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Houston Public Media Jul 8, 2025

As Central Texas and much of the state grapples with catastrophic flooding, Houston marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Beryl.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/07/08/525876/theres-nothing-reasonable-about-climate-change-local-experts-reflect-on-beryl-anniversary/

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Houston marks one-year anniversary of Hurricane Beryl as state reels over deadly flooding in Central Texas

More than two-thirds of residents surveyed by Rice University's Kinder Institute said they felt prepared for Beryl, the category 1 storm that passed almost directly over Houston on July 8, 2024. Many of them did not feel the same about local and state officials.

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Houston Public Media Jun 18, 2025

The cost of housing in the Houston area has continued to grow for both renters and homeowners, while income levels struggle to keep up, according to a new study by Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/06/18/524353/houston-housing-costs-are-increasing-kinder-institute-study-finds/

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Houston-area housing costs are increasing faster than income levels, Kinder Institute study finds

According to the study, the median affordability gap for a home in Houston is about $130,000, meaning that the median household can afford a home that is approximately $195,000 in a real estate market where the median home price is $325,000.

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Houston Public Media Jun 9, 2025

A recently released survey shows that about 45% of Harris County residents could not come up with $400 for an unexpected emergency, signaling a significant level of financial insecurity in the Houston region.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/finances/2025/06/09/523502/45-of-harris-county-residents-say-they-couldnt-pay-for-a-400-emergency-study-finds/

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Nearly half of Harris County residents couldn’t pay for a $400 emergency, Rice University survey finds

Another recent study by Rice's Kinder Institute found that about one in six residents self-identified as “unbanked,” meaning they had neither a checking nor savings account.

Houston Public Media

Houston Public Media Jan 13, 2025

About one-third of Harris County residents said they could “sustain themselves on savings alone for 3 months or more,” according to a new study by Rice University's Kinder Institute.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/finances/2025/01/13/510692/study-two-thirds-of-houstonians-considered-not-financially-secure/

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Two-thirds of Houston-area residents consider themselves financially insecure, study finds

Housing costs, unexpected home or car expenses and debt were the top three reasons given as barriers to saving among residents of Harris County.

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Houston Public Media Nov 12, 2024

Several years after the state legislature revamped pre-K programs across Texas, research shows pre-K can help prepare Houston-area children for elementary school.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2024/11/12/505838/houston-area-pre-k-programs-benefit-students-studies-find/

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Houston-area pre-K programs benefit students, studies find

House Bill 3 was passed in 2019, requiring pre-K programs to operate all day and meet set educational standards.

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Houston Public Media Aug 29, 2024

A poll commissioned by a Texas teachers' union shows a majority of likely voters oppose Houston ISD's $4.4 billion bond proposal. The results differ from a recent survey by Rice University's Kinder Institute.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/hisd/2024/08/28/498097/more-than-half-of-houston-isd-voters-oppose-4-4-billion-bond-proposal-finds-poll-commissioned-by-teachers-union/

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More than half of Houston ISD voters oppose $4.4 billion bond proposal, finds poll commissioned by teachers’ union

The results differ from a survey released last week by Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, which found that about 75% of Houston residents would support a bond that does not significantly increase taxes.

Houston Public Media

Houston Public Media Jun 24, 2024

Homeownership becoming out of reach for more Houston, Harris County residents

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2024/06/24/491598/houston-homeownership-out-of-reach-home-prices/

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Homeownership becoming out of reach for more Houston, Harris County residents

The 2024 State of Housing report from the Kinder Institute for Urban Research found a majority of Harris County neighborhoods are not affordable -- even for households earning six figures.

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Houston Public Media Oct 23, 2023

The future of self-driving cars (Oct. 23, 2023)

On Monday’s show: With some recent stories about mishaps involving self-driving cars in Houston and elsewhere, a local professor updates us on how the technology of autonomous vehicles is developing and when it might be more common — and more affordable.

The future of self-driving cars (Oct. 23, 2023)

On Monday's show: With some recent stories about mishaps involving self-driving cars in Houston and elsewhere, a local professor updates us on how the technology of autonomous vehicles is developing and when it might be more common -- and more affordable.

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