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HOUSTON -- The challenges facing Houstons next mayor are familiar to many big cities: crime, crumbling infrastructure, budget shortfalls and a lack of affordable housing.

Challenges facing Houston are familiar to many big cities. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire seek to lead as mayor.

HOUSTON (AP) — The challenges facing Houston’s next mayor are familiar to many big cities: crime, crumbling infrastructure, budget shortfalls and a lack of affordable housing. But in November’s marquee mayoral election in the U.S., the top candidates promising to turn Houston around are two Democrats who have held power in the city longer than […]

Houston’s next mayor will tackle many challenges similar to ones faced by other large U.S. cities: crime, crumbling infrastructure, budget shortfalls and a lack of affordable housing

"It's hard to be proud of a strip center," says the Greater Houston Partnership's Bob Harvey.

Half a million jobs could be lost in the second-biggest state economy. Pensioners, the food insecure and many others could suffer.

On Friday's show: We discuss Greater Houston's connections to the global economy. And former Houston Rocket Kenny Smith discusses his new memoir.

Greater Houston Partnership chief economist Patrick Jankowski hedged his bets on an economic outlook six months ago. He’s more confident about Houston’s near future now.

Over the weekend, the U.S. Census Bureau released a report on county population growth across the nation.

New reports reveal Texas exceeds the number of jobs added in the US, but increased the pricing of goods prevents residents from satisfaction.