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After Harvey, Is Houston Heeding The Call To Change Its Growth Model?
Posted on · A new report suggests Houston needs to reexamine the way it has been doing things if it wants to stay on top
Tag: growth
News
Census Estimates Show Another Year Of Rapid Growth For Texas Suburbs
Posted on · New population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau underscored the extent to which the explosive growth of the state's suburban areas relies on attracting residents from other areas of the state and country.
News
Texas Hispanics Behind Half Of State’s Growth Since 2010
Posted on · Hispanics are behind a large portion of the state's growth since 2010, according to population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Business
Study Ranks Harris County Second In Incoming Investment But Is It Still True?
Posted on · A new report confirms that Greater Houston has been a national leader in attracting millions of dollars in business investments. But the question is whether that flow of dollars has slowed.
Houston Matters
Why Can’t Houston Be More Like Other Cities?
Posted on · Recently, News 88.7’s Gail Delaughter noted how often she hears folks ask “why can’t Houston be more like” a city where they used to live, particularly when it comes to transportation and mass transit. We talk about such examples with Gail, as well as the city’s planning director Patrick Walsh, and Ryan Holeywell from the […]
Business
Houston’s Low Unemployment Rate Masks Feeble Job Growth
Posted on · The February numbers show job gains in education and health care barely offset losses in energy and manufacturing.
Houston Matters
Understanding Houston’s Many Wards
Posted on · For some time now on Houston Matters, when the words “ward” or “wards” get mentioned, we'd be guaranteed to get an email or a tweet from a listener asking the same question: "You mention the wards, but where can I find information on them?" Outside of places like Wikipedia, it can be difficult information to […]
Houston Matters
Pearland: Growing Fast, Changing Fast
Posted on · Today, Pearland is one of the fastest growing areas in Greater Houston. It's population has recently jumped in the past years from the low ten thousands to over 100,000. This rapid growth means constant change, development and a town that is trying to figure out their identity. In the latest installment of our “Neighborhoods” series, […]
Houston Matters
Once-Rural Communities Try to Hang Onto Their Identities, Despite Houston Sprawl
Posted on · Recently the Texas Transportation Commission decided to move ahead with plans to extend the Highway 249 toll road out to Grimes County. Some residents are unhappy, and argue the "Aggie Highway" will ruin their quality of life. This is a common theme for people who choose to live in rural or more remote areas on […]
Full Show
The Changing Face of Four Houston Areas: Houston Matters for Monday, Dec. 29, 2014
Posted on · reater Houston is made up of communities large and small that have over time developed their own special identities. While, from one town to the next, there might be differences in culture, business, education and more, many of our communities reflect some trends common to the entire Greater Houston area — most notably dramatic population […]
Houston Matters
What Makes Houston the Most Ideal “Opportunity City?”
Posted on · Urban theorist Joel Kotkin has been researching how the Houston metropolitan area represents what he calls âopportunity urbanism,â basically, the idea that thereâs an environment â politically, socially, and economically â that can allow both individuals and businesses to pursue their aspirations without infringing on one another. Kotkin thinks Houston is not only one of […]
Houston Matters
Sugar Land Is One of the Fastest Growing Cities in Texas
Posted on · Sugar Land is one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas. And yet, some see it as merely a suburb of Houston. We learn about Sugar Land from Mayor James Thompson and Jessica Brown, Tourism & Marketing Manager with Visit Sugar Land Convention and Visitor Service. Then we talk with John Rigg, editor of the Sugar […]
Houston Matters
How Do Disparities in Houston Education Affect the City’s Economy?
Posted on · A new report from Rice University's Shell Center for Sustainability examines disparities in education and income in Houston, and its impact on the city's economic expansion. "Houston Community Sustainability: The Quality of Life Atlas" looks at 24 social, economic, and environmental indicators of sustainability in 88 Houston "super-neighborhoods" and recommends major intervention to encourage more […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
Houston Growing Slower, Local Church Split & Calling Domestic Violence Overrated: The Good The Bad & The Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · Houston growing not quite so fast, a local church voting over its future, and a candidate for district attorney calling domestic violence overrated: We discuss âThe Good the Bad and the Uglyâ in Houston news with our rotating panel of ânon-experts.â This week’s panel is comprised of:Â Mark Bennett, attorney and author of the âDefending […]
Houston Matters
What Should Priorities Be for Future Growth in Greater Houston?
Posted on · The Houston-Galveston Area Council has opened public comment on Our Great Region 2040, a draft plan of priorities for growth and change in the region over the next few decades. We discuss what’s in the plan, what should be in it, and what you think our priorities should be as greater Houston-Galveston grow and change.