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Houston Landing The Houston Landing is a nonprofit newsroom devoted to public service journalism for all Houstonians. Stories that offer solutions to pressing problems.

The Houston Landing will provide trusted reporting about local issues important to our region. Investigative journalism that holds the powerful accountable. The Houston Landing will do more than cover institutions and topics. We will deeply report stories from neighborhoods in a way that builds trust. We will work hard to always follow up our stories and hold officials accountable. We will be resp

onsive to our communities’ needs and ask questions on their behalf. We will dedicate reporters to helping solve problems and create helpful guides on important issues you want to know. We will make our reporting as accessible as possible to as many people as we can. We will embrace creativity even if it means we sometimes fail. We will push for civic engagement as much as we fight for accountability reporting. Most of all, we will listen to the community we serve and learn how to be better. Read more about our origin story here: https://houstonlanding.org/origin-story/

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After experiencing homelessness himself at a young age, Scot More now advocates for the city's unhoused population by he...
15/05/2025

After experiencing homelessness himself at a young age, Scot More now advocates for the city's unhoused population by heading Houston's Homeless Court.

This story marks the final installment in Houston Landing’s Who are HOU? series. 🗣️

Read his story.

Scot More tells his story of experiencing homelessness and how it shaped his advocacy to help folks without housing at the Coalition for the Homeless.

Houston taxpayers are footing hefty legal bills.From car accidents to civil rights cases, the city faces hundreds of law...
13/05/2025

Houston taxpayers are footing hefty legal bills.

From car accidents to civil rights cases, the city faces hundreds of lawsuits each year. Here's what the data shows:

Houston’s legal bills shot to more than $670 million in fiscal 2024, most of which went toward the backpay settlement with city firefighters.

🇻🇳 Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, Houston's Vietnamese community — now the nation's second-largest — continues to...
13/05/2025

🇻🇳 Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, Houston's Vietnamese community — now the nation's second-largest — continues to shape the city's cultural and economic landscape. From Viet-Cajun cuisine to fostering vibrant neighborhoods, their legacy endures.

Houston became a haven for refugees to flee after the fall of Saigon. Today, the city is home to the second-largest Vietnamese population in the U.S.

While community colleges are known for affordability, many Houston-area students still graduate with significant debt. W...
13/05/2025

While community colleges are known for affordability, many Houston-area students still graduate with significant debt.

Which colleges have the most students graduating with debt, and how heavily does it weigh on them post-grad? Here's what the data says: https://bit.ly/3EvkUV8

While most students don’t need to borrow money to attend community college, some struggle to cover thousands in tuition, fees and books.

Experts say composting is key to reducing Houston's mounting landfill waste and emissions. The city's pilot programs hav...
12/05/2025

Experts say composting is key to reducing Houston's mounting landfill waste and emissions. The city's pilot programs have diverted over 12 tons of food waste, but limited funding and public awareness hinder progress.

Composting saves landfill space by converting organic waste into enriched soil. About 50 percent of the trash set on the curb is compostable.

If you're on the Houston Housing Authority's voucher waitlist, you still have until June 2 to keep your spot in line.If ...
12/05/2025

If you're on the Houston Housing Authority's voucher waitlist, you still have until June 2 to keep your spot in line.

If you don't register a new account through the online portal RentCafe and select “Save My Spot,” you'll be removed from the list.

Anyone currently on the voucher waitlist who does go register a new account through the housing authority’s online portal will be removed.

U.S. citizens were more than twice as likely to be charged with a crime in Harris County in 2023 than adults who don’t h...
12/05/2025

U.S. citizens were more than twice as likely to be charged with a crime in Harris County in 2023 than adults who don’t hold U.S. citizenship, according to an exclusive data analysis by the Houston Landing.

A Houston Landing data analysis shows that U.S. citizens have been more likely to be charged with a crime than foreign nationals since at least 2015.

🎓 Over the last decade, children who entered Houston ISD schools as non-native English speakers have been slightly more ...
09/05/2025

🎓 Over the last decade, children who entered Houston ISD schools as non-native English speakers have been slightly more likely than their classmates to become high school valedictorians, according to a Houston Landing analysis.

Nearly half of Houston ISD’s valedictorians from the past decade began as English language learners, district data show.

Families in Spring are still pushing for a mile-long sidewalk along Walters Road connecting two schools after a 2018 cra...
09/05/2025

Families in Spring are still pushing for a mile-long sidewalk along Walters Road connecting two schools after a 2018 crash.

Their calls have hit a roadblock at the county level, leaving them wondering if it will take another accident to spur action.

Residents and families are frustrated by the lack of progress on a sidewalk project between two schools where students have been hit by cars.

It’s unlikely the city of Galena Park's 10,000-plus residents know how their tax dollars are being spent.That’s because ...
08/05/2025

It’s unlikely the city of Galena Park's 10,000-plus residents know how their tax dollars are being spent.

That’s because the city hasn't posted any documents or details of its current $15.8 million budget on its website.

With few records online and minimal meeting minutes, it is unlikely many of the more than 10,000 residents know how their taxes are being used.

Texas is the nation's largest emitter of methane — and Houston's overflowing landfills are part of the problem. 🗑️ Even ...
08/05/2025

Texas is the nation's largest emitter of methane — and Houston's overflowing landfills are part of the problem. 🗑️

Even with limited control over private sites, local leaders and advocates are pushing for cleaner, smarter waste solutions.

As city and county officials have limited control over landfill operations in Houston, regulations and best practices fall to state and federal agencies.

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