Demographics

Why there’s a disconnect between Texas voters and their lawmakers

Increasingly, Texans and their elected officials aren't seeing eye-to-eye. That's not just a coincidence.

What Millennials Think of Homeownership (and why it matters)

Optimistic about their own economic futures, they're still leery of the housing market almost a decade after the real estate bubble burst.

Urban inequality is not just about the concentration of poverty, but also the concentration of wealth

Urban inequality is not just about the concentration of poverty. It is also about the concentration of wealth. The renewed focus on wealth has received recent media attention – and rightfully so. But researchers need to take careful steps as they tell the story of wealth concentration in cities that are racially and ethnically diverse.

Global Lens, Local Focus: How Brownsville turned tragedy into opportunity

Site of tragedy now showing signs of life.

Q&A with Stephen Klineberg: Kinder Houston Area Survey 2015

The annual study, known as the Kinder Houston Area Survey, shines a light on how the community has evolved and the challenges it will face in the future.