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Refugee Realities: Between National Challenges and Local Responsibilities in Houston, TX

This report provides a comprehensive picture of ongoing challenges to refugee resettlement in Houston.
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Kinder Houston Area Survey 2018

Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2018 Results

37th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey
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Elizabeth Currid-Halkett

Kinder Institute Forum: Elizabeth Currid-Halkett

As Rice University and Houston partner to transform the historic Sears building into a bustling innovation district, well-known author and researcher Elizabeth Currid-Halkett joins the Kinder Institute for a discussion on the importance of cities investing in innovation for a competitive advantage.
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HERC Decentralization Brief Part 2

HISD's Decentralization Reform (Part II: Principal Survey)

This research brief looks at HISD principal attitudes and satisfaction within the current decentralized model.
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Urban Review: New Black Cities, Prop. 13 40 Years On and Texas' Migrant Child Detention Facilities

This week, a look at newly formed majority-black cities and some of the challenges they face, the legacy of Prop. 13 according to California residents and a map documenting the migrant children being held across Texas.
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