Insights

Houston Metro's Next Steps Could Have Big Impacts, But For Whom Depends on Final Funding and Plans

With several still very preliminary plans for Metro's next steps on the table, how should we think about equity?

Texas High Schools Are Supposed to Help Students Register to Vote. Many Aren't.

A new study from the Texas Civil Rights Project tracked which schools had requested voter registration forms from the state and which hadn't.

Metro Presents Draft Long-Range Plan

Still preliminary, the plan includes airport rail connections, bus rapid transit and more but will likely face serious financial constraints.

Urban Review: Parking, A Football Oz and How To (Not) Write About Los Angeles

This week, new data on parking, a review of a fabricated sports city, the problem with work requirements and a lesson in writing about Los Angeles (and all cities).

Families with Children Are Renting More

Houston had the largest increase in families with children who rented of the 30 biggest metropolitan areas between 2006 and 2016.

Urban Review: Parks versus People, Prenatal Care in Texas and School to Prison Research

This week's roundup covers a new analysis of maternal risk factors across Texas, asks whether big park projects and the communities around them can get along, looks at law enforcement referrals in schools after high-profile shootings and even a Drake reference.

Overwhelmed With Zero Tolerance Cases, Prosecutors Have Accidentally Brought Juveniles to Adult Court

Voice of San Diego | As the government struggles to stay on top of the surge in prosecutions of those accused of entering the country illegally, prosecutors are making errors they normally wouldn’t.

Urban Review: Extreme Heat, MUDs and Rainwater

This week's roundup includes extreme heat, municipal utility districts after Harvey and a smarter stormwater management system in Los Angeles.

Where Intermarriage Is Increasing the Most

While it's increasing overall, the change varies by county.

Urban Review: Texas Highways Forever, A Digital Humanities Response to Family Separation and More

In this week's roundup: basic universal income, mapping ICE, the future of bus driving and why Texas keeps building highways.

City of Houston Looks to Expand Homebuyer Assistance

Though the level of subsidies a qualified homebuyer receives has decreased in recent years, the city hopes to turn that around to stem a housing affordability crisis.

How City Demographics Affect Parks

A study of city ParkScores reveals inequities tied to a city's racial and ethnic composition and other factors.

Urban Review: New Black Cities, Prop. 13 40 Years On and Texas' Migrant Child Detention Facilities

This week, a look at newly formed majority-black cities and some of the challenges they face, the legacy of Prop. 13 according to California residents and a map documenting the migrant children being held across Texas.

The "Done Deal" Diversification Continues in Houston Area, According to New Census Estimates

The latest county-level estimates from the Census Bureau show which populations are growing the fastest and where.

Here's What We Know About Immigrant Children Being Separated from their Families

Texas Tribune | Here's what we know about immigrant children being separated from their families