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 […]
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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 […]
Bush School Paper Analyzes U.S.-Chinese Competition in the Semiconductor Industry
A paper on global semiconductor supply chains examines the conflict between the United States and China for semiconductor supremacy and its policy implications. Semiconductor-based technologies have far-reaching implications for both economic competition and national security. Will U.S. sanctions targeting China’s semiconductor industry slow their rapid development and what will their effect be on global supply […]
US Should Lift Ban On Oil And Gas Exports, Contend Scholars At Texas A&M Bush
Not only should the United States lift its ban on exporting oil and natural gas in light of today’s economic and political climate, but it was wrong to ever ban such exports in the first place, contend two top scholars at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Dr. James […]
Mosbacher Institute Namesake Dies in Houston
Robert A. Mosbacher, namesake of the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, has died in Houston after a protracted bout with pancreatic cancer. A longtime friend and colleague of President George H. W. Bush, Mosbacher served as Secretary of Commerce […]
