Keeping “Pandemics” in Perspective
The outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus in China has dominated the news in the last month. While I commend officials...
Demographics
City Population Growth Grinds to a Crawl
City Population Growth a Warning we need to Change Course The U.S. Census just released the population estimates for 2018...
What You Will Not Hear in Sylvester Turner’s “State of the City” Today
Sylvester Turner will deliver his “State of the City” annual address today. If today’s speech is like the others, he...
Just in Case You Thought the City Had Solved its Pension Problems
We now have audits for the City and its three pension plans for the first full year of operation...
City to Begin Charging for Parking in Memorial Park
In its never-ending quest to nickel and dime Houstonians out of every last dollar, the City of Houston recently announced...
A Primer on the Labor Force Participation Rate
If you follow the jobs report issued by the Labor Department each month, you have probably heard of something called...
Suburbs Grew Five Times Faster Than Houston Last Year
The US Census Bureau just released its population estimates for 2017. They are a giant red flag for Houston. Most...
US Population Growth Decline Makes Economic Growth Hard
In 2017, the US population grew by 2.3 million, a 0.7% increase (that is 7/10s of one percent). We have...
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