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The six districts will give residents a way to regulate certain aspects of development, such as building height and size, off-street parking, architectural style and more. But experts think it will make neighborhoods less affordable.

Visiting Houston and its rich African American heritage will amaze you. You’ll discover historic sights, bike around iconic neighborhoods, visit museums and cultural centers, and chow down at local eateries

A new initiative aimed at protecting and preserving Freedmen's Town, Houston's first Black neighborhood has been awarded a million-dollar grant for community engagement.

Located in Houston's Fourth Ward, Freedmen's Town tells the story of what happened to Black Texans after Juneteenth and has received UNESCO recognition.

In this second year of the program, the Texans and their partners will award $400,000 to local nonprofits and educational programs.

The Tribune is a locally owned weekly newspaper for the Atascocita, Humble and Kingwood, Texas area.

There's a grassroots campaign currently happening to save a historic Houston structure from demolition. 1609 Saulnier is an original structure in Fre

For the first time since the barbecue challenge in episode five, Top Chef really took advantage of its Bayou City setting. An Elimination Challenge at the hi

Houston is so much more than the concrete jungle many might imagine it to be. The city, the fourth most populous in the nation, especially has a lot to offer in the realm of arts, history and culture. When I visited last May, I barely scratched the surface in this arena and was pleasantly surprised by how many cultural institutions call Houston home. 

  By the early 20th century, Freedmen’s Town was bustling. It boasted thousands of residents, more than 400 shops, restaurants as well as jazz and blues clubs. Gospel music rang out from its churches.  It was then that it received the nickname “Harlem of the South”, the New York neighbourhood that was also growing at the time. Freedmen Town’s pretty wooden houses stretched further and further, thanks to the skills of the carpenters and other African American workers who had built mans...