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19.09.10
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By Mark Walsh. ABA Journal: The Lawyer's Magazine, September-October 2019, pp. 18-19.
Highlights high-profile issues the United States Supreme Court will consider during the term that begins on October 7, including LGBT rights, the future of DACA [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals], and gun rights.
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19.09.11
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By Kerry McDonald. CATO Briefing Paper, September 4, 2019, pp. 1-8.
Presents an overview of homeschooling trends. Argues educational freedom creates momentum for families to seek alternatives to conventional mass schooling.
See:
https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/bp_124.pdf
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19.09.12
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By Evan Hoopfer. Dallas Business Journal, August 30, 2019, pp. 5-10, 12, 14-21.
Questions whether Texas should be doing more to attract advanced manufacturing jobs. Mentions the state scored a "C" in manufacturing industry health.
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19.09.13
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Economist, August 31st-September 6th, 2019, pp. 19-20.
Points out weaknesses in several economic sectors, including manufacturing, construction, and energy industry employment. Mentions the present slowdown may prove politically consequential.
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19.09.14
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By Denisa R. Superville, Hector Alejandro Arzate, and Stephen Sawchuk. Education Week, August 21, 2018, pp. 5-6.
Examines how school districts in Texas are responding to the mass shooting in El Paso, in which Hispanics were targeted. Discusses steps being taken by schools to alleviate the fears of Hispanic students and their families.
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19.09.15
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By Heidi L. Allen, et al.
Health Affairs, September 2019, pp. 1451-1457.
Evaluates the possible correlation between expansion of Medicaid and lower rates of evictions. Concludes that health insurance coverage is associated with improved housing stability.
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19.09.16
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By Renee Y. Hsia and Yu-Chu Shen. Health Affairs, September 2019, pp. 1496-1504.
Suggests high-occupancy hospitals are the most sensitive to nearby emergency department [ED] closures, while other hospitals absorb increased demand in emergency care without significant negative impact on patient outcomes. Observes that significant effects appear only when driving time to an ED changes by 30 minutes or more. Notes utilization as well as distance from neighboring EDs should be taken into account when deciding to open or close an ED.
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19.09.17
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By Molly Sarubbi. Internet Resource, August 26, 2019, pp. 1-6.
Reviews 2019 state legislative activity relating to postsecondary campus sexual assault. Highlights legislation, including Texas bills, that address awareness and prevention, reporting guidelines and procedures, and assessment and accountability.
See:
https://www.ecs.org/wp-content/uploads/Campus-Sexual-Assault-Policies.pdf
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19.09.18
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By Joshua M. Sharfstein and Yngvild Olsen. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), September 3, 2019, pp. 809-810.
Summarizes missteps made by physicians, regulators, hospitals, and other entities, that made possible the significant scale of the opioid epidemic. Calls for reflection and accountability moving forward.
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19.09.19
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By Charles C.W. Cooke. National Review, August 26, 2019, pp. 14-15.
Argues that evidence does not support the effectiveness of proposed gun-control policies and that the First and Second Amendments should be defended. Advocates for surveillance of hate groups and prosecution when warranted and for technology companies to decline to provide technical assistance and support to them.
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19.09.20
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By Sinan Aral and Dean Eckles. Science, August 30, 2019, pp. 858-861.
Calls for more research into how social media can affect and influence elections. Explores some of the challenges of measuring the manipulation of social media, including consumer privacy concerns.
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19.09.21
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By Cindy Zolnierek. Texas Nursing, Summer 2019, pp. 8-9.
Summarizes passed and failed legislation of interest to nursing professionals.
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