.
Answers key questions about expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), using the latest studies and findings from expansion states. Addresses the effects of Medicaid expansion on state budgets, including additional financial benefits for newly expanding states. Discusses positive effects of Medicaid expansion on health insurance coverage rates; health and financial well-being; racial health equity; children and people with disabilities; employment; and hospitals.
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24.03.43
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By Plamedie Ifasso and Will Anderson. Dallas Business Journal, March 15-21, 2024, pp. 10-11.
Discusses a proposed bullet train route between Dallas and Fort Worth, including opinions of those who support and those who oppose the plan.
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24.03.44
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Economist, March 16th-22nd, 2024, pp. 68-69.
Discusses the potential to harvest water from the atmosphere using new technologies.
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24.03.45
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By Alyssa F. Harlow, Richard A. Miech, and Adam M. Leventhal. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), March 12, 2024, pp. 861-865.
Presents data from a survey on adolescent self-reported use of Delta 8-THC and marijuana. Concludes that states lacking marijuana or Delta 8-THC legalization have higher rates of adolescent use.
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24.03.46
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By John Washington. Nation, March 2024, pp. 21-22.
Presents a commentary on the U.S.–Mexico border, including the economic and tax contributions of undocumented immigrants.
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24.03.47
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By Emma Green. New Yorker, March 18, 2024, pp. 12-18.
Uses the example of a charter school in the Bronx to discuss the classical education movement, a fast-growing effort to fundamentally reorient schooling in America. Notes that this approach prioritizes some ways of teaching that have been used for thousands of years, such as phonics, memorization, and classical literature. Traces the history and changing politics of the movement.
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24.03.48
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By M. Ray Perryman. Perryman Report and Texas Letter, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 1-3, 6.
Analyzes the recent performance of the U.S. economy, noting that fears of a recession were unfounded and that a "soft landing" is either achievable or has already happened. Notes the economy's gain in jobs and workers (particularly in the education, healthcare, and social assistance industries), the low unemployment rate, and the easing of inflation. Forecasts expansion in real gross domestic product, total employment, and population.
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24.03.49
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By Wesley Miller. Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, March 2024, pp. 1-10.
Analyzes the effect of natural disasters on Texans' housing and neighborhood choices, as well as business location and investment choices, using Hurricane Harvey in 2017 as an example. Notes the impact of climate change combined with economic growth in disaster-prone regions. Discusses the effect of residential mobility in flood-prone areas on disaster aid.
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24.03.50
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By W. Scott Bailey. San Antonio Business Journal, March 15-21, 2024, pp. 12-15.
Describes greater:SATX, the revamped San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, which has raised nearly $40 million since 2021 to back a multiyear regional recruitment plan. Notes that the group has teamed up with Opportunity Austin and other stakeholders to encourage investment in the region. Describes the challenges and benefits of the two cities in working together.
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24.03.51
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By Brad Johnson. Texan, March 22, 2024, p. 1.
Reports on the lawsuit filed by sixteen Republican-controlled states challenging the U.S. Department of Energy's halt to permit approval for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects.
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24.03.52
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By Julie Tomascik. Texas Agriculture, March 1, 2024, p. 15.
Describes Kaput Feral Hog Bait, a new tool available to Texas farmers and ranchers to help control the exploding feral hog population. Notes that Texas has the largest feral hog population in the country and that Texas landowners lose more than $200 million in crops and livestock annually due to feral hogs. Describes the mechanism of the bait, which contains warfarin and turns the hogs' fat bright blue.
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24.03.53
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By Jessi Stafford. Texas Appleseed, March 2024, pp. 1-19.
Discusses the Texas policy allowing higher education institutions to withhold the release of an individual's college transcript if there is unpaid debt to the institution. Analyzes data from six community colleges across the state — Blinn College, Dallas College, Northeast Texas Community College, San Jacinto College, South Plains College, and Victoria College — and finds that there are nearly 55,000 outstanding debts preventing individuals from accessing college transcripts.
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24.03.54
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By Aaron Nelsen. Texas Monthly, April 2024, pp. 45-54.
Outlines the history of drownings among migrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande into the U.S., noting that the pace of such incidents has increased in recent years. Notes that no U.S. or Mexican agency keeps a comprehensive and accurate count of migrant deaths, and discusses the challenges involved in doing so.
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