Insights

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

Why Resiliency Is About Reframing Relationships

Experts share insights into planning and paying for resilience.

Urban Review: Robot Work, Documenting Detention Centers and World Cup

This week, World Cup kicks off, experts ponder a future of robot work and a new report looks at detention centers across Texas and what happens to the people held inside them.

Minimum Wage Workers Can't Afford Rent

A Harris County worker earning minimum wage would need to work 113 hours per week to afford a fair market, two-bedroom rental house.

Urban Review: Houston's Housing Recovery Plan, Defining the South and Getting More Students Into Rigorous Classes

This week, Houston releases its plan for housing recovery dollars after Harvey, a bill in South Carolina aims to get overlooked low-income students into challenging, college-track courses and one writer asks, where is the South anyway?