Food-Related Benefits and Policy Opportunities in Texas Medicaid
Texas Medicaid MCOs are already providing food-related benefits, but access is inconsistent. This new brief from the Center…
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Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy
Katharine Harris Katharine Harris, Ph.D., is the Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for…
Nonresident Scholar, Maternal and Reproductive Health
Vanessa Wanner Lang, Ph.D. is a Research Scientist at Resound Research for Reproductive Health and an off-campus Research…
The Last Lifeline: Safeguarding Health Care Amidst Rising Global Conflict April 21, 2026
Hospitals and other health facilities perform life-saving functions during armed conflict and are protected under…
How US Hemp Policy Can Balance Consumer Access and Public Health
If enacted in November 2026, new federal provisions would tighten the definition of hemp, but the broader regulatory outlook…
April 21, 2026 
Article II and the Growth of the American Presidency with John Yoo April 20, 2026
As presidential power has expanded over time, questions about the limits of executive authority under Article II of the…
U.S.-Mexico Forum
U.S.-Mexico Forum members are individuals and corporations that provide general support to the policy research activities…
Student Opportunities
The Baker Institute is a training ground for the next generation of policy researchers and leaders. The institute offers…
Science, Technology, and Innovation in USMCA 2.0
A new working paper explores how the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) review could strengthen North America’s…
April 20, 2026 
Science and Technology Policy
Exploring policy issues that affect scientists and their research and the application of science for the public good.