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40% of Houston households are food-insecure. These key actions will help close the gap.

Deeper investment, clearer roles and community collaboration are needed, the Kinder Institute’s Luz Maria Garcini writes.

Anti-Asian discrimination persists in Houston, survey data shows

A Kinder Institute survey found 40% of Houston-area Asian residents had recently been victims or known victims of discrimination.

Changes in Attitudes and Personal Impacts of Mass Deportation

An estimated 750,000 Houston-area residents know someone detained and possibly deported in 2025.

An average life expectancy of 80? This Rice researcher says a ‘universal basic neighborhood’ can make it happen.

Kinder Institute co-founder Michael Emerson argues minimum neighborhood standards can boost life expectancy.

Asian American Community Study: Perspectives From the 2025 Kinder Houston Area Survey

Houston’s diversity and affordability continue to attract Asian residents, but economic inequality persists.

Use of Predatory Lending Products in the Houston Area

About 1 in 5 Houston-area residents used a predatory lending product in the past year, often to cover basic needs.

LGBTQ+ Panel Study

The Kinder Institute for Urban Research, in partnership with The Montrose Center and the Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce, is launching Greater Houston's first-ever LGBTQ+ panel study.

Coffee & Quality Case Study #5: CollegeCommunityCareer

This Coffee & Quality case study finds that CollegeCommunityCareer students who stayed engaged in programs and participated in summer activities had better college outcomes.

Are corporate buyers hogging single-family homes in Harris County? Here’s what the data shows.

A Kinder Institute analysis shows nine large companies own about 1% of single-family homes in Harris County.

Uncertified teacher hiring soared in Texas schools after the pandemic. Now, it’s slowing down.

A rapid rise in Texas public schools hiring uncertified teachers slowed in 2024-25, though it remains triple pre-pandemic rates, state data shows.

Houston’s Asian population has blossomed for decades. These maps and charts document its rise.

Asian residents now account for nearly 10% of the local population, driven by a multiethnic embrace of the region.

Urban Edge’s most-read stories in 2025: Public housing, population growth articles top the list

These seven Urban Edge articles garnered the most reader interest in a busy year for Houston.

Houston mothers and children face high rates of food insecurity. We’re working on a plan to help.

Three local nonprofits and area mothers are joining to develop plans for curbing food-access issues for families, with some early lessons already gleaned.

Working Collaboratively to Understand and Address Student and Family Needs

Researchers will share existing research on student and family support needs and seek input from school districts, nonprofit organizations and stakeholders on what type of information would be useful for them to guide program development, decision-making and support.

1 in 5 Texas students are still missing lots of school — and attendance isn’t getting much better

Roughly 20% of Texas public school students were chronically absent in 2023-24, new data shows, a marginal decline from the prior year and well above than pre-pandemic levels.