City of Austin Mayor Leffingwell and other panelists field questions
City of Austin Demographer Ryan Robinson
The Opportunity Forum
is an interdisciplinary collaboration of University of Texas faculty working to foster the expansion of equitable opportunities for low-income Texans. Through applied research, educational forums, and experiential learning opportunities, the Forum engages the University and community leaders in developing inclusive strategies to improve low-income Texans' access to economic opportunities and to foster stronger and more equitable communities.
Green Doors and the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity have released The Geography of Opportunity in Austin and How It Is Changing, an in-depth analysis of the geographic footprint of opportunity, or the lack thereof, in our community in terms of education, housing, economics, health, and environment.
The Law School’s William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law and the UT Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis have released a report addressing the increasing use of criminal histories in Texas for purposes unrelated to criminal justice.
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Mueller, Elizabeth J. "What has shaped where low income and minority residents live in Austin?" Presentation for the Fair Housing Conference, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, April 11, 2013.
Mueller, Elizabeth J. "What has shaped where low income and minority residents live in Austin?" Presentation for the Fair Housing Conference, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, April 11, 2013.
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