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Between 2020 and 2025, four Texas metropolitan areas—Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio—accounted for 13.3 percent of total US housing supply growth.
Rural Communities Need Better Data We lack high-quality, systematic data to tell us what the pandemic’s lasting effects will be on rural businesses, industries, and workers.When People Can’t Pay Their Rent, What Comes Next? To put an end to strikes, federal policymakers could respond by providing relief emergency rental assistance.The Great Recession’s Lessons on State and Local Aid’s Importance in Combating an Economic Downturn and Supporting Children As policymakers debate allocating state and local aid in the next stimulus package, they should consider how state and local budget cuts affected children’s development and helped prolong the slowdown after the last recession.Six Questions to Guide Your Pandemic Charitable Giving If you are in a position to give, here are six questions to consider as you think about which charities to support.Expanding Paid Sick Leave Could Help Combat the Coronavirus and Support Workers’ Economic Stability Research shows paid sick leave reduces the spread of disease, lowers worker absenteeism, and supports preventive medicine.
