Features

For Young People, Homelessness is a Different Type of Struggle

Indigent youth will often do whatever it takes to avoid a homeless shelter: They couch surf. They crash with relatives. They may trade sex for a bed. But that resilience poses unique challenges to the very programs designed to serve them.

In Houston's Near Northwest, a Community Looks to Reinvent Itself, Once Again

As suburbs seek to add amenities, those with fewer resources find creative ways to adapt.

Historic Freedmen's Town Houses Could Become City Landmarks

A group of Freedmen's Town homes could be the first public housing units in Houston to get the city's historical designation. The move is part of a growing movement that recognizes the links between housing and preservation.

How Salt Lake City is Reusing Its Extra-Wide Streets

An ambitious initiative is inspiring a new approach to development across the city.

In Texas, Two Dramatically Different Transit Philosophies Emerge

Dallas and Houston are embracing light rail. But their approaches share little in common.