The Role of Public and Private Stakeholders in “Solving” Houston’s Flooding Problem
This paper addresses the role of both the private sector and the public sector in altering Houston’s current situation…
October 13, 2017 3348 Results
Producing Sacredness and Defending Secularity: Faith in the Workplace of Taiwanese Scientists
Data from a survey of 892 scientists in Taiwan demonstrate that while scientists perceive religion and scientific research…
October 9, 2017 
Whose Authority? Perceptions of Science Education in Black and Latino Churches
Both black Americans and Latinos have concerns about science teachers being biased. Yet, the groups differ in their…
October 3, 2017 
Rising Together: A Roadmap to Confront Inequality in Houston
In early 2017, Mayor Sylvester Turner appointed Baker Institute fellow Quianta Moore to his newly created Task Force on…
September 30, 2017 
Municipal Service Delivery, Identity Politics and Islamist Parties in Turkey
The authors analyze how the AKP and other Islamist parties in Turkey have fared in municipal governance and whether…
September 29, 2017 
A Growing Portion of China’s “Oil Products” Demand Growth Does Not Actually Come From Crude Oil
As China’s demand for light oil products continues to drive incremental consumption growth, it is becoming apparent that…
September 20, 2017 
The Uncertain Future of Texas' Senate Bill 4
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a controversial "sanctuary cities" measure that allows police officers to ask…
September 18, 2017 
Implementing the Texas Coastal Exchange
The unfettered development of Houston's flood-prone areas undoubtedly magnified the tremendous damage caused by Hurricane…
September 13, 2017 
Minimum wages and Child Health
Will increases in minimum wages improve child health? Fellow Farhan Majid discusses his recent study showing that a higher…
September 7, 2017 Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey: Policy Perspectives
Faculty scholar Jim Blackburn proposes a series of realistic ideas that can substantially reduce misery and damage the next…
September 6, 2017