Public health emerges as top concern for Houston-area residents
Eighty-five percent of the survey participants said the government should do more to solve the country s problems. Author: KHOU 11 Staff Updated: 6:51 PM CDT May 11, 2021
HOUSTON Public health concerns, an issue that rarely registered on previous surveys, emerged as the top issue facing Houstonians in 2021, according to the new Kinder Houston Area Survey.
The 40th annual survey was released Tuesday during the Kinder Institute’s “Lunch-Out” virtual event.
According to the survey, 25% of respondents mentioned the pandemic or health-related issues. Twenty percent of those surveyed said the economy was the biggest problem, up from 13% last year. Only 14% cited crime, and traffic dropped to 13%, down from 30% last year.
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Better transit, emergency response, broadband access top post-pandemic priorities
The United States must focus on improving infrastructure as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the top priorities include increasing broadband access, expanding public transportation, and improving emergency response and health care facilities, according to a new survey and report from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
“A Bottom-Up Infrastructure Strategy for American Renewal” summarizes the results of a November 2020 Kinder Institute survey about the country’s infrastructure priorities. Ideas for new projects were collected from people in 134 cities.
“As the country emerges from the pandemic, there are a number of challenges that lie ahead of us,” said Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute and an author of the report. “These range from overall economic recovery to boosting prosperity in our rural areas. When it comes to a solution for these problem
Letters: Charley Pride won t be forgotten
Dec. 15, 2020
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Charley Pride, right, receives his Country Music Hall of Fame plaque from Merle Haggard at the Country Music Association Awards show at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn on Oct. 4, 2000. Pride, the son of sharecroppers in Mississippi and became one of country music’s biggest stars and the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died at age 86. Pride died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Dallas of complications from Covid-19, according to Jeremy Westby of the public relations firm 2911 Media. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)Charlie Neibergall, STF / Associated Press
Letters: Charley Pride won t be forgotten
Dec. 15, 2020
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Charley Pride, right, receives his Country Music Hall of Fame plaque from Merle Haggard at the Country Music Association Awards show at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn on Oct. 4, 2000. Pride, the son of sharecroppers in Mississippi and became one of country music’s biggest stars and the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died at age 86. Pride died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Dallas of complications from Covid-19, according to Jeremy Westby of the public relations firm 2911 Media. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)Charlie Neibergall, STF / Associated Press