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Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve better grief support. Here’s how we’re helping.

A Kinder Institute initiative delivers more accessible tools to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities navigate loss.

Texas is requiring certified teachers in core subjects. Here’s how Houston schools plan to meet the mandate.

Last summer, the Texas Legislature gave traditional public schools across the state an assignment: stop using uncertified teachers in core classes — math, reading, science and social studies — by the 2027-28 school year.

Houstonians don’t visit greenspaces very often. Why that could matter for residents’ mental health.

Recent research suggests the mental health benefits of greenspace visits are especially strong in the Houston metro area.

Houston rents are lower than New York City’s. That doesn’t make them more affordable.

Renting in Houston is a bargain compared to the high prices of New York City, Chicago and San Diego. But that doesn’t mean Houston is more affordable for residents.

Half of Harris County households with children report food insecurity

New Kinder Institute research finds food insecurity among Harris County households with children is nearly triple the national estimate.

Homeowners insurance premiums continue to spike. These Texans pay the biggest price.

Fast-rising homeowners insurance costs are eating into a larger part of virtually all Texans’ budgets — with lower-moderate-income residents particularly feeling the pain.

Congress passed a landmark housing bill. Here’s why the impact on Houston might be minimal.

New federal laws promise to improve housing supply and affordability, but the provisions only scrape the surface of cost issues.

Houston SNAP enrollment down 18%, pantries report increased demand as program eligibility tightens

Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has fallen sharply across the region over the past year, in part due to new federal legislation.

In these Harris County neighborhoods, landlords seek to evict renters at the highest rates

Parts of northern Harris County and southern Houston saw the most eviction filings in 2024, a Kinder Institute analysis shows.

This intensive parent-child education initiative produced big benefits for Texas families. Here’s how.

A new Kinder Institute study finds major benefits for families participating in AVANCE’s Parent-Child Education Program, an initiative designed to support predominantly lower-income and Latino households with children under the age of 4.