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Where Intermarriage Is Increasing the Most
While it's increasing overall, the change varies by county.
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Q+A: Why The Harvey Health and Housing Registry Needs You
An innovative study tracking the effects of Hurricane Harvey looks for input from Houston-area residents, whether they were directly affected by the storm or not.
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The Rise of the “Nones” and Other Shifts in Area Residents’ Religious Identity and Attitudes
Changes in religious identity are strongly associated with attitudes toward diversity and government programs.
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Is Houston Ready to Embrace the Changes Needed to Prevent Future Flooding?
A variety of Harvey-related questions from this year’s survey indicate that Houstonians are surprisingly open to government interventions that are explicitly designed to increase flood resilience.
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Generational Differences among African Americans in Their Perceptions of Economic Opportunity
Why do more African-American Millennials than those in the earlier generations believe that blacks have the same opportunities as whites?
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The Intensity of Abortion Attitudes and Voting Behavior in Houston
Polling may portend a gradual decline in the numbers of intensely religious anti-choice voters in the years ahead.
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Toward a More Tolerant and Denser Houston
Survey results suggest attitudes about density are connected to attitudes about diversity, hinting at the Houston's future.
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Urban Review: Texas Highways Forever, A Digital Humanities Response to Family Separation and More
In this week's roundup: basic universal income, mapping ICE, the future of bus driving and why Texas keeps building highways.
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Houston's Housing Recovery Plan Moves Forward
But it won't be enough.
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Four Steps To Make Houston Housing More Resilient
With funding flowing to the region for recovery, how can Houston create a more resilient city amid a housing shortage?
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