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Reading Guide: Houston, Flooding and Design
When it comes to flooding and design, Houston has been here (and written about it) before.
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How To Get Serious About Flooding After Harvey From the Feds to the Flood Control District
According to one expert at Rice University.
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Most Influential Urban Thinkers? Hmm...Let Us Think
Who would make your list?
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Comparing Harvey to Houston's Past Storms
How does a 1,000-year flood compare?
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How Houston Will Fund (At Least Part Of) Its Recovery
And why you should submit all those volunteer hours to the city.
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Iconic Sears Set to Close, What Should Happen Next for Midtown Property?
We asked our readers for their visions. Here's what you said.
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After 2011 Education Cuts, 'A Lost Half Decade'
Investments have rebounded but haven't kept pace with student enrollment growth, says new report.
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After Harvey, Resettled Refugees Who Found Opportunity Farming Rebuild Again
Harvey was actually the second disaster the farmers faced this year, following a freeze in January.
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What We Know About Educational Inequality in Houston and Beyond
As different as schools districts across the country are, there are some consistent similarities when it comes to inequality.
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The 'New Urbanism' Movement Might Be Dead
City revival has ceased to be a radical idea, and that’s a good thing.
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