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Black and Hispanic respondents of new survey value education more than their white counterparts

The Kinder Houston Area Survey shows more people believe schools need more money to provide quality education.

Not only is Houston getting more diverse, but residents' households are, too

More Houstonians are bringing diversity into their homes through friendships and romantic relationships, according to a new survey.

More Houston residents long to close the inequality gap, improve schools, have more interethnic relationships and accept immigrants, survey shows

For 38 years, Rice University's Kinder Houston Area Survey has tracked the social changes and political perspectives of Bayou City residents.

Perspective: Welcoming to Houston for new resident includes getting hit by a car

A changing Houston must reimagine streets for pedestrians and cyclists and have less concern for speeding traffic.

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.

What a complete street really looks like

Many plans are intended to support multimodal mobility but a truly complete street goes beyond that.

HERC report aims to help Texas achieve its 60x30 goal

After following Texas eighth-graders for twelve years after their high school graduation, the Houston Education Research Consortium found that 29 percent of Texas graduates get post-secondary degrees.

Survey aims to help small manufacturers, artists succeed in Houston

Houston's economy is known for oil, gas and energy, but the local economy is built on much more, including small manufacturers.

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.

Houston's biggest public transportation myths, misconceptions and facts

Transportation guru Christof Spieler defines some of Houston's largest transportation myths and facts.