A new issue of The Takeaway explores how the GENIUS Act could benefit stablecoin holders while potentially creating unintended market consequences. COLLEGE STATION, TX (November 11, 2025) – A new issue of The Takeaway discusses the usefulness of the new Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, launched in July 2025, […]
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Retired ambassador John Negroponte presents George H.W. Bush’s vision for trade across the Americas
This year’s ConocoPhillips White House Lecture, on October 15, featured retired ambassador John Negroponte. Negroponte drew from his decades-long career in foreign service to reflect on former president Geoge H.W. Bush’s vision of economic diplomacy. The lecture was opened by John B. Sherman ’92, dean of The Bush School of Government and Public Service, and introduced by Alice Yates, CEO […]
Plastic trade, tariffs and the case for a deposit refund systemÂ
A new publication argues for implementing the system in Texas COLLEGE STATION, TX (September 2025) – A new Mosbacher Institute White Paper strengthens the case for a deposit refund system in Texas. Raymond Robertson, Ph.D., Helen and Roy Ryu Professor of Economics and Institute Director, offers fresh evidence on why Texas should invest in such a system  to reduce plastic […]
John Negroponte, who helped craft NAFTA, to explore the creation and history of the monumental trade agreement in an open-to-the-public speech
The former ambassador to Mexico will speak on the Texas A&M University campus as part of the 2025Â ConocoPhillips White House Lecture Series The man who perhaps pushed hardest for the North American Free Trade Agreement is coming to Aggieland to discuss the history and influence of NAFTA, which was among the most consequential trade agreements […]
4 million Texans rely on Affordable Care Act health care plans. They will face higher costs next year
The end of large discounts on plans, a change happening on Jan. 1, could raise prices enough that up to 800,000 Texans may have to give up their health insurance, according to the latest issue of The Takeaway More than 4 million Texans will face higher health insurance prices next year, with up to 800,000 […]
Equity in Development Finance: Strengthening U.S. Economic DiplomacyÂ
 A new issue of The Takeaway discusses the importance of equity and the role of development finance in the United States’ Economic Diplomacy. COLLEGE STATION, TX (August 2025) – A new issue of The Takeaway discusses how development finance is implemented around the world, its role in the U.S. economic diplomacy, and the cruciality of […]
McLane Leadership in Business Award: The Bush School Honors Healthcare Leader Pete McCanna
On September 4, 2025, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy hosted the 16th McLane Leadership in Business Award, honoring Pete McCanna, Chief Executive Officer of Baylor Scott and White Health (BSW). The program opened with remarks from John B. Sherman, Dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service, followed by […]
Migration, Health, and Security: Emergency Care Provision at the U.S.-Mexico Border
A new issue of The Takeaway discusses the implications of increased humanitarian crisis in the U.S-Mexico border to the Emergency Medical Services and their clinicians. A new issue of The Takeaway highlights research on the increased humanitarian crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border communities and its impact on emergency medical services. Dr. Christine Crudo Blackburn, a […]
Bush School to Honor Healthcare Leader with McLane Leadership in Business Award
Pete McCanna, Chief Executive Officer of Baylor Scott & White Health, will receive the 2025 McLane Leadership in Business Award. With nearly 35 years of experience in healthcare leadership and consulting, Pete McCanna has been a driving force behind transformative improvements in hospital systems across the country. As Chief Executive Officer of Baylor Scott & […]
Bush School Graduate Student Presents Research on Trade and Regional Inequality in Mexico City
On July 10, Colleen Goggin, a recent graduate of the Master of International Affairs program at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University, presented her original research as a Texas Lyceum Fellow at this year’s Texas Lyceum Quarterly Conference, “Beyond Borders: Immigration & the Texas Economy,” in Mexico City, Mexico. […]
