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An All Male GOP Statewide Slate in 2014?

With Comptroller Susan Combs’ announcement that she will not run for re-election in 2014, the Texas Republican Party faces the undesirable prospect of an all male slate candidates for statewide executive offices. Political science fellow Mark P. Jones discusses prospective female candidates and what an all male slate could mean for the Texas GOP.

Mark P. Jones June 10, 2013

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Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Latin America Initiative | Working Paper

Immigration Reform: A System for the 21st Century

Leading U.S. immigration experts, public policy scholars and political figures debate issues and solutions to crucial questions surrounding comprehensive immigration reform.

Erika de la Garza, Tony Payan April 9, 2013

Center for the U.S. and Mexico | Latin America Initiative | Working Paper

The Immigration Debate in Texas

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The failure of the U.S. Congress to deal…

Tony Payan April 9, 2013

Latin America Initiative | Working Paper

U.S. Immigration Policy in the 21st Century, With Special Reference to Education: Examining the Crosscurrents of Nativist and Accommodationist Policymaking

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In the spring of 2012, the Republican…

Michael A. Olivas April 8, 2013

Newsletter

Baker Institute Update: Why Texas should expand Medicaid; Syria: Then and now

Health policy scholar Elena Marks explains why Texas should expand Medicaid coverage; plus, founding director Ambassador…

March 6, 2013

U.S. Health System Transformation | Center for Health and Biosciences | Journal

Prostate Cancer Treatment Patterns in the State of Texas, 2004–2007

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By Karen E. Hoffman, Jiangong Niu, Sharon H…

Vivian Ho March 1, 2013

Center for Energy Studies | Testimony

Testimony Before U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

This testimony was delivered before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 12, 2013.

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Kenneth B. Medlock III February 12, 2013

Center for Energy Studies | Testimony

Opportunities for Natural Gas in the U.S.: Testimony by Kenneth B. Medlock III

Testimony of Kenneth B. Medlock III James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics, and Senior Director, Center for Energy Studies James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy Rice University To the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Washington, D.C. February 12, 2013

Kenneth B. Medlock III February 12, 2013

Texas Politics | Commentary

Which Party Best Mirrors Texas in Austin?

Ethnic and racial profiles of the 83rd session of the Texas legislature differ starkly between Republican and Democratic delegations. Political science fellow Mark P. Jones discusses which party delegation best mirrors the Texas population.

Mark P. Jones November 20, 2012

U.S. Health System Transformation | Center for Health and Biosciences | Research Paper

Association of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest With Exposure to Fine Particulate and Ozone Ambient Air Pollution From Case-crossover Analysis Results: Are the Standards Protective?

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About 300,000 cardiac arrests occur…

Loren Raun, Katherine B. Ensor October 12, 2012

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