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Does Living Near Fast Food Restaurants Increase Your Risk of Obesity?
Research looking at African Americans in Houston finds a significant correlation.
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A Gun Giveaway Program, Coming to a City Near You
A Houston nonprofit wants to test the theory that a fully armed neighborhood is a safer one.
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What Should Become of the Astrodome?
Officials are grappling with this choice: spend tens of millions to demolish the stadium, or hundreds of millions to save it.
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Mapping the Noxious Ozone Plumes Over Houston
A new app from Texas researchers shows how clouds of lung-pummeling ozone move through Houston neighborhoods.
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Providence Wins Mayors Challenge Prize for Early Childhood Project
The $9 million Bloomberg Philanthropies contest also awards innovations from Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia and Santa Monica.
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Class-Divided Cities: Houston Edition
The eighth in our series exploring the class divides across America's largest cities and metros.
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The 8 Most Intriguing Finalists From the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge
Five winners will be announced this spring, but these ideas stand out above the rest.
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Here's What Would Happen if a Huge Asteroid Hit Your City
Would you dissolve in fire or would your clothes simply ignite?
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The Big Fix
Are Some Cities Built to Encourage Drunk Driving?
A look at which major U.S. cities have the most fatal car crashes per capita.
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The Geography of Drunk Driving
The percentage of accidents involving alcohol varies widely by city.
