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    2018 Houston Civic Health Index
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2018) Lappie, John; Coates, Jeff; Matthews, Lisa
    Commissioned by Houston Endowment, this study examines the state of civic health in Greater Houston (the Houston MSA) to better understand civic attitudes and behaviors as well as political participation. The objective of this report is to frame discussions with community leaders and local stakeholders about how to address and improve specific indicators of Greater Houston’s civic health; this report does not offer specific policy recommendations.
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    2024 Storm Impacts in Houston and Harris County: A Descriptive Overview
    (Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2025) Njeh, Joy; Simburger, Dylan
    This study looks at Houston residents' experiences both immediately and in the aftermath of the May derecho and Hurricane Beryl. It also examines the cumulative impact of the weather events, focusing on the proportion of residents affected by more than one storm and how these experiences may have overlapped.
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    The 2025 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston
    (Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2025) Sherman, Stephen A.; Cheong, Caroline; Banerjee, Debolina; Kim, Andrew; Yang, Aram
    Since 2020, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research has provided an in-depth snapshot and analysis of Harris County and Houston’s rapidly changing housing landscape. As each study has found, both renting and buying a home in the area has become increasingly unaffordable to many households, despite being nationally known as a city with much lower housing prices. As the region contends with this challenge, developers, government agencies, housing nonprofits, and other stakeholders are also aware of the increasing risks posed by extreme weather and climate change. This year’s report grapples with these dual challenges by monitoring core indicators of the housing market conditions and new indicators of environmental and climate impacts. Like previous reports, an array of indicators is also made available on the State of Housing Data Dashboard.
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    The 44th Kinder Houston Area Survey: Destination Houston: A Growing Region’s Path to Prosperity
    (Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2025) Potter, Daniel; Dawson, Lauren; DeLisi, Anna; Goolsby, Karen Pren; Niznik, Aaron; Njeh, Joy; Perez, Katherine; Simburger, Dylan; Valikhanova, Aiganym; Williams, Lee
    In 2010, Rice University launched the Kinder Institute for Urban Research. The Houston Area Survey had just wrapped up its 29th administration. Over the past 15 years, as the Kinder Institute has expanded, it has continued to document the story of Houston through its annual survey. This year’s edition reflects on this period, highlighting one of the region’s key distinguishing traits: continued growth.
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    89th Texas Legislative Session: Priorities and Policy Views
    (Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2025) Valikhanova, Aiganym; Dawson, Lauren; Delisi, Anna; Goolsby, Karen; Niznik, Aaron; Njeh, Joy; Perez, Katherine; Potter, Daniel; Simburger, Dylan; Williams, Lee
    The Texas legislature’s 89th regular session commenced on January 14, 2025, and will run until June 2, 2025. During this 140-day legislative period, the state legislature will introduce and vote on bills, resolutions, and emergency matters. School vouchers, public school funding, water supply, and cannabis regulations are some of the key issues in this session. To evaluate public expectations for this legislative session and support for proposed policies, residents in Fort Bend, Harris, and Montgomery Counties who are part of the Greater Houston Community Panel were asked about their top priorities for state legislators and how strongly they support or oppose the proposed issues.
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    A Tale of Two Departments: Public Health in Harris County and the City of Houston
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2021) Fulton, William; Witt, Alan; Fedorowicz, Nikola; Mokrushina, Ksenia; Shelton, Kyle; Guajardo, Luis; Kinder Institute for Urban Research
    The purpose of this report is to take a fresh look at possible service overlaps between the Harris County Department of Public Health and the City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services and identify options to reduce those overlaps and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the public health delivery system.
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    Accessing Opportunity: Employment and Community Patterns among Low-, Medium-, and High-Wage Workers in Houston
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2018) Wu, Jie; Hu, Yujie; Zhang, Mingming; Patterson, Grant
    Proximity to jobs is important for all residents as it can affect employment outcomes, but it is especially crucial for low-income households whose budgets can be disproportionately impacted by transportation costs and long commutes. This report uses data from the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program, the American Community Surveys and other survey data to explore the geographical movement of workers in an urban setting. The purpose of the work presented here is to document differences in commuting patterns among different income groups and to inform the development of programs designed to enhance the physical and economic mobility of Houston’s labor force.
