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Texas University Launches Lab To Aid State Agencies

Rice University’s Texas Policy Lab is designed to assist agencies with tough policy-making projects.

By Ryan PoppeAugust 31, 2018 9:30 amGovernment & Politics, Partner Organizations, Texas Newsroom, Texas Public Radio

Ryan Poppe

Antonio Merlo, Dean of Rice University School of Social Sciences

From Texas Public Radio:

A new project hopes to provide data-driven research to state agencies as they explore new solutions to enduring social and economic problems.

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