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Caroline Ghisolfi

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Deputy Data Editor at Houston Chronicle

Deputy Data Editor @HoustonChron. @StanfordJourn alumni. Former @statesman & @APNews. Send tips: [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Caroline Ghisolfi |Yilun Cheng

    MethodologyMapping floodplainsThe Chronicle sourced floodplain data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Floodplains appear in the data as a series of zones with different risk designations in the event of a flood. The data used in this story was first collected in a November 2019 FEMA study and was last revised or updated on April 15, 2024. Mapping historical floodingIn the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, FEMA studied the effects of the storm on 12 impacted counties in Texas.

  • 3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Caroline Ghisolfi |Mike Morris

    Houston’s affordable neighborhoods aren’t so affordable anymore. Home values in working-class areas have skyrocketed in the past decade, raising the already steep property tax burden on some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. The shift threatens to price out homeowners and renters alike, a Houston Chronicle investigation found. Several of Houston’s historic, predominantly Black neighborhoods face the greatest pressure.

  • 3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Mike Morris |Caroline Ghisolfi

    Home values have risen sharply in many of Houston’s working-class neighborhoods in the last decade, an abrupt change after decades of flat values. The shift threatens to disrupt low-income communities ill-prepared for rising costs. At the same time, home values rose slowest in the most expensive parts of town, covering the west side, the western half of the Inner Loop and the areas just north and south of it.

  • 1 month ago | houstonchronicle.com | Evan MacDonald |Caroline Ghisolfi

    The Houston area is home to more registered nurses than most U.S. metros, with more than 60,000 working in and around the largest medical center in the world. The area’s registered nurses also rank among the best-paid in Texas and in comparable cities across the U.S. after adjusting for local living costs, according to a Houston Chronicle analysis. The average registered nurse earned $94,400 in the Houston area in 2023, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • 1 month ago | houstonchronicle.com | Caroline Ghisolfi |Amanda Drane

    More than 150,000 oil and gas wells sit idle and unplugged across Texas. These wells often outlast their cash-strapped owners, who leave them behind after they die, go bankrupt or dissolve their companies. A bill from Republican state Sen. Mayes Middleton, himself an oilman from Galveston, would force oil and gas companies to plug idle wells while they are still around to do the work. As it stands, operators can leave an open hole in the ground indefinitely.

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Caroline E Ghisolfi
Caroline E Ghisolfi @carolineghisolf
8 May 25

Hi Houston! I’ll be on Reddit at r/houston next Wednesday, May. 14 at 10 am with @mmorris011 to answer your questions about property taxes and the @HoustonChron's guide ➡️ https://t.co/5MJtV2lRyK! Plus, we'll debut our new investigation. Save the date and ask us anything! https://t.co/JoYn5BdXOc

Caroline E Ghisolfi
Caroline E Ghisolfi @carolineghisolf
8 May 25

RT @mmorris011: Hey folks - I’ll be on Reddit at r/Houston at 10 a.m. next Wed., May 14. Our @HoustonChron team will answer your questions…

Caroline E Ghisolfi
Caroline E Ghisolfi @carolineghisolf
1 May 25

Thanks to the more than 800 readers who signed up for today's @HoustonChron live event! Claire Goodman, @jenzchang and I discussed all things property taxes with Roland Altinger, the chief appraiser at @HCAD_Info. Stream the full event ⏬ https://t.co/ycNdiZk7vV