Real-time air quality for Houston's environmental justice communities. Current citywide AQI: 85 (Moderate) as of Feb 22, 2026. Sources: aqicn.org, TCEQ, Air Alliance Houston, NRDC.
Live bayou water levels from USGS stream gauges across Houston. Gage heights update every 15 minutes. Data is critical during heavy rain — know your nearest bayou.
Key indicators from the Kinder Institute 2025 State of Housing, 45th Houston Area Survey, Census ACS, and Good Reason Houston. Real data on affordability, climate risk, and economic mobility.
The Walrus Talks at Home
How do the places where we gather shape how we connect? From housing to green spaces, public libraries to digital forums, the environments around us play a vital role in fostering belonging and community.
Working to tackle loneliness
Why This Matters for Houston
For Community Leaders: Data-driven insights to design programs that address social isolation in vulnerable populations
For Policy Makers: Evidence that connectedness is a stronger predictor of well-being than traditional demographic factors
For Nonprofits: A call to collaborate across sectors rather than working in isolation
For Faith Leaders: Recognition of your role as trusted voices at the center of belonging experiences
For Houston's Future: A roadmap to become a city known not just for diversity, but for genuine connection
Democracy Policy Network
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The forces arrayed against democracy have more money, but we have more people. If you are a statehouse leader, staffer, policy expert, or ordinary citizen interested in raising up state policy that deepens democracy, we hope you can join the Democracy Policy Network.
