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  • Texas Legislative Session Roundup | Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

    Join the University of Houston Department of Political Science for an in-person breakfast at the UH Hilton to listen to UH Experts discuss the high points and the takeaways of the Texas Legislative Session. Ask questions about the things that matter to you from the session.

  • UH Professor Wins Award

    Professor Boris Shor is the winner of the Jewell Enduring Contribution Award, given by the State Politics & Policy section of APSA. The award recognizes Prof. Shor's article, "The Ideological Mapping of State Legislatures," co-authored with Nolan McCarty.

  • POLS PhD Wins Best Paper Award

     POLS PhD Samantha Chapa was recently awarded the MPSA Latina/o Caucus Best Grad Student Paper award, for her paper, "Cities, Inclusion Policies, and the Ripple Effect on Immigrant Communities." Congratulations Sam!

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    Webinar with UH Faculty on the TX Legislative Session

    UH Political Science professors Jennifer Clark and Jason Casellas led a webinar analyzing the current Texas Legislative Session. See the video here.  

  • PhD Student Samantha Chapa Featured on APSA website

    UH POLS PhD Candidate Samantha Chapa is a featured member on the APSA website, which contains a lengthy interview with her. Congratulations Sam!

  • Webinar with Rep. Gene Wu on the TX State Legislature

    View this webinar interview by UH POLS lecturer Jenna Davis discussing the current Texas Legislative Session with State Rep. Gene Wu.

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