{"id":429073,"date":"2026-09-07T22:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T22:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429073\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T22:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T22:30:14","slug":"whats-old-is-new-again-revisiting-1976-survey-on-harris-county-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429073\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s old is new again? Revisiting 1976 survey on Harris County concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A recent look into the archives of the Houston Chronicle<\/a> revealed that the issues that most concern Harris County residents haven’t changed much over the last 50 years.<\/p>\n

The Houston Chronicle, a news partner of ABC13, published an article on Aug. 31, 1976, describing a survey conducted by two professors at the University of Houston.<\/p>\n

“Dr. James E. Stafford and Dr. Robert Lehnen based their conclusions on a study in which they questioned 1,000 county residents and 133 community leaders on their biggest concerns in regard to the county’s future,” the article states.<\/p>\n

The survey found the biggest concerns for Harris County residents at the time were pollution, noise, and overcrowding.<\/p>\n

It also listed inflation, public safety, flood control, and public transportation as major issues among the community.<\/p>\n

ABC13 asked Harris County residents this afternoon how they feel about the fact that many issues have remained the same for over five decades.<\/p>\n

“What are we doing to stop the violence or the things that are happening?” one man asked while walking at Eleanor Tinsley Park.<\/p>\n

In fairness, that 1976 survey didn’t promise to have the answers when it was published.<\/p>\n

“We did not find any unique solutions or come up with any unique recommendations,” Stafford said in the article.<\/p>\n

Here’s to hoping someone can find those solutions by the time we get to 2076.<\/p>\n

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