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Legislation To Curb Legal Immigration — What Could It Mean For Houston?

Posted on August 2, 2017 · We talk with Tony Payan, director of the Mexico Center at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, to understand how this new policy will affect Houston.

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How Did Mexico’s First Offshore Oil Auction Fare, and What Does That Mean for Success of Country’s Reform?

Posted on July 27, 2015 · Earlier this month, Mexico held its first in a series of auctions of offshore oil leases. These auctions are part of the country's bigger energy reform that's opening the oil and gas industry to outside investors for the first time in nearly eight decades. The first auction fell short of many industry expectations, with only […]