How Can We Make Sprawling Houston Feel Urban and Walkable?
Why the city needs to revisit the city-wide code.
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Houston Solutions Lab Pairs Academics with City
Three projects were selected in the first round of funding, including two for flood research.
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School Choice and English Learners in Houston
Current English language learners were significantly less likely than their peers to attend non-zoned schools.
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EDUCATION
Harvey Reflections: A Tech Community Comes of Age
"We were prepared. We were ready to work for 48 hours."
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DISASTER RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY
FEMA Applications Show Need in the Wake of Harvey
More than 436,000 valid individual assistance FEMA applications were submitted in Harris County.
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HOUSING, DISASTER RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY
Harvey Reflections: Fifth Ward Weathers the Storm, Wary of Gentrification
Revitalization or gentrification? In Fifth Ward, Harvey raised the stakes.
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DISASTER RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY
Rebuilding Houston, Mitigation Alone Is Not Enough
A call to action to think ambitiously about Houston post-Harvey by looking to past examples.
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In Houston, Not All Pre-K Is Created Equal
Two new studies confirm the broad variations of pre-kindergarten offerings across the state's largest school district, Houston Independent School District.
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EDUCATION
Harvey Reflections: Opening Homes for Disaster Relief
The government response was critical during Harvey. But Ed Pettitt, who hosted evacuees in his Third Ward home through Airbnb, said citizen response was the most impressive.
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DISASTER RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY
Harvey Reflections: Community Organizing, Recovery and Frustration
With known and unknown environmental risks, an organizer on the east side of Houston reflects on a frustrating reality even after the rain.
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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITY, DISASTER RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY
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Houston, TX 77005-1892