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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.
What Amount of Cash Can Help Buffer Families against COVID-19’s Economic Impacts? Research suggests that for many in the near term, the amounts provided in the CARES Act are a promising start.COVID-19 Racial Health Disparities Highlight Why We Need to Address Structural Racism COVID-19 has given us even more clarity about our society’s racial inequities.Enhanced Medicaid Support for Out-of-Hospital Births Could Protect Moms and Babies and Reduce Hospital Strain Keeping healthy people out of the hospital is a high priority as the nation attempts to reduce strain on hospital resources and minimize exposure to COVID-19.Increased CDBG Funding Only Works If Grantees Have Flexibility in How They Use It To efficiently use increased housing and community development funding for COVID-19 relief efforts, communities need a willing and flexible partner in HUD.Three Ways Policymakers Can Support Apprenticeships during the Pandemic Here's how to help protect vulnerable apprentices and our investments and support post-pandemic economic recovery.Seven Ways the COVID-19 Pandemic Could Undermine Retirement Security The pandemic could upend retirement planning, jeopardizing financial security for the next generation of retirees.