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Drug Policy | Research Paper

Diverted Opportunities: Gaps in Drug Treatment for Justice System-involved Populations in Harris County, Texas

The authors use survey and interview data to evaluate drug treatment options available through the court diversion process…

December 10, 2019

Center for Tax and Budget Policy | Issue Brief

Should Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits Pay for Soda and Candy?

As U.S. obesity rates continue to climb, policymakers debate whether federal food assistance funds should be used to buy…

December 6, 2019

Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Research Paper

Migrant Associations: A Valuable Bridge Between Mexico and Its Diaspora

In this paper, the author describes the types of associations migrants from Mexico have formed in the U.S. (including their…

December 6, 2019

Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Commentary

The Foreign Terrorist Organization Designation Amounts to Summary Death Warrants for Mexican Criminals

President Trump's plan to designate Mexican drugs cartels as foreign terrorist organizations is a mistake, says nonresident…

December 5, 2019

Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Issue Brief

Mexico’s Independent Energy Regulatory Agencies: Institutions at Risk

Mexico’s 2013 energy reform, which opened its hydrocarbon and electricity industries to private investors, increased the…

December 5, 2019

Center for Energy Studies | Report

Energy Security and the Energy Transition: A Classic Framework for a New Challenge

Using a framework based on vulnerability, risk and offsets provides valuable insights for evaluating the security of an…

November 25, 2019

Center for Tax and Budget Policy | Research Paper

Evaluating the Economic Impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) and the Ethanol Quantity Mandate

The basis of the federal government's ethanol support and the impact of the most current legislation, the Renewable Fuel…

November 20, 2019

Center for Energy Studies | Issue Brief

Reducing Oilfield Methane Emissions Can Create New US Gas Export Opportunities

Reducing gas flaring throughout the U.S. would provide substantial economic and environmental benefits, writes energy fellow…

November 19, 2019

Child Health Policy | Center for Health Policy | Research Paper

Sunnyside and South Park Comprehensive Needs Assessment Data Report

Gentrification has just begun in Sunnyside, which has a desirable, close-in location, and current residents are keen to…

November 14, 2019

Drug Policy | Commentary

Predicting Arrests, but Little Else: Limits of Recidivism Risk Assessments

Fellow Katharine Neill Harris considers the validity of risk assessment tools, which estimate the likelihood that an…

November 11, 2019