Fort Worth Star-Telegram

F. Gregory Gause, professor emeritus of international affairs at Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service, doesn’t believe Iran has the naval capability to close the Strait of Hormuz. If oil tankers begin avoiding the Strait, which 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas travels through, prices could rise, benefiting Texas producers.

The agreement, signed in a ceremony Tuesday, will bring A&M medical students to Jacksonville for one or two-week rotations in the Christus Health hospital and clinics. The intention of the program is to give medical students the opportunity, not only to see the need for rural medicine, but to see what is possible for their own medical futures should they choose to serve in rural settings.