Urban Edge
Large Sun Belt Metro Areas Continue To Drive Growth
Just four metro areas saw 16 percent of the country's population growth since 2010. Despite a slowdown in 2017, Houston was one of them.
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The Story Behind A Houston Culinary Icon
Via OffCite: The story of well-known figure in Houston's food history reveals the intersections of immigration, development and culture.
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This weeks round up asks how cost effective are mitigation strategies, where infant mortality rates in Texas are highest and looks at other important urban insights and challenges from the Sun Belt and beyond.
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In Phoenix and Houston, Effort to Attract Millennials Is Reshaping Downtown
New research looks at how Millennials’ preferences – perceived and actual – are changing downtown housing developments.
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How the Eastside Became Home to San Antonio’s Black Community
Via The Rivard Report: Former San Antonio city council member looks back at the history of the city’s Eastside community.
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