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Unemployment insurance claims spiked immediately during the beginning of the pandemic, but has since declined.

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Over 60,000 Texans Lost Their “Break Even Wage” When Federal Unemployment Insurance Expired

July 29, 2021

featured image for january advisors tarrant county eviction moratorium article

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First Results of the CDC Eviction Moratorium in Tarrant County

April 1, 2021

january advisors checkin meeting data visualization google sheets

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Visualizing one year of remote work

March 22, 2021

table showing results by court of the cdc eviction moratorium

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First Results of the CDC Eviction Moratorium in Houston

February 8, 2021

pretrial jail population texas

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Four takeaways from the ACLU jail population dashboard

January 19, 2021

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Map of Bills Filed by the 87th Texas Legislature (2021)

November 9, 2020

Photo of yes to the census 2020 mural in gulfton neighborhood

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://www.januaryadvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/yes-to-the-census-mural-gulfton-close-up-january-advisors-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-wpvq-square-answer size-wpvq-square-answer wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="Photo of yes to the census 2020 mural in gulfton neighborhood" srcset="https://www.januaryadvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/yes-to-the-census-mural-gulfton-close-up-january-advisors-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.januaryadvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/yes-to-the-census-mural-gulfton-close-up-january-advisors-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />

Using Data to Find Walls for Census 2020 Murals

August 3, 2020

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Why Houston Should Care About Evictions

March 15, 2020

photo of streetscape for ending homelessness blog

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://www.januaryadvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ending-homelessness-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-wpvq-square-answer size-wpvq-square-answer wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="photo of streetscape for ending homelessness blog" srcset="https://www.januaryadvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ending-homelessness-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.januaryadvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ending-homelessness-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />

Using Data to Rethink Homelessness

February 11, 2020

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Top 5 Takeaways About the Vote Your Way Campaign

December 20, 2019

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Understanding the Property Tax Protest Industry of Houston

December 9, 2019

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Serving Veterans After Hurricane Harvey: Five Key Findings

December 2, 2019

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