The City’s Resilient Community Comprehensive Plan creates a strategic framework guiding the city’s growth and development while enhancing its ability to withstand and recover from challenges over the next 20 years.

The Community section of the Comprehensive Plan explores the social fabric, identity, and quality of life that define our city. This chapter focuses on the people who live, work, and engage here — highlighting demographics, education, housing, health, arts and culture, civic engagement, and public safety. It also examines equity, inclusivity, and resilience to ensure that all residents have access to opportunities and resources.

Community resiliency refers to the ability of the community to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from significant adverse events, particularly natural hazards.

Housing demographics play a crucial role in planning for towns in the Lone Star State by providing insight into current and future needs for residential development. Understanding trends in homeownership, rental rates, housing types, and affordability allows communities to align land use and infrastructure plans with evolving demands.