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Houston-area residents lack faith in state officials’ and electric companies’ disaster preparedness, according to a presentation to Houston City Council members Thursday by a researcher at Rice University.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/06/05/523248/houston-residents-distrust-disaster-preparedness-of-state-officials-rice-researcher-tells-city-council/

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A Rice University study has found that victims of a hate crime in Harris County are not likely to tell police because they believe nothing will be done.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/10/02/501710/hate-crimes-harris-county-police-report/

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