There is a successful strategy to reduce homelessness in Houston

Since 2012, the nation's fourth-largest city has reduced homelessness in the greater Houston area by 63%. Now other cities are looking to replicate this model. Houston is the city's fourth largest city and largest city in the country's history.

In 2012, Houston went all-in on a new system to address homelessness in which dozens of agencies join forces under a single umbrella organization. Those without homes in their own apartments are put in their apartments, rather than in shelter beds. The new system has succeeded in reducing homelessness in the greater Houston area by 63%.

New homeless shelter could house around a third of the city's homeless population. Construction is underway for a new shelter in Stockton, California. The new shelter could be home to around one third of Stockton's homeless population, the city says.