There is a distinctive sound an old building or house makes when they are being demolished, said Sue Lovell, a former Houston ...

Dianna Cormier-Jackson stands in the front yard of her home in Houston’s Fifth Ward, across the street from where her parents lived, and where her daughter has a house today.

Long-established businesses in Houston’s Fifth Ward are bracing for change as the 150-acre development, East River, attracts investment in the area. Elizabeth Conley/Staff Photographer.

Development Fifth Ward residents want more transparency from Houston officials on development in contaminated areas. The City of Houston approved a $5 million voluntary relocation program to help ...

HOUSTON – The cancer cluster in Houston’s Fifth Ward affecting hundreds of families is something we discuss all the time in our newsroom.. From testing soil in the ground to making sure Union ...

HOUSTON — Shawna Frederick is a nurse, but her true passion lies in rescuing stray dogs and giving them a second chance at ...

HOUSTON — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Thursday announced plans to eventually relocate families living near a Union Pacific railyard site in Fifth Ward that's been blamed for high cancer ...

Houston is getting the ultimate Halloween treat with the opening of Meow Wolf in Fifth Ward. The interactive art museum finally reveals itself Oct. 31 to the public. Work on the Houston location ...

The Union Pacific rail yard in Houston’s Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens — predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods — has for years been the cause of concern for residents, ...

HOUSTON – Crews from Union Pacific have started another round of testing in Houston’s Fifth Ward to determine whether or not the area contains dangerous chemicals for its residents, causing ...

Equality Texas will hold its first Barbara Jordan Garden Party on July 27, celebrating LGBTQ advocates and honoring the late ...

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said a plan submitted to Texas environmental regulators to remediate legacy rail yard contamination in a north Houston neighborhood won’t be sufficient after the ...