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As slow disaster recoveries plague residents, some argue key to relief is 'precovery'
A system developed in South Texas could become a national model.
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The Texas Demographic Revolution: Why Education Matters More Today Than Ever Before
During most of the last century, Texans didn’t need much education to strike it rich. That's changed.
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Weekly Roundup: A Plausible Alternative To High School Suspensions
Historically, when a student acted out in school, he'd faced suspension. Today that's no longer the case, with more districts instead experimenting with 'restorative justice.'
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What Downtown Plano’s Rebirth Can Teach Other Mid-Sized Cities
Things are going well for downtown Plano.
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Now Hiring: Houston METRO Looks to Add Urban Designer
A year after redesigning its routes, Houston METRO is continuing to shake things up as it looks to add an urban designer to its executive office.
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Suburban Sprawl and Poor Preparation Worsened Flood Damage in Louisiana
Craig E. Colten | September 6, 2016 If there is one lesson we have learned about floods, it is that records are made to be broken.
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Weekly Roundup: The Air We Breathe (When We're in Our Cars)
Think you're safe from pollution when you're inside your car with the windows rolled up? Think again.
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Census Finds Houston Ranks High for Minority Entrepreneurs
Houston outranks Austin, despite the latter's reputation as a startup hub.
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The Most Economically Segregated School District Boundaries in the Country
A new study shows the majority of income segregation is happening between, not within, school districts.
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In Houston, Muslim Community Enjoying a Surprising Source of Growth: Latinos
A Houston organization just opened the city's only Spanish-language mosque as part of an effort to tap into the 10 percent of U.S.-born Muslims who are Hispanic.
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