Wilbert Thomas, 58, at a food and water distribution site in Fifth Ward. Taken on Feb 25, 2021. Thomas said he was luckier than most, and felt “blessed” to make it through last week’s storm.

The Texas A&M researchers partnered with community organizations and, with support and participation from Fifth Ward residents, collected 193 samples from the area between July and November 2021.

Leisa Glenn, a Fifth Ward resident whose family home is across from the former Southern Pacific rail yard site, visits with Mary Hutchins in the neighborhood, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Houston.

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 ...

Fifth Ward Chamber of Commerce President Bridgette Dorian, left, and the secretary Jayne McCullough, right, talk to each other during a visit to one of the most iconic business of the Fifth Ward ...

The Fifth Ward, where Stevenson also lives, is one of Houston’s oldest historically Black communities. It’s also one of the poorest: The median household income was about $30,000 in 2017 ...

One form they’ve taken in Houston recently is the ongoing discussion of whether it’s appropriate for members of the local chapter of Open Carry Texas to march through the Fifth Ward as part of ...

The 2022 Texas Tribune Festival After cancer-causing chemicals were found in Fifth Ward soil, Houston mayor says cleanup plans are inadequate ...

Houston, like many American cities, has areas with soil contaminated by non-biodegradable and persistent pollutants such as arsenic, lead, nickel and cadmium, known as heavy metals and metalloids ...

HOUSTON — Houston police are investigating the death of a man who was found outside of a home in the Fifth Ward. The discovery was made Sunday just before 9 a.m. on Saint Elmo Street, near Waco ...