SECOND WARD

Second Ward residents are frustrated after attending a meeting Monday night about air quality on Houston’s eastside.

Houston police said a person is dead after their vehicle struck a building in the Second Ward.

A mother of three was credited for helping her family and neighbors escape a large fire that broke out at a duplex in Second Ward early Sunday.

Nothing goes better with an autumn afternoon than a good cup of coffee, and we know just the place to curb your caffeine cravings. Segundo Coffee Lab is located in the newly refurbished Ironworks building in Houston’s Second Ward where husband and wife team Martha and Manuel Gil are serving up some innovative drinks while staying true to their roots and the vibrant hispanic culture within community.

Families are getting the opportunity to learn about options when it comes to their child’s education.

Its a machine that will, for the first time, allow Barreras daughters to go to school and learn virtually over the Internet. It means so much to me.You see, I was so worried that my daughters were going to fall way behind in school. How are they going to learn virtually when they dont have the tools, there is no hope then, Marissa said. Now, thanks to Compudopt, the Morales Memorial Foundation, and state representative Christina Morales, a total of 155 refurbished laptop and desktop computers are being given away to needy children at Navarro Middle School on Houstons eastside. Now, my kids can learn and do their school work online like everyone else.