Not Just Food: Book Deserts Also Characterize Poor Neighborhoods
In poor neighborhoods, there are few places where parents can purchase books for their kids. That matters, since reading at home is closely tied to academic success.
How To Address the 14 Percent of Young People Who Neither Work Nor Attend School
Interviews with disconnected youth -- young people who neither work nor attend school -- help reveal shortcomings of schools and other institutions.
"Ban the Box" Movement Gaining Momentum in Texas
A growing number of communities are enacting policies designed to prevent ex-felons from being blackballed from work.
Protesters, in the 1970s and today, turned to the streets to force conversations into the public eye.
Why Is It So Hard to Improve American Policing?
The techniques associated with "democratic policing" reforms are well-known. But they bump up against political and financial realities of the 12,000-plus local police agencies across the U.S.
How Houston Stacks Up On Transit Equity
A new collection of data from all of the country's major transit systems sheds light on important trends.
The Shifting City: Houston's Unequal History of Racial Change
This report provides a comprehensive look at the evolution of the Houston area’s racial/ethnic composition on a small geographic scale.
New Housing Trust Fund a Small Step Against Growing Affordability Gap
A new HUD program will help address housing affordable issues, but it may be only a drop in the bucket.
As Inequality Rises, So Does Support for Government Action
More and more Houstonians say the government should play an outsized role in reducing inequality.
What's the Big Deal About Houston's New Street Lights?
The new bulbs are causing some criticism. But we need to look at the bigger picture.
A set of maps that capture Houston's segregation as well as concentrated opportunity and disadvantage.
6 Ways to Make Downtown Houston More Pedestrian Friendly
Urban planner Jeff Speck told city officials exactly what they need to do to make downtown more walkable.
Salvation Army Aims to Address Poverty’s Data Vacuum
For all the resources and attention paid to combating poverty, the whole endeavor suffers from relatively limited lack of data.
Ferguson, Occupy Wall Street, and the rise “Infrastructural Citizenship”
Since WWII, public infrastructure has played a pivotal role in public debates.
Austin Wonders if Social Impact Bonds Can Cure Social Ills
The financing tool has been widely touted, but recent setbacks have raised questions about its future.
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