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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.
Six Ways to Reduce Risks and Burdens for Accessing Public Assistance during the Coronavirus Outbreak A few common sense and short-term policy and procedure changes would allow people already receiving assistance through SNAP and TANF block grant programs to continue receiving these vital services during the crisis.A Good Start for Scaling American Apprenticeships: Five Potential Improvements How would new legislation make a difference? What elements might strengthen the proposal?The COVID-19 Recession Will Be Different A “service sector recession” could cut much deeper than normal downturns.What HUD’s Proposed Rule Gets Wrong about Fair Housing It negates the considerable federal investments made to roll out the 2015 rule and ignores evidence of ongoing racial discrimination, residential segregation, and barriers to opportunity in the US.Feeding the Country during a Pandemic: Seven Ways Forward A top priority for our nation’s emergency response should be figuring out how to feed those who already struggle with food insecurity and those who may be newly in need.Is It Time to Postpone the 2020 Census? The timing of the COVID-19 pandemic could not be worse for the once-in-a-decade census.