Restore Confidence in Democracy: Guiding Principles for Election Administration
As foreign interference and the prevalence of disinformation test our democratic processes, election administrators must…
October 2, 2024 5532 Results
Promote Fiscal Responsibility by Limiting Tax Breaks
By extending or enhancing the base-broadening provisions of the 2017 tax act, the new administration could increase U.S. tax…
October 2, 2024 
Annual Energy Summit Day 1 — Exploring Energy Value Chains October 1, 2024
On Oct. 1–2, 2024, the Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies and Baker Botts co-hosted the eighth annual Energy Summit…
Prepare for the Next Pandemic Threat, Mosquito-Transmitted Viruses and Parasitic Illnesses
Mosquito-borne viruses and parasitic illnesses not only are expected to become America’s new normal, especially in the…
October 1, 2024 
Trump and Harris Have Clashing Records on Clean Energy, But the Clean Power Shift Is Too Broad for Any President to Control
While Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump differ on clean energy policy, neither candidate has…
October 1, 2024 
Looking Ahead to the USMCA Review
Former U.S. Deputy Trade Representative C.J. Mahoney and fellow David A. Gantz join Tony Payan to explore the major…
October 1, 2024 
Transportation expert Ed Emmett available to explain potential US dockworkers strike September 30, 2024
Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, chair of the Texas…
Implement Corporate Tax Reform to Incentivize Investment
Now is the time to enact corporate income tax reform that moves the U.S. toward a more neutral business tax system. Here’s…
September 27, 2024 
Put the Science (and Education) Back in CHIPS and Science
To ensure U.S. technological and economic competitiveness, America’s new administration must work with Congress to enact…
September 27, 2024 
Ground Research Security in Science, Not Speculation
Subjective U.S. research security policies are threatening critical partnerships between global scientists, especially…
September 27, 2024