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In Dense Gulfton, Walkability, Safety Improvements Needed
Walking the streets of Houston's densest neighborhood reveals a lack of adequate infrastructure and serious safety hazards.
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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?
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A new report sheds light on how assistance for refugees has shifted its focus to short-term employment, at the expense of the new arrivals' well-being.
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In Houston, A Radical Approach to Affordable Housing
With the city set to launch its own land trust and several neighborhoods eager to start their own, the community land trust presents opportunities and challenges.
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Schools Still Feeling the Effects of Harvey
Missed school days, damaged schools and panic every time it rains were just some of the challenges educators faced after the storm.
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Harris County Receives Initial Harvey Buyout Funds
But it's not enough to cover the properties identified by the flood control district or those who submitted applications after Hurricane Harvey.
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Urban Review: School Safety, New Urbanism and Racial Change in Suburban Atlanta and Hurricane Season
This week, the Texas governor's 40-point response to school shooting, a study of racial change in suburban Atlanta, prepping for hurricane season and more.
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Map: Basketball Hoops Per Capita, City by City
Among the metrics in the latest ParkScore rankings, basketball hoops per 10,000 residents.
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In Fights Between States and Cities, It's Not Just Red vs. Blue
Governing | Preempting local laws is no longer a trend in just conservative states.
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Interactive: How Houston's Highways Spurred Growth, Sprawl
A new interactive report shows Houston-area development from 1950s onward.
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