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November 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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Houston rents are lower than New York City’s. That doesn’t make them more affordable. | Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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October 26, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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I really love Texas, for its BBQ and it's largely friendly unassuming people. But it is disconcerting to see any of them place their support behind people like Paxton and Cruz. The near pathological lying is painful to listen to. They really are better than that.

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Why there’s a disconnect between Texas voters and their lawmakers | Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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October 27, 2026 at 1:51 AM
williamwillyloman.bsky.social
This is why TX Republicans regularly shut urban polling locations:

TX is still the nation’s clear-cut No. 1 for the largest rural pop. It also has the 2nd-highest urban pop. of 24.4M, behind CA & ahead of FL. As a % of overall pop., TX is 83.7% urban…

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After Census redefines urban and rural, Texas remains steadfastly both | Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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October 21, 2026 at 2:12 AM
indivisiblehouston.bsky.social
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Houston rents are lower than New York City’s. That doesn’t make them more affordable. | Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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September 1, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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Sure, Houston Has Sprawl. But Some Areas Have East Coast Levels of Density | Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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August 27, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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“When we talk about increasing housing cost burden, insurance is a key variable in that equation.”

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Homeowners insurance premiums continue to spike. These Texans pay the biggest price. | Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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August 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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December 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
andersem.bsky.social
Not to say we should make every choice Houston has! But surely we could learn from some.

I’m a fan of their townhouse legalization, which has been very successful thanks to PAAR (phat-ass area ratio)

(They get to be big)

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February 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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so much of the city functions as essentially a HOA: kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/ho...
Houston doesn’t have zoning, but there are workarounds | Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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July 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
joshfrai.bsky.social
Soooo many examples of this. Atlanta comes immediately to mind.
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New Study Examines How Historic Racism Shaped Atlanta's Transportation Network | Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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February 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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August 29, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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May 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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July 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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How Texas plans to tie school accountability grades to college success, job wages

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March 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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First @bsky.app post after hearing so much about it on @lbc.co.uk

I’m Urbanedge, a photographer and videographer. I’ll be using this platform to share my explorations—and maybe even some of my opinions. Looking forward to it!
May 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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May 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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July 12, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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And LEST WE FORGET — 40K anti vax Texans DIED

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Lone scarred state: Texas must contend with outsized death toll from COVID-19 and anti-vaccine attitudes | Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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July 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Over 83% of the population lives in those little blue squares. kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/ce...
riemerville.bsky.social Riemerville @riemerville.bsky.social · Nov 25
Correction: Rural Texas wanted this,we didn’t vote for it

Blue dots=Dallas, Austin & Hayes Co., Houston, El paso, Marfa, San Antonio, etc. www.statesman.com/elections/re...
November 25, 2024 at 6:03 AM
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What is Houston's clear “advantage” to confronting #affordablehousing challenges? Learn more via @RiceKinderInst kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/ho...
February 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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August 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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She doesn’t step into the light, she lets it break on her.
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A young woman leans with her back and shoulder pressed against a rough, graffiti-marked wall in a dim urban setting. Her posture is closed and guarded, arms crossed tightly across her torso, but her gaze is direct and confrontational, eyes fixed forward with an intense, almost defiant expression. Her hair is messy and partially damp, pulled into loose, uneven buns with strands falling across her face. The lighting is dramatic and stylized, dominated by saturated neon tones. A strong red glow washes over the left side of her body and the wall behind her, while a cool cyan-blue light cuts in from the right, creating sharp contrast and sculpting her features. The mix of colors creates a vivid, cinematic tension across her skin and clothing. She wears a distressed, partially torn top that reveals her midriff, with smudges and streaks of dark grime or paint across her arms and abdomen. The background is softly blurred, suggesting a narrow alley or industrial corridor, with a bright vertical light source behind her adding depth and separation. The atmosphere feels humid and slightly hazy, with small particles catching the light. The overall scene conveys grit, resilience, and controlled intensity, as if she is holding her ground in a place that pushes back. Keywords: neon lighting, cyberpunk portrait, gritty urban, female subject, red blue contrast, moody atmosphere, intense gaze, distressed clothing, alley setting, cinematic lighting AI-generated; use is permitted for non-commercial creative projects. MidJourney, FLUX.1-schnell model via Perchance, Artspace.ai, REVE, Echoform™.
April 26, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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Arms Crossed, Ground Held
Defiance doesn’t raise its voice. It stands and waits.
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A vertically framed portrait centers on a single person standing squarely against a dark, textured backdrop marked with faint scratches and sketch-like lines. The subject faces forward with arms crossed tightly over their torso, shoulders slightly hunched in a posture that reads as guarded and resolute. Their expression is intense and unyielding, lips pressed into a pronounced pout, eyes angled upward beneath lowered brows, fixing the viewer with a challenging stare. Long, thick, wavy hair falls unevenly around the face and shoulders, appearing slightly tangled and voluminous, with individual strands catching subtle highlights. The person wears a cropped, sleeveless top in a muted coral tone, exposing the midsection, paired with oversized, low-slung cargo-style pants in worn beige fabric that bunch and fold heavily around the hips and thighs. Chunky sneakers anchor the stance, feet planted wide apart, reinforcing a sense of grounded resistance. Fine illustrative textures overlay the image, giving the figure a hand-drawn, etched quality that blends realism with stylization. The lighting is soft but directional, bringing focus to the face and torso while allowing the edges of the frame to fall into shadow. The overall atmosphere conveys confrontation without aggression, a moment of stillness charged with attitude and self-possession. Keywords defiant stance, crossed arms, expressive posture, urban portrait, stylized realism, textured backdrop, grounded presence, quiet resistance, character study Attribution line Clearly identified as AI-generated; use is permitted for non-commercial creative projects. MidJourney, FLUX.1-schnell model via Perchance, Artspace.ai, REVE, Echoform™.
December 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM