Research

What Twitter Can Teach Us About Hurricane Harvey

Platforms like Twitter can capture immediate, on-the-ground needs in an unfolding disaster and can help fill gaps in response.

One Year Later: What We've Learned Since Harvey

From assessing need to evaluating mitigation techniques, a number of good studies have advanced the region's flooding and resiliency knowledge but more is needed.

Why Houston's Bike Plan Matters for Bicyclists' Safety

A new report looks at how recent crashes and near misses map onto short- and long-term projects in the Houston Bike Plan, underscoring the importance of following through on them.

How To Improve The Recovery Funding Process

Eleven months post-Hurricane Harvey, what lessons have been learned?

The Rise of the “Nones” and Other Shifts in Area Residents’ Religious Identity and Attitudes

Changes in religious identity are strongly associated with attitudes toward diversity and government programs.

Generational Differences among African Americans in Their Perceptions of Economic Opportunity

Why do more African-American Millennials than those in the earlier generations believe that blacks have the same opportunities as whites?

The Intensity of Abortion Attitudes and Voting Behavior in Houston

Polling may portend a gradual decline in the numbers of intensely religious anti-choice voters in the years ahead.

Toward a More Tolerant and Denser Houston

Survey results suggest attitudes about density are connected to attitudes about diversity, hinting at the Houston's future.

Four Steps To Make Houston Housing More Resilient

With funding flowing to the region for recovery, how can Houston create a more resilient city amid a housing shortage?

Women Are Running for Office in Texas

They are vastly underrepresented.

In Dense Gulfton, Walkability, Safety Improvements Needed

Walking the streets of Houston's densest neighborhood reveals a lack of adequate infrastructure and serious safety hazards.

Interactive: How Houston's Highways Spurred Growth, Sprawl

A new interactive report shows Houston-area development from 1950s onward.

Why Houston Is A Market City (And Copenhagen Isn't)

A new book contrasts two very different cities and contemplates our urban future.

Excerpt: What Houston and Copenhagen Say About Our Urban Future

Two very different places provide two very different models of what a city can be.

Houston Gets Poor Ratings for Civic Health

A new study looked at everything from political participation and civic involvement to social connectedness.