Third Ward, nicknamed "The Tre," is the epicenter of Houston's rich Black history and culture. It's home to Texas Southern University, the University of Houston, Emancipation Park, Project Row ...

So in 1839, Houston's civic leaders divided the city into four wards. The Fifth Ward was added in 1866 to accommodate the city's growth, and the Sixth Ward a decade or so later. Advertisement ...

And downtown Houston is broken up and surrounded by urban wards. So at one time, Fifth Ward and Third Ward were the cultural epicenters of Black Houston. And it is the congressional seat of ...

Too many in Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens, and in countless other Texas communities of color, have suffered illness and loss at the hands of policymakers and industry.

Houston’s long neglected East End and Fifth Ward neighborhoods are getting a $310 million park and urban revitalization project. The Buffalo Bayou East Master Plan will connect the two heavily ...