Housing

Historic Freedmen's Town Houses Could Become City Landmarks

A group of Freedmen's Town homes could be the first public housing units in Houston to get the city's historical designation. The move is part of a growing movement that recognizes the links between housing and preservation.

How Questions About Density Complicate the Sun Belt Growth Narrative

Sun Belt cities are growing -- but more often than not, it's happening in a less-than-urban way.

Austin Pursues Ambitious Housing Overhaul

Texas' capital city is looking to address its famously expensive housing.

Texas Tops U.S. For Rate of Uninsured Children

Eleven percent of Texas kids are uninsured. In most states, the rate is less than half that.

Waze vs. Homeowners; Nonprofit Taxation; and a Suburb on the Brink: Urban Insights From Around The Web

Highlighting the week’s interesting, important and downright weird news about cities.