Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Research Paper

This paper builds on social network analysis (SNA) and the use of node similarity-based algorithms to make link predictions about Mexico’s network of criminal organizations.

Oscar Contreras Velasco, Nathan P. Jones, Daniel Weisz Argomedo, John P. Sullivan, Chris Callaghan August 30, 2023

Center for Health and Biosciences | Research Paper

The Texas 10 x 10 x 10: A Road Map for Achieving a Healthier Texas

Texas has long been an economic leader, but the state lags critically in a major area: health. A new report by M.D. candidate Kushal T. Kadakia and nonresident scholar Anaeze C. Offodile II offers a road map for improving Texas’ health rankings by 10 spots in 10 years.

Kushal T. Kadakia, Anaeze C. Offodile II October 17, 2022

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Research Paper

Mexico’s 2021 Dark Network Alliance Structure: An Exploratory Social Network Analysis of Lantia Consultores’ Illicit Network Alliance and Subgroup Data

This paper maps out the network of alliances and subgroups within the two most powerful cartels in Mexico — the Sinaloa Cartel and the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación — and reveals key structural differences that could have important implications for policymakers.

Nathan P. Jones, Irina Chindea, Daniel Weisz Argomedo, John P. Sullivan April 11, 2022

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Research Paper

A New Opportunity to Build a 21st-Century Immigration Court System

On May 28, the Biden administration announced plans to speed up immigrant court cases — a bid to limit backlogs and extremely long waits for cases to be heard. The Center for the United States and Mexico wrote about this problem in its April 2021 recommendations for an "effective, nimble and fair” immigration court system.

Elizabeth M. Mendoza April 29, 2021

Child Health Policy | U.S. Health System Transformation | Center for Health and Biosciences | Research Paper

Third Ward Comprehensive Needs Assessment Data Report

This report is the culmination of a 16-month-long survey of residents in Houston's Third Ward. The data aims to inform strategies and investments that support resident access to health care, transportation and other quality-of-life concerns while maintaining the community's character and affordability. The authors thank the Houston Endowment for its generous support.

Quianta Moore, Christopher F. Kulesza, Assata Richards October 25, 2019

Center for Energy Studies | Research Paper

Houston a Year After Harvey: Where We Are and Where We Need to Be

Building on the experiences of Hurricane Harvey, the authors present a summary of flooding issues in Harris County and discuss proposed local and federal projects in preparation for the upcoming flood bond election in August 2018.

Jim Blackburn, Philip Bedient August 10, 2018

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Research Paper

Mayoral Homicides in Mexico

This paper seeks to identify the key factors that explain why local officials in Mexico — mayors, former mayors, mayors-elect and mayoral candidates — are being killed and to provide policy alternatives to address this important threat to Mexican democracy.

David Pérez Esparza, Helden De Paz Mancera June 4, 2018

McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth | Research Paper

Creating a Pipeline for Startups in Houston, Texas

Recent academic research has shown that startup training institutions can greatly increase the number of startup firms receiving seed and early-stage venture capital for the first time. In this paper, the authors examine the startup training institutions in Houston, and what they are doing to open up the city’s pipeline of startups.

Edward J. Egan, Benjamin J. Baldazo, Dylan T. Dickens May 31, 2017