South Texas in the News

Prof. Hogan’s commentary on a defendant’s testimony in a death penalty case was quoted by both Houston Chronicle and MSN.

Prof. Longoria was quoted in an article by The Washington Post, where he spoke about the application of land use regulation related to SpaceX’s new municipality, Starbase, Texas.

Prof. Blackman recently testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee regarding nationwide injunctions by federal judges.

Prof. Hogan discussed the taxpayer costs of trying death penalty cases with a reporter from the Houston Chronicle.

Prof. Festa spoke about eminent domain and zoning processes related to a new SpaceX launch site in South Texas.

Prof. Blackman’s commentary on and analysis of constitutional law topics appeared in various news outlets, including the Christian Science Monitor, MSN.com, The Washington Times, Yahoo News, The Colorado Springs Gazette, The Intelligencer/NYMagazine, and The Maryland Daily Record.

Prof. Moore gave an interview to Houston’s KHOU Channel 11 on the subject of pending legislation regarding bail reform in Texas. The story was picked up by KENS Channel 5, in San Antonio.

Prof. Moore was interviewed in an episode of Houston Matters, where she spoke about how women are effected by the way in which protective orders are issued in Texas.

Prof. Peters commented on the potential consequences of a proposed bill that would take bail decisions out of the hands of magistrate judges for some charges. 

Prof. Blackman’s commentary and opinions on issues related to SCOTUS or constitutional law have appeared in various media outlets over the last month, including Bloomberg Law, New York Magazine, abcnews.com, and Newsweek.