However, Houston City Councilmember Carolyn Evans-Shabazz and residents of Houston's Third Ward said map 1A still divides their historically Black neighborhood into two separate districts.

A cultural landmark in Houston was quietly demolished, eviscerating a mural honoring George Floyd in the historic Third Ward neighborhood. The spot that used to house a building covered in art and ...

A Texan her whole life, Rep. Lauren Simmons grew up in Houston’s Third Ward. “That’s where I spent most of my life,” Simmons said. “I attended schools in the neighborhood.