The Institute for Urban Policy Research partnered with the Texas Tenants Union to better understand the impact of eviction remediation programs on the plight of tenants in the City of Dallas. In Dallas, roughly three of every five households rent their home; programs aimed at preventing eviction are pertinent to most of Dallas’s population (U.…
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This presentation was delivered on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Senator Royce West’s Eggs & Issues forum. It discusses changing demographics in Dallas County, compared to the Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Institute, in conjunction with the Community Council of Greater Dallas, Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, and the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation recently embarked on a community-wide data initiative, funded initially by the Community Service Block Grant. A first step included listening to community-based organizations and government to learn how they use data…
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This report examines the utility of Census Public Use Micro Sample (PUMS) data to estimate risk of toxic stress among children in Dallas County.
