
Criminal Justice
Houston’s mental health police task force calls for an increase in crisis diversion funding
Posted on · According to HPD's mental health division, calls to the crisis intervention team are going up every year.
Town Square is on the air now! Join the conversation: Call 888.486.9677 | Email talk@townsquaretalk.org | Listen Live
Posted on · According to HPD's mental health division, calls to the crisis intervention team are going up every year.
Posted on · Experts in urban research and infectious diseases discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Houston’s economy and the sharp increase of cases in the city.
Posted on · The Kinder Institute will soon release a study about mobility in Houston's neighborhoods
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on the stories from this week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · Recently we did a story about a project at Rice University’s Kinder Institute, where cyclists and others reported the near-misses they'd experienced. They’ve now wrapped up that study and we wanted to follow-up to see what they learned.
Posted on · Dr. Stephen Klineberg joins Houston Matters to discuss the results of the 36th annual Houston Area Survey
Posted on · Volunteers are recording their experiences as they walk and bike around Houston. Researchers want to know about their close calls with vehicles.
Posted on · It seems a week doesn't go by that we don't hear about another pedestrian fatality somewhere in Greater Houston. In fact, according to an article in the Insurance Journal as of Nov. 2016, Houston pedestrians who have been struck and killed by cars has risen over 31 percent, HPD admits thats higher than the total […]
Posted on · Almost like a drumbeat, Houstonians know – and love to repeat – the notion that we are the "most diverse city in America." And Dr. Stephen Klineberg, co-founder of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University, says that's correct. And that might be enough to give Houstonians with civic pride a case of […]
Posted on · Last week (August 9, 2016), Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research released a report highlighting the current financial state of Houston's pensions. The report lays out why the city's unfunded liabilities are growing, and offers options for reform (though it does not make any recommendations about those options). On this edition of Houston Matters, […]
Posted on · Judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral arguments last week (May 24, 2016) over a challenge to the state's voter ID law. Plaintiffs allege the requirement violates section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, by making it more difficult — specifically for African Americans and Latinos — to cast […]
Posted on · Hosts/Commentators, Jay Aiyer and Brandon Rottinghaus will discuss the conversation with Dr. Stephen Klineberg about his findings of the Kinder Institutes’, 2016 Houston Area Survey.
Posted on · For 35 years, Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research has been providing analysis and color for Houston's citizens. From religion to the workforce and everything in between, this survey — the longest running in the U.S. — gives a fascinating bird's-eye view of the inhabitants of our city, as well as a drill-down into the […]
Posted on · For 35 years, Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research has been providing analysis and color for Houston's citizens. From religion to the workforce and everything in between, this survey — the longest running in the U.S. — gives a fascinating bird's-eye view of the inhabitants of our city, as well as a drill-down into the […]
Posted on · The city of Houston will work together with Rice University for research projects to address issues facing the region. The partnership was announced at the White House Smart Cities Forum this week.