The goal should be to remove cars from the roads! Most cars during peak times are single-occupant vehicles. What a waste of resources.
Provide cost-effective, reliable, secure transportation options for all citizens to include pedestrian pathways, bike lanes, and bus lines feeding into light rail corridors along I-10, 281, I-35, Loop 1604 and Loop 410.
We should also better control growth in and around 1604, 281N, I-10 outside of 1604. Get folks to live closer to work. Or, get work to be closer to people's homes.

Several different organizations are working to encourage entrepreneurs in tech and biotech. The more the city can get the word out nationally about their successes, the greater chance that the enterprises the city is looking to attract which will have higher paying jobs, will be attracted as well.

Get those stories into the schools to encourage the students to stay in school, feed them, educate them, tie city incentives to businesses to internships and mentorships for capable students in need of a boost.