Urban Edge

The challenges faced by Houston’s maker, craft and small-batch manufacturing community are very similar to other cities, with a few notable differences. Despite this, Houston’s biggest gap is equal opportunity to enter this growing sector.

Despite month after month of strong jobs reports and an economy seen as robust by most analysts, many families in Houston are struggling to make ends meet and afford basic household necessities. 

In his Kinder Institute Forum talk, sociologist Eric Klinenberg discussed the amazing power of the public library system, as well as the biggest threats to this vital and sorely neglected part of America's social infrastructure.

Meet America's low-wage workforce: 53 million hard-working people struggling to keep their heads above water no matter what they do.

When Pamela Ramirez relocated to Houston in 2014 to pursue her career in public service with Harris County, she purchased her first car and began looking for a place to rent. While on HAR.com searching for rental property, she found a listing for a single-family home with a mortgage payment in her rental range. Ramirez took a deep breath and decided to explore.

Research shows housing vouchers lead to improvements for families — children, in particular. Unfortunately, for many in Houston, limits on the program are blocking their access to those opportunities.

What happens if cities rethink their policies to combat climate change rather than waiting for nations to do so?

During a Texas Tribune conference Friday, Mayor Sylvester Turner said he was concerned with the state taking over the largest school district in Texas. 

Living in walkable neighborhoods has shown to improve health, social wellbeing and general happiness, and now, a new study shows children growing up in walkable areas earn more money as adults.

The World Series faceoff revealed some additional similarities between the two seemingly-contrasting cities. 

On Monday, Apple joined several other tech companies confronting the housing crisis by pledging $2.5 billion in affordable housing solutions.