Join us on a journey to better understand Houston, one question at a time. Sign up to get the Houston Explained newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. James Glassman has spent his entire ...

Quiet times at Houston's Amtrak Station, Sept. 6. Carlos Antonio Rios photos / Houston Chronicle file The background shows: Man standing in a train station next to a sign reading "Welcome to Houston, ...

The Freedmen's Town area of Fourth Ward is known for its iconic brick-paved streets, the Gregory School -- now the African American Library at the Gregory School -- and institutions like Antioch ...

Oak Park Cemetery is one of the oldest Black cemeteries in Texas and in need of repair and restoration. Volunteers are ...

James Glassman has spent his entire life in Houston, but he's quick to point out that being even a fifth-generation local doesn't make you special. "We're not pretentious about that the way other ...

We kick off December with a sleepy Town and Country Mall on Dec. 12. D. Fahleson / Houston Chronicle file The background shows: Man sitting on a bench reading a newspaper in a mall, with shops in the ...