Texas’ Legislative Session Gets Underway Amid GOP Infighting
On “Baker Briefing,” Mark P. Jones and Edward M. Emmett discuss the contentious Texas House speaker election and what’s…
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Assad’s Fall Opens Window for Syrian Refugees to Head Home — But for Many, It Won’t Be an Easy Decision After the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime, many Syrian refugees are facing the difficult decision of whether to return home…
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An Effective US-Mexico Security Framework Requires Cooperation
Tensions over security issues have strained U.S.-Mexico relations, but the new Trump and Sheinbaum administrations present…
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Multi-Issue Briefing From Experts at Rice’s Baker Institute January 23, 2025
Join experts from the Baker Institute for Public Policy as they address major issues shaping the 89th Texas legislative…
Cannabis regulation, not bans, will help public safety, Rice Baker Institute report says January 23, 2025
The rapid growth of cannabis products in Texas, combined with growing consumer safety concerns, has led some lawmakers to…
Reliability Trumps Quantity in the Rio Grande Water Dispute
In November 2024, the United States and Mexico reached an agreement to address Mexico’s significant Rio Grande water debt…
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Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East | Women’s Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees | Press Release
U.S. special envoy for Middle East, Baker Institute director available to discuss unfolding situation between Israel and Hamas Amid discussion of a possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Rice University’s David Satterfield, former U.S. Special…
North America’s Geopolitical and Economic Playbook Under Trump’s Second Term
In this working paper for the Center for the U.S. and Mexico, nonresident scholar Roberto Duran-Fernandez argues that the U…
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On Nov. 15, 2024, the Mexican government released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025, which runs…
My Beautiful ‘Practicing’ Christians: As Churchgoers’ Numbers Shrink, Their Social Views Grow More Similar January 16, 2025
During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump spoke at a gathering of conservative Protestants, imploring them to vote…