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Former Ambassador David Satterfield explores important foreign and domestic policy issues of the day through conversations with experts at the Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and beyond. New episodes are released Monday mornings.
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Former Ambassador David Satterfield explores important foreign and domestic policy issues of the day through conversations with experts at the Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and beyond. New episodes are released Monday mornings.
Texas Republicans are moving to redraw the state’s congressional district map and flip five House seats for the GOP — an unusual mid-decade redistricting effort that comes at the urging of President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. To block the map’s passage, Texas Democrats have fled the state, denying Republican state leaders the quorum needed to hold a vote.
Political science fellow Mark P. Jones joined “Baker Briefing” to break down the political standoff and what’s at stake for electoral politics in Texas and nationwide.
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Mark P. Jones, Ph.D., https://www.bakerinstitute.org/expert/mark-p-jones
This conversation was recorded on Aug. 5, 2025.
A transcript of this episode is available here: http://bit.ly/47jPYD6
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Baker Briefing
Former Ambassador David Satterfield explores important foreign and domestic policy issues of the day through conversations with experts at the Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and beyond. New episodes are released Monday mornings.
