Health & Science
Harris County Ranks 53rd In Texas For County Health
Posted on · The high cost of housing means many Harris County residents have to make a tradeoff between paying the rent or mortgage and visiting the doctor.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2879: Empty Shipping Containers
Posted on · Episode: 2879 The Economics of Empty Shipping Containers. Today, empty boxes.
Red, White & Blue
WATCH: How Will Houston Spend Harvey Recovery Funding?
Posted on · Catch the latest episode of "Red, White and Blue."
News
Housing Center Hopes To Balance Tradition And Gentrification In Third Ward
Posted on · As new development and investment comes into the neighborhood, community leaders are trying to make sure long-time residents won't be pushed out.
News
Harvey’s After-Effect On Houston Apartment Market Not As Bad As Feared In 2018
Posted on · Harvey victims moving back to homes did not have much of an impact on apartments.
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2019 Housing Forecast Looks Tough For Houston Homebuyers
Posted on · A report predicts both prices and mortgage rates will rise next year.
Bauer Business Focus
Study Shows Racial Discrimination Persists on All Levels of Houston’s Housing Market
Posted on · Real estate agents, mortgage lenders and appraisers all play a role in housing inequality, the study by a Rice scholar finds.
News
Low-Income Housing Report Criticizes Houston’s New Floodplain Regulations
Posted on · The changes to Houston’s Chapter 19 floodplain ordinance went into effect on Sep. 1
Houston Matters
Preserving History In The First Ward One Home At A Time
Posted on · Houston Matters meets a couple who buys and restores historic old homes to save them from the bulldozer.
News
Mayor Turner: Houston Wants To Build ‘Thousands’ Of Affordable Homes
Posted on · Turner cut the ribbon for six affordable houses in Acres Homes
News
Houston Advocates For The Homeless Get Grant For Permanent Housing
Posted on · Advocates say getting people off the streets and into permanent housing as quickly as possible is one of the best ways to keep people from becoming homeless again
News
State House Committee Hears Concerns About Harvey Housing Recovery
Posted on · Local officials say Harvey victims could get into a new home a lot quicker if the federal government changed its rules on housing recovery funds.
News
“It’s Our Form Of Apartheid”: How Galveston Stalled Public Housing Reconstruction In The 10 Years After Ike
Posted on · Hurricane Ike ravaged Galveston in 2008 and touched off a fierce battle over whether to rebuild the city's destroyed public housing. A decade later, less than half of it has been replaced. The prolonged saga offers a cautionary tale for Texas as it launches the long-term recovery process after Hurricane Harvey.
News
First-Ever Evictions Database Shows: ‘We’re In the Middle Of A Housing Crisis’
Posted on · Matthew Desmond estimates that 2.3 million evictions were filed in the U.S. in 2016 — a rate of four every minute. "Eviction isn't just a condition of poverty; it's a cause of poverty," he says.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Industrial Plants And Water Pollution, And Writer William T. Vollmann On Climate Change (April 12, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn more about a caravan of migrants arriving in Houston today to discuss the state’s so-called sanctuary cities law. We delve deeper into Houston's "apartment epidemic." We examine a new report about water pollution in Texas. Writer William T. Vollmann discusses his new two-volume series on climate change. And we learn about Sam Houston State's National Book Awards Festival.