The Third Ward is a community in Houston, Texas. Nickname: Space City Motto: Official website: www. ...

The Third Ward, which is located inside the 610 Loop, is one of the city's historic wards. The ward became the center of Houston's African-American community. Parts of the 3rd Ward are rough around Texas Southern University & University Of Houston. Interstate 610 is a freeway that forms a loop around the city of Houston, Texas. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...

Education

Texas Southern University, located in the Third Ward

Students living in the Third Ward are zoned to Houston ISD schools. Texas Southern University is a historically black university in Houston, Texas, USA. The university was established on March 3, 1947 by the Texas Legislature and it was initially named Texas State University for Negroes. ... The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. ...

Some of the Third Ward is zoned to Blackshear Elementary (in the Third Ward). Some of the Third Ward is zoned to Turner Elementary (also in the Third Ward). Other parts are zoned to J. Will Jones Elementary (in Midtown). Street signs in Midtown Houston are distinct from the plain green signs seen in most of Houston Midtown Houston is a district southwest of Downtown Houston, Texas, bordered by the Montrose area and U.S. Highway 59. ...

Ryan Middle School and Yates High School, both of which are in the Third Ward, are the neighborhood schools in the Third Ward. Jack Yates High School is a secondary school located at 3703 Sampson in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77004. ...

The Third Ward area is home to two universities, University of Houston and Texas Southern University. Partial view of the University of Houston campus looking northwest to Downtown Houston The University of Houston, often called U of H or UH, is a comprehensive doctoral degree-granting university[1] located in Houston, Texas. ... Texas Southern University is a historically black university in Houston, Texas, USA. The university was established on March 3, 1947 by the Texas Legislature and it was initially named Texas State University for Negroes. ...

The area is served by the Smith Branch of Houston Public Library. Houston Public Library is the public library system serving Houston, Texas. ...

External links

• Texas Southern University page about the Third Ward
• Essays about the Third Ward

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"Island" cities	Bellaire | Bunker Hill Village | Hedwig Village | Hilshire Village | Hunters Creek Village | Piney Point Village | Southside Place | Spring Valley | West University Place

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