Trump Rolled Back the Country’s Best Flood Protection Standards Two Weeks Before Harvey
A little-noticed executive action removed rules that would have held new infrastructure projects to a higher storm-proofing standard.
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Debunking Texas Exceptionalism: De-Regulation Will Not Save Us
Houston has a de facto zoning problem.
The Political Geography of Market Urbanism
The later the economic boom, the greater the municipal area.
Texans Didn’t Make Houston Great
A city with more outsiders is more likely to attract more outsiders. And birthplace diversity, not density, is what fuels prosperity.