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.
RESEARCH: May 7, 2019 EDUCATION
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.
RESEARCH: May 6, 2019 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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.
INSIGHTS: May 2, 2019 HOUSING
Houston's biggest public transportation myths, misconceptions and facts
Transportation guru Christof Spieler defines some of Houston's largest transportation myths and facts.
FEATURES: May 2, 2019 TRANSPORTATION
Session at the Urban Affairs Association conference highlights Kinder Institute’s efforts to encourage scholars to study Houston’s pressing issues.
RESEARCH: April 29, 2019 HOUSING
In Houston and beyond, innovative affordable housing design
Not known for interesting design, several recent examples try to move affordable housing forward.
FEATURES: April 29, 2019 HOUSING
Deadline to comment on region's $132 billion transportation plan closes in two weeks
By 2045, the Greater Houston and Galveston area will be home to nearly 11 million people, according to the Houston-Galveston Area Council.
INSIGHTS: April 26, 2019 TRANSPORTATION
The team effort pairs city, advocates and community leaders to conquer Gulfton's street safety troubles.
RESEARCH: April 25, 2019 TRANSPORTATION
Dallas is whipping Houston in population growth, Census numbers reveal
Texas' largest metro areas are credited for 85 percent of the state's overall growth since 2010.
INSIGHTS: April 24, 2019 DEMOGRAPHICS
In diverse Houston area, suburbs slower to embrace immigration than city core
And the difference appears to be driven entirely by white respondents, according to years of survey data.
RESEARCH: April 22, 2019 DEMOGRAPHICS, IMMIGRATION
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