Our coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic examines the disease's effects on Houston and the surrounding region, both now and once the outbreak is over.
To fix our policing problem, we have to start with our racism problem
It happened again, with the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Third Ward native in Minneapolis.
Texas named America’s 5th most dangerous state in 2020
Texas is the nation’s 5th most dangerous state to live in, according to a ranking that considers crime, weather, pollution and dangerous workplaces, among other factors. Ahead of it were Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi, the most dangerous. The 10 most dangerous states all were from the Sun Belt region.
The five states considered the safest, according to the ranking, are Maine, Vermont, Minnesota, Utah and Wyoming.
They were studying urban inequalities when a pandemic that worsens disparities hit
No one can say this spring has gone according to plan.
4 things limiting Houston’s ability to generate more revenue
As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic cut into its revenue, the City of Houston appears to be on the brink of yet another budget crisis. Recently, when Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner released his proposed 2020-2021 budget, he identified a $169 million budget deficit. He has proposed plugging the gap mostly with one-time funds that won’t be available until the year after next, likely setting the stage for another difficult set of budget decisions a year from now.
If you’re lucky enough to work from home, where will home be after the pandemic?
According to one recent study from MIT, one-third of the American workforce has switched from working in offices to working at home in the past two months. And a recent poll from Gallup found that most workers don’t want to go back.
Troubled Fiscal Times: A Comparison of Revenue Sources and Service Levels for Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio
How Houston can reinvent itself and be bigger and better
Houston was born from bold entrepreneurialism and big infrastructure.
The Allen Brothers put the city on the map as a hub of the transcontinental rail network. The Ship Channel connected Houston to the world, enabling it to become the capital of the oil and gas industry.
NASA made Houston famous around the world as Space City.
Survey: The jobs of at least 35% of Houston workers have been impacted by COVID-19
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has upended life in most of the country, and as cities and states issue social distancing and stay-at-home orders, millions of Americans have lost their jobs. Current figures estimate the national unemployment rate to be around 15%.
At the complicated intersection of cars, housing and a fast-growing, sprawling city
Earlier this month, LINK Houston and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research released a co-authored report examining where affordable housing and high-quality, affordable transportation co-exist in Houston. The city has a reputation as a place where the cost of living is low, but more and more that’s just a memory of a bygone Houston.
Frequent crises have shown us the power of solidarity. The city needs that strength now.
People show their true selves during emergencies and times of crisis.