Institute For Homeland Security - Sam Houston State University | Critical Infrastructure Research and Education in Texas
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An Analysis of Vulnerability Gaps and Recommended Policy Responses for 2026
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Port Security and Maritime Risk Along the Teas Gulf Coast
An Analysis of Vulnerability Gaps and Recommended Policy Responses for 2026
Protecting what matters most to Texas.
The Institute for Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University partners with government, industry and academia to advance research, education, and collaboration across Texas' most critical sectors. We are dedicated to providing practitioner focused research and training programs.
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MOST RECENT BRIEFS
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An Analysis of Vulnerability Gaps and Recommended Policy Responses for 2026
SECTOR
Port Security and Maritime Risk Along the Teas Gulf Coast
An Analysis of Vulnerability Gaps and Recommended Policy Responses for 2026
Protecting what matters most to Texas.
The Institute for Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University partners with government, industry and academia to advance research, education, and collaboration across Texas' most critical sectors. We are dedicated to providing practitioner focused research and training programs.
120+
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
4+
YEARS OF IMPACT
5
CRITICAL SECTORS
40+
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
MOST RECENT BRIEFS
SECTOR
An Analysis of Vulnerability Gaps and Recommended Policy Responses for 2026
SECTOR
Port Security and Maritime Risk Along the Teas Gulf Coast
An Analysis of Vulnerability Gaps and Recommended Policy Responses for 2026
Protecting what matters most to Texas.
The Institute for Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University partners with government, industry and academia to advance research, education, and collaboration across Texas' most critical sectors. We are dedicated to providing practitioner focused research and training programs.
120+
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
4+
YEARS OF IMPACT
5
CRITICAL SECTORS
40+
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
FEATURED RESEARCH BRIEF
Threats to Texas Critical Infrastructure from the
Iran–U.S. War
All Sectors | March 2026 | 5 min Read
The escalation of hostilities between the United States and Iran in 2026 has expanded the battlefield into cyberspace, global energy markets, and domestic infrastructure systems. Texas, as the epicenter of U.S. energy production and distribution, represents a high-value target for Iranian retaliation.
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Workforce Gaps
Rural emergency medical services and volunteer fire departments occupy a foundational position in Texas’s critical infrastructure network, yet they receive far less policy attention than the physical assets they operate alongside.
Healthcare Sector
AI scribes for medical applications have moved beyond pilot programs into actual clinical deployment. Early studies have shown reduction in documentation, in the range of 20% to 30%, suggesting meaningful relief from Electronic Health Record (EHR) burden.
FEATURED RESEARCH BRIEF
A New Chapter Foreign Espionage and Clandestine Biological Warfare against the United States: Hidden threats from Secret Chinese Biolabs and Agricultural Subterfuge
All Sectors | March 2026 | 8 min Read
Over the past two years, multiple incidents—including secret Chinese biolabs on U.S. soil, thousands of unsolicited seed shipments threatening agricultural security, and the operation of an illegal Chinese police station—have raised serious concerns about national biosecurity, public health, and potential violations of international law.
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Artifical Intelligence
As organizations adopt AI-driven tools for efficiency, prediction, and automation, insurers face a fundamental challenge: how to underwrite a risk that is dynamic, opaque, and only partially observable.
Water & Wastewater Sector
Findings reflect a national pattern in which the median age of water sector employees exceeds that of the broader workforce, indicating that replacement demand will intensify throughout the decade.
FEATURED RESEARCH BRIEF
A New Chapter Foreign Espionage and Clandestine Biological Warfare against the United States: Hidden threats from Secret Chinese Biolabs and Agricultural Subterfuge
All Sectors | March 2026 | 8 min Read
Over the past two years, multiple incidents—including secret Chinese biolabs on U.S. soil, thousands of unsolicited seed shipments threatening agricultural security, and the operation of an illegal Chinese police station—have raised serious concerns about national biosecurity, public health, and potential violations of international law.
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