Job automation may negatively impact women’s job opportunities more than men’s, report shows
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.
A new report shows both Dallas and Houston as cities where people are wanting to rent next.
Across the country, cyclist and pedestrian deaths rose in 2018 while overall traffic deaths declined
Houston, meanwhile, has made big promises for more bikeways and safer streets for all.
HOAs are spreading. But at what cost to cities?
Almost 60 percent of new single-family home construction today is in an HOA, according to the study.
At one year, Houston's Community Land Trust charts progress, confronts questions
The effort aimed at creating long-term housing affordability faces some challenges as it looks to expand.
Houston among the most politically-polarized cities in America, analysis finds
A FiveThirtyEight analysis found Democrats and Republicans tend not to live side-by-side, even when they live in the same city and Houston is no exception.
Even with new funding, pre-K still isn't the norm in Texas
In May, the Texas House and Senate approved HB-3, which provides around $11.6 billion in funding for public schools.
Houston is notorious for being a place of opportunity for all, but according to a new report, the Bayou City is ranked right in the middle in the nation when it comes to employment opportunities for sub-baccalaureate workers.
Some cities and states are stepping up, but is it enough?
Texas lawmakers send bill to governor that would eventually outlaw red-light cameras
The legislation includes a provision to allow local governments to continue operating cameras until they finish out any contracts in effect as of May 7.
Texas Senate approves school finance reform bill but opts not to fund it with a sales tax hike
Via The Texas Tribune: The chambers will need to negotiate how to give teachers pay raises, whether to adjust how students take standardized tests and how to provide long-term property tax relief for Texans.
Housing costs have lowered for the rich but risen for the poor, analysis shows
This research shows how much the gap between the rich and the poor has exacerbated.
Deadline to comment on region's $132 billion transportation plan closes in two weeks
By 2045, the Greater Houston and Galveston area will be home to nearly 11 million people, according to the Houston-Galveston Area Council.
Dallas is whipping Houston in population growth, Census numbers reveal
Texas' largest metro areas are credited for 85 percent of the state's overall growth since 2010.
Four Texas counties had the highest numeric growth in America, according to new Census numbers
Counties with the largest growth are all located in the south and west, according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released Thursday.
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