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Houston abolished its ward system 120 years ago today, but its legacy still shapes the city
Each ward elected two aldermen who served two-year terms on the city’s governing body. They got their start in the 1840s, not long after Houston was founded, when Texas lawmakers amended the ...
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Fifth Ward awarded $20M grant to address illegal dumping, air quality
HOUSTON — The Fifth Ward community can expect to see $20 million worth of change thanks to a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. It aims to tackle illegal dumping, air quality and a ...
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Restoration process moves forward for Fifth Ward's historic Evergreen Negro Cemetery
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The effort to restore a historic Black cemetery in Houston's Fifth Ward is about to enter the next phase. ABC13's Erica Simon unearthed the story about seven years ago ...