Insights

Following Ruling, Future of Texas Schools Funding Uncertain

Use this interactive visualization to see how much funding goes to each school district in Texas.

Houston's Floods, Austin's Apartments; and Arlington's Ballparks: Urban Insights From Around The Web

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

What's Your Bold Idea For Public Spaces in Houston?

Recent Houston visitors are sending the city the same message: don't be afraid to think outside the box.

Which Sun Belt Cities Are Building the Most New Single-Family Homes

Interactive HUD data shows how cities build homes.

A Big Idea Emerges for a Tiny Space

Kinder Institute sponsoring $10,000 effort to improve underused plot of land near light-rail stop.

How to Rethink Urban Design in the Wake of Flooding

To prevent devastating floods, experts say, the region may need to adjust the way it grows.

Without Zoning, Equity in Houston Becomes More Complicated

Houston's lack of zoning creates a two-tiered system for land-use, critics argue.

Urban Planners and Public Health Experts Rarely Work Together. That's a Problem.

Experts from the two fields are starting to collaborate -- but not nearly enough.

Two Houston Neighborhoods, Historically Divided Along Racial Lines, Partner in the Face of Change

Houston's Fifth and Second Wards find value in teaming up.

At the Harbach-Ripley Center, There's Always Something Afoot

Every week, 500 members of the community come through the center, where they take classes in everything from martial arts to vegan cooking.

What If Houston Fell in Love With Planning?

Can a booming city known for laissez-faire zoning become a U.S. model for equitable urban growth?

Unappreciated Robots; Online Sales Tax; and Rethinking Jacobs: Urban Insights From Around The Web

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

Space City: Underutilized Lots Provide New Opportunities for Houston Neighborhoods

Empty lots and odd bits of underutilized land are hallmarks of urban life in Houston. Here are four spots that are ripe for change.

"Real" Millennials; Houston's Floods; and Fragmented Schools: Urban Insights From Around The Web

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

Gentrification Apps; Police Reform; and Micro-Apartments: Urban Insights From Around The Web

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