Coastal Officials Say Feds Failing Harvey Victims on Short-term Housing
Via Texas Tribune: "...more than 51,000 southeast Texans were still displaced and living in hotel rooms, according to FEMA data."
: November 10, 2017 HOUSING, HURRICANE HARVEY
Map: 211 Calls During and After Harvey
51,596 unique callers requested service referrals via 211 due to the effects of the storm.
RESEARCH: November 8, 2017 HURRICANE HARVEY
How Can We Make Sprawling Houston Feel Urban and Walkable?
Why the city needs to revisit the city-wide code.
: November 7, 2017
Houston Solutions Lab Pairs Academics with City
Three projects were selected in the first round of funding, including two for flood research.
RESEARCH: November 7, 2017 GOVERNANCE
School Choice and English Learners in Houston
Current English language learners were significantly less likely than their peers to attend non-zoned schools.
RESEARCH: November 6, 2017 EDUCATION
Harvey Reflections: A Tech Community Comes of Age
"We were prepared. We were ready to work for 48 hours."
: November 3, 2017 GOVERNANCE, HURRICANE HARVEY
FEMA Applications Show Need in the Wake of Harvey
More than 436,000 valid individual assistance FEMA applications were submitted in Harris County.
RESEARCH: November 2, 2017 GOVERNANCE, HOUSING, HURRICANE HARVEY
Harvey Reflections: Fifth Ward Weathers the Storm, Wary of Gentrification
Revitalization or gentrification? In Fifth Ward, Harvey raised the stakes.
: November 1, 2017 HURRICANE HARVEY
Rebuilding Houston, Mitigation Alone Is Not Enough
A call to action to think ambitiously about Houston post-Harvey by looking to past examples.
: October 31, 2017 HURRICANE HARVEY
In Houston, Not All Pre-K Is Created Equal
Two new studies confirm the broad variations of pre-kindergarten offerings across the state's largest school district, Houston Independent School District.
RESEARCH: October 30, 2017 EDUCATION
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