HOUSTON – (Nov. 2, 2026) – This year’s edition of the Mexico Country Outlook from the Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy presents data and analysis across key domains such as trade, energy and environmental policy. The report will be unveiled Nov. 12 at the Baker Institute and by livestream where the discussion will offer critical context on emerging domestic trends and their broader implications for the U.S.-Mexico relationship.
The Mexico Country Outlook report and public release event provide investors, businesses, policymakers and the public with in-depth, strategic insight into bilateral policy dynamics. Now in its eighth edition, the program equips stakeholders to navigate Mexico’s evolving political, economic, social and security landscapes.
What: Mexico Country Outlook 2027 public release
When: Nov. 12, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: James A. Baker Hall on Rice’s campus or livestream. Both require registration.
News media who would like to attend should register with Avery Franklin, media relations specialist at Rice, at ar119@rice.edu.
The Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice seeks to have a meaningful, positive impact on the U.S.-Mexico relationship through original research, actionable policy solutions to binational issues and high-level convenings that bridge the worlds of ideas and action. The center’s research agenda focuses on several key areas of importance to both nations, including U.S.-Mexico diplomatic and political relations, politics and democracy in Mexico, security cooperation and rule of law in Mexico, trade and economic integration, immigration and labor markets, sustainability and the binational commons as well as AI policy and governance.