Social and Economic Disparity

In Northeast Houston, Residents, Nonprofits and the City Work Together After Harvey Toward Recovery

One of the many communities affected by Hurricane Harvey, Northeast Houston's recovery has been slow. But one community fair that sought to flip the top-down recovery script offered hope.

Urban Review: The Hurricane-Resistant House, Limits of Homeownership and Problems with Translating Dutch Flood Fighting

This week, the home that survived Hurricane Michael, rethinking homeownership as a wealth creator for all and why the Dutch model for flood mitigation might not work so well in Houston and beyond.

Urban Review: Teacher Housing, Neighborhood Effects and Why Vision Zero Is A Climate Plan

This week, the durability of neighborhood inequality, the importance of reducing traffic deaths for addressing climate change and more.

New Tool from the Census Bureau Maps Opportunity Gaps

Created by the U.S. Census Bureau and university researchers, the interactive map and research argues for place-based interventions to address inequality.

Urban Review: Pizza and Potholes, The School Voucher Families Really Need and More

This week, scenes from Florence's devastation, how mayors responded to a pizza chain publicity stunt, research on expanded school lunch program and the school voucher families really need.

New Report Documents Stages of Gentrification in Austin

Commissioned by the city council, a recent report considers which neighborhoods are most vulnerable to gentrification and which have already felt its impact.

Mayors Acknowledge Inequality For the Most Part, But May Still Be Misunderstanding It

A new survey shows that most mayors are aware of inequality and discrimination, but they tend to think its better than compared to the rest of the country and likely discount its impact on key services.

Study: Black Renter Households Pay A Rent Premium

Using a robust national data set of voucher holders, researchers found significant rent premiums for black renters compared to white renters for similar properties in the same area.

Urban Review: Politicians on Twitter, Poverty in Texas and a Climate Action Plan for Houston

This week, why your political representative shouldn't block you, what the latest poverty numbers mean for Texas cities and a new climate action plan in the works for Houston.

Study: Northern Third Ward vs. Gentrification

In Houston's Third Ward, organizing against gentrification isn't just about property and displacement. It's also about building community capacity.

To Pay for Trauma Centers, State Program Sinks Thousands of Texas Drivers into Deep Debt

Texas Tribune | Though lawmakers acknowledge the policy disproportionately hurts the poor, they've struggled to eliminate it.

Houston Metro's Next Steps Could Have Big Impacts, But For Whom Depends on Final Funding and Plans

With several still very preliminary plans for Metro's next steps on the table, how should we think about equity?

Study: When Looking For and Buying a House, Racial Inequality and Discrimination Compound

A new Houston area study examines how race plays a factor at each stage of the home buying process.

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?

Building a More Resilient Housing System Event Report

This report by the Houston office of Local Initiatives Support Corporation and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research highlights key learnings and strategies from the “Building a More Resilient Housing System” event held on March 27, 2018.