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After Katrina: New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu Reflects on Recovery
The mayor reflects on running to the fire, doing the hard things and moving from recovery to resiliency.
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Houston Among Major Metro Areas With Affordable Rental Shortage
Of the 50 largest metro areas, Houston is the third worst in terms of affordable and available rental properties for extremely low income households.
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Two Houston Zip Codes Among the "Most Gentrified" In the Country
The analysis looked at changes in median income, home value and population with a bachelor’s degree or higher between 2000 and 2016.
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Study: How Houston's Appraisal Industry Reinforces Racial Inequality
Homes in black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Harris County were valued at significantly lower rates than comparable homes in similar white neighborhoods.
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Map: Fast-Growing Millennial Populations By Metro Area
Building on a previous report, Brookings Institution looks at which metro areas have the fastest growing young adult population. Spoiler: Houston is in the top 10.
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Houston Announces HUD Resolution
More than a year after finding the city’s housing decisions violated the Civil Rights Act, HUD came to a resolution with Houston.
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Urban Review: Houston's Long Week, Gentrification and Longtime Residents and Fair Housing Language
It’s been a long week for Houston full of goodbyes. Plus, a study on longtime residents who stayed in gentrifying East Austin and more.
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Listen: Closing the Homeownership Gap, Plus Resiliency Insights wth Harriet Tregoning
The latest podcast episode looks at efforts to close a persistent white-black homeownership gap and why equitable, multimodal growth is resilient growth.
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What's Going On With the 2020 Census? And Why You Should Care.
Researchers and former Census Bureau directors alike are concerned about what they see happening.
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Op-Ed: What Trump's Infrastructure Plan Missed About the Review Process
Do citizens really have a say over infrastructure projects? Historically, no.
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