Housing

Minimum Wage Workers Can't Afford Rent

A Harris County worker earning minimum wage would need to work 113 hours per week to afford a fair market, two-bedroom rental house.

Urban Review: Houston's Housing Recovery Plan, Defining the South and Getting More Students Into Rigorous Classes

This week, Houston releases its plan for housing recovery dollars after Harvey, a bill in South Carolina aims to get overlooked low-income students into challenging, college-track courses and one writer asks, where is the South anyway?

In Houston, A Radical Approach to Affordable Housing

With the city set to launch its own land trust and several neighborhoods eager to start their own, the community land trust presents opportunities and challenges.

Urban Review: Houston's Poor Parks Score, State of Mobility and Picnic Tables

This week, a look at how Houston's parks compare to other large cities, homelessness after Harvey, a deep-dive into the picnic table and more.

Urban Review: Great Places, Empty San Diego Houses and New, Post-Harvey Development Regulations

This week, a look at the Great Places of Texas, new estimates of houses sitting vacant in San Diego, zoning fights in Los Angeles and Houston's new development regulations.