Urban Edge

Research shows pre-K can have meaningful impacts on school readiness and future outcomes.

A lot, according to new estimates.

With the curfew up for regular review, the mayor has promised significant changes to the ordinance before an expected July 17 city council vote.

It's been more than 10 years since lawmakers have raised the federal minimum wage, which is the longest period in history that it's stayed stagnant.

Automation and artificial intelligence technologies will displace men and women fairly equally over the next decade, but women may find more difficulty in that transition.

As researchers continue to investigate how we go about forming our mental maps, understanding their impacts is important too.

Texas Tribune | Although the view on the streets might tell a different story, Houston has been able to decrease its homeless population by 53% since 2011, according to the annual data. In Dallas the trend is the opposite and housing affordability might make the problem even worse.

A new report shows both Dallas and Houston as cities where people are wanting to rent next. 

Houston, meanwhile, has made big promises for more bikeways and safer streets for all.

Almost 60 percent of new single-family home construction today is in an HOA, according to the study.

As more people move into large metropolises, the landscape of the city will also change. One of these changes will be having more than one "downtown." 

This post is the final article in a month-long series on the I-45 project that was published every Monday and Wednesday throughout June.

What began as a rebuilding effort has turned into a community organizing effort to address long-standing issues.

This post is part of a series on the I-45 project, published every Monday and Wednesday throughout June.

Alief, Kashmere Gardens and Magnolia Park-Manchester were among the neighborhoods selected for the second round of the public-private initiative.

For students at Rice University, the Community Bridges program offers the students an opportunity to connect with Houston’s broader social and economic diversity through internships and coursework in urban inequality.

This post is part of a series on the I-45 project, published every Monday and Wednesday throughout June.

The effort aimed at creating long-term housing affordability faces some challenges as it looks to expand.

This post is part of a series on the I-45 project, published every Monday and Wednesday throughout June.

The film, which opens in Houston Friday, follows one man's efforts to reclaim the home his grandfather built.