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    Agenda: Lecture-Based Intro to Data
    (Rice University, 2019) Koh, Daniel
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    Agenda: Project-Based Learning Intro to Data
    (Rice University, 2019) Koh, Daniel
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    Agenda: Train the Trainers
    (Rice University, 2019) Koh, Daniel
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    Already vulnerable neighborhoods are hardest hit by COVID-19 job losses
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2020)
    An interactive dashboard created by the Kinder Institute’s Houston Community Data Connections shows job-loss estimates in each Harris County community. The numbers can be further broken down by industry and neighborhood. Many of the areas impacted most by the economic downturn are home to low-income renters, the working poor and single-parent households.
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    Annual Report 2017
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2018) Rougeau, Rose; Kinder Institute for Urban Research
    In 2017, close to two dozen research reports were released, focusing on a wide range of policy concerns including Hurricane Harvey, resilience, gentrification, affordable housing and transportation.
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    Annual Report 2018
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2019) Rougeau, Rose; Kinder Institute for Urban Research
    In 2018, while Hurricane Harvey continued to influence many Kinder Institute studies, the institute narrowed its focus to six key issues, including demographics, education, transportation, housing, governance and post-Harvey resiliency.
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    Annual Report 2019
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2020) Rougeau, Rose; Kinder Institute for Urban Research
    In 2019, the Kinder Institute helped shape critical conversations on important urban issues including the use of federal housing vouchers, barriers for small manufacturers and the benefits of arts education. The institute also served as the strategic research partner for Understanding Houston, Greater Houston Community Foundation's regional indicators project.
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    Annual Report 2020
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2021) Rougeau, Rose; Kinder Institute for Urban Research
    In 2020, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research celebrated its 10th anniversary. COVID-19 and a renewed concern over racial injustice would dominate the year, and the institute pivoted its research and events in accordance.
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    Artist-Planner Collaborations: Lessons learned from the arts and culture ecosystems of three Sun Belt cities for a new model of inclusive planning
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2019) Patterson, Grant; Binkovitz, Leah
    City leaders have an opportunity to critically engage with community-rooted artists and cultural organizations to orient arts and culture efforts toward communities’ most pressing issues. Through cultural planning analysis of three peer cities — Houston, Denver and San Antonio — this report shows how art can be used in order to promote positive neighborhood change, including equity of access to resources and programs, inclusive planning processes and implementation of new strategies to promote inclusivity and maximize economic impact. Investing in arts and culture across neighborhoods, race and income is a matter of cultural equity. Leaders in the arts ecosystem increasingly recognize the fact that access to quality cultural offerings and the ability to design and implement them should not be limited by identity, socioeconomic status or neighborhood.
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    Availability of and Equity in Access to HISD Pre-K Programs (Part 1). Research Brief for the Houston Independent School District. Volume 8, Issue 4.
    (Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2019) Baumgartner, Erin; Thrash, Courtney; Sanchez, Luis
    This study examines student access to HISD pre-k programs, measured in multiple ways: whether a program exists in their elementary zone and whether a program exists within one mile of their residence. Researchers also estimated whether there is equity in access, by examining whether students who have the greatest need (including economically disadvantaged and English learners) also have the greatest access to pre-k. Across measures, researchers found that economically disadvantaged students have a greater likelihood of access to pre-k than their non-economically disadvantaged peers. However, English learners, another population targeted by the state policy to receive pre-k, are not more likely to have access to pre-k than their peers who are not English learners.
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    Barriers to Mental Health Care Services Reported by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Straight Residents of Houston and Harris County
    (Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2024) Potter, Daniel; Perez, Katherine
    This study uses data from about 4,200 residents in Houston and Harris County residents to explore mental health care service use by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and straight individuals.
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    Behavior Infractions and Subsequent Disciplinary Actions in Aldine ISD Schools
    (Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2025) Thrash, Courtney; Wilson, Miranda; Ma, Hao
    The purpose of this brief is to examine changes in school discipline rates in Aldine ISD from 2019-20 to 2022-23 and to explore how discipline practices varied by race/ethnicity and special education status in 2022-23.
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    Beyond Dollars and Cents: Exploring Budgeting, Saving, and Financial Security in the Houston Area
    (Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2025) Njeh, Joy; Niznik, Aaron; Potter, Dan
    This study explores Harris County residents’ financial security, looking at their budgeting and saving practices, barriers people face to budgeting and saving, and how these practices relate to someone being able to withstand economic shocks.