While Harris County grows a little, its suburbs see big change
Harris County is continuing to grow, but not at the rate of neighboring counties, a trend established more than a decade ago that has more recently emerged among other big counties statewide.
Seeking Solutions: Connect Community bolsters success of new immigrants in southwest Houston
Since its founding in 2016, Connect Community and its partners have put $126 million toward community development and holistic revitalization in the Gulfton and Sharpstown neighborhoods in southwest Houston.
Residents leave Houston neighborhoods thanks in part to climate change
According to a report by First Street Foundation, 9% of census blocks in Harris County are listed as “climate abandonment areas,” where people are moving out due at least partially to climate change-related flood risk and not being replaced by incoming homebuyers.
Homeless coalition’s new CEO: Diversion, prevention key to reducing Houston’s unhoused population
With nearly 25 years of experience at social service agencies in Houston, Kelly Young is no stranger to the needs of the most vulnerable people in our area.
Seeking solutions: Pro-Vision Inc. strives to end intergenerational poverty in Houston’s Sunnyside
After nine years in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, cornerback Roynell Young determined his playing days were over at the end of the 1988-89 season.
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