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Tag: public policy

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1907: Earlier Than We Think

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on July 17, 2020 · Episode: 1907 It is Earlier Than We Think. The road ahead is longer than we thought. Today, it is earlier than we think.

Tags A Heat Transfer Textbook altruism big bang community Duke ESP engineering McCarthy era Pascal's wager progress public policy reconcilliation religion science Vannever Bush Vietnam war

Houston Matters

Kirk Watson Still Plays A Key Role In The State’s Coronavirus Policy, Even Though He’s Left The Texas Senate

Brenda Valdivia / Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 4, 2020 · Watson discusses his role on the governor's post-coronavirus economy advisory council and his new life in academia at the University of Houston.

Tags Coronavirus COVID-19 dean former state senator greg abbott Hobby School of Public Affairs kirk watson politics public affairs public policy State Senator Texas Legislature texas senate university university of houston

Bauer Business Focus

Is The Tech Industry Facing A Public Policy Crisis?

Florian Martin

Posted on January 18, 2019 · A Rice University computer scientist argues that the industry needs less talk about ethics and more laws and regulations.

Tags computer science ethics public policy technology

News

Texas Public Policy Foundation Head Brooke Rollins To Join White House

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on February 16, 2018 · Brooke Rollins, the CEO and president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, is leaving to join the White House.

Tags public policy Public Policy Foundation texas white house

Houston Matters

Will Local Governments Get Behind Pres. Trump’s Infrastructure Mandate?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 12, 2018 · Most of the funding for the president's plan to repair and rebuild highways, bridges, and other infrastructure would come from state and local governments.

Tags Baker Institute for Public Policy budget Donald Trump federal government infrastructure Infrastructure Plan mark jones public policy rice university

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Analysis: No, The Texas Legislature Isn’t Lowering Your Property Taxes

Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 2, 2017 · Texas legislators would love to lower your property taxes, but none of the proposals they're considering in the special session would do that.

Tags property tax public policy Texas Legislature

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