What’s At Stake for Mexico in 2024? On the Border, Elections, and Democracy
With major elections approaching in both the U.S. and Mexico, Tony Payan, Jose Ivan Rodriguez-Sanchez, and Edward M. Emmett…
March 28, 2024 3349 Results
60 Years of Nearshoring: A Historical Exploration of US Production Shifting to Mexico
What's behind the rise of U.S. manufacturers “nearshoring” to Mexico? In this report, fellow David A. Gantz explores the…
March 27, 2024 
Remembering Rice Baker Institute’s George Abbey, the ‘father of modern spaceflight’ March 26, 2024
George W.S. Abbey, senior fellow in space policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and former director…
Statement on the passing of George W.S. Abbey, Baker Institute fellow in space policy and former director, NASA’s Johnson Space Center
The Baker Institute mourns the loss of George W.S. Abbey, a former director of NASA's Johnson Space Center who contributed…
March 25, 2024 
Charles Matthias appointed director of the Texas Consortium for the Non-Medical Drivers of Health March 25, 2024
On March 25, Charles Mathias joined the Baker Institute as director for the Texas Consortium for the Non-Medical Drivers of…
Center for Health Policy | Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Center for Energy Studies | Issue Brief
Why Brain Health Must Lead Migration System Reform By respecting, valuing, and nurturing the brain health of asylum seekers and refugees, we can build healthier, more…
March 21, 2024 
Women’s Suffrage in Mexico Meets the 2024 Election
Seventy years after Mexican women gained the right to vote, two women are running for the presidency in 2024. Concerted…
March 20, 2024 
ESG Moving Forward: Lessons from the Past, Visions for the Future
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) evaluations impact firms' market value, but inconsistencies and uncertainties in…
March 19, 2024 
Vaccine misinformation at Texas Legislature influences public policy decisions, Rice Baker Institute report says March 19, 2024
Immunization policies imperiled by misleading public testimony
HOUSTON – (March 19, 2024) – The majority of Texans…
Excluding Mexican and Chinese EVs from the United States
Concerns over a potential flood of low-priced electric vehicles are growing, both within the Biden administration and in…
March 19, 2